Michigan State avoids a big letdown after Duke victory
No. 8 Michigan State 83, Detroit Mercy 76
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Rocket Watts scored a careerhigh 23 points and Michigan State started out flat against Detroit Mercy, but avoided a huge upset Friday night.
The Spartans (4-0) were coming off a road win over No. 6 Duke earlier this week.
No. 9 Creighton 93, Kennesaw State 58
OMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Zegarowski and Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 14 points apiece to lead Creighton in a rout.
The Bluejays (3-0) led by as many as 43 points.
WOMEN
No. 10 Oregon 82, Colorado 53
EUGENE, Ore. — Nyara Sabally had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Oregon set a school-record for consecutive victories with 22.
Virginia Tech 84, App. State 59
BLACKSBURG — Sophomore Elizabeth Kitley scored a career-high 30 points and added 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Hokies (4-0), who bolted to a 29-10 first-quarter lead on Appalachian State (2-1) at Cassell Coliseum. Aisha Sheppard added 19 points, while Asiah Jones had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for Tech. Brooke Bigott scored 17 for the Mountaineers.
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No. 7 Kansas 89, Washburn 54
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Former Norfolk Academy standout David McCormack scored 17 points and Ochai Agbaji added 16 against a Division II in-state foe in the home opener for the
Jayhawks (3-1). Washburn (3-1) is coached by Brett Ballard, who used to play for Kansas and assist Jayhawks coach Bill Self.
No. 3 Iowa 99, Western Illinois 58
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Luka Garza scored 35 points, 30 in the first half, and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes. The national Player of the Year candidate had 36 by halftime in Iowa’s previous game, a victory over Southern of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
No. 25 Arizona State 70, California 62
BERKELEY, Calif. — Remy Martin had 22 points, five assists and four rebounds as ASU won the Pac-12 opener.
ACC
Florida 90, Boston College 70
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Former Norview High standout Keyontae Johnson, the Southeastern Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year, had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Gators (2-0) in “Bubbleville.” Rich Kelly scored 13 for BC (1-3).
Syracuse 75, Niagara 45
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Quincy
Guerrier had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Orange (2-0) against the Purple Eagles (0-1).
Syracuse announced before the game that one of its players tested positive for COVID-19 in testing that occurred last week.
Women
No. 8 N.C. State 54,
No. 1 South Carolina 46
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Raina Perez made a 3-pointer with 3:07 left that put North Carolina State (3-0) ahead to stay, and the Wolfpack ended South Carolina’s 29-game winning streak.
South Carolina (3-1) lost for the first time at home since a 68-64 loss to Mississippi State in the regular-season finale two seasons ago. The Gamecocks shot 28%.
James Madison 71, Virginia 67
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The Dukes (2-1) took the lead to stay in the second quarter and withstood a comeback in which the Cavaliers (0-3) pulled within three with 7 seconds left.
JMU freshman Jamia Hazell hit 4 of 5 3-point shots and had 16 points. Amandine Toi scored a career-high 17 points and sophomore classmate Carole Miller had 16 for U.Va.