Nov. 16, 2009

No. 9 Duke Defeats Coastal Carolina, 74-49

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke didn't have one of its key players and Coastal Carolina was missing one too. The big difference: The Blue Devils had plenty of other weapons to make up for it.

Kyle Singler had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 9 Duke routed the equally short-handed Chanticleers 74-49 on Monday night in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Freshman Andre Dawkins had 13 points and Jon Scheyer and Miles Plumlee added 10 apiece for the Blue Devils (2-0), who in the final game of guard Nolan Smith's two-game suspension held the Chanticleers to three field goals during a 14-minute stretch of the first half.

Seminoles Start Season With Win Over Jacksonville

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Solomon Alabi's 17 points led a balanced Florida State offense in an 87-61 win over Jacksonville on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

The 7-foot-1 Alabi helped the Seminoles take advantage of their height in the rout. Five Seminoles finished in double figures with highly-recruited freshman Michael Snaer adding 14 in his collegiate debut.

Florida State took control of the game early with a 20-2 run midway through the opening half to take a 24-8 lead. By midway through the second half, the Seminoles increased their advantage to 55-24, and only the final score was in question.

Dews Leads Men's Basketball Rout of Nova Southeastern

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Senior James Dews led four Hurricanes in double figures as the University of Miami men's basketball team cruised to the 108-58 win over Nova Southeastern on Monday evening at the BankUnited Center.

Dews converted a career-high five-of-seven three-pointers en route to a game-high 19 points as the Hurricanes hit 14 shots from long range at a 51.9 percent clip. It is the most three-point baskets since Miami hit a school-record 15 treys versus Georgetown on March 3, 1993. Six Hurricanes connected from beyond the arc on Monday, as Antoine Allen, Durand Scott, Malcolm Grant, Garrius Adams and Adrian Thomas added to the three-point barrage.

Dews opened the game with a three-pointer and Miami would nail nine shots from beyond the arc in the first 10 and a half minutes to take the 35-9 lead. The Hurricanes converted 12-of-17 first half three-pointers - 70.6 percent - to take the 61-18 halftime lead.

Cavaliers Drop Road Opener at USF 66-49

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Dominique Jones had 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals Monday night to lead South Florida to a 66-49 victory over cold-shooting Virginia.

The Bulls (2-0) began the second half with a 17-5 run to take a 48-32 lead with 14 minutes remaining in the game. The closest Virginia (1-1) got the rest of the way was 10 points. The Cavaliers were held to one field goal in the final 7 minutes.

Augustus Gilchrist had 18 points for South Florida, and Jarrid Famous finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Sylven Landesberg had 14 points to lead Virginia, which shot just under 33 percent (17 of 52).