Ragin’ Cajuns give Jayhawks a battle

Lagerald Vick hit seven 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 33 points, and Dedric Lawson and Udoka Azubuike came alive late as second-ranked Kansas beat pesky Louisiana-Lafayette 89-76 on Friday night in Lawrence, Kan.

Vick also had nine rebounds for the Jayhawks (3-0). Justin Miller scored all 22 of his points in the first half for Louisiana-Lafayette (1-2).

Miller and the Ragin’ Cajuns had the Jayhawks on the ropes most of the way. An early 15-2 run gave the reigning Sun Belt champions a 32-20 lead.

The Jayhawks finally woke up with a 10-0 run of their own. Kansas took a 44-41 lead into the break. De’Andre Hunter scored 20 points as No. 4 Virginia opened with a 21-5 run to beat Coppin State 97-40 in Charlottesville, Va.

Hunter was outscoring the Eagles (0-4) for most of the first half after hitting two early 3-pointers for Virginia (3-0).

In Chapel Hill, N.C., Luke Maye had 15 points to help No. 7 North Carolina beat Tennessee Tech 108-58.

Sterling Manley added 13 points for the Tar Heels (4-0), who took over with a 17-2 first-half run.

Luka Garza scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half, and Iowa beat Connecticut 91-72 in the 2K Classic championship game at Madison Square Garden.

Tyler Cook had 26 points for the Hawkeyes (4-0). Jalen Adams l ed the Huskies ( 3-1) with 20 points.

Bol Bol had 26 points and nine rebounds, and No. 13 Oregon beat No. 15 Syracuse 80-65 in the consolation game.

Payton Pritchard added 18 points for the Ducks (3-1) in the first-ever meeting between the programs. Carsen Edwards scored 29 points as No. 23 Purdue beat Davidson 79-58 to reach the Charleston Classic final.

The Boilermakers (4-0) face No. 16 Virginia Tech for the tournament title Sunday night. The Hokies (3-0) defeated Northeastern 8860 to advance.