Published December 02, 2008
Top 25 highlights: No. 4 Duke drops another Big Ten opponent
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Kyle Singler had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke beat No. 9 Purdue 76-60 on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.Jon Scheyer scored 20 points and Nolan Smith added 12 for the Blue Devils (8-0).Robbie Hummel had 15 points and eight rebounds and JaJuan Johnson added 12 for the Boilermakers (5-2). E'Twaun Moore, Purdue's leading scorer, went scoreless in the first half and finished with 10 points.Duke improved to 10-0 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It was the Blue Devils' first game against a ranked team this season.NO. 7 NOTRE DAME 102, SOUTH DAKOTA 76At South Bend, Ariz., Ryan Ayers was 9-of-14 from 3-point range for a career-high 35 points and Kyle McAlarney was 7-of-13 on 3 for 27 points for Notre Dame.Ayers tied the Notre Dame record with nine 3s at the Joyce Center, one shy of the 10 Donta Wade had for Providence against the Irish in 2000. McAlarney just missed a third straight 30-point game as the Irish (6-1) were 19-of-37 from 3-point range.NO. 17 VILLANOVA 69, PENN 47At Philadelphia, Dante Cunningham had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Corey Stokes scored 14 points for Villanova.NO. 18 MEMPHIS 100, MARIST 61At Memphis, Tenn., Shawn Taggart had 21 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks and freshman Tyreke Evans added 24 points for Memphis.OHIO ST. 73, NO. 21 MIAMI 68At Coral Gables, Fla., Ohio State erased a 14-point second-half deficit, mounting the comeback after the ejection of Miami scoring leader Jack McClinton.NO. 23 FLORIDA 73, FLORIDA A&M 58At Gainesville, Fla., Nick Calathes had 16 points, five rebounds and seven assists and Chandler Parsons added 15 points for Florida.