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No. 4 Wisconsin 82, Green Bay 42
MADISON, Wis. — Micah Potter scored 14 points, Tyler Wahl had 11 points and 15 rebounds, and Wisconsin breezed past Green Bay in Phoenix coach Will Ryan’s return to Madison.
Ryan is the son of former Badgers head coach Bo Ryan. Will Ryan and current Badgers coach Greg Gard worked together on Bo Ryan’s Wisconsin staff from 2002-07.
Aleem Ford and Nate Reuvers each scored 13 points for the Badgers (3-0), and Brad Davison added 10 points.
No. 8 Michigan State 75, No. 6 Duke 69
DURHAM, N.C. — Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic.
The Spartans (3-0) trailed by 10 early in the game but closed the first half with a 13-4 surge to take a 37-33 lead at halftime.
Michigan State maintained control in the second half, leading by as many as 16, with balance on offense to go with aggressive defense and rebounding.
The Blue Devils (1-1) rallied late and pulled within five in the final minute. They started strong and led 13-3 before struggling to make shots or get stops. Duke shot just 32% from the field and allowed five Spartans to score in double figures.
Joey Hauser had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Michigan State. Aaron Henry had 14 points, five rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks. Malik Hall added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 20 Kentucky, late
No. 9 Creighton 94, Omaha 67
OMAHA, Neb. — Christian Bishop scored 18 points to lead Creighton in the rout of Omaha.
The Bluejays (2-0) shot 61% while bolting to a 50-26 halftime lead. Denzel Mahoney, who sat out the opener because of COVID-19 issues, finished with 17 points, Antwann Jones scored 12, Marcus Zegarowski had 11 points and 11 assists, Damien Jefferson added 11 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner 10.
No. 12 Villanova 87, Hartford 53
HARTFORD, Conn. — Justin Moore led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points and No. 12 Villanova bounced back from its first loss of the season to rout Hartford 87-53 on Tuesday.
Eric Dixon had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (3-1), who had six players score in double figures.
The Wildcats, coming off an overtime loss to Virginia Tech, shot 52% from the floor and made 15 of their 37 3-point shots.
No. 14 North Carolina 67, Stanford 63
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Leaky Black had a big driving basket at the 1:02 mark followed by a clinching free throw with 5.5 seconds left to help North Carolina hold off Stanford in the semifinals of the relocated Maui Invitational.
Freshman Caleb Love scored 16 points to lead the Tar Heels (3-0), who shot 50% after halftime and won despite committing 24 turnovers, which led to 22 points for Stanford.
Black finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
North Carolina will face No. 17 Texas in the tournament final on Wednesday. Daejon Davis scored 18 points to lead Stanford (1-1), which shot 39% for the game and made just 5 of 20 3-point tries. Touted freshman Ziaire Williams finished with 10 points.
No. 15 Virginia 76, Saint Francis (Pa.) 51
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jay Huff scored 13 points and Virginia rebounded from a stunning loss to San Francisco with a win over St. Francis (Pa.) .
Kadin Shedrick had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers (2-1), who won their 24th consecutive home opener. Sam Hauser added 11 points and Trey Murphy III had 10.
Bryce Laskey led the Red Flash (1-2) with 12 points and Mark Flagg had 11.
No. 17 Texas 66, Indiana 44
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Matt Coleman III scored 16 points and Texas beat Indiana in the semifinals of the relocated Maui Invitational, reaching the tournament’s championship game for the first time.
Courtney Ramey added 13 points for the Longhorns (3-0), who locked down to force a rough offensive performance for the Hoosiers.