UNDATED (AP) — Fourth-ranked Duke held a party for outgoing basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEHF’-skee), but North Carolina spit into the punch bowl.
The Tar Heels torched the Blue Devils for 55 points in the second half to earn a 94-81 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Four Tar Heels scored at least 20 points, led by Armando Bacot’s (BAY’-kahts) 23. Caleb Love had 22 points, RJ Davis 21, and Brady Manek 20 with 11 rebounds.
It was the final home game for Krzyzewski, who has 1,196 career victories and five NCAA championships.
More than 90 former players were in attendance, including Grant Hill, Shane Battier (BAT’-ee-ay), J.J. Redick, Jay Williams, Danny Ferry, and Christian Laettner.
After returning for the final pregame minutes, Krzyzewski appeared to be fighting back tears during the national anthem and dabbing his eyes with a tissue during the final huddle before tipoff.
In other top-25 men’s games:
— Second-ranked Arizona coasted to an 89-61 romp over Cal as Oumar Ballo (OH’-mahr BAH’-loh) had 16 points off the bench. Pelle Larsson, Justin Kier, and Bennedict Mathurin (MATH’-ur-ihn) each had 13 points in the Wildcats’ 17th consecutive home win.
— James Akinjo (ah-KIHN’-joh) scored 20 points and third-ranked Baylor clinched a share of the Big 12 title with its fifth consecutive win, 75-68 over Iowa State. Kendall Brown had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Baylor, which finished in a tie with Kansas at 14-4.
— Jabari Smith was 3-for-3 from 3-point range while scoring 21 points in fifth-ranked Auburn’s 82-71 win over South Carolina. Smith is 21 of 37 from downtown over his last six games, averaging 25 points during a run that helped the Tigers clinch its fourth SEC regular-season title.
— David McCormack hit a pair of foul shots with 1:54 remaining in overtime to give sixth-ranked Kansas the lead for good in a 70-63 win over No. 21 Texas. McCormack was 10-for-10 from the line and finished with a season-high 22 points plus 10 rebounds.
— Oscar Tshiebwe (SHEEB’-way) had 27 points and 15 rebounds for his 25th double-double of the season, pushing seventh-ranked Kentucky to a 71-63 win against Florida. The 6-foot-9, 255-pound forward and national player of the year candidate scored 17 of Kentucky’s 19 points over a 7 1/2-minute span that included both halves.
— Eric Hunter Jr. scored 17 points and Sasha Stefanovic added 15 to help No. 8 Purdue rally past archrival Indiana 69-67. Zach Edey (EE’-dee) added 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Boilermakers (25-6, 14-6 Big Ten) snapped a season-high two-game losing streak.
— Justin Moore scored 16 points and Jermaine Samuels added 15 as 11th-ranked Villanova beat Butler, 78-59 in their regular-season finale. The Wildcats scored 11 straight points during a 20-1 run that made it 23-4.
— Bryce Thompson drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 19.4 seconds left to send Oklahoma State past No. 12 Texas Tech, 52-51. Rondel Walker led the Cowboys with 12 points and Thompson had 11.
— Zakai (zah-KY’) Zeigler hit a pair of key free throws over the final 14 seconds to help 13th-ranked Tennessee secure a 78-74 win against Arkansas. Zeigler had 13 points, days after his family was left homeless by a fire in New York City.
— Jaime Jaquez (HY’-may HAH’-kehz) Jr. scored 27 points and 17th-rated UCLA defeated No. 16 Southern California. 75-68. Jules Bernard added 19 points for the Bruins, who claimed the second seed in the Pac-12 tournament with the victory.
— Adama Sanogo scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as 18th-ranked UConn beat DePaul, 75-68. Tyrese Martin added 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Huskies, who held a 49-31 edge on the boards.
— Tevin Brown scored 23 points to lead No. 22 Murray State over Morehead State, 71-67, giving the Racers their 20th consecutive victory and the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. Tourney MVP Justice Hill added 21 points for the Racers.
— Tari Eason scored 20 points and had a key block that led to his go-ahead dunk with 38 seconds left in overtime, propelling LSU’s game-ending, 6-0 run in an 80-77 decision over No. 25 LSU.
