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Redick's 29 points lead No. 1 Duke past Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — J.J. Redick responded to Indiana's challenge the way he always does — by making big shots.

Redick scored 29 points, including six during a decisive late stretch, to lead No. 1 Duke past No. 17 Indiana on Wednesday in one of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge's marquee matchups.

"I thought our kids were stronger," coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "We went down on three straight possessions late and gave the ball to our two seniors, Redick and (Shelden) Williams, and they scored baskets."

Duke (6-0) played an uncharacteristically erratic game to stay undefeated. Its top two post players, Williams and Josh McRoberts, spent much of the second half in foul trouble and the Blue Devils finished with 19 turnovers.

They also couldn't stop Indiana forward Marco Killingsworth, who finished with a career-high 34 points. Killingsworth did everything, hitting 15-of-20 shots, grabbing 10 rebounds, blocking two shots and continually drew fouls against Williams and McRoberts. His only 3-pointer of the game came during an 11-0 second-half run that gave Indiana its first lead at 59-58.

But Redick's supporting cast was stronger.

Williams finished with 13 points and nine rebounds. Greg Paulus added 13 points and Lee Melchionni had 12 for Duke.

The only other Hoosier in double figures was Marshall Strickland with 11.

Duke improved to 7-0 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, and combined with Wednesday's other results, gave the ACC its seventh consecutive series win. This year, the ACC won 6-of-11 games played between two of the nation's strongest conferences.

The game also lived up to the hype. Indiana fans turned Assembly Hall into a sea of white, rather than its usual red, and were primed for an upset as they started chanting more than 20 minutes before tip-off.

The noise rattled both teams.

Indiana (3-1) threw the ball away four times in the first 3:09 and quickly found itself in a 16-2 deficit. The Hoosiers got as close as four in the first half and trailed 58-48 midway through the second half when Killingsworth sparked Indiana's big spurt, which ended with his one-handed dunk.

"They were pressing our guards and they were staying on our guys even when they drove," Killingsworth said. "They probably felt `Let Killingsworth beat you.'"

He nearly did.

But Redick stabilized the Blue Devils.

He helped free Williams for three straight baskets late, then hit a 3-pointer to close a 9-4 run that gave Duke a 67-63 lead with 4:43 left. Two minutes later, he drove in for a nifty layup and completed the three-point play to make it 70-65.

Indiana never got closer than three the rest of the way.

Duke avoided a second straight upset to the Hoosiers, who won the last meeting in the 2002 regional semifinals at Lexington, Ky. The Blue Devils were also ranked No. 1 then.

"Wow! What a great game," Krzyzewski said. "J.J. just refuses to lose. He's one of those amazing players. That kid is really, really tough."

At Trenton, N.J., Allan Ray scored 21 points and Kyle Lowry added a career-high 20 to lead Villanova.The Wildcats (3-0) had another big game from beyond the 3-point line, going 13-for-32, one game after setting a school record with 17 3s against Lehigh.Mike Nardi had all 18 of his points on 3s for Villanova.Jason Thompson had 15 points for Rider (1-3).

At Tulsa, Okla., Terrell Everett scored a career-high 26 points, including three late free throws, to help Oklahoma (4-0) hold off a late rally by Tulsa.Darold Crow, Charles Ramsdell and Anthony Price scored 10 apiece to lead Tulsa (1-3).

At Spokane, Wash., Adam Morrison scored 34 points and Gonzaga used a dominant inside game to beat Portland State.Gonzaga (4-1) came out flat in its first game since losing to No. 3 Connecticut in the championship game of the Maui Invitational, leading by only three points in the second half before Morrison scored 15 points in the first 12 minutes of the half to widen the margin.Ryan Sommer led Portland State (3-3) with 18 points.

At Memphis, Tenn., Rodney Carney scored 25 points and matched his career high with six 3-pointers for the Tigers.Shawne Williams added 17 points for Memphis (5-1), which won its second straight after losing 70-67 to Duke in the finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament.Clinton Johnson led Jackson State (1-4) with 24 points.

At East Lansing, Mich., Michigan State's Paul Davis scored 22 points, and Georgia Tech's Zam Fredrick hit the rim on a shot from about 30 feet as time expired, giving the Spartans a victory in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.Michigan State (4-2) led the entire game, but the Yellow Jackets (2-2) never let the home team get comfortable.Davis scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half. Ra'Sean Dickey scored 24 points for Georgia Tech.

At Iowa City, Iowa, Adam Haluska scored 18 points and Iowa held on to beat the Wolfpack in the final game of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.North Carolina State shot 34 percent — just 50 percent from the free-throw line — and had 24 turnovers, which led to 17 Iowa points.Cedric Simmons led the Wolfpack (5-1) with 13 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high six blocks.

At Washington, J.R. Pinnock scored 20 points for George Washington, helping the Colonials overcome a poor first half.St. Francis freshman Grant Surprenant, who had scored 17 points all season coming in, scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the first half as the Red Flash (2-4) played George Washington to a 35-35 tie.

At College Park, Md., Travis Garrison had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Maryland overwhelmed injury-riddled Minnesota in the second half in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.Nik Caner-Medley scored 16 points, and Mike Jones and D.J. Strawberry had 14 apiece for the Terrapins (5-1), who trailed by 15 in the early going and by six at halftime.Maryland outscored the Golden Gophers 47-24 in a second half that featured the ejection of Minnesota coach Dan Monson.Dan Coleman led the Gophers (2-2) with 16 points.

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