Ranked Duke beats Penn State in Tip-Off tournament

The Wildcats survived a grinding game against No. 13 Michigan State to win by 21 and the defending champion Wildcats held off No. 15 Purdue by three behind preseason All-American Josh Hart’s array of big shots.

“To play the program, which is Duke, the standard for college basketball, the first half we probably tried to do a little too much individually, became a little bit unhinged, we’re still there and had chances to be even closer at the half”, URI coach Dan Hurley said.

The Tigers, on the other hand, couldn’t make a sizeable lead stand up. URI knows it can hang tough and learned a lot about what it will take to get over the hump the next time they see an upper-echelon team.

Shep Garner led Penn State with 20 points, and Tony Carr finished with 10.

This one wasn’t almost as competitive.

Despite having a limited rotation due to injuries and playing on back-to-back days, Duke controlled the pace for much of the game and executed attractive half-court offense, generating a lead that was as much as 18 points in the second half. “We got better. And that’s our goal Just keep getting better”.

(7) OHIO STATE 113, LIU BROOKLYN 54: Sierra Calhoun scored 22 points and Kelsey Mitchell added 21 as the Buckeyes (3-1) routed the Blackbirds (0-3) in Columbus, Ohio. OR coach Dana Altman said Brooks could play some at the Maui Invitational this week. “That the hype about our teams was probably real; based on the way we’ve grown, with our young players, and the adversity of previous year. We wanted to win today”, Cronin snapped when asked if his team was thinking about Duke.

Virginia 62, Yale 38 – Marial Shayok scored 15 points as the No. 8 Cavaliers (3-0) defeated the Bulldogs (2-1) in Charlottesville, Va. “Now we’re nationally ranked and playing Duke for a championship. Let’s just be honest”.

Duke’s short bench outscored Penn State’s 19-5. He felt the 78-68 loss to No. 1 Duke on Saturday qualified as a step forward. The Wildcats led by double figures throughout the second half and scored 13 straight points to open their biggest lead, 75-49, with 7:23 remaining.

Washington said the players got the coach’s message and knew what they had to do Sunday.

Sunday’s effort was a step back, but coach Patrick Chambers said that will happen with a young team that starts three freshmen.

Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils toppled Marist and Grand Canyon before almost upending Kansas without the help of their two most intriguing players.

In the meantime, Amile Jefferson appears to be the beneficiary of the majority of the minutes that have been left available, as Duke essentially elected to play small against Penn State. Penn State kept clawing, but just couldn’t make a sustained run to really put pressure on Duke.

Jacob Evans scored 25 points and Kyle Washington had 23 for Cincinnati (2-1).

The sophomore guard made eight of his 11 shots from the floor, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range for the Blue Devils (4-1), who never trailed. – Trevon Bluiett scored 20 points and Edmond Sumner got 11 of his 17 points in the second half, helping 11th-ranked Xavier hold off Northern Iowa to win the Tire Pros Invitational.

Bobby Hurley, a point guard who helped Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski to back-to-back NCAA titles, is the coach at Arizona State.