Kyle Singler hit two free throws with 19.4 seconds left to help No. 8 Duke rally past visiting Rhode Island, 82-79, yesterday.
Jon Scheyer scored 23 points, and Singler finished with 21 points for the Blue Devils (3-0), who fell behind by 12 early and trailed for most of the way.
Singler twice hit a pair of foul shots in the final minute to put the Blue Devils up by one, before Rhode Island (1-1) called time out with 10.6 seconds left and worked the ball to Jimmy Baron. With Singler in his face, his fallaway jumper glanced off the rim, clipped a Rams player and went out of bounds with 4.9 seconds on the clock.
Scheyer made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left, and Baron's half-court heave bounced off the glass as time expired to seal Duke's NCAA-best 62nd straight nonconference home win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Baron scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half and matched a career-high with eight threes.
No. 6 Michigan State 100, Idaho 62: : Chris Allen scored a career-high 21, leading host Michigan State (1-0) over Idaho (1-1).
No. 9 Notre Dame 94, South Carolina-Upstate 58: : Luke Harangody had 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead host Notre Dame (1-0) over South Carolina-Upstate (0-2).
No. 19 Florida 81, Bradley 58: : Dan Werner and Walter Hodge each scored 17 to lead the host Gators (2-0) past the Braves (1-1).
No. 24 Kansas 71, Missouri-Kansas City 56: : Sherron Collins had 16 points, and host Kansas opened its national title defense with a win over Missouri-Kansas City (1-1).
No. 25 Wisconsin 68, Long Beach State 61: : Marcus Landry scored 23 points and the host Badgers (1-0) held on to beat the 49ers (0-2).
Women
No. 19 Baylor 81, No. 2 Stanford 65: : Rachel Allison scored 25 points and Jhasmin Player added 14 to help the host Bears (2-0) to an upset of the Cardinal (1-1). It marked the highest ranked opponent that Baylor has beaten in the regular season.
No. 1 Connecticut 82, Georgia Tech 71:: Maya Moore had 20 points and 14 rebounds to help host UConn pull away from the Yellow Jackets (1-1) and come away with its 13th straight season-opening win.
No. 6 North Carolina 77, Virginia Commonweath 65: : Rashanda McCants scored 15 points to help host North Carolina (2-0) overcome a slow start and beat Virginia Commonwealth (1-1) in the second round of the Women's Preseason National Invitation Tournament.
