Blue Devils remain unbeaten in Maui

R.J. Barrett scored 20 points, Cam Reddish added 16 and top-ranked Duke stayed undefeated at the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii, with a 90-64 rout of San Diego State.

The Blue Devils (4-0) shot 52 percent, made 10 of 25 from 3-point range and improved to 16-0 in Maui while earning a spot in Tuesday’s semifinals against No. 8 Auburn.

The five-time Maui champion Blue Devils arrived as the favorites and played like it against the Aztecs (2-1). Duke took control with an 11-0 run and led 49-32 by halftime.

New poll:

Two of college basketball’s bluebloods remained firmly entrenched atop the AP Top 25 after a week of easy wins, while two more tumbled all the way out after a week filled with defeats.

While top-ranked Duke and No. 2 Kansas did little to hurt their status as early national title contenders, Villanova and Syracuse slid all the way out of the Top 25. The Wildcats lost a rematch of last year’s championship game with Michigan, then lost in overtime to Furman on Saturday to give coach Jay Wright’s team back-to-back losses for the first time in five years.

Syracuse dropped from No. 15 out of the poll after losing to Connecticut and Oregon in the 2K Classic.

The top five remained unchanged with Duke receiving 53 of 63 first-place votes. Kansas was second with seven first-place votes, followed by Gonzaga, Virginia and Tennessee.

Bowen sues:

Former Louisville and South Carolina player Brian Bowen II has sued Adidas and several associates caught up in the corruption scandal alleging federal racketeering violations that cost him the chance to develop his game.

Bowen’s lawsuit asks for unspecified damages and says Bowen and other players targeted by Adidas’ “criminal racketing enterprise” were denied the chance to grow their talents in college on the way to becoming professionals.

Bowen took part in the NBA’s draft combine last spring and is playing professionally in Australia.