Allen, No. 1 Duke top No. 2 Michigan St.
Senior scores 37 in Blue Devils’ win; No. 4 Kansas slips by No. 7 Kentucky
CHICAGO — Grayson Allen — Duke’s lone senior — scored a careerhigh 37 points, freshman Trevon Duval had 17 points and 10 assists, and the top-ranked Blue Devils beat No. 2 Michigan State 88-81 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night.
On a court full of some of college basketball’s brightest stars, Allen stepped up whenever his team needed a big play. The Blue Devils (3-0) lost Marvin Bagley III to an eye injury midway through the first half, but Allen made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points in the second half to help make up for the missing freshman phenom.
Wendell Carter Jr. added 12 points and 12 rebounds, helping Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski improve to 12-1 in his career against Michigan State.
Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Nick Ward each scored 19 points for the Spartans (1-1), who blocked 12 shots — one shy of the school record.
Cassius Winston drove the lane and passed to Kenny Goins for a dunk that gave Michigan State a 75-73 lead with 4:12 left. But Carter responded with a rebound slam at the other end, and Allen set up Gary Trent Jr.’s tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:11 to go.
Allen added two more 3s in the final 2½ minutes, and Javin DeLaurier’s breakaway dunk made it 86-77 with 50 seconds left, putting the Spartans away for good.
KANSAS 65, KENTUCKY 61
Svi Mykhailiuk scored 17 points, and Devonte Graham hit the clinching free throws to give the No. 4 Jayhawks a victory over the seventh-ranked Wildcats in the Champions Classic and put coach Bill Self in a tie for second with Roy Williams on Kansas’ all-time wins list.
In a game that matched the two winningest Division I programs, the Jayhawks (2-0) prevailed after the teams spent most of the second half trading baskets and leads.
Malik Newman had a key rebound in the closing seconds and hit two foul shots to help Kansas knock off Kentucky (2-1). The down-to-wire game capped a powerhouse doubleheader that started with No. 1 Duke beating No. 2 Michigan State 88-81 in the opener.
Kevin Knox led Kentucky with 20 points, and Hamidou Diallo added 14.
VILLANOVA 113 NICHOLLS ST. 77
Mikal Bridges set career highs with 23 points and four blocks, and the No. 5 Wildcats swatted away a school-record 13 shots in a rout of the Colonels in Philadelphia.
Donte DiVincenzo added 20 points, Jalen Brunson had 17, and Villanova (2-0) had six players in double figures while shooting 58 percent from the field.
GONZAGA 106, HOWARD 69
Freshman Zach Norvell Jr. scored 18 points, and freshman Corey Kispert had 13 as the 17th-ranked Bulldogs pounded the Bison in Spokane, Wash.
Johnathan Williams and Rui Hachimura each scored 12 points for Gonzaga (2-0).
PURDUE 86, MARQUETTE 71
Seven-foot-2 center Isaac Haas scored 22 points, and the No. 19 Boilermakers capitalized on their size advantage in the paint to defeat the Golden Eagles in Milwaukee.
Carsen Edwards had 15 points for Purdue (3-0).
TEXAS 78 NEW HAMPSHIRE 60
Dylan Osetkowski scored 17 points to go with 14 rebounds, and the Longhorns defeated the Wildcats in Austin.
Osetkowski, a 6-9 junior who transferred to Texas (2-0) after two seasons at Tulane, produced double-doubles in the Longhorns’ first two games.
The Longhorns played without 6-11 freshman Mo Bamba, who is projected as a top-five NBA draft pick next June, when he hopes to leave school. Bamba suffered a concussion in practice Sunday.
TEXAS TECH 83, MAINE 44
Keegan Evans led a balanced attack with 12 points, and the Red Raiders used a dominant first half to roll over the Black Bears in Lubbock. Texas Tech (2-0) scored the game’s first 11 points.
HOUSTON BAPTIST 108 ARLINGTON BAPTIST 67
David Caraher had 20 points and led seven Huskies in double figures as Houston Baptist routed the Patriots in its home opener at Sharp Gym.
HBU (1-1), which opened with an 84-55 loss to Providence, charged out to a 51-32 lead at the break and poured it on in the second half.
Markel Semien scored 18 points to lead Arlington Baptist (0-4).
Women BAYLOR 86 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 55
Lauren Cox and Kalani Brown both had doubledoubles, and the No. 3 Lady Bears’ other three starters also scored in double figures as Baylor beat the Sugar Bears in Waco.
Natalie Chou added 11 points with all three of her 3-pointers coming at key times for the Lady Bears (3-0). Cox had 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Brown had 19 points with 11 rebounds.
LOUISVILLE 90, TOLEDO 55
Jazmine Jones and Myisha Hines-Allen scored 17 points each to lead the No. 5 Cardinals to a victory over the visiting Rockets in a preseason women’s NIT quarterfinal game.
NOTRE DAME 78 WESTERN KENTUCKY 65
Jessica Shepard posted 19 points and 12 rebounds, powering the No. 6 Fighting Irish Notre Dame to a victory over the Lady Toppers in Bowling Green, Ky.
WEST VIRGINIA 101 SACRAMENTO ST. 47
Teana Muldrow and Naomi Davenport combined for 49 points on 20of-25 shooting and both had double-figures in rebounding, and the No. 12 Mountaineers rolled to a win over the Hornets in Morgantown, W.Va.