Orlando Sentinel

Hurricanes pull off 2nd surprise

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Angel Rodriguez scored 19 points and Miami took down its second straight ranked opponent, beating No. 22 Butler 85-75 on Sunday night for the Puerto Rico Tipoff championsh­ip.

Ja’Quan Newton added 17 points for the Hurricanes (5-0), who followed their romp against No. 16 Utah by building a big lead again and then protecting it against a scoring burst from Kellen Dunham (23 points) and the Bulldogs (3-1).

Duke 86, Georgetown 84: Grayson Allen scored a career-high 32 points and the No. 5 Blue Devils beat the Hoyas to win the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Allen went 5 of 6 from 3-point range and 9 of 9 at the free-throw line. He also had five rebounds, four assists and two steals for Duke (4-1).

Isaac Copeland scored 21 points for Georgetown (1-3).

Villanova 75, Akron 56: Josh Hart had 27 points and nine rebounds to lead the Wildcats to victory in the NIT Season Tipoff.

Ryan Arcidiacon­o added 15 points, eight assists and five rebounds for Villanova (4-0).

Arizona 61, Northweste­rn State 42: Gabe York scored 18 points, including 10 in a late 12-4 run, as the No. 12 Wildcats (4-0) beat the undermanne­d Demons. Zack Woodley had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Northweste­rn State (0-4).

Utah 74, Temple 68: Brandon Taylor hit the go-ahead shot with 28.4 seconds left, lifting the No. 16 Utes (4-1) over the Owls (1-3) in the third-place game at the Puerto Rico Tipoff.

Utah’s Jakob Poeltl had 32 points and 11 rebounds, matching the second-highest single-game scoring total in Tipoff history.

Purdue 85, Florida 70: Rapheal Davis scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures as the No. 21 Boilermake­rs (5-0) beat the Gators (3-1) to win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament. Florida’s John Egbunu had 19 points.

Oregon 73, Valparaiso 67: Dillon Brooks had 26 points, including eight straight during a key 12-2 second-half run, as the No. 25 Ducks (4-0) held off the Crusaders (5-1).

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