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No. 1 Kentucky pulls away from Providence
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky post players Willie Cauley-Stein and Karl-Anthony Towns each had 11 points and six rebounds, and the top-ranked Wildcats opened the second half with an 18-7 run to pull away for a 58-38 victory over Providence on Sunday.

Aaron and Andrew Harrison, Alex Poythress, Tyler Ulis and Dakari Johnson each added six points in a balanced effort by Kentucky (7-0), which shot 45 percent from the field.

No. 4 Duke 93, Army 73

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Tyus Jones had 16 points and a season-high 10 assists, and Duke beat to bring coach Mike Krzyzewski within 10 wins of 1,000.

Fellow freshman Jahlil Okafor added 21 points, and Quinn Cook and Rasheed Sulaimon had 13 apiece for the Blue Devils (7-0). Duke tuned up for its game Wednesday night at No. 2 Wisconsin by helping Krzyzewski defeat his alma mater and earn career victory No. 990.

Kyle Wilson and Tanner Plomb each had 19 points for Army (5-1).

No. 7 Texas 55, No. 24 Uconn 54

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Jonathan Holmes hit a 3-pointer from the left baseline with 2 seconds left to lift Texas past UConn.

Holmes had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead the Longhorns (6-0). Demarcus Holland and Javan Felix each added 10 points.

No. 11 Kansas 61,
 No. 20 Michigan State 56

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Perry Ellis had 17 points and nine rebounds to help Kansas beat Michigan State in the Orlando Classic championship game.

Svi Mykhailiuk added 11 points and Frank Mason III had 10 for Kansas (5-1).

Denzel Valentine and Travis Trice had 14 points each for Michigan State (5-2).

No. 12 Villanova 78,
Delaware 47

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kris Jenkins scored 13 points and Villanova cruised past Delaware.

Darrun Hilliard and Daniel Ochefu each scored 12 points for the Wildcats (6-0), who held the Blue Hens (0-5) to 31 percent shooting and forced them into 17 turnovers.

Cazmon Hayes led Delaware with 17 points on 6-of-21 shooting.

No. 25 Arkansas 94, Iona 77

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Michael Qualls and Anthlon Bell each scored 20 points to lead Arkansas.

Arkansas improved to 6-0 for the first time since the 1997-98 season.

Qualls scored 10 points in a late 4-minute stretch to spark a 17-4 run that put the game away. The junior had 15 points in the second half.

A.J. English scored 19 of his 25 points in the first half for Iona (4-2). David Laury also had 25 points.

Antron Brown’s 5th title at Sonoma highlights eventful weekend
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Matt Smith, from left, Aaron Stanfield, Antron Brown and Bob Tasca III share a celebratory toast after winning their division titles in the 36th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals on Sunday. - photo by DALE BOSOWSKI
SONOMA — Sunday’s final eliminations at the 36th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway began with one of the biggest upsets of the season, ended with a dream match-up of marquee stars and featured just about everything else in between, as Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all notched exciting victories.
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