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Duke nitpicks an easy win

Associated Press
Published December 8, 2005

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DURHAM, N.C. - J.J. Redick continued to move up Duke's scoring list, Shelden Williams dominated as usual in the paint and Sean Dockery contributed five of his team's season-high 16 steals.

Yet all anyone wanted to talk about Wednesday night was how much the Blue Devils sputtered on offense.

"It's good that we're struggling," Dockery said. "You get to learn. It's early in the season and we're still a young team, and we're still learning from each other. You just have to learn from our mistakes and keep going."

Redick jumped three spots to ninth all-time at Duke with 24 points, Williams added 20 and the top-ranked Blue Devils prepared for this weekend's matchup with No. 2 Texas by beating Penn 72-59.

"Obviously, it's quite an honor to be in the top 10 in scoring," Redick said. "But that's so far away from what I'm thinking about right now."

NO. 21 MARYLAND 87, W. CAROLINA 57: Travis Garrison had a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Ekene Ibekwe Ibekwe scored 12 of his 18 after halftime for the host Terrapins (6-2), who led by four at the break.

NO. 23 UNC 75, SAINT LOUIS 63: Freshman Tyler Hansbrough scored 17 of his 21 in the second half as the host Tar Heels (5-1) held off the pesky Billikens in their first matchup since 1959.

FORDHAM 62, UVA 60: Nicholas Vita banked in a jumper with three seconds left, his second basket in the game, to lift the visiting Rams (2-6).

VA. TECH 94, N.C. A&T 66: Zabian Dowdell scored a career-high 25 for the host Hokies (6-3).

SEC

NOTRE DAME 78, NO. 22 ALABAMA 71: Colin Falls scored 24 and the visiting Irish (3-2) made 8 of 9 free throws over the final three minutes to hold on and snap a two-game losing streak.

UGA 91, GA. TECH 75: Freshman Billy Humphrey led a balanced attack with 19 points for the Bulldogs (6-1) as the home team won for the 10th time in the past 11 games in the series.

Big East

ST. JOHN'S 63, STONY BROOK 45: Lamont Hamilton had 17 points for the host Red Storm, playing without leading scorer Daryll Hill. Hill was suspended for the game for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

PITT 71, DUQUESNE 60: Carl Krauser had 23 points to lead the visiting Panthers, 6-0 for the fourth season in a row.

W. VA. 82, UMBC 53: Mike Gansey scored 24, 18 in the first half, and Kevin Pittsnogle 18 for the host Mountaineers (5-3).

RUTGERS 92, MD.-EASTERN SHORE 50: Quincy Douby had 18 points, five steals and four assists, and the host Scarlet Knights (6-1) won their third straight.

MARQUETTE 69, VALPARAISO 54: Jerel McNeal and Dominic James each scored 12 as the host Golden Eagles (6-2) won for the fifth time in six games.

Top 25

NO. 17 NEVADA 78, UC DAVIS 51: Marcelus Kemp scored 19, including 10 straight for the Wolf Pack late in the game, and Mo Charlo added 12 to lead host Nevada (6-0), off to its best start since the 1951-52 team opened 14-0.

State

XAVIER 79, FAMU 51: Justin Doellman had 21 points and eight rebounds, and the host Musketeers (4-1) rebounded from their first loss.

Nation

MICHIGAN 69, DELAWARE ST. 49: Courtney Sims scored a career-high 33 and had 13 rebounds for the host Wolverines (6-0), off to their best start in coach Tommy Amaker's five seasons.

PENN ST. 75, UMKC 71: Travis Parker's only field goal, a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left, helped the host Nittany Lions (4-2) rally.

WISCONSIN 82, WIS.-GREEN BAY 62: Alando Tucker scored 18, and the host Badgers (6-1) pulled away with a 22-5 second-half run.

DAVIDSON 82, MISSOURI 73: Ian Johnson had 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats (4-2) won their 11th straight home game.

KANSAS ST. 71, COLORADO ST. 67: David Hoskins scored a career-high 24 to lead the host Wildcats (6-1), who shot 35 percent from the field but made 27 of 32 free throws.

LA. TECH 68, TEXAS TECH 53: Paul Millsap scored a season-high 29 as the visiting Bulldogs (4-3) handed the Red Raiders their second straight loss.

COLORADO 76, UTAH 52: Richard Roby scored 19 and the host Buffaloes (5-1) played tough defense to win their fourth straight.

ILLINOIS: Freshman guard Chester Frazier will miss four to eight weeks with a left leg injury.

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