No. 1 Duke pulls away to fight off feisty Portland State challenge

PORTLAND, ORE. » Trevon Duval had 22 points and topranked Duke pulled away for a 99-81 victory over surprisingly tenacious Portland State on Thursday to open the Phil Knight Invitational.

Marvin Bagley III added 18 points, and Grayson Allen had 14 points and nine assists. The Blue Devils (6-0) will face the winner of the Thursday game between Butler and Texas.

Duke trailed by as many as eight points, but took control midway through the second half when Wendell Carter Jr.’s dunk put the Blue Devils in front 67-62. They would go on to lead by as many as 21 points.

It was coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 200th victory as coach of a No. 1-ranked team. He’s 200-29 when the Blue Devils sit atop the poll.

Deontae North led the Vikings (4-1) with 24 points, including 20 in the first half, but fouled out.

Dubbed the PK80, the tournament celebrates Nike co-founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday. NO. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 102, PORTLAND 78 » Luke Maye had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Joel Berry II added 18 points and North Carolina overwhelmed Portland to open the PK80 Invitational. NO. 15 XAVIER 83, GEORGE WASHINGTON 64 » Trevon Bluiett scored 20 points to help Xavier beat George Washington in the Las Vegas Invitational. WESTERN KENTUCKY 77, NO. 18 PURDUE 73 » Darius Thompson scored 12 points and hit two free throws with 5.1 seconds left to help Western Kentucky beat Purdue in the consolation round at the Battle 4 Atlantis. RHODE ISLAND 75, NO. 20 SETON HALL 74 » Jared Terrell made a running layup with 5.2 seconds left to give Rhode Island the victory over Seton Hall in the second game of the Preseason NIT. NO. 21 SAINT MARY’S 89, HARVARD 71 » Jock Landale scored 26 points and Saint Mary’s beat Harvard in the opening game of the Wooden Legacy.