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Barrett, threes lead No. 2 Duke to win over No. 3 Virginia

- The Associated Press

CHARLOTTES­VILLE, VA. »

RJ Barrett got it started, Zion Williamson filled in some gaps and Cam Reddish added a late flurry.

In No. 2 Duke’s latest installmen­t of Freshmen Gone Wild, all three — and point guard Tre Jones — had starring roles Saturday night as the Blue Devils (21-2, 9-1 ACC) used an early barrage of 3-pointers to stun No. 3 Virginia (202, 8-2), and then held off the Cavaliers, 81-71, to sweep the season series.

“That really sets the tone for us and we played defense today as well,” Barrett said of the fast start that saw him make five 3-pointers before the game was 12 minutes old.

(1) TENNESSEE 73, FLORIDA 61 »

Grant Williams scored 16 points as Tennessee (22-1, 10-0 SEC) beat Florida (1211, 4-6) to complete a season sweep of the Gators and extend its school-record winning streak to 18 games.

(5) KENTUCKY 71, MISSISSIPP­I STATE 67 »

PJ Washington scored 23 points, Keldon Johnson added 13 and Kentucky (20-3, 9-1 SEC) held on to beat Mississipp­i State (16-7, 4-6).

(6) NEVADA 91, NEW MEXICO 62»

Trey Porter had 20 points and nine rebounds as Nevada (23-1, 10-1 Mountain West) avenged its only loss by dominating New Mexico (10-13, 4-7).

(7) MICHIGAN 61, (19) WISCONSIN 52 »

Jon Teske had 17 points and 12 rebounds, holding his own inside against Ethan Happ, and Charles Matthews scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to lift Michigan (22-2, 11-2 Big Ten) past Wisconsin (17-7, 9-4).

(8) NORTH CAROLINA 88, MIAMI 85 »

Kenny Williams hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:08 left in overtime to help North Carolina (19-4, 9-1 ACC) top Miami (10-13, 2-9).

(9) MICHIGAN STATE 79, MINNESOTA 55 »

Nick Ward had 22 points and Matt McQuaid scored a seasonhigh 18, leading Michigan State (19-5, 10-3 Big Ten) past Minnesota (16-8, 6-7).

CLEMSON 59, (11) VIRGINIA TECH 51 »

Shelton Mitchell scored 22 points with a career-best five 3-pointers and Clemson (15-8, 5-5 ACC) outlasted Virginia Tech (185, 7-4).

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