Bagley, Allen lead No. 1 Duke past Elon
DURHAM, N.C. » Marvin Bagley had 25 points and 10 rebounds in his college debut, and No. 1 Duke opened another season of high expectations by routing Elon 97-68 on Friday night and moving Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski one victory from yet another career milestone.
Grayson Allen added 22 points and made six of the Blue Devils’ 12 3-pointers while Gary Trent Jr. added 17 points and four more 3s.
Duke shot 55 percent — 71 percent while pulling away in the second half — and held the Phoenix to less than 40 percent shooting while looking the part of a team beginning a second straight season atop the AP Top 25 .
One of the tallest Duke teams in school history — this is just the program’s fourth with an average height of at least 6-foot-7 — outrebounded the smaller Phoenix 48-30 while also forcing them into 11 consecutive missed shots during an early, tonesetting 17-0 run. GONZAGA 97, TEXAS SOUTHERN 69 » Josh Perkins scored 20 points, hitting six 3-pointers, as No. 18 Gonzaga beat Texas Southern.
Johnathan Williams added 16 points for Gonzaga (1-0), which lost four key players from a team that last season lost to North Carolina in the NCAA championship game. KANSAS 92, TENNESSEE STATE 56 » Lagerald Vick scored 23 points, Svi Mykhailiuk added 15 and fourthranked Kansas routed Tennessee State in its lone tuneup before facing No. 5 Kentucky in the Champions Classic.
Devonte Graham added 10 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds for the short-handed Jayhawks, who played without five-star prospect Billy Preston. The touted freshman forward was suspended for the opener after he missed curfew Thursday night and failed to show up for class Friday. MIAMI 77, GARDNER-WEBB 45 » Sophomore Bruce Brown had his second career triple-double and the third in school history to help No. Miami beat Gardner-Webb.
Brown, who is widely expected to turn pro after this season, totaled 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 31 minutes.
Lonnie Walker IV, Miami’s most highly touted recruit under coach Jim Larranaga, came off the bench in his collegiate debut to total 10 points and five assists in 25 minutes. MICHIGAN STATE 98, NORTH FLORIDA 66 » Miles Bridges started his sophomore season strong with 20 points and 10 rebounds, helping No. 2 Michigan State beat North Florida in a tuneup for a highly anticipated game.
The Spartans will play No. 1 Duke on Tuesday night in Chicago.
Michigan State took control against the Ospreys with a 19-0 run midway through the first half, led by 26 at halftime and coasted to a lopsided win in the opener for both teams. NORTH CAROLINA 86, NORTHERN IOWA 69 » Luke Maye had a careerhigh 26 points to go with 10 rebounds in No. 9 North Carolina’s season-opening win.
Freshman Garrison Brooks added 14 points for the reigning national champions, who opened the season without Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry II and Pittsburgh graduate transfer Cameron Johnson due to injuries. WICHITA 109, MISSOURI-KANSAS 57 » Senior Darral Willis scored 19 points to lead No. 7 Wichita State past Missouri-Kansas City.
Landry Shamet had 17 points, Shaquille Morris scored 16 and Conner Frankamp added 11 to give the Shockers (1-0) four starters in double figures.
Wichita State reserves Haynes-Jones and Rauno each scored 11 points. MINNESOTA 92, SOUITH CAROLINA UPSTATE 77 » Jordan Murphy scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Reggie Lynch added 15 points and 10 rebounds and 15thranked Minnesota overpowered South Carolina Upstate.
The Gophers owned a 54-35 rebounding advantage and outscored the Spartans 46-18 in the paint, pulling away right before halftime following a sluggish start. With twohanded Samaje Nurger slams and soft put-backs, the 6-foot-6 Murphy and 6-foot-11 Lynch gave the Gophers all the production they needed against a wingheavy Spartans team with no regulars taller than 6-foot-7. ARIZONA 101, NORTHERN ARIZONA 67» Allonzo Trier scored a careerhigh 32 points and third-ranked Arizona opened its season with a rout of Northern Arizona. KENTUCKY 73, UTAH VALLEY 63 » Hamidou Diallo scored 13 secondhalf points, most of them during an 18-0 run, and No. 5 Kentucky shot 59 percent after halftime to rally past Utah Valley.
CINCINNATI 101, MOREHEAD STATE 49 » Trevon Bluiett scored 21 of his 25 points during Xavier’s blistering first half, and the 17th-ranked Musketeers dominated from the opening tip-off for a victory over Morehead State. TEXAS A&M 88, WEST VIRGINIA 65 » Tyler Davis had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Admon Gilder scored 23 points and No. 25 Texas A&M overcame a sluggish start to dominate No. 11 West Virginia in the Armed Forces Classic. SETON HALL 90, FAIRLEIGH-DICKINSON 68 » Desi Rodriguez scored 17 points, 13 in the first half, leading No. 23 Seton Hall to an easy victory over Fairleigh Dickinson in the NIT Season Tip-Off, BAYLOR 107, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 66 » Manu Lecomte scored 22 points, including six of Baylor’s 12 3-pointers, leading six players in double figures as the No. 24 Bears opened the season with a win over Central Arkansas. CINCINNATI 107, SAVANNAH STATE 77 » Cane Broome scored 17 points during his debut as Cincinnati’s point guard, and the 12th-ranked Bearcats pulled away to a victory over Savannah State.