The Denver Post

ALLEN LEADS DUKE PAST MICHIGAN ST.

- Sacramento State.

» Grayson Allen, Duke’s lone senior, scored a career-high 37 points and freshman Trevon Duval had 17 points and 10 assists as the top-ranked Blue Devils beat No. 2 Michigan State 88-81 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday.

The Blue Devils lost Marvin Bagley III to an eye injury midway through the first half, but Allen made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points in the second half to help make up for the missing freshman phenom.

Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Nick Ward each scored 19 points for the Spartans, who blocked 12 shots — one shy of the school record.

HIGHLIGHTS

Lavelle Scottie led Air Force to a 93-79 win over Canisius with 18 points as all five Falcons starters scored in double digits. … Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored a team-high 17 points and No. 4 Kansas held on to win a back-andforth game against No. 7 Kentucky 65-61. … Mikal Bridges set career highs with 23 points and four blocks, and No. 5 Villanova swatted away a schoolreco­rd 13 shots in a 113-77 rout of Nicholls. … Freshman Zach Norvell Jr. scored 18 points and freshman Corey Kispert added 13 as No. 17 Gonzaga pounded Howard 106-69. … Seven-foot-2 center Isaac Haas scored 22 points, and No. 19 Purdue capitalize­d on its size advantage in the paint to beat

Marquette 86-71.

Women

Jessica BOWLING GREEN, KY.» Shepard posted 19 points and 12 rebounds, powering No. 6 Notre Dame to a 78-65 win at Western Kentucky.

HIGHLIGHTS

Lauren Cox and Kalani Brown both had doubledoub­les and Baylor’s other three starters also scored in double figures as the No. 3 Lady Bears beat Central Arkansas 86-55. … Jazmine Jones and Myisha Hines-Allen scored 17 points each to lead No. 5 Louisville to a 90-55 victory over Toledo. … Teana Muldrow and Naomi Davenport combined for 49 points on 20-of-25 shooting and both had doublefigu­res in rebounding as No. 12 West Virginia rolled to a 101-47 win over

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States