DURHAM N.C. (AP) — Keshad Johnson hit a tough whistle-drawing layup for a three-point play with 46.8 seconds left that pushed No. 12 Arizona to a late lead on the way to a 78-73 win at No. 2 Duke on Friday night.
Johnson finished with 14 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (2-0).
Caleb Love — a transfer from hated Duke rival North Carolina who heard plenty from the “Cameron Crazies” all night — also came up big late by making four free throws during Arizona’s 6-for-6 finish at the line in the final 20 seconds.
Ballo had 13 points and Love had 11 for Arizona, which shot 46% and finished with a 45-33 rebounding edge.
Kyle Filipowski had 25 points to lead the Blue Devils (1-1).
No. 3 PURDUE 87, MOREHEAD ST. 57
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey had 18 points and eight rebounds, Lance Jones scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half and No. 3 Purdue rolled over Morehead State.
The Boilermakers (2-0) broke the school record for most consecutive regular-season wins against non-conference opponents with their 26th in a row. The previous mark stood since November 1994.
Braden Smith had 11 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers.
Riley Minix led the defending Ohio Valley Conference regular-season champions with 18 points. Jordan Lathon had 12 for the Eagles (1-2).
No. 13 MIAMI 88, UCF 72
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Wooga Poplar scored 23 points to lead No. 13 Miami to a win over UCF.
The junior guard shot 6 for 8 from the field and was perfect on five 3-point attempts.
Norchad Omier had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Bensley Joseph scored 15 points, Matthew Cleveland added 12 and Nijel Pack 11 for the Hurricanes (2-0), who never trailed.
Jaylin Sellers finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds for UCF.
The Knights (1-1) rallied from an 18-point deficit early in the second half and got to within six points at 68-62 on Demarr Langford Jr.’s jumper with 6: 11 remaining. But Miami countered with seven unanswered points.
No. 15 TEXAS A&M 73, OHIO ST. 66
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tyrece Radford and Wade Taylor IV each scored 21 points to help No. 15 Texas A&M beat Ohio State.
Henry Coleman III added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Aggies (2-0) in the game that had 19 lead changes and seven ties.
Bruce Thornton led Ohio State (1-1) with 24 points.
No. 17 KENTUCKY 81, TEXAS A&M COMMERCE 61
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 21 points, Tre Mitchell added 18 and No. 16 Kentucky beat Texas A&M Commerce.
Justin Edwards scored 16 points for the short-handed Wildcats (2-0), while Rob Dillingham had 12 and D.J. Wagner 11. Reeves made five of Kentucky’s eight 3-pointers, hitting three in a row to end the first half.
Kalen Williams scored 19 points for Texas A&M Commerce (0-3). Tommie Lewis added 18 and Jerome Brewer had 12.
The Wildcats trailed 19-6, then outscored the Lions 32-11 the rest of the half for a 38-30 halftime lead.
No. 22 VILLANOVA 83, LE MOYNE 57
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Justin Moore had 21 points and Tyler Burton registered a double-double to lead No. 22 Villanova over Le Moyne.
Moore scored 16 of his points in the first half on 6 for 10 shooting while Burton finished with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Brendan Hausen had 18 points off the bench for Villanova, which led 48-34 at halftime.
Luke Sutherland had 15 points and Isaiah Salter chipped in 10 points to lead the Dolphins.
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