UNDATED (AP) — Second-ranked Duke is 8-1 following an easy non-conference victory.
AJ Griffin scored 19 points as the Blue Devils hammered South Carolina State, 103-62. Griffin was 7 of 8 from the field and had four rebounds with four assists in 21 minutes off the bench. He was one of six Blue Devils to score in double-figures.
Trevor Keels had 14 points, Joey Baker scored 13 points, and Paolo Banchero had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Duke embarked on a 29-8 run early in the game and led by 33 at halftime.
In Tuesday’s other top-25 action:
— Memphis ended a four-game skid with a stunning 92-78 victory against sixth-ranked Alabama. DeAndre Williams had 20 points and six assists and Jalen Duren added 14 points as the Tigers dropped the Crimson Tide to 8-2.
— Walker Kessler had 14 points and 13th-ranked Auburn earned its sixth straight win by ripping North Alabama, 70-44. Jabari Smith and Devan Cambridge each scored 13 in the Tigers’ second and final game without suspended coach Bruce Pearl.
— Josh Carlton had 17 points to lead five Houston players in double figures as the 14th-ranked defeated Louisiana-Lafayette, 71-56. Jamal Shead added 16 points for the Cougars.
— No. 17 Texas held Arkansas-Pine Bluff without a basket for nearly 12 minutes to start the game in coasting to a 63-31 victory. Tre Mitchell scored 14 points and helped the Longhorns burst out to a 17-1 lead.
— No. 18 Tennessee cruised to a 96-52 victory over USC Upstate behind Olivier Nkamhoua’s 21 points. Kennedy Chandler had 15 points, provided 10 assists and helped the Vols shoot 56%.
— Tari Eason led a balanced attack with 18 points and 19th-ranked LSU clobbered Northwestern State, 89-49. Xavier Pinson had 15 points and four assists, while Efton Reid had 15 points and 10 rebounds to help the Tigers improve to 10-0 for the first time in 22 years.
— Kevin McCullar scored 21 points, and No. 25 Texas Tech celebrated its return to the national rankings with a 75-62 victory over Arkansas State.
