DURHAM, N.C. — Grayson Allen scored all 21 of his points in the first half, and No. 6 Duke beat Appalachian State 93-58 on Saturday.
Luke Kennard added 18 points and Amile Jefferson and Frank Jackson each had 15 for the Blue Devils (6-1).
They will bring a four-game winning streak into their visit from No. 24 Michigan State on Tuesday night.
Kelvin Robinson scored 12 points for the Mountaineers (2-3), who average 89 points but for the first time were held to fewer than 70.
Allen, who has been playing through a right foot injury suffered in last week’s loss to No. 5 Kansas, appeared to tweak that foot or ankle when he went down while going for a rebound with about 12 minutes to play and Duke leading by 35. He stayed on the bench for the rest of the game.
(7) VIRGINIA 63, PROVIDENCE 52: London Perrantes and Darius Thompson scored 11 points each and Virginia beat Providence to win the Emerald Coast Classic at Niceville, Florida.
Virginia (6-0) entered the game leading the nation in scoring defense, giving up only 39.2 points per game. Providence (4-2) topped the season-high 51 that UNC Greensboro scored against the Cavaliers, but had trouble penetrating their tight defense.
(9) XAVIER 64, NORTHERN IOWA 42: J.P. Macura scored 18 points, Xavier’s defense dug in during a dominant first half, and the Musketeers (6-0) beat the Panthers (3-2) for the second time in six days at Cincinnati.
The Musketeers beat Northern Iowa 67-59 for the championship of the Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando last Sunday.
(12) CREIGHTON 82, LOYOLA 52: Justin Patton made all eight of his shots and scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, and the Bluejays (6-0) shot 74 percent after halftime to break away from Loyola (2-4) in Omaha, Nebraska.
(17) PURDUE 79, NJIT 68: Caleb Swanigan had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and freshman guard Carsen Edwards added 19 points as the Boilermakers (5-1) beat the Highlanders (3-4) in West Lafayette, Indiana.
SOUTH CAROLINA 64, (18) SYRACUSE 50: Sindarius Thornwell scored 16 points and the Gamecocks (6-0) never trailed in their win over the Orange (4-1) in New York.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
(1) NOTRE DAME 92, TCU 59: Arike Ogunbowale scored 19 points as the Irish (6-0) pulled away for a win over the TCU (4-1) in South Bend, Indiana.
The Irish used a 17-3 run to finish the third quarter to put away the pesky Horned Frogs.
(5) BAYLOR 104, (18) DEPAUL 72: Alexis Prince scored 19 points and Baylor (6-1) used a huge third-quarter run to ease past DePaul (4-1) in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase at Estero, Florida.
(6) MARYLAND 79, WASHINGTON STATE 69: Brionna Jones had 20 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Maryland (6-0) struggled before pulling away late in the fourth quarter to beat Washington State (4-2) at Las Vegas.
(8) OHIO STATE 77, (11) SYRACUSE 72: Kelsey Mitchell scored 24 points and the Buckeyes (5-1) wasted a 15-point second-half lead before holding off Syracuse (4-2) in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase.
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