UNDATED (AP) — Seventh-ranked Duke has avenged its Feb. 7 loss to Virginia.
A.J. Griffin scored eight of his 13 points in the final four minutes of the Blue Devils’ 65-61 victory over the Cavaliers. Griffin hit back-to-back 3-pointers and a layup down the stretch to help the Blue Devils move to 24-4 overall, 14-3 in the ACC.
Jeremy Roach had a team-high 15 points for Duke. Trevor Keels added 13, three coming in the final minute.
Kihei Clark scored 25 points and hit a career-high six 3-pointers, all in the first half for Virginia.
In Wednesday’s other top-25 men’s basketball games:
— Walker Kessler just missed his third triple-double of the season as third-ranked Auburn got by Mississippi, 77-64. Kessler had 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks to help the Tigers bounce back from Saturday’s one-point loss at Florida. Jabari Smith and Zep Jasper each had 15 points as Auburn stayed atop the SEC at 13-2.
— Bryce Hopkins came off the bench to score 11 of his career-high 13 points during a 15-2 run in the second half of sixth-ranked Kentucky’s 71-66 decision over LSU. The short-handed Wildcats trailed 36-28 just after halftime and needed offense besides Oscar Tshiebwe, who had 17 points and 16 rebounds. Kellan Grady and Davion Mintz also had 13 points for the Wildcats, who played their second consecutive contest without injured starting guards TyTy Washington Jr. and Sahvir Wheeler.
— Eleventh-ranked Providence needed triple-overtime to defeat Xavier, 99-92. Jared Bynum provided 27 points, including a 3-pointer that put the Friars ahead by five with 28 seconds left. A.J. Reeves finished with 16 points and Al Durham had 13 to help Providence move to 23-3.
— Jordan Davis sank a jumper with 2:18 left to give No. 13 Wisconsin the lead en route to a 68-67 triumph over Minnesota. Steven Crowl had 20 points to lead the Badgers, while Tyler Wahl chipped in 12 points and nine boards. The Badgers are 22-5 overall and 13-4 in the Big Ten.
— Kyler Edwards scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half of 14th-ranked Houston’s 81-67 downing of Tulane. Taze Moore punctuated his 18-point performance with a two-handed alley-oop dunk with just more than a minute remaining. Fabian White Jr. had 12 points and three blocked shots for the 23-4 Cougars, who shot 62% in the second half.
— Andrew Jones had 21 points as 20th-ranked Texas defeated TCU, 75-66. Marcus Carr had 19 points for the 20-8 Longhorns, while Timmy Allen added 17 points and seven rebounds. Mike Miles Jr. had 17 points for the Horned Frogs.
