Tigers Win Charleston Classic With Victory Over Temple

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Terrence Oglesby's 16 points and a strong defensive effort helped Clemson defeat Temple 76-72 Sunday to win the Charleston Classic.

Clemson (3-0) led by as many as 14 points in the second half, but the Owls rallied to cut the lead to two with 38 seconds to play. The Tigers made just enough free throws down the stretch to hang on.

The Tigers held Temple (2-1) to 31.4 percent shooting in the second half and 45 percent for the game (27 of 60). Temple?s leading scorer, guard Dionte Christmas, scored 14 points against the Tigers after scoring 26 points in each of the Owls? first two games in the tournament.

Cavaliers Score 107-97 Win over VMI in Opener

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Sylven Landesberg scored 28 points to break Virginia's freshman-debut scoring record and Jeff Jones hit two late 3-pointers to lift the Cavaliers in a 107-97 victory against Virginia Military Institute.

Landesberg eclipsed Jeff Lamp's record of 24 points in a freshman debut, set 31 years ago, and had 8 assists and 8 rebounds for the Cavaliers in their season opener. Chavis Holmes scored a game-high 31 points for the Keydets (1-1), who upset Kentucky in their season-opening win Friday night.

Duke Fights Back To Down Rhode Island 82-79

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke watched as Jimmy Baron turned the second half into his personal shootaround. Finally, the Blue Devils put their best player in his face — just in time to save their long home-court winning streak.

Kyle Singler hit two free throws with 19.4 seconds left, then stopped Rhode Island's top scorer down the stretch to lead No. 8 Duke past the Rams 82-79 on Sunday.

Jon Scheyer scored 23 points and was 13-of-13 from the free-throw line, and Singler finished with 21 points for the Blue Devils (3-0). They fell behind by 12 early and trailed for most of the way before scoring on their final seven possessions to rally for their NCAA-best 62nd straight non-conference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Singler twice hit a pair of foul shots in the final minute to put the Blue Devils up by one. He swished two with 57 seconds left to give Duke its first lead since early in the second half, and he knocked down two more to make it 80-79 before Rhode Island called timeout with 10.6 seconds left.