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Erratic Duke straightens out UConn

Duke’s Lance Thomas steps up to draw a charge on UConn guard Kemba Walker. Duke’s Lance Thomas steps up to draw a charge on UConn guard Kemba Walker. (Julie Jacobson/Associated Press)
Staff and Wire Reports / November 28, 2009

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The game that started with more wins between the coaches than any in Division 1 history was far from an instant classic.

Duke and Connecticut combined to miss a total of 90 shots from the field, and the team that missed more of them rebounded its way to another big win at Madison Square Garden. Seventh-ranked Duke and Mike Krzyzewski won another NIT Season Tip-Off yesterday with a 68-59 victory over No. 13 Connecticut and Jim Calhoun.

The Hall of Fame coaches set the record for total career wins in a game and Krzyzewski now has 839, fourth on the all-time list. Calhoun still has 809, good for sixth place.

Duke shot 28.4 percent (21 of 74) compared to UConn’s 37.3 percent (22 of 59), but the Blue Devils (6-0) finished with a 56-43 rebounding advantage, including 25-14 on the offensive boards.

“We missed 53 shots and we had 56 rebounds, you know?’’ said Krzyzewski. “It’s a very unusual game.’’

It was the first time Duke won a game shooting under 30 percent since a 68-53 victory over Navy on Feb. 4, 1950.

Tournament MVP Jon Scheyer had 19 points to lead Duke. Jerome Dyson had 15 points and Gavin Edwards added 12 for the Huskies (4-1).

Kansas 112, Tennessee Tech 75 - Tyshawn Taylor tallied 18 points and Cole Aldrich provided 14 points and 10 rebounds as the No. 1 Jayhawks (5-0) extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 45 games.

West Virginia 73, Texas A&M 66 - Da’Sean Butler scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to lead the No. 8 Mountaineers (4-0) past the Aggies (5-1) in the semifinals of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. In the final, West Virginia will take on Portland, which upset No. 22 Minnesota, 61-56.

Tennessee 89, Coll. of Charleston 69 - At Knoxville, Tenn., Scotty Hopson had 21 points and Tyler Smith added 18 to help the No. 9 Volunteers (5-1) knock out the Cougars (1-3) in the second half.

Syracuse 85, Columbia 60 - Jim Boeheim took over seventh place on the career wins list in Division 1 with 805 as the No. 10 Orange (6-0) rolled at home. Wes Johnson had a career-high 26 points.

Women’s basketball
UConn 91, Hofstra 46 - Geno Auriemma became the fastest coach to 700 Division 1 wins, doing it in 822 games, as the No. 1 Huskies (4-0) won their 43d in a row. Maya Moore had 23 points in Storrs, Conn.

BC 83, Fresno St. 75 - Carolyn Swords powered her way to 24 points and 17 rebounds to carry the Eagles (2-3) in the opener of the SMU Tournament in Dallas.

UMass 71, Rice 57 - Kristina Danella (21 points) made all 12 of her free throws for the Minutewomen (3-2), who advanced to the final of the Wyndham Miami Tournament.

Harvard 60, New Orleans 57 - The Crimson (3-2) will play in the final of the Omni Hotels Classic in Boulder, Colo., after getting a team-high 14 points from Claire Wheeler.

Men’s hockey
Maine 3, UMass-Lowell 1 - The Black Bears (5-7-1, 4-4-1 Hockey East) scored the final three goals at Tsongas Arena, with Tanner House providing a pair against the third-ranked River Hawks (8-4-1, 4-3-1).

BC 6, Clarkson 5 - Carl Sneep potted the decisive goal in the third period and the No. 16 Eagles (6-3-2) held on at home.

Dartmouth 4, Providence 2 - At Hanover, N.H., Scott Fleming’s two goals propelled the Big Green (2-6-0) past the Friars (7-5-1).

Women’s soccer
Stanford 3, BC 1 - Kelley O’Hara had two first-half goals as the top-ranked Cardinal (24-0) rallied to oust the Eagles (18-4-2) in an NCAA quarterfinal in Stanford, Calif. BC’s Julia Bouchelle scored 1:35 into the game.

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