DEVIL OF A GAME
It was a tough night in Madison Square Garden for Cal and Paris Austin, right, against Duke and Tre Jones. The top-ranked Blue Devils prevailed 87-52 on Thursday in the Empire Classic. Cal returns to the Garden today to face Texas.
Newcoach Mark Fox lost for the first time at Cal on Thursday as top-ranked Duke rolled over the Bears 87- 52 at Madison Square Garden.
The coach of the Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski, won his 217th game with Duke, matching John Wooden for the career coaching record of topranked teams.
Krzyzewski is 217- 34 when the Blue Devils hold the top spot, a mark they hit this week in The Associated Press poll. Wooden went 217-11 during his run at UCLA.
Krzyzewski can set the record tonight at Madison Square Garden if the Blue Devils (5- 0) knock off Georgetown in the final of the 2K Empire Classic. The Hoyas defeated No. 22 Texas 82- 66 in the opener.
The Bears (4-1) shot only 37% from the floor and failed to have a player score in double digits. D. J. Thorpe and Kareem South led the Bears with eight points. Cal takes on Texas today in the consolation game.
Vernon Carey led Duke with 31 points and 12 rebounds. Carey scored 21 points in the first half, one point better than the best in his brief career, set a game earlier against Georgia State. EWING WINS BIG AGAIN AT MSG, HOYAS KNOCK OFF NO.
22 TEXAS » Mac McClung scored 19 points to help give coach Patrick Ewing another signaturemoment at New York’s Madison Square Garden, leading Georgetown to an 82- 66 victory over No. 22 Texas.
The Hoyas (4-1) used a 12-0runearly inthe second half that rallied the crowd and had “Let’s go Hoyas!” chants echoing throughout the arena. Matt Coleman made all six 3-pointers and scored 22 points for the Longhorns (4-1). Texas lost with former Longhorn and injured Nets center Kevin Durant watching courtside. TERRY SCORES 21, HAS 10 BOARDSINSTANFORD’SWIN » Freshman Tyrell Terry scored 21 points to go with 10 rebounds, and Stanford opened its season with six straight victories for the first time in 11 years, beating William & Mary 81-50 at Maples Pavilion.
Oscar da Silva and Daejon Davis added 14 points apiece for the Cardinal (60), which is off to its best start since opening the 2008- 09 season with 10 straight wins.
The Cardinal advances to the Hall of Fame Classic Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri, and meets Oklahoma on Monday. NO. 12 TEXAS TECH PULLS AWAY TO BEAT TENNESSEE STATE » Davide Moretti scored 19 points, 11 of them in a crucial stretch of the second half, as No. 12 Texas Tech (4- 0) struggled but outlasted Tennessee State 72-57 Lubbock, Texas.
Texas Tech entered the contest averaging 89 points per outing, but had to play a spirited second half to push aside the Tigers (3-2). JONES LEADSNO. 18XAVIER OVER TOWSON » Tyrique Jones had 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 18 Xavier to a 73- 51 victory over Towson in the Charleston (South Carolina) Classic. The Musketeers are 5- 0 for the second time in three seasons and first time since 2018 when theywon theBig East Conference regular-season title and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. ROBINSON LEADS OMAHA
PAST WASHINGTON STATE » KJ Robinson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, JT Gibson finished with 18 points, and Omaha (3-3) beatWashington State 85-77 on the road. Washington State (2-2) was held to just 29 points on 7- of- 35 (20%) shooting in the second half behind a stifling defensive effort by the Mavericks. BREWTON LEADS COASTAL CAROLINA PAST UTAH » Keishawn Brewton scored 22 points and hit six 3- pointers, and Coastal Carolina (3-2) beatUtah 7957 in aMyrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinal in Conway, South Carolina. Playing on their home court, the Chanticleers shot 45% and hit 11 3-pointers.
Timmy Allen had 15 points for the Utes (3-1). SWIDER SCORES 26, NO. 17 VILLANOVA ROUTS MTSU » Cole Swider scored a career-high 26 points with six 3-pointers, and No. 17 Villanova routed Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Villanova finished with a season-best 18 3-pointers. ALIPIEV, DORTCH LEAD LMU PAST AIR FORCE » Ivan Alipiev scored 18 points as Loyola Marymount defeated Air Force 78- 64 in the Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Bahamas.
Women
NO. 7 OREGONSTATE BEATS SOUTHERN UTAH » Taylor Jones scored 18 points to help No. 7 Oregon State beat Southern Utah 9545 at home. With a nearcapacity crowd of 9,301 at the annual Beavers Beyond the Classroom game — local elementary andmiddleschool students were admitted free — the Beavers (5- 0) raced to a 13- 0 lead over the Thunderbirds.