No. 1 Duke holds off No. 8 Auburn at Maui Invitational

R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish scored 18 points each, and top-ranked Duke survived its stiffest challenge of the season, holding off No. 8 Auburn 78-72 Tuesday night to reach the Maui Invitational title game.

Lipscomb 73, No. 18 TCU 64: Garrison Mathews had 23 points, Kenny Cooper scored 17 with a couple of breakaway layups off steals and Lipscomb (4-1) held on to upset host TCU (3-1), giving the Bisons their first win over a Top 25 team.

No. 16 Clemson 64, Georgia 49: Marcquise Reed scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Elijah Thomas had his second straight double-double and Clemson (5-0) beat Georgia (3-2) to advance to the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic.

No. 23 Ohio State 68, Samford 50: Kaleb Wesson scored 17 points, Keyshawn Woods added 14 and host Ohio State shook off a sluggish first half to beat scrappy Samford (5-1) for its fifth straight victory to begin the season.

Pac-12 men

Temple 76, Cal 59: Quinton Rose scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, Shizz Alston Jr. turned in a doubledouble and Temple defeated California for third place in the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center.

USC 99, Missouri State 80: Bennie Boatwright scored 22 points, Jonah Mathews added 21 and USC romped to a victory over Missouri State to take third place in the Hall of Fame Classic.