RALEIGH, N. Carolina — Joel Berry II scored 18 points to help No. 10 North Carolina beat rival North Carolina State 97-73 Wednesday night to stay alone in first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Luke Maye added a career-high 13 points for the Tar Heels (22-5, 10-3), who shot 56 percent while dominating both the paint and the glass to blow out the Wolfpack for the second time in a month. UNC had won the first meeting 107-56 for the second-worst loss in N.C. State’s history.
Freshman Dennis Smith Jr. scored 27 points.
Duke 65, Virginia 55
Jayson Tatum scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half and Duke pulled away late for its sixth victory in a row.
Luke Kennard added 16 points for the Blue Devils (21-5, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who are tied for second in the league with Florida State and Louisville. London Perrantes scored 14 points to lead Virginia (18-7, 8-5) and Ty Jerome had 13.
Cincinnati 68, South Florida 54
Kevin Johnson scored 14 points and Gary Clark had 13 points and 14 rebounds as Cincinnati bounced back from its first loss in two months. Kyle Washington had 13 points and nine rebounds, while Jacob Evans overcame early foul trouble to finish with 10 points. Geno Thorpe led the Bulls with 19 points.
SMU 80, Tulane 75
Semi Ojeleye scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, including consecutive 3-pointers in the SMU run that finally put the Mustangs ahead.
Jarrey Foster had 19 points. Ben Moore had 15 points with 13 rebounds, while Shake Milton and Sterling Brown each had 13 points. Cameron Reynolds had 23 points for Tulane.
Seton Hall 87, Creighton 81
Khadeen Carrington tallied the final 10 points of his career-high 41 in the closing minute and Seton Hall made a big stride toward the NCAA Tournament.
Desi Rodriguez had 18 points and big man Angel Delgado got going in second half and added 17 points and 17 rebounds.
Marcus Foster had 23 points, six rebounds and six assists for Creighton (21-5, 8-5. Justin Patton added 15 points and Khyri Thomas and Cole Huff had 13 apiece for the Bluejays.
Arkansas 83, South Carolina 76
Jaylen Barford tied his career high with 23 points and Arkansas got its first road win over a ranked opponent in almost three years.
Dusty Hannahs added 20 points for the Razorbacks. Thornwell had 27 points for the Gamecocks.
Other results: Maryland 74, Nothwestern 64; Butler 110, St. John’s 86 — AP
