No. 1 Duke takes 2K Empire Classic title

NEW YORK — Mike Krzyzewski set the record for wins coaching a No. 1 team as top-ranked Duke got 20 points and 10 rebounds from Vernon Carey Jr. to beat Georgetown 81-73 on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

The Blue Devils (6-0) beat Cal and the Hoyas on consecutive nights to win the 2K Empire Classic and give Krzyzewski another slice of history. Krzyzewski is 218-34 when the Blue Devils hold the top spot, a mark they hit this week in The Associated Press poll. Hall of Famer John Wooden went 217-11 while UCLA was ranked No. 1.

Carey, a five-star recruit who inherited Zion Williamson’s No. 1 jersey, has become the focal point of Duke’s offense, and he had a breakthrough two games in New York. Carey dunked, screamed, chest-bumped and controlled the game for the Blue Devils to help keep them undefeated.

Cassius Stanley, who led the Blue Devils with 21 points, made a pair of 3s to stretch the game open and shake off Georgetown (4-2), which was looking to knock off two straight Top 25 teams.

NO. 6 MARYLAND 86, GEORGE MASON 63

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 16 points, Jalen Smith had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Maryland overwhelmed previously unbeaten George Mason.

The Terrapins (5-0) closed the first half with a 19-2 run to go up by 12 and coasted to the finish against the Patriots, who went 8 for 30 (27 percent) from the floor after halftime.

AJ Wilson scored 19 points for the Patriots (5-1).

NO. 9 KENTUCKY 82, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 62

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Immanuel Quickley had eight of his 13 second-half points during an 18-3 run that helped Kentucky pull away.

Ashton Hagans had 16 points, including a threepoint play during the surge the Wildcats (4-1) needed after struggling with lesser opponents the previous past two games, including last week’s stunning upset loss to Evansville. They led 39-34 at the half.

NO. 10 OHIO STATE 85, PURDUE FORT WAYNE 46

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kaleb Wesson had 15 points and seven rebounds for Ohio State.

Freshman D.J. Carton scored nine of his 13 points in the second half for the Buckeyes (5-0). CJ Walker chipped in 11 points.

The Buckeyes raced to a 16-0 run, including 3s by Walker and Duane Washington Jr., and four points from freshman E.J. Liddell.

Marcus DeBerry led Purdue Fort Wayne (2-5) with 16 points.

NO. 15 UTAH STATE 80, LSU 78

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Sam Merrill made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 57 seconds left and Utah State overcame a 19-point deficit in the second half to beat LSU in the Jamaica Classic.

Down 54-35 with 16:32 remaining, Utah State (6-0) chipped away by making its first five 3-pointers of the second half. Alphonso Anderson’s 3 cut it to 71-67.

Anderson missed a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left, and LSU grabbed the defensive rebound, but Skylar Mays had it poked away and the Aggies passed it around to run out the clock.

Mays scored a career-high 30 points for LSU (3-2).

NO. 17 VILLANOVA 83, MISSISSIPPI STATE 76

CONWAY, S.C. — Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 22 points and Villanova beat Mississippi State to advance to the Myrtle Beach Invitational final.

Villanova (4-1) will play No. 24 Baylor in the champi- onship game Sunday.

Collin Gillespie added 18 points, Saddiq Bey finished with 17 and Jermaine Samuels had 14 and converted a key three-point play in the closing seconds for the Wildcats. They shot 59%, made at least 10 3-pointers for the second straight day and never trailed in the second half.

NO. 24 BAYLOR 77, COASTAL CAROLINA 65

CONWAY, S.C. — MaCio Teague scored 21 points and Baylor pulled away to beat Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals.

Davion Mitchell added 15 points and Jared Butler had 12 for the Bears (4-1). They trailed for the first 9 minutes of the second half before taking control with a 30-8 run and holding the Chanticleers (3-3) without a field goal for the final 8 minutes.

Keishawn Brewton had 17 points for Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers lost scoring leader Ebrina Dibba to an apparent knee injury early in the second half.

NO. 22 TEXAS 62, CALIFORNIA 45

NEW YORK — Matt Coleman III scored 14 points, Jericho Sims had 12 points and nine rebounds and Texas rebounded from its first loss of the season to beat California in the 2K Empire Classic consolation game.

A night after falling to Georgetown, Texas (5-1) played in front of a sparse crowd against Cal (4-2), with Madison Square Garden only beginning to fill up late for the Duke-Georgetown nightcap.

WOMEN NO. 16 MIAMI 68, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 67

CHICAGO — Mykea Gray hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left and scored 19 points in No. 16 Miami’s victory over North Carolina A&T in the Maggie Dixon Classic.

Beatrice Mompremier had 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Miami (4-0).

NO. 18 INDIANA 73, FLORIDA 49

GAINSVILLE, Fla. — Grace Berger scored 23 points, Brenna Wise added 16 points and Indiana beat Florida.

Berger was 10 of 15 from the field with five steals, and Wise only missed two of her nine attempts. Berger scored nine or her points in the third quarter to help Indiana (4-0) build a 58-40 lead.