Villanova makes a school-record 19 three-pointers

Fourth-ranked Villanova made a school-record 19 three-pointers, including 10 in a row, en route to 94-53 victory over host Saint Joseph’s on Saturday night.

Villanova was 19 of 35 from three-point range; the Hawks had just 21 baskets in the game. Omari Spellman had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Mikal Bridges added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats.

at No. 1 Duke 96, South Carolina 80: Grayson Allen scored 15 of his 25 points in an eight-minute opening blitz for the Blue Devils, who maintained a comfortable lead throughought the game. Duke got its usual strong performances from top-liners Allen and freshman Marvin Bagley III, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 2 Kansas 76, at Syracuse 60: Devonte' Graham matched his career high with 35 points for the second consecutive game as the Jayhawaks beat the Orangemen in the HoopHall Miami Invitational. Tyus Battle scored 22 points for Syracuse, which was playing away from the Carrier Dome for the first time this season

at No. 7 Kentucky 79, Harvard 70: The Wildcats went on a 13-0 run midway through the second half and held off the pesky Crimson. A barrage of three-pointers kept Harvard within reach.

No. 8 Wichita State 69, Baylor 62: Conner Frankamp scored 17 points, including a three-pointer with 2:50 to go that sparked a game-ending 7-0 run for the Shockers. The Bears had won 46 straight at home against nonconference foes.

at No. 10 Miami 80, Princeton 52: DJ Vasiljevic scored 20 points and Bruce Brown Jr. added 17 as the Hurricanes cruised in the HoopHall Miami Invitational. Miami shot 14 for 25 from three-point range.

at No. 21 Xavier 89, No. 11 Cincinnati 76: Trevon Bluiett scored 28 points as the Musketeers beat their cross-town rivals for the eighth time in the past 11 games of the series. Xavier led by as many as 23 points in the second half.

at No. 18 Virginia 75, Lehigh 54: Kyle Guy scored 21 points for the Cavaliers one day after getting five stiches in his shooting hand. Guy played just 24 minutes but matched his career high with five three-pointers.

at No. 20 Arizona State 75, San Francisco 57: Redshirt freshman Romello White had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Sun Devils (7-0), who are off to their best start since the 1980-81 season.

at No. 23 Texas Christian 92, Yale 66: Desmond Bane scored 18 points and Jaylen Fisher had 17 points and seven assists as the Horned Frogs won their nationleading 13th straight game.