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Kentucky bests BU

UConn, Duke earn wins

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Aaron Harrison scored 19 points, Devin Booker added 15, and top-ranked Kentucky shot 59 percent from the field to pull away from Boston University for an 89-65 victory on Friday night.

Three days after holding No. 5 Kansas to 20 percent shooting, the Wildcats (4-0) followed up with their best offensive game to put away the determined Terriers (1-2). But things were tight for more than a half as BU guard Cedric Hankerson (24 points) kept his team close with five of its nine 3-pointers.

No. 17 UConn 75, Dayton 64SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Ryan Boatright had 20 points and Rodney Purvis added 19 as No. 17 Connecticut rallied from five points down in the second half.The Huskies (3-0) led by as many as 10 in the first half, but had to fight off runs by the Flyers throughout the period.

No. 4 Duke 74, Temple 54NEW YORK — Freshman center Jahlil Okafor had 16 points and eight rebounds as No. 4 Duke overcame an off night from the field in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.The Blue Devils (4-0) advanced to a championship game against Stanford (3-0), a contest which will match long-time coach Mike Krzyzewski against one of his first big-time guards — Johnny Dawkins.

No. 7 Louisville 85, Marshall 67LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chris Jones scored 18 points and backcourt mate Terry Rozier added 17 to lead cold-shooting No. 7 Louisville.Forward Wayne Blackshear had 16 points, 12 in the first half, for the Cardinals (3-0).

No. 10 Texas 71, California 55 NEW YORK — Jonathan Holmes had 21 points and 13 rebounds as No. 10 Texas shook off the absence of leading scorer Isaiah Taylor in the championship game of the 2K Classic.Demarcus Holland had 11 points for the Longhorns (4-0), who led by 17 with 5 minutes left.David Kravish scored 19 points for California (3-1). Tyrone Wallace had 14 of his 16 in the second half.

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