CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Nolan Smith, playing with a scratched left eye, scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 5 Duke extended its Atlantic Coast Conference lead by holding off Miami 81-71 on Sunday night.
“I really didn’t know what was going on at the time,” Smith said. “They numbed it up a bit at halftime. Now I feel fine.”
Seth Curry scored 16 for the Blue Devils (23-2, 10-1). Duke’s record after 25 games matches its best since 2005-06.
No. 10 Connecticut 75, Providence 57
STORRS, Conn. — Jamal Coombs- McDaniel, who averages 4.5 points, had a career-high 25 as the Huskies (19-5, 7-5 Big East) beat the Friars (14-11, 3-9).
No. 11 Georgetown 69, Marquette 60
WASHINGTON — Chris Wright scored 20 points, Austin Freeman added 17 despite limping badly off the court in the first half and the Hoyas (20-5, 9-4 Big East) won their eighth straight game.
No. 14 Purdue 81, Illinois 70
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — JaJuan Johnson scored 24 points to lead the Boilermakers (20-5, 9-3 Big Ten).
No. 15 Arizona 67, Arizona State 52
TEMPE, Ariz. — Kyle Fogg hit six 3-pointers and matched a career high with 26 points, leading Arizona (21-4, 10-2 Pac-10).
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No. 4 Tennessee 65, Vanderbilt 57
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Volunteers (24-2, 12-0 SEC) rallied to win after scoring just 15 points in the first half.
Virginia 60, No. 12 Maryland 57
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ariana Moorer scored 17 and the Cavaliers (14-13, 4-8 ACC) rallied to top the Terps (20-5, 6-4).
No. 22 Iowa State 61, Kansas State 53
AMES, Iowa — Kelsey Bolte scored 25 points for the Cyclones (17-7, 5-5 Big 12).
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