UNC beats N.C. State, stays in first in the ACC

RALEIGH, N.C. — Joel Berry II scored 18 points to help No. 10 North Carolina beat rival North Carolina State 97-73 on Wednesday night to stay alone in first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Luke Maye added a careerhigh 13 points for the Tar Heels (22-5, 10-3), who shot 56 percent while dominating both the paint and the glass to blow out the Wolfpack for the second time in a month. UNC had won the first meeting 107-56 for the secondworst loss in N.C. State’s history.

• No. 12 Duke 65, No. 14 Virginia 55 — At Charlottesville, Va.: Jayson Tatum scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half and Duke pulled away late for its sixth victory in a row.

Tatum hit three 3-pointers as the shot clock approached 0:00 in the second half, all coming after the Cavaliers pulled within 43-42.

• No. 18 Cincinnati 68, South Florida 54 — At Tampa, Fla.: Kevin Johnson scored 14 points and Gary Clark had 13 points and 14 rebounds as Cincinnati bounced back from its first loss in two months.

• No. 19 SMU 80, Tulane 75 — At Dallas: Semi Ojeleye scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, including consecutive 3-pointers in the SMU run that finally put the Mustangs ahead.

• Seton Hall 87, No. 20 Creighton 81 — At Newark, N.J.: Khadeen Carrington tallied the final 10 points of his career-high 41 in the closing minute and Seton Hall made a big stride toward the NCAA Tournament.

• Arkansas 83, No. 21 South Carolina 76 — At Columbia, S.C.: Jaylen Barford tied his career high with 23 points and Arkansas got its first road win over a ranked opponent in almost three years.

• No. 23 Maryland 74, Northwestern 64 — At Evanston, Ill.: Melo Trimble scored a career-high 32 points on 12-for-17 shooting, and Maryland strengthened its position in the Big Ten.

• No. 24 Butler 110, St. John’s 86 — At Indianapolis: Avery Woodson scored a season-high 20 points and Andrew Chrabascz also had 20 for Butler.

Women

• No. 2 Maryland 89, Wisconsin 40 — At College Park, Md.: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 16 of her 22 points in the first half, and No. 2 Maryland breezed past Wisconsin 89-40 on Wednesday night for its 14th straight victory.

• West Virginia 66, No. 24 Kansas St. 59 — At Morgantown, W.Va.: Chania Ray had 14 points and 10 assists, and West Virginia held on to beat Kansas State after blowing most of a 19-point lead.