men’s top 25 roundup

No. 1 Duke 84, Saint Louis 47

DURHAM, N.C.

Nolan Smith scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half in Duke’s 20th straight win. Kyle Singler added 21 points for the Blue Devils (10-0), who shot 53 percent, turned 22 turnovers into 31 points and took command with an overwhelming early run.

No. 11 Tennessee 83, No. 3 Pittsburgh 76

PITTSBURGH

Scotty Hopson scored a career-high 27 points and the Vols dealt the Panthers their first non-conference loss in Pittsburgh in nearly six years. Melvin Goins added 19 points and Cameron Tatum hit a succession of big shots while scoring 14 points as Tennessee (7-0) opened leads of as many as 21 points. Pitt (10-1) needed a late flurry just to cut the final margin to single digits.

No. 4 Kansas 76, Colorado State 55

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Markieff Morris had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Elijah Johnson scored six points in a 12-0 run in the second half for Kansas.

No. 5 Kansas St. 68, Loyola of Chicago 60

CHICAGO

Jacob Pullen scored 19 points to help the Wildcats hold on for their fifth straight win. Martavious Irving scored 12 points and Curtis Kelly added 10 for Kansas State (9-1).

No. 8 Syracuse 100, Colgate 43

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

Rick Jackson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season, and Syracuse clamped down on its upstate New York rival.

No. 11 Missouri 70, Presbyterian 55

COLUMBIA, Mo.

Justin Safford had 14 points and six rebounds to lead Missouri over Presbyterian in the first meeting between the schools. Kim English also scored 14 for the Tigers (8-1), who used a 21-4 run over nine minutes of the first half to pull away. Marcus Denmon knocked down two 3-pointers.

Texas A&M 63, No. 21 Washington 62

COLLEGE STATION, Texas

David Loubeau blocked a desperation shot by Isaiah Thomas as time expired to help Texas A&M hang on. The Aggies led by seven with about four minutes to go before the Huskies scored six straight points to pull to 63-62 with about 11/2 minutes remaining.

No. 18 BYU 87, Arizona 65

SALT LAKE CITY

Jimmer Fredette scored in 20 of his 33 points in the first half and had nine rebounds to lead Brigham Young.

No. 24 Louisville 77, No. 20 UNLV 69

LOUISVILLE, Ky.

Preston Knowles scored all 20 of his points in the second half and Louisville remained unbeaten with a win in the Billy Minardi Classic.

No. 25 Texas 101, Texas State 65

AUSTIN, Texas

Freshman guard Cory Joseph scored a career-high 19 points,

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