NO. 1 DUKE 96, SOUTH DAKOTA 80
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke dominated the first half to build a big lead, only to see South Dakota answer with a 50-point second half in the top-ranked Blue Devils' famously hostile Cameron Indoor Stadium.
And for the most part, Hall of Fame Coach Mike Krzyzewski was good with that.
Grayson Allen scored 15 of his 25 points in an 8-minute opening blitz to help Duke beat South Dakota 96-80 on Saturday in its first home game in nearly two travel-filled weeks.
"What I saw was a team that put the (previous) nine games behind them and showed up ready to play," Krzyzewski said. "And I didn't help my team as much as I could in the second half because I subbed differently.
"But that was OK, because we needed to get time for a bunch of kids. I saw us beating a good team today, overall."
Duke (10-0) got its usual strong performances from top-liners Allen and freshman Marvin Bagley III, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Duke got a boost from sophomore Javin DeLaurier off the bench as Krzyzewski took a long look at his reserves in the second half.
Duke shot 62 percent to lead 56-30 by halftime, then maintained a comfortable margin the rest of the way -- though South Dakota (7-3) shot 50 percent after halftime and made 7 of 13 three-point attempts to outscore the Blue Devils 50-40 after the break.
"I feel like everyone had good intensity," Allen said. "It just kind of dropped off a little bit in the second half when they got 50 points. It's something we have to continue through the whole game."
Tyler Hagedorn and Nick Fuller each scored 16 points for the Coyotes, though top scorer Matt Mooney (18.3 points) struggled to just 3 points on 1-for-5 shooting with 4 turnovers.
"They did a great job of making him work for everything," South Dakota Coach Craig Smith said, adding: "He's seen that before but certainly not against this level of competition."
In other Top 25/SEC men's games Saturday, Devonte' Graham matched his career-high with 35 points for the second consecutive game, Lagerald Vick added 20 and No. 2 Kansas remained unbeaten by topping Syracuse 76-60 in the HoopHall Miami Invitational. Graham shot 10 for 17 from the field and 7 for 13 from three-point range for Kansas (7-0). Tyus Battle scored 22 points for Syracuse (6-1). ... Mikal Bridges scored 18 points, Phil Booth had 17 points and No. 4 Villanova hit 10 consecutive three-pointers in a record performance and a 94-53 romp over Saint Joseph's. Omari Spellman buried a three with 3:06 left to give the Wildcats (8-0) their school-record 18th three-pointer of the game. The Wildcats led by 32 late in the second half on the strength of 16 threes; the Hawks had just 20 baskets overall. ... Kevin Knox had 20 points, Hamidou Diallo added 19 and No. 7 Kentucky's 13-0 run midway through the second half provided a cushion that held off Harvard 79-70. Kentucky (7-1) shot well for most of the game and lead the Ivy League Crimson throughout. It wasn't easy, and the Wildcats needed that initial accuracy to counter Harvard's 12 three-pointers -- including 6 by sophomore forward Seth Towns (25 points) -- that kept the Crimson within reach. ... Conner Frankamp scored 17 points and No. 8 Wichita State closed the game on a 7-0 run to beat No. 16 Baylor 69-62, ending the Bears' 46-game nonconference home winning streak. The Shockers (6-1) shot 63 percent (10-for-16) from three-point range, with Frankamp's 5-for-8 from beyond the arc leading the way. It was the senior's three-pointer from the right corner with 2:50 remaining that began Wichita State's decisive run, and the Shockers were 4-for-5 from the free-throw line in the final 1:38. Manu Lecomte scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half for Baylor (5-2). ... DJ Vasiljevic scored 20 points, Bruce Brown Jr. added 17 and No. 10 Miami had little trouble on the way to topping Princeton 80-52 in the HoopHall Miami Invitational. Lonnie Walker IV had a season-high 12 points for Miami (7-0), which shot 14 for 25 from three-point range. Amir Bell scored 13 for Princeton (2-5), which got 11 points apiece from Devin Cannady and Myles Stephens. Princeton led 16-14 midway through the first half, and that was its final hurrah. ... Trevon Bluiett had another big performance against Xavier's crosstown rival, scoring 28 points, and the No. 21 Musketeers ran away to an 89-76 victory over No. 11 Cincinnati, their eighth victory in the last 11 games of the series. The Musketeers (7-1) led by 17 midway through the first half by dominating every aspect. They pushed the lead to 23 in the second half. The Bearcats (7-1) hadn't faced a ranked team all season, and they came apart against Xavier's man-to-man defense and patient offense. ... Kyle Guy scored 21 points and No. 18 Virginia never trailed in a 75-54 victory against Lehigh. Isaiah Wilkins added 14 points and Devon Hall had 11 for the Cavaliers (8-0). Virginia led 39-23 at halftime and by as many as 23 in the second half. Lance Tejada made five of Lehigh's 10 three-pointers and scored 22 points. The Mountain Hawks (4-4) shot just 40 percent (19-47). ... Desmond Bane scored 18 points, Jaylen Fisher had 17 points and 7 assists and No. 23 TCU won its nation-leading 13th consecutive game, beating Yale 92-66. Kenrich Williams had his fourth consecutive double-double and fifth of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds to help TCU start 8-0 for the second consecutive season. Miye Oni led Yale (5-5) with 18 points, Alex Copeland scored 16 points, and Paul Atkinson had 15 points and 9 rebounds in the first meeting between the schools. ... Chris Clarke scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds off the bench as Virginia Tech rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Mississippi 83-80 in overtime. Virginia Tech (7-1) placed five players in double figures, led by Kerry Blackshear Jr. with 17 points. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Justin Robinson had 13 points apiece, while Justin Bibbs added 11. Terence Davis and Breein Tyree scored 17 points apiece for the Rebels (4-3). ... Freshman Justin Minaya scored 17 points, Chris Silva had 12 of his 14 points in the second half and South Carolina defeated Massachusetts 76-70. Silva, coming off a two-point performance in a Thursday loss to Temple at Madison Square Garden, was in foul trouble for most of the game. He and Maik Kotsar entered the game with 5:40 remaining with four fouls apiece and Silva delivered back-to-back dunks in 34 seconds to put USC up by six. Hassani Gravett finished with 14 points for South Carolina (6-2), while freshman Felipe Haase chipped in 11. Luwane Pipkins led UMass (3-5) with 25. ... Yante Maten scored 13 points with 7 rebounds to lead Georgia to a 73-66 victory over Marquette. The Bulldogs used a 7-0 run to build a 60-55 lead with 3:09 remaining and would not relinquish the lead. Marquette had 6 consecutive empty possessions during the stretch and went scoreless for 3 minutes, 36 seconds after a jumper by Markus Howard put the Golden Eagles up 55-53 with 6:32 remaining. A jump ball gave possession to Georgia with 1:15 remaining. Maten followed with a three-point play on the other end to give the Bulldogs a 66-61 lead with 1:03 to play.
Sports on 12/03/2017