Andrej Stojakovic scored 23 points and made the big defensive play Tuesday night as No. 14 Illinois held off No. 11 Texas Tech 81-77 in Champaign, Ill.
The son of former NBA star Peja Stojakovic scored 13 points in the second half, but his biggest play came without the ball. He blocked Christian Anderson’s potential game-tying 3-pointer with nine seconds left. Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler rebounded, drew a foul and made a free throw with 6.8 seconds remaining to seal the outcome. He ended the game with 11 points and seven rebounds as the Fighting Illini improved to 3-0.
Kylan Boswell added 22 points for Illinois, while David Mirkovic and Zvonimir Ivisic each chipped in 11. The Illini shot 49.2% from the field, earned a 34-30 advantage in rebounding and turned 13 Red Raiders turnovers into 29 points.
JT Toppin pumped in 24 of his game-high 35 points in the second half for Texas Tech (2-1) to go along with 11 rebounds but also committed six turnovers. LeJuan Watts added 21 points, but Anderson, who came in averaging 26 points and nine assists, was held to eight points, although he had 11 assists.
No. 4 Duke 114, Army 59
On a night when Army alum Mike Krzyzewski was honored by his alma mater, the first school to hire him, his other and more famous team, the Blue Devils, never trailed in an easy victory over the Cadets in West Point, N.Y.
Duke (3-0) and Army (1-2) watched an emotional pregame tribute during which a banner was raised to honor Krzyzewski, who attended the game with his wife and daughter.
Blue Devils got 19 points from freshman Dame Sarr. Isaiah Evans chipped in 17 points, and Patrick Ngongba II added 16 points and nine rebounds. The Cadets were led by Jackson Furman’s 20 points, which included 5-for-9 shooting from 3-point range.
No. 5 Arizona 84, Northern Arizona 49
Freshman reserve Dwayne Aristode scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the second half, leading the Wildcats to a win over the Lumberjacks in Tucson, Ariz.
Motiejus Krivas scored a season-high 12 points for the Wildcats (3-0), and Jaden Bradley added 13 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Krivas, who scored a total of 12 points in Arizona’s victories over then-No. 3 Florida and Utah Tech, made 5 of 7 shots from the field and converted both of his free-throw attempts.
Northern Arizona (1-2) was led by Traivar Jackson’s 10 points. The Lumberjacks’ only lead came when Zack Davidson scored five consecutive points, putting his team ahead 5-4 with 17:26 left in the first half.
No. 6 Michigan 85, Wake Forest 84 (OT)
Elliot Cadeau made a shot to force overtime and drained a tiebreaking free throw with 13 seconds left in the extra period as the Wolverines beat the Demon Deacons in Detroit.
Aday Mara led Michigan (2-0) with 18 points and 13 rebounds and Cadeau had 17 points. Reserve Roddy Gayle Jr.’s 13 points and Morez Johnson Jr.’s 10 points boosted the Wolverines, who shot just 4-for-25 from 3-point range.
Nate Calmese missed a potential winning short floater for the Demon Deacons (2-1). Wake Forest’s Juke Harris had a big second half and finished with 19 points, and Mekhi Mason scored 16 points.
No. 7 BYU 85, Delaware 68
Robert Wright III and Richie Saunders each scored 26 points to help the Cougars pull away for a victory over the Blue Hens in Provo, Utah.
Wright added nine assists and nine rebounds for the Cougars. Saunders chipped in 10 rebounds and six 3-pointers. BYU (3-0) finished with a 46-25 advantage on the glass and scored 23 points off 19 offensive rebounds.
Christian Bliss and Macon Emory led the Blue Hens with 18 points apiece. Delaware (0-3) led by as many as 13 points in the first half before the Cougars rallied.
No. 12 Louisville 96, No. 9 Kentucky 88
The Cardinals nearly saw a 20-point second-half lead disappear before holding on to beat the Wildcats in Louisville.
Mikel Brown Jr. scored 29 points to lead Louisville (3-0). Ryan Conwell added 24 in the win, and Sananda Fru finished with 10.
