Knox, Green help Kentucky hold off late Troy surge

LEXINGTON, KY.» Kevin Knox scored 17 points, and Quade Green added 13 points Monday night as No. 8 Kentucky built a big lead in the second half before having to withstand a late rally by Troy in a 70-62 win.

After having to rally in each of its previous games, the Wildcats (4-1) led throughout against the Trojans (2-3). They built a double-digit lead early and extended it to 21 twice in the second half, a needed cushion as Troy fought back to within eight on Wesley Person’s three-point play with 1:08 remaining. NO. 1 DUKE 92, FURMAN 63 » Marvin Bagley III scored 24 points as No. 1 Duke beat Furman in the on-campus round of the PK80.

Trevon Duval had a seasonbest 18 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 14 and a fourth freshman — Alex O’Connell — scored 10 for the Blue Devils (5-0).

They shot nearly 61 percent and outscored Furman 64-28 in the paint, and have won all four of their games at Cameron Indoor Stadium by at least 17 points. NO. 6 WICHITA STATE 92, CALIFORNIA 82 » Shaquille Morris scored 25 points, Landry Shamet added 23 and Wichita State got the Maui Invitational off to a wild start by rallying from an 18-point deficit.

Cal (2-2) used its pressure to harass the Shockers into mistakes and missed shots, building the lead to nine by halftime and 18 within 4 ½ minutes of the second half.

The Shockers (3-0) turned the game around by turning on their own pressure cooker, rev- ving up the crowd by speeding up the young Bears with their full-court press. Cal handled it poorly, leading to a string of turnovers transition baskets that allowed Wichita State to pull even with 5 minutes left. NO. 16 TEXAS A&M 72, OKLAHOMA STATE 55 » Robert Williams 11 points, 11 rebounds and a handful of alley-oop dunks to help Texas A&M beat Oklahoma State in the first game of the 2017 Progressive Legends Classic.

Williams added three steals and two blocks for the Aggies (3-0). DJ Hogg led all scorers with 18 points. Tonny TrochaMorelos finished with 12 points and Admon Gilder had 10.

The loss was the first of the season for Oklahoma State (3-1). CREIGHTON 100, NO. 23 UCLA 89 » Marcus Foster scored 23 points, Mitch Ballock added 22 in the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Classic.

Khyri Thomas added 16 points and Ty-Shon Alexander had 12 for the Bluejays (40), who have won 12 straight in-season tournament games after titles at the MGM Grand Main Jam.

Aaron Holiday had 25 points to lead the Bruins (3-1), who dealt with foul trouble much of the night. NO. 23 WEST VIRGINIA 91, LONG BEACHSTATE62» Lamont West was a point shy of a career high with 22 and West Virginia overcame a slow start to beat Long Beach State.

For the second time in a week, the Mountaineers (3-1) started out sluggish, trailing LBSU 9-6 at the first media timeout. Event and the Paradise