EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Freshman point guard Tyus Jones scored 21 points, Justise Winslow hit two key baskets late in the game and No. 2 Duke responded to a tongue lashing by coach Mike Krzyzewski to beat defending national champion Connecticut 66-56 on Thursday night.
Winslow and Jahlil Okafor -- the other two members of the Blue Devils' trio of talented freshmen -- added 12 points apiece. Ahead 30-25 at the break, Duke (10-0) got off to a slow start in the second half and UConn (4-4) tied it, raising Coach K's ire.
Amile Jefferson added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Duke in a game that had the feel and intensity of a NCAA-tournament contest.
Ryan Boatright had 22 points to lead the Huskies. Kentan Facey added 14 points and Daniel Hamilton had 10.
No. 6 Virginia 70
Cleveland State 54
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Justin Anderson scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and No. 6 Virginia returned from an 11-day layoff for exams to defeat Cleveland State.
Malcolm Brogdon also scored 16 and Anthony Gill had 13 for the Cavaliers (10-0), who matched their best start since the 2001-01 season.
Ole Miss 71,
Coastal Carolina 68
OXFORD, Miss. -- LaDarius White scored a career-high 26 points, including six of eight from three-point range, to lift Mississippi over Coastal Carolina.
Jarvis Summers and Stefan Moody added 16 and 11 points, respectively, for the Rebels (7-3), combining for five free throws in the final 55 seconds to preserve the win.
Ole Miss, trailing 41-28 at halftime, had a decisive 15-2 run midway through the second half to take a lead it never surrendered.
Sports on 12/20/2014