Duke Repels Stubborn Hoyas

After a relatively weak schedule to start the season, No. 1 Duke needed a game against a team like Georgetown -- a physical, fast, pressing squad that didn’t back down in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The young Blue Devils took the Hoyas’ best shot and survived Wednesday night as Dahntay Jones matched his career high with 22 points and Daniel Ewing added a career-best 19 in a 93-86 victory at Durham, N.C.

Duke (10-0) managed only five assists on 17 first-half baskets but began sharing the ball during a 15-1 second-half run.

Mike Sweetney led the Hoyas (8-2) with 23 points.

No. 4 Alabama 61, Arkansas 51 -- Reserve Antoine Pettway scored 14 points and Erwin Dudley had 11 points and 14 rebounds as the Crimson Tide (11-1) began defense of its Southeastern Conference title with a victory over the Razorbacks (5-7) at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

No. 15 Indiana 78, Penn State 65 -- Jeff Newton and Bracey Wright scored 17 points apiece as the Hoosiers (11-2) won their 12th in a row against the Nittany Lions (5-7) in a Big Ten opener at Bloomington, Ind.

No. 16 Creighton 65, Bradley 58 -- Michael Lindeman scored 15 points and the Bluejays (12-1, 3-0 Missouri Valley) overcame 36% shooting to beat the Braves (4-9, 0-2) at Peoria, Ill.

No. 18 Kentucky 74, Tennessee 71 -- Keith Bogans had 20 points as the Wildcats (10-3) beat the Volunteers (7-3) in an SEC opener at Knoxville, Tenn.

No. 19 Louisville 80, Charlotte 59 -- Erik Brown scored 17 points as the Cardinals (9-1) won their eighth in a row, defeating the 49ers in a Conference USA opener at Charlotte, N.C.

Curtis Withers had 15 points for Charlotte (5-7, 0-1).

No. 21 Maryland 108, Hampton 58 -- Drew Nicholas had 17 points as the Terrapins (7-3) never trailed against the Pirates (6-4) at College Park, Md.

WOMEN

No. 3 Connecticut 67, Rutgers 62 -- Diana Taurasi scored 24 points as the Huskies (13-0) held off the Scarlet Knights (6-4) in a Big East opener at Hartford, Conn.

No 4 Kansas State 88, Kansas 49 -- Nicole Ohlde had 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Wildcats (14-1) sent the Jayhawks (7-5) to their 17th consecutive Big 12 loss in a conference opener at Lawrence, Kan.

No. 8 Texas Tech 77, Texas A&M; 56 -- Plenette Pierson had 25 points to lead the Red Raiders (12-1) past the Aggies (7-5) in a Big 12 opener at College Station, Texas.

No. 16 Notre Dame 66, West Virginia 59 -- Le’Tania Severe had 21 points at Morgantown, W. Va., to help the Irish (9-3) end the Mountaineers’ season-opening 10-game winning streak.

No. 19 Wisconsin-Green Bay 58, Marquette 47 -- Kristy Loiselle had 18 points to lead the Phoenix (12-2) past the Golden Eagles (8-4) at Milwaukee.

No. 20 Texas 77, Oklahoma State 44 -- Stacy Stephens had 14 points to lead the Longhorns (8-4) past the Cowgirls (4-8) in a Big 12 opener at Austin, Texas.

No. 24 Colorado 64, Iowa State 63 -- Freshman Amber Metoyer made a jumper with 1.5 seconds left to lead the Buffaloes (11-1) past the Cyclones (5-7) in a Big 12 opener at Boulder, Colo.