No. 2 Ohio St. routs No. 3 Duke
Jared Sullinger scored 21 points and three teammates were close behind as No. 2 Ohio State roared out to an 11-0 lead and never looked back in beating third-ranked Duke 85-63 on Tuesday night at Columbus, Ohio, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Buckeyes (7-0) never trailed, weathering a Duke rally later in the first half and then leading by 20 for most of the second half.
Austin Rivers had 22 points and Mason Plumlee 16 for the Blue Devils (7-1), coming off wins over ranked opponents Michigan and Kansas in their previous two games.
No. 4 Syracuse 84, Eastern Michigan 48: At Syracuse, N.Y., James Southerland scored 19 points and Syracuse (7-0) routed Eastern Michigan (4-2).
No. 7 Baylor 90, Prairie View 54: At Waco, Texas, Perry Jones (6-0) III scored 27 points and Baylor beat Prairie View (2-6).
Virginia 70, No. 14 Michigan 58: At Charlottesville, Va., Mike Scott had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Virginia (6-1) used a 19-2 second-half run to take command and beat Michigan (5-2) in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
Loyola Marymount 75, No. 23 Saint Louis 68: At Los Angeles, LaRon Armstead scored 22 points, Anthony Ireland added 17 and Loyola Marymount (4-2) beat Saint Louis (6-1).