KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lamonte’ Turner had 23 points and No. 1 Tennessee held West Virginia scoreless for a 9 1/2-minute stretch Saturday on its way to an 83-66 victory.
Tennessee (18-1) erased its first double-digit deficit of the season and took command by ending the first half on a 24-2 run and scoring the first four points of the second half. That put the Volunteers on track for their 14th consecutive victory in the school’s longest win streak since it opened the 1922-23 season with 14 straight wins.
Grant Williams scored 19 points for Tennessee, and Admiral Schofield had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Esa Ahmad scored 16 points and Derek Culver had 15 for West Virginia (9-11), which lost for the seventh time in its last eight games.
NO. 2 DUKE 66,
GEORGIA TECH 53
DURHAM, N.C. — RJ Barrett had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Duke pulled away for the victory.
Zion Williamson added 22 points to help the Blue Devils (17-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their 12th in a row in the series with Georgia Tech.
Duke finished a season-worst 2 of 21 from 3-point range but hit 52 percent from the field in the second half to win its lowest-scoring game of the year.
Abdoulaye Gueye had 14 points and Michael Devoe added 11 for the Yellow Jackets (11-9, 3-4), who have dropped four of six.
NO. 3 VIRGINIA 82, NOTRE DAME 55
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — De’Andre Hunter scored 19 points to lead Virginia to the road win.
The Cavaliers shot 52.2 from the field in their second straight victory since a 72-70 loss at Duke on Jan. 19. Kyle Guy, Indiana’s 2016 Mr. Basketball at Lawrence Central near Indianapolis, had 15 points. Ty Jerome added 13 points, and Kihei Clark finished with 12.
Virginia (18-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) dominated the boards 45-33 and committed just two turnovers.
John Mooney had his ACC-leading 12th double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds for struggling Notre Dame (11-9, 1-6), which dropped its fourth in a row.
NO. 8 KENTUCKY 71,
NO. 9 KANSAS 63
LEXINGTON, Ky. — PJ Washington scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half, and Kentucky beat Kansas in the SEC-Big 12 Challenge.
Washington also had 13 rebounds, helping the Wildcats to a 49-36 advantage on the glass. Reid Travis had 18 points and 12 boards, and Keldon Johnson also posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Kentucky (16-3) had dropped its last three games against Kansas (16-4).
Dedric Lawson had 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Jayhawks, and Quentin Grimes added 13 points.
NO. 10 VIRGINIA TECH 78, SYRACUSE 56
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justin Robinson scored 24 of his career-high 35 points in the first half, powering Virginia Tech to the victory.
The Hokies (16-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) used a 20-5 run to open a 34-16 lead. Robinson had 12 points in the surge as Virginia Tech led by as many as 22 on its way to a 43-24 halftime lead.
Oshae Brissett scored 16 points for Syracuse (14-6, 5-2), and Frank Howard had 13.
NO. 12 MARQUETTE 87, XAVIER 82
CINCINNATI — Markus Howard scored 19 of his 31 points down the stretch to help Marquette rally for its seventh consecutive win.
Joey Hauser added 21 points for the Golden Eagles (18-3, 7-1 Big East).
After Xavier (11-10, 3-5) pulled ahead 58-47 with 14 minutes left, Howard hit a pair of baskets that started Marquette’s comeback. His long 3-pointer put the Golden Eagles ahead 79-71 with 1:59 left, and his two free throws with 9.1 seconds left closed it out.
Paul Scruggs scored 21 points for Xavier, and Tyrique Jones matched his career high with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
ILLINOIS 78,
NO. 13 MARYLAND 67
NEW YORK — Ayo Dosunmu scored 20 points, Tevian Jones had 18 and Illinois beat Maryland at Madison Square Garden.
Andres Feliz had 15 points for the Fighting Illini (6-14, 2-7 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game skid by handing the Terrapins their second straight conference loss.
Bruno Fernando led Maryland (16-5, 7-3) with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Anthony Cowan Jr. had 18 points and Jalen Smith finished with 11.
The game was tied at 59 with 5:21 left before the Illini grabbed control with a 15-4 run. Dosunmu made two foul shots to make it 74-63 with 35 seconds remaining.
