TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Thomas Haugh had 21 points and 10 rebounds as No. 1 Florida defeated Florida State 81-72 on Tuesday.
Haugh made 3 of 6 shots from beyond the arc and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line as he recorded his second double-double of his senior season.
Alex Condon added eight points and 10 rebounds as the Gators (3-0), who out rebounded FSU 41-29 and won their the sixth straight game in the series.
Sebastian Rancik had 17 of his 23 points in the second half for Florida State (2-1). Rancik shot 8 of 17 from the floor but he was just 1 of 7 from 3-point range.
Anthony Robinson added 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting.
Florida shot 41.2% (21 of 51) from the floor and 30 of 41 (73.2%) from the free-throw line.
NO. 5 MICHIGAN ST. 79, NO. 2 DUKE 73
CHICAGO (AP) — Jeremy Fears Jr. had 18 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds as Michigan State shut down Duke for a rugged win.
Playing coach Tom Izzo’s usual swarming, physical defense, Michigan State held Duke to 33.3% (20 for 60) shooting from the field and forced 13 turnovers. Jordan Scott had six of the Spartans’ eight blocked shots and two of the team’s seven steals.
Cam Ward added 14 points as Michigan State (3-0) earned its first win against Duke since a 75-69 victory on Dec. 1, 2020. The Spartans also improved to 7-9 in the Champions Classic, an annual doubleheader that also includes Kansas and Kentucky in various combinations and different cities early in the season.
John Blackwell scored 17 points for Duke (2-1), and Patrick Ngongba II finished with 11. The shooting trouble for the Blue Devils extended to the free-throw line, where they went 26 for 37.
NO. 16 TEXAS TECH 84, NO. 3 ILLINOIS 78
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Cruz Davis scored 13 of his 20 points while Texas Tech built a big first-half lead, and the Red Raiders held on to beat Illinois, extending their nonconference home winning streak to 49 games.
Jamichael Stillwell had 11 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut for Texas Tech (3-0), which is still without JT Toppin as the All-America post player recovers after tearing the ACL in his right knee last February.
Andrej Stojakovic scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, when the Illini (2-1) got within a point after trailing by 22 late in the first half but never could go back in front.
NO . 6 VIRGINIA 95, BUCKNELL 61
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Chance Mallory had 16 points and six assists as Virginia cruised to a victory over Bucknell.
Thijs De Ridder added 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals for the unbeaten Cavaliers. Nolan Adekunle scored 14 on 5-of-6 shooting from the field — including 3 for 4 from 3-point range. Johann Grünloh finished with 13 points and a team-high nine boards.
Those four starters had all reached double figures with 16 1/2 minutes remaining.
Mallory had 13 points in the first half and finished 6 for 9 from the floor, including 3 of 5 on 3s. He capped the opening period with an impressive drive from the other end of the court to hit a layup and draw a foul with 0.4 seconds left.
Aleksander Pachucki and Luke Soden scored 12 points apiece to lead the Bison.
NO. 12 ARIZONA 90, NORTHERN ARIZONA 59
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Ivan Kharchenkov scored 20 points, Caleb Holt added 17 and Arizona rolled to a victory over Northern Arizona.
The Wildcats (2-1) used their size advantage to overpower the Lumberjacks (0-3), building a 24-point halftime lead and stretching it with an 18-3 second-half run.
Arizona shot 62% from the floor, had a 52-20 advantage in the paint and 26 assists on 37 field goals for its second straight blowout win since a season-opening loss to No. 9 UCLA.
Kharchenkov added seven rebounds and seven assists. Moteijus Krivas had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Chris Komin led NAU with 17 points and Ryan Abelman added 14.
NO. 22 VANDERBILT , MEMPHIS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ace Glass scored all of his 23 points in the second half as Vanderbilt thumped Memphis.
The Commodores (3-0) won their second straight over Memphis with Glass leading a 3-point shooting exhibition that turned a 47-42 halftime lead into a blowout. The transfer from Washington State started a 23-7 spurt to open the second half making back-to-back 3s and five of his first seven 3s in the second half.
Seven different Commodores made at least one 3-pointer. Vanderbilt shot 15 of 32 outside the arc as the Commodores led by as much as 27 late.
Preseason All-American Tyler Tanner scored 17 points, Berke Büyüktuncel had 16 and Sebastian Williams-Adams and Bangot Dak each added 11.
NO. 23 BYU 98, QUEENS (NC) 82
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Robert Wright III had 21 points and six assists, BYU drained 17 3-pointers and the Cougars beat Queens.
Bruce Branch III added 15 points and six rebounds for BYU (3-0). Jaxon Kohler and Nate Pickens also scored 15 apiece and Collin Chandler added 12 points and a career-high four blocks. Five Cougars have scored in double figures in three straight games for the first time in 13 years.
Wright made 8 of 18 from the field and 2 of 6 from the 3-point range. The junior guard scored 11 points with five assists in the first half, and BYU hit 12 first-half 3s to take a 54-42 lead at the break.
Queens got 19 points from its bench in the first half and used an 18-2 run bridging the first and second halves to trim a 22-point deficit as low as six.
NO. 15 KANSAS 89, NO. 24 KENTUCKY 69
CHICAGO (AP) — Tre White scored a career-high 30 points, Tyran Stokes had 23 and Kansas routed Kentucky.
White was 11 for 16 from the field, and Stokes looked quite comfortable in his first big test. The touted freshman also had 10 rebounds and four assists.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points as Kansas moved to 3-0 for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The Jayhawks also improved to 13-24 against the Wildcats with their third straight win in the series against their fellow blueblood.
Playing without veteran guard Melvin Council Jr., who broke a bone in his right foot during practice Monday, Kansas led by as many as 23 points. Council could return for the start of the team’s Big 12 schedule.
