BANCHERO STARTS, DUKE EASILY TOPS GARDNER-WEBB
DURHAM, N.C.» Paolo Banchero started for Duke two days after he was cited for aiding and abetting impaired driving, finishing with 10 points and eight rebounds in the seventh-ranked Blue Devils’ 92-52 win over Gardner-webb on Tuesday night.
Banchero, a freshman who was picked as the Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Player of the Year, was stopped by police early Sunday morning along with teammate Michael Savarino — coach Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson.
Savarino was driving Banchero’s white Jeep, according to court records, and was arrested for driving while impaired. Banchero, who was in the back seat, was cited at the scene and released.
Savarino did not play against Gardner-webb (0-3), while Banchero was on the court for 26 minutes.
Trevor Keels led Duke (4-0) with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Lance Terry scored 15 points to lead Gardner-webb.
SETON HALL 67, NO. 4 MICHIGAN 65.
ANN ARBOR, MICH.» Jared Rhoden scored 16 points, helping Seton Hall rally to beat Michigan.
The Wolverines had a chance to extend the game with 0.8 seconds left, but Terrance Williams missed the first of two free throws.
NO. 5 VILLANOVA 100, HOWARD 81.
VILLANOVA, PA.» Brandon Slater hit all four 3pointers and scored 23 points, Collin Gillespie scored 21, Justin Moore had 16 and Villanova knocked off Howard.
NO. 6 PURDUE 96, WRIGHT STATE 52.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.» Trevion Williams had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Zach Edey added 18 points and 12 rebounds to help Purdue rout Wright State.
NO. 11 MEMPHIS 90, SAINT LOUIS 74.
MEMPHIS, TENN.» Tyler Harris had 18 points and Emoni Bates scored 16 as Memphis remained undefeated with a 90-74 win over Saint Louis .
NO. 13 KENTUCKY 80, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 55.
LEXINGTON, KY. » Oscar Tshiebwe had a career-high 24 points with 16 rebounds, Tyty Washington scored 16 points and Kentucky ran away from Mount St. Mary’s.
NO. 14 ALABAMA 73, SOUTH ALABAMA 68.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.» Keon Ellis scored 18 points, Jahvon Quinerly made a go-ahead layup with under three minutes to go and No. 14 Alabama got past South Alabama.
NO. 15 HOUSTON 67, VIRGINIA 47.
HOUSTON» Marcus Sasser scored 19 points, Kyler Edwards added 18 and No. 15 Houston used a suffocating defense to beat Virginia.
NO. 18 NORTH CAROLINA 94, CHARLESTON 83.
CHARLESTON, S.C.» Armando Bacot scored a career-high 24 points, tied his career best with six blocks and added 12 rebounds as North Carolina rallied in the second half to beat Charleston.
NO. 25 USC 78, FLORIDA GULF COAST 61.
FORT MYERS, FLA. » Chevez Goodwin scored 20 points, Boogie Ellis added 18 and Southern California defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the return of Trojans coach Andy Enfield to the school he led to the “Dunk City” moniker in the 2013 NCAA tournament.
Women NO. 3 MARYLAND 98, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 57.
COLLEGE PARK, MD.» Angel Reese scored 18 points and had a career-high 15 rebounds, Mimi Collins scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Ashley Owusu had 16 as Maryland rolled to a win over Mount St. Mary’s.
No. 4 INDIANA 72, NORFOLK STATE 42.
BLOOMINGTON, IND.» Mackenzie Holmes and Aleksa Gulbe each scored 22 points to help Indiana rout Norfolk State.