COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NATIONAL ROUNDUP : It’s Same Story as Duke Defeats Michigan

Some of their faces are new, but when it comes to Michigan, the Duke Blue Devils get the same results.

No. 4-ranked Duke defeated No. 3 Michigan for the fourth consecutive time over three seasons and Saturday’s 73-63 victory at Ann Arbor, Mich., was a combination of the Blue Devils’ balance and depth and the Wolverines’ poor shooting.

“We’re very excited with this win,” Coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “This is not a well-oiled machine like two years ago. In fact, I’m not sure we have a machine of any kind at this point.”

Michigan no longer had Chris Webber, who opted for the NBA after his sophomore season. Duke was without Bobby Hurley, the point guard who led the Blue Devils to two national championships, who graduated last spring.

But the game was exciting nonetheless. Duke (5-0) led the entire game, and was on the verge of taking control with 6 1/2 minutes to play with a 14-point lead. But the Wolverines (5-1) went to a full-court trapping defense that forced enough turnovers to enable them to close to 65-60 with 3:07 left.

Cherokee Parks, a junior center from Huntington Beach, led Duke with 23 points. Grant Hill had 18 and Antonio Lang and Marty Clark had 10 each. Jalen Rose had 31 points and Juwan Howard added 20 for Michigan, which had won 13 in a row at home.

No. 1 Arkansas 123, Delaware State 66--Al Dillard made 12 three-point baskets, setting a Southeastern Conference record at Fayetteville, Ark. Dillard was 12 of 22 from three-point range and finished with 39 points. He broke the SEC mark of 10 set by Chris Jackson of Louisiana State in 1990. The NCAA record of 14 was set by Dave Jamerson of Ohio in 1989. The Razorbacks (5-0) led, 29-8, early and, 58-25, at halftime.

No. 5 Temple 54, Villanova 49--Eddie Jones scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as the Owls (3-0) held off a late rally at Philadelphia. Villanova is 2-2.

No. 7 Kansas 98, Arkansas Little Rock 63--Patrick Richey scored a season-high 20 points and the Jayhawks (8-1) shot more than 50% for the first time this season in the game at Lawrence, Kan. Arkansas Little Rock is 2-2.

No. 8 Massachusetts 97, Holy Cross 80--Lou Roe made 15 of 18 shots to score a career-high 33 points for the Minutemen (7-1), who had little trouble getting inside for easy baskets against Holy Cross (2-2) at Worcester, Mass.

No. 10 Louisville 90, Eastern Kentucky 66--Clifford Rozier made all 15 shots to set an NCAA record for most shots without a miss and scored 32 points for the Cardinals (3-1) at Louisville. Rozier broke the field-goal percentage mark set by Louisville’s Cornelius Holden, who was 14 of 14 against Southern Mississippi in 1990. That record was tied by Dana Jones of Pepperdine against Boise State in 1991.

Louisiana State 71, No. 15 Oklahoma State 68--Jamie Brandon scored 21 points, including two on free throws with five seconds to play, as the Tigers won at New Orleans.

No. 16 Illinois 108, American 84--Deon Thomas scored 31 points and became the school’s career scoring leader as Illinois won the Illini Classic championship at Champaign, Ill. Thomas, who made 25 of 30 shots in two games, needed 21 points to pass Eddie Johnson for the No. 1 spot on the Illini scoring list. Thomas scored 19 points in the game’s first 10 minutes.

No. 18 Georgia Tech 86, Mercer 69--Travis Best scored 19 points as the Yellow Jackets (3-1) won at Atlanta. Mercer trailed, 44-41, at halftime, but Georgia Tech outscored the Bears, 16-7, in the first seven minutes of the second half. Terry Young, who scored 23 points, made a basket with 12:56 to play for a 60-50 lead and the Bears (2-3) didn’t score again for more than four minutes.

No. 19 Wisconsin 91, Texas Tech 88--Michael Finley scored 27 points and the Badgers (4-0) never trailed at Lubbock, Tex. Wisconsin had a 76-51 lead with 10:09 to play before the Red Raiders (2-3) rallied. Lance Hughes, Mark Davis and Koy Smith sparked a 27-15 run, but Texas Tech fell short.

No. 20 Cincinnati 75, Rutgers 61--Damon Flint scored 25 points and the host Bearcats (6-1) used a 19-0 run in the championship game of the Bearcat Classic to get Coach Bob Huggins his 100th victory at the school. He is 268-109 overall in 13 years.

No. 21 Connecticut 117, Central Connecticut 63--Donny Marshall scored 28 points and Ray Allen had 25, both career highs for the Huskies (5-0). Donyell Marshall had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut, which shot 56.3% and outrebounded Central, 56-30, at Hartford.

Old Dominion 76, No. 22 Virginia 69--Odell Hodge scored 23 points and Mike Jones added 14, including 12 in the second half, for the Monarchs (5-0) at Norfolk, Va. Junior Burrough had 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Cavaliers (3-2).

No. 24 George Washington 94, Jackson State 74--Alvin Pearsall scored 20 points for as the Colonels (3-1) won the championship game of the Red Auerbach Colonial Classic at Washington.

OTHERS

Bryan Caver had 17 points, Darrell Mims added a career-high 16, and Seton Hall held off St. Bonaventure for a 76-62 victory at East Rutherford, N.J. . . . Chucky Atkins made a 10-foot jumper with 0.9 seconds to play to lift South Florida to a 65-63 victory over Florida State at Tampa. . . . Marc Carter made a six-foot turnaround jumper with three seconds to play to lift San Diego State to a 70-69 victory over Southern Utah. . . . Askia Jones keyed a 20-6 run with three consecutive three-pointers to lead Kansas State over Nevada, 78-53, at Manhattan, Kan. . . . Dickey Simpkins had 14 points to lead Providence to a 108-48 victory over St. Francis at Providence, R.I. . . . New Mexico State outscored New Mexico, 17-9, in the second overtime to win at Albuquerque, 112-104.