Duke hands historic beating to Princeton

RJ Barrett continued his scoring rush, finishing with 27 points to help second-ranked Duke beat Princeton 101-50 on Tuesday night.

Fellow freshman Zion Williamson had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Blue Devils’ first game in more than a week due to an exam break. Duke (10-1) got off to a cold start and didn’t take its first lead until more than 14 minutes in, but the Blue Devils eventually got rolling and handed the Tigers their most lopsided loss in program history.

Duke scored on 10 of 11 possessions to close the first half, then on four straight out of the break to take a 48-28 lead. The Blue Devils shot 64 percent after halftime as the game turned into a rout.

Myles Stephens had 19 points for Princeton (5-5), which scored the game’s first eight points and led 18-16 before Duke put together an 11-0 run to take over.

K-State loses Wade: Kansas State forward Dean Wade has a partial tear of a tendon in his right foot and could miss up to eight weeks, putting his availability for the rest of the season in question.

Wade hurt the foot in Saturday’s win over Georgia State.

The preseason Big 12 player of the year fractured his left foot in March, sidelining him for the Wildcats’ run to the Elite Eight, though coach Bruce Weber said Tuesday the injuries are unrelated.

Wade was averaging 13.6 points and 7.8 rebounds this season.

Big East gets call: The Big East Conference will represent USA Basketball for the 2019 Pan American Games, beating out the other Power Five conferences.

Instead of bringing players from across the country, the NCAA and the national governing body decided to designate one conference to represent the United States at the tournament.

After reviewing bids from all the major conferences, the Big East was announced as the choice to compete at the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, Aug. 6-10. Providence’s Ed Cooley will coach the team.