Duke tops Elon as Coach K ties Dean Smith on all-time wins list

Associated Press

DURHAM, N.C.

Kyle Singler scored 24 points to help No. 1 Duke beat Elon 98-72 on Monday night, moving coach Mike Krzyzewski into a tie for second place on the all-time wins list.

Nolan Smith added 22 points as the Blue Devils (11-0) gave their Hall of Fame coach his 879th win in 36 seasons at Duke and Army. Krzyzewski is now tied with Dean Smith, who spent 36 seasons at rival North Carolina before retiring in 1997 as the winningest coach Division I history.

Krzyzewski can pass Smith by beating North Carolina-Greensboro at the Greensboro Coliseum on Dec. 29. That would leave only Bobby Knight ahead of him, as Knight passed Smith with 902 wins before retiring almost three years ago.

No. 4 Connecticut 76, Coppin State 64

HARTFORD, Conn.

Kemba Walker scored 20 points and Connecticut ended a 12-day break for final exams by beating Coppin State.

Freshman Jeremy Lamb added 16 points, and Alex Oriakhi had 12 points and seven rebounds for UConn (9-0).

No. 5 Syracuse 97, Morgan State 55

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

Rick Jackson had 18 points and nine rebounds, reserve James Southerland added a career-high 18 points and Syracuse beat Morgan State.

No. l6 Memphis 68, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 63

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

Joe Jackson scored a career-high 23 points and Memphis pulled away just enough in the second half.

Jacksonville 71, No. 20 Florida 68

GAINESVILLE, Fla.

Freshman Keith McDougald scored a career-high 18 points, including four free throws late in overtime, and Delwan Graham added two critical buckets to lead Jacksonville to an upset of Florida.

BIG TEN Northwestern 92, St. Francis, N.Y. 61

NEW YORK

John Shurna scored 26 points and Drew Crawford had 25 to lead Northwestern in the opening round of the Holiday Festival. Michael Thompson had 14 points and JerShon Cobb added 11 for the Wildcats (8-0), who were one of nine Division I teams that entered Monday undefeated.

HORIZON Wisconsin-Green Bay 72, North Dakota 68.

GREEN BAY, Wis.

Alec Brown scored 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds for Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Phoenix (5-7) trailed 37-27 at halftime, but rallied on 52 percent shooting in the second period. Rahmon Fletcher chipped in with 16 points for Green Bay while Bryquis Perine added 13 and Jarvis Williams 11.

Valparaiso 74, E. Michigan 67.

ROCHESTER, Mich.

Brandon Wood scored 21 points to lead Valparaiso in the Lou Henson Award Holiday Tournament. Howard Little and Ryan Broekhoff each added 13 points for the Crusaders (8-4).

MAC South Dakota State 72, Central Michigan 69

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.

Nate Wolters sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift South Dakota State. Wolters finished with a game-high 25 points and six assists for the Jackrabbits (8-3) while Jalin Thomas and Finis Craddock led the Chippewas with 15 points each.