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No. 2 UCLA rolls to win against Michigan

- The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — T.J. Leaf scored 21 points, fellow freshman Lonzo Ball added 19 and UCLA shot 67 percent in beating Michigan to improve to 10-0 with a 102-84 win.

Bryce Alford added 18 points and Aaron Holiday had 17 for the Bruins, who made 15 3-pointers, just off the school-record 18 they had in winning their season opener against Pacific. Holiday hit all five of his 3-point attempts. The Bruins topped 100 points for the fourth time this season.

Zak Irvin scored 18 points to lead the Wolverines (7-3). to a career-high 34 points to lead Duke in the first college basketball game ever played at T Mobile Arena.

Luke Kennard had 16 points and five rebounds for the Blue Devils (10-1), while Jayson Tatum had 13 points and five rebounds, and Amile Jefferson contribute­d with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Duke, which is 4-1 on a neutral court, jumped out to a 20-3 lead in the first 7 minutes and never looked back, as it outscored the Runnin’ Rebels 52-19 in the second half. for the Hoosiers, who outrebound­ed Houston Baptist 45-31.

The Hoosiers (8-1) ran their offense with a heavy emphasis on ball movement, tallying a total of 19 assists on 33 field goals. 15-point lead in the first half, and the Musketeers stayed ahead the rest of the way.

Gaston had 11 points and 14 rebounds, helping Xavier to a 33-28 edge on the boards. The Utes (6-2) came in averaging 47.7 rebounds per game. Gaston had nine points and 10 rebounds — one less than Utah’s total — in the first half.

Macura was 5 of 7 from beyond the arc after going only 2 of 16 in his last three games.

Freshman Devon Daniels had a career-high 19 points for the Utes.

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