Duke tops UConn
NEW YORK — The winningest matchup of Division I coaches was definitely one-sided.
Seventh-ranked Duke and Mike Krzyzewski won another NIT Season Tip-Off Friday with a 68-59 victory over No. 13 Connecticut and Jim Calhoun.
The Hall of Fame coaches set the record for total career wins in a game and Krzyzewski now has 839, fourth on the all-time list, and Calhoun still has 809, good for sixth place.
The Blue Devils (6-0) dominated the Huskies (4-1) in every category in extending its winning streak in the tournament to 12 games with their third straight title (2000, 2005) and fourth overall (1985).
No. 1 Kansas 112, Tennessee Tech 75At Lawrence, Kan., Cole Aldrich had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Tyshawn Taylor added 18 points and Kansas (5-0) overwhelmed Tennessee Tech.
Florida 77, No. 2 Michigan St. 74At Atlantic City, N.J. Erving Walker hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:56 left and Florida (5-0) hung on to upset Michigan State (4-1) in the Legends Classic.
No. 8 West Virginia 73, Texas A&M 66At Anaheim, Calif., Da'Sean Butler scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to lead West Virginia past Texas A&M in the 76 Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center.Butler added five rebounds and five assists for the Mountaineers (4-0), who advanced to Sunday's tournament final.B.J. Holmes and Donald Sloan scored 18 points apiece for the Aggies (5-1). Bryan Davis added a season-high 10 rebounds.
No. 9 Tennessee 86, Coll of Charleston 69At Knoxville, Tenn. — Scotty Hopson scored 21 points and Tyler Smith added 18 to lead Tennessee (5-1) to a win over College of Charleston (1-3).
No. 10 Syracuse 85, Columbia 60At Syracuse, N.Y., Wes Johnson had a career-high 26 points, Arinze Onuaku added 12 points, and Syracuse (6-0) beat Columbia (2-2).It was the 805th career win for Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, seventh all-time in Division I and one more than Eddie Sutton.
Marquette 79, No. 15 Michigan 65At Orlando, Fla., Lazar Hayward scored 22 points and Jimmy Butler had 17 to lead Marquette (6-0) past Michigan (3-1) at the Old Spice Classic.
No. 19 Clemson 87, Long Beach State 79At Anaheim, Calif., Tanner Smith scored 17 points and Demontez Stitt had 16 points and five assists to lead Clemson (5-1) to a victory over Long Beach State (3-3) in the 76 Classic.
Utah 60, No. 20 Illinois 58At Las Vegas, Shawn Glover banked home a runner in the lane at the buzzer and Utah rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat Illinois in the Las Vegas Invitational.
Portland 61, No. 22 Minnesota 56At Anaheim, Calif., T.J. Campbell scored a season-high 23 points to lead Portland to an-upset of Minnesota in the 76 Classic.
Northwestern 72, No. 23 Notre Dame 58At Chicago, John Shurna scored a career-high 25 points and freshman Alex Marcotullio made a pair of key 3-pointers in the second half as Northwestern beat Notre Dame in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.
