Durham, n.c. — Freshman Zion Williamson had 25 points, 10 rebounds and a spectacular 360-degree dunk, and No. 1 Duke beat Clemson, 87-68, on Saturday night in its ACC opener.
RJ Barrett, the ACC’s leading scorer, finished with 13 points while freshman point guard Tre Jones had 10 points and a season-best nine assists. Jack White added 12 points and Marquise Bolden had 11 for the Blue Devils (12-1, 1-0), who shot 48 percent and turned 19 Clemson turnovers into 27 points.
No. 3 Tennessee 95, Georgia 50
Knoxville, Tenn. — Jordan Bowden scored 20 points and No. 3 Tennessee opened SEC play by trouncing Georgia 96-50 on Saturday for its eighth consecutive victory.
The Vols (12-1, 1-0) were one point away from matching their most decisive win over any SEC opponent. Tennessee beat Mississippi, 102-55,on Jan. 8, 1966.
No. 4 Virginia 65, No. 9 Florida State 52
Charlottesville, Va. — Kyle Guy scored 21 points and Virginia limited Florida State to just 15 field goals. Guy scored 18 in the first half as the Cavaliers (13-0, 1-0 ACC) opened a 42-23 lead.
Iowa State 77, No. 5 Kansas 60
Ames, Iowa — Marial Shayok scored 24 points, and Iowa State routed Kansas for its fifth straight win.
Freshman Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points for the Cyclones (12-2, 2-0), who opened Big 12 play with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2015.
No. 8 Michigan State 86No. 14 Ohio State 77
Columbus, Ohio — Cassius Winston scored 25 points, Nick Ward added 21 and Michigan State earned its eighth straight win.
No. 10 Virginia Tech 77, Boston College 66
Blacksburg, Va. — Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 25 points to lead Virginia Tech to its eighth consecutive victory.
No. 11 Texas Tech 63, Kansas State 57
Lubbock, Texas — Davide Moretti scored 19 points and Matt Mooney added 14 to help Texas Tech hold off Kansas State. Barry Brown led the Wildcats with 16 points and Cartier Diarra added 11 on a day when they shot just 33 percent (19-of-57) from the field.
Alabama 77, No. 13 Kentucky 75
Tuscaloosa, Ala.— Tevin Mack scored 22 points, and Alabama topped Kentucky in the SEC opener for both teams.
No. 15 North Carolina 85, Pittsburgh 60
Pittsburgh— Cam Johnson scored 15 points in his homecoming, and North Carolina rolled to the road win.
No. 23 Oklahoma 74, Oklahoma State 64
Norman, Okla. — Kristian Doolittle had 16 points and eight rebounds, helping Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State.
Vermont 80, Albany 51
Albany, n.y. — Anthony Lamb scored 16 points and Vermont used an early run to beat Albany in the America East Conference opener for both teams.
Princeton 68, Penn 65 (ot)
Princeton, n.j. — Sebastian Much sank two free throws to put Princeton up 68-65 with 6.5 seconds left in overtime and, when Penn missed twice as the time ran out, the Tigers captured the Ivy League opener.
Women
No. 4 Maryland 75, Ohio State 69
College Park, Md. — Kaila Charles scored 24 points, Stephanie Jones added 16 and No. 4 Maryland slipped past Ohio State in a rematch of last year’s Big Ten title game.
No. 17 Gonzaga 88Pacific 65
Spokane, Wash. — Zykera Rice scored 21 points, Jenn Wirth added 16 and Gonzaga turned up the defensive pressure to win its 11th straight game.
No. 25 Iowa State 82Kansas State 73
Lawrence, Kan. — Bridget Carleton scored 33 points on 11-of-17 shooting, moving up two spots in Iowa State’s all-time top 10 scoring last, and the Cyclones defeated Kansas State.
