Blue Devils stroll to win NIT Tip-Off

DURHAM, N.C. — Kyle Singler had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 9 Duke beat Coastal Carolina 74-49 on Monday night in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Freshman Andre Dawkins had 13 points and Jon Scheyer and Miles Plumlee added 10 apiece for the Blue Devils (2-0).

They held the Chanticleers to three field goals during a 14-minute stretch of the first half, put themselves up by 25 points with a 24-11 spurt midway through the second and cruised from there to a second-round matchup with the Elon-Charlotte winner Tuesday night.

Mario Edwards scored 12 to lead the Chanticleers (1-1). Their coach, Cliff Ellis, beat Duke three times from 1987-90 during his decade coaching at Clemson. But that didn’t translate onto the court for a Coastal Carolina team seeking its first win against an Atlantic Coast Conference team since 1987.

Penn State 80, Robert Morris 61

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Tim Frazier scored 19 points to lead Penn State to a victory over Robert Morris.

Chris Babb added 15 points and Jeff Brooks had 12 points and five rebounds for the Nittany Lions (2-0), who are on a seven-game winning streak dating back to last season.

The Nittany Lions’ success on 3-pointers highlighted the team’s offense. Penn State shot 12-for-26 from outside the circle, with Babb going 5-for-9 from 3-point range.

LSU 56, Indiana State 45

BATON ROUGE, La. — Storm Warren had his second double-double in as many games as LSU defeated Indiana State.

Warren had 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers (2-0) advanced to a second round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Tipoff against Western Kentucky, which beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 69-65. Warren had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the season opener against Louisiana-Monroe on Friday.

Villanova 103, Pennsylvania 65

VILLANOVA, Pa. — Maalik Wayns scored 16 points, Corey Stokes, Scottie Reynolds and Taylor King each added 14 and No. 5 Villanova had no trouble in a rout against city rival Pennsylvania.

Corey Fisher scored 13 and Antonio Pena contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for the balanced Wildcats (2-0), who have won 19 of their last 20 games in Big Five play also encompassing Temple, La Salle and Saint Josephs. Villanova has now won seven straight over Penn.

Miami 108, Nova Southeastern 58

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — James Dews scored 19 points to lead Miami past Nova Southeastern.

Malcolm Grant added 17 points and freshman Durand Scott had 14 points and eight assists for the Hurricanes, who saw all 13 players score in the game.

Minnesota 82, Stephen F. Austin 42

MINNEAPOLIS — High-flying freshman Rodney Williams had three dunks and a pair of 3s, finishing with 14 points to help 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Stephen F. Austin.

Lawrence Westbrook and Devoe Joseph led the Gophers (2-0) with 15 points apiece and Damian Johnson contributed 11 second-half points, five assists and five steals to lead the romp after a rough start. Minnesota went 11 for 19 from 3-point range.

Kentucky 72, Miami (Ohio) 70

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky freshman John Wall scored 19 points — including the game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining — to lift the fourth-ranked Wildcats to a win over Miami of Ohio.

After Miami’s Kenny Hayes hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 70 with six seconds left, Wall raced down the floor and pulled up from the wing. The ball fell through the net and Wall raced up the floor pounding his chest in celebration as the crowd roared.

Rider 86, Lehigh 71

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. ) — Novar Gadson scored 20 points and Ryan Thompson added 19 to lead Rider past Lehigh.

The Broncs (2-0) made a school-record 16 3-pointers, including their first five en route to a 19-3 lead. Rider, which attempted 29 3-point shots, broke its previous record of 15 set in a 102-51 win over Canisius on Jan. 6, 2008.

Mississippi 90, Alabama St. 53

OXFORD, Miss. — Terrico White scored 19 points as Mississippi placed four players in double figures to defeat Alabama State.

Eniel Polynice added 17 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals for the Rebels (2-0). Chris Warren and Zac Graham scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Kansas a runaway No. 1 in AP Poll

The first week of the regular season produced few changes in the Top 25. The Jayhawks are followed Monday by Michigan State, Texas, Kentucky and Villanova in the top five spots from the preseason Top 25.

Purdue and North Carolina flipped in the sixth and seventh places. West Virginia, Duke and Tennessee held on to round out the top 10.

Maryland was the only newcomer to the poll at No. 25. The Terrapins moved into the rankings for the first time since the final poll of the 2006-07 season. They replaced Mississippi State, which fell out from 18th following its season-opening 88-74 loss to Rider.