Reddish scores 24, No. 2 Duke pulls away to beat BC
DURHAM, N. C. — Freshman Cameron Reddish scored 24 points, and No. 2 Duke pulled away to beat Boston College 80-55 on Tuesday night.
Zion Williamson had 16 points and a season-best 17 rebounds, RJ Barrett finished with 19 points and Tre Jones added 11 points for the Blue Devils (20-2, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).
NO. 5 KENTUCKY 76, SOUTH
CAROLINA 48: PJ Washington scored 20 points, and No. 5 Kentucky routed South Carolina victory for its ninth consecutive victory. The Wildcats (19-3, 8-1 Southeastern Conference) shot just 41 percent but held the Gamecocks to just 28 percent in the second half and 36 percent overall. It was the seventh time in eight games they've held an opponent below 40 percent.
NO. 7 MICHIGAN 77,
RUTGERS 65: Freshman Ignas Brazdeikis scored 23 points and No. 7 Michigan hit nine of its first 11 shots in opening a big lead and beating Rutgers. Zavier Simpson added 14 points, seven assists and seven rebounds as the Wolverines (21-2, 10-2 Big Ten) bounced back from a dreadful performance in a loss to Iowa.
NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA
113, N.C. STATE 96: Luke Maye scored a season-high 31 points to go with 12 rebounds, and No. 8 North Carolina beat North Carolina State. Freshman Coby White added 21 points for the Tar Heels (18-4, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who swept the regular-season set with their nearby rival for the 12th time in 16 seasons under Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams.
ILLINOIS 79, NO. 9 MICHIGAN
STATE 74: Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, and Illinois used a swarming defense to upset No. 9 Michigan State. Giorgi Bezhanishvili scored 16 for Illinois (8-15, 4-9 Big Ten), and Trent Frazier added 15 as the Illini handed the Spartans (18-5, 9-3) their third straight loss. Cassius Winston led the Spartans with 21 points.
ST. JOHN'S 70, NO. 10
MARQUETTE 69: Shamorie Ponds scored 28 points, including a go-ahead layup with 16 seconds left, to give St. John's a victory over No. 10 Marquette. The loss ended an eight-game winning streak for the Golden Eagles and was their first defeat at their new home this season after 14 victories.
NO. 22 FLORIDA STATE 80,
SYRACUSE 62: Terance Mann scored 22 points, Mfiondu Kabengele added 18 and No. 22 Florida State beat Syracuse. Florida State (17-5, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its fourth straight after starting conference play with four losses in five games, including consecutive setbacks on the road to Boston College and Pittsburgh. Syracuse (16-7, 7-3 ACC) entered the game 2-3 against ranked teams, having beaten two on the road — Ohio State in late November and Duke three weeks ago.