Durham, n.c.
Freshman forward Jayson Tatum added 14 points and Grayson Allen finished with 12 for the Blue Devils (11-1), who plodded through 30 mostly sluggish minutes before pulling away from a pesky Tigers team that threatened to spoil the college debut of touted Duke freshman Harry Giles.
Tennessee State led 36-34 with 15 minutes left. Duke countered with a 25-3 run highlighted by five 3-pointers — including two by Kennard on consecutive possessions after he was left completely unguarded — to take a 59-39 lead.
West Lafayette, Ind.
Swanigan went 7-for-16 from the field and 6-for-7 at the free-throw line in his ninth double-double of the season.
Bloomington, Ind.
By avoiding a second straight loss, the Hoosiers (9-2) extended their home winning streak to 25 games.
Tallahassee, Fla.
The Seminoles (12-1) have won eight straight and are 12-1 for only the third time — matching the 1988-89 and 2008-09 squads.
South Bend, Ind.
Bonzie Colson finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, and Matt Farrell added 13 points and six assists for the Fighting Irish (10-2).
Will Ryman had 18 points for Colgate (2-10), which lost its sixth in a row — all in December.
In back-to-back losses to No. 1 Villanova and No. 15 Purdue, the Irish led by double digits in the first half of each game, but were outscored by an average of 16 points in the second half.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Katie Lou Samuelson scored eight of her 26 points during a key third-quarter run, and No. 1 UConn beat 12th-ranked Ohio State 82-63 on Monday night for the Huskies’ 85th consecutive victory.
Napheesa Collier had 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies (10-0), who are five games away from matching their NCAA record 90-game winning streak set from 2008-10.
UConn led by six before opening the second half with a 15-7 spurt. Samuelson hit two 3-pointers during the run. The second made it 55-41.
The Huskies also switched up their defense on Ohio State star Kelsey Mitchell, holding her to four points in the second half after she had 19 at the break.
With Mitchell bottled up, the Buckeyes (9-4) couldn’t get within single digits.
NO. 7 FLORIDA STATE 95, NORTH FLORIDA 39
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Leticia Romero scored 22 points, helping Florida State to the runaway win.
Florida State had six players score in double figures, led by Romero’s third 20-point game of her senior season. Ivey Slaughter and Imani Wright each scored 14 points for the Seminoles (11-1), which have won 10 straight games for the eighth time in school history.
A Claire Ioannidis 3-pointer gave North Florida a 3-2 lead before the Seminoles scored 14 straight points. Florida State led 52-17 at halftime.
Sierra Shepherd led the Ospreys (6-7) with 12 points, and Ioannidis added 11.
NO. 11 MIAMI 75, COPPIN STATE 35
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Adrienne Motley and Erykah Davenport scored 15 points apiece, and Miami pulled away for the victory in the Miami Holiday Tournament.
Miami (10-1) led 59-33 after three quarters and held Coppin State to one free throw at the 6:18 mark of the fourth and another with 34 seconds left.
Keena Samuels scored eight points for Coppin State (0-9), which is off to its worst start since the 2008-09 team also lost nine in a row.
Miami coaches wore holiday sweaters for the game.
NO. 20 OKLAHOMA 81, XAVIER 69
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Peyton Little scored 19 points, Maddie Manning had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Oklahoma beat Xavier in the Puerto Rico Classic.
Sherri Coale earned her 450th career win as a collegiate head coach.
Vionise Pierre-Louis, T’ona Edwards and Nancy Mulkey scored 10 points apiece for Oklahoma (8-2).
Kindell Fincher scored 16 points for Xavier (7-2) and Raeshaun Gaffney added 14 points.
The event is being played in Las Vegas because of concerns over the Zika virus in Puerto Rico.
LONG BEACH STATE 73, NO. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA 68
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Madison Montgomery scored 19 points, and Long Beach State handed South Florida its first loss of the season in the Play4Kay Shootout.
Montgomery hit 1 of 2 free throws with 32 seconds left and Gigi Hascheff put in the miss for a 70-65 lead.
USF’s leading scorer, Kitija Laksa, scored her first points of the fourth quarter when she hit a 3 with 16 seconds left. Jewelyn Sawyer made 1 of 2 free throws to give Long Beach State a three-point lead, and Laia Flores missed a 3 on the other end.
Hascheff and Raven Benton each scored 15 points for Long Beach State (8-4), which earned its fifth straight win.
Laksa led South Florida (8-1) with 18 points. Maria Jespersen had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Flores added 17 points.