Denzel Aberdeen scored 26 for Kentucky (2-1), which pulled within four points with four minutes left. The Wildcats got 12 points each from Otega Oweh and Collin Chandler.
No. 10 Florida 78, Florida State 76
Thomas Haugh posted his first double-double of the season as the Gators dominated on the glass and escaped with a win over the Seminoles in Gainesville, Fla.
Haugh finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds, leading a glass attack that saw Florida (2-1) rack up a 58-36 rebounding advantage to run its rivalry winning streak up to five games. Rueben Chinyelu added 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
Robert McCray V led Florida State (2-1) with 29 points. He scored the team’s final 16 points, cutting what was an eight-point deficit to one before missing what would have been the tying free throw and then missing a game-tying 3-point attempt with seven seconds left.
No. 18 North Carolina 89, Radford 74
Luka Bogavac scored 19 points in place of Seth Trimble to help the Tar Heels grind out a win over the Highlanders in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Trimble was injured in a team practice Sunday and underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his left arm. Henri Veesaar (18), Jarin Stevenson (15) and Caleb Wilson (13) also notched double-figure point totals for the Tar Heels (3-0).
Radford (2-1) kept it close for much of the first half but couldn’t string enough shots together in the second half to make a comeback. Dennis Parker Jr. and Del Jones led all scorers with 23 and 22 points, respectively.
No. 19 Gonzaga 90, No. 23 Creighton 63
Graham Ike made a career-best four 3-pointers and recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds while leading the Bulldogs to a romp over the Bluejays in nonconference play at Spokane, Wash.
Braden Huff scored 14 points, Mario Saint-Supery added 13 and Adam Miller had 11 for the Bulldogs (3-0), who broke the game open with a 21-0 second-half run.
Nik Graves and Blake Harper scored 12 points apiece for the Bluejays (1-1), who were outscored 46-25 in the second half.
No. 21 Arkansas 93, Central Arkansas 56
Karter Knox had his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in his first start of the season and the host Razorbacks pulled away in the second half for a victory over the Bears in Fayetteville, Ark.
Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had 17 of his 21 points in the second half and freshman Meleek Thomas had 17 points for the Razorbacks (2-1), who rebounded from a loss to No. 17 Michigan State on Saturday that dropped them seven spots in the rankings.
Camren Hunter, the Atlantic Sun preseason player of the year, had 16 points and Ty Robinson had 15 points for the Bears (1-2), who ran out of gas in their second loss to a Top 25 opponent.
No. 22 Auburn 93, Wofford 62
Elyjah Freeman recorded 21 points and five rebounds and the Tigers rolled to a victory over the visiting Terriers.
Keyshawn Hall added 20 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, three blocked shots and two steals for Auburn (3-0) which topped 90 points for the third straight game. Kevin Overton added 13 points and three steals.
Chace Watley scored 11 points and Kahmare Holmes added 10 for Wofford (1-2). The Terriers made 38.7% of their shots and were outrebounded 48-27.
No. 24 Wisconsin 86, Ball State 55
Nolan Winter had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Nick Boyd and Braeden Carrington added 12 points apiece as the Badgers rode a fast start to a victory over the Cardinals in Madison, Wis.
Wisconsin (3-0) jumped out to a 30-8 lead midway through the first half and led 39-26 at the break. Winter jammed home a follow-up to cap a 17-3 run that put the Badgers up 65-36 with 10:24 remaining.
Elmore James IV had 17 points for Ball State (2-1). Devon Barnes added 12 points, and Mason Jones registered 11.
No. 25 Kansas 77, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 46
Kohl Rosario scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds as the Jayhawks pulled away for a win over the Islanders in Lawrence, Kan.
Flory Bidunga added 12 points and eight rebounds for Kansas (2-1), which bounced back from a loss on the road against North Carolina in its previous game.
Franck Yetna scored 11 points off the bench to lead Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-3). The Islanders shot 32.2% from the floor and went 1-for-14 from 3-point range.
–Field Level Media
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