Duke Holds Off North Carolina

J.J. Redick had 22 of his 35 points in the second half, freshman Josh McRoberts added a season-high 17 points and No. 2 Duke held off No. 23 North Carolina, 87-83, Tuesday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Redick was 12 of 22 from the field -- including five three-point baskets -- and set a career high with four steals. Three of those led to breakaway layups.

With Duke, 22-1 overall and 10-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, clinging to a one-point lead, Redick made a three-point basket over Wes Miller to increase the margin with 1:54 remaining. He later added another with the shot clock winding down to make it a seven-point game. Despite a furious rally by the Tar Heels (14-6, 5-4), the Blue Devils picked up their 16th victory in the last 19 games in the rivalry.

Reyshawn Terry had 17 points for North Carolina, which trailed by 17 points in the second half but tied the score with a 12-0 run.

No. 4 Villanova 71, St. Joseph’s 58 -- Kyle Lowry scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half, and Randy Foye and Allan Ray each had 14 points for the Wildcats in the win at the Palestra that gave Villanova (18-2) the Big 5 title.

Chet Stachitas scored 19 points for the Hawks (10-10), who shot 50% in the first half and 25% in the second.

No. 11 Tennessee 75, Kentucky 67 -- Chris Lofton had a career-high 31 points -- including seven three-point baskets -- and the Volunteers (17-3, 8-1 in the Southeastern Conference) ended an eight-game losing streak to the Wildcats (15-8, 5-4). It was Tennessee’s first victory at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., since 1999.

No. 25 Northern Iowa 68, Wichita State 56 -- Eric Coleman scored 20 points, Ben Jacobson added 15 and the Panthers (21-4, 11-3 Missouri Valley) won for the seventh time in eight games and completed a sweep of the Shockers (19-6, 10-4) at Cedar Falls, Iowa.