


Knoxville, tenn. >> Chaz Lanier scored 19 points to lead No. 1 Tennessee to an 84-36 victory over Western Carolina on Tuesday night. The Volunteers tied for the third-best start in program history.
Jordan Gainey scored 17, Darlinstone Dubar added 13 points and Zakai Zeigler just missed a triple-double wit had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
No. 2 Auburn 100, Georgia State 59>> Chaney Johnson had a career-high 26 points with eight rebounds and four assists as No. 2 Auburn beat Georgia State 100-59 after losing center Johni Broome to an apparent shoulder injury.
Broome, who entered the contest averaging 19.7 points and a Division I-leading 12.7 rebounds, left the game and went to the locker room with an arm injury just 2:17 into the game.
No. 5 Duke 68, George Mason 47>> Freshman star Cooper Flagg had 24 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 Duke held George Mason to just 29.4% shooting in a 68-47 win in Durham, N.C.
The preseason All-American made 7 of 20 shots but was active on the glass and was perfect in eight trips to the foul line.
No. 7 Florida 90, North Carolina 84>> Will Richard scored 22 points, Alijah Martin added 19 points and No. 7 Florida held off a furious second-half North Carolina rally to stay unbeaten with a 90-84 victory in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte.
R.J. Davis had 29 points and eight rebounds for the Tar Heels, who battled back from a 17-point first-half deficit to take a 4-point lead in the second half.
No. 17 Ole Miss 74, Southern 61>> Jaylen Murray scored 18 points and was 6 for 7 from 3-point range, and No. 17 Mississippi defeated Southern 74-61 on Tuesday night in Oxford. It was the fourth-straight win for the Rebels.
Jaemyn Brakefield had 15 points and Dre Davis 14 for Ole Miss. Southern’s Derrick Tezeno and Michael Jacobs had 11 each.
No. 20 Michigan State 77, Oakland 58>> Xavier Booker scored a career-high 18 points, Jaden Akins had 16 and Jaxon Kohler added 14 to lead No. 20 Michigan State in a 77-58 win over Oakland in East Lansing.
No. 22 Dayton 66, UNLV 65>> Malachi Smith scored five of his 11 points in the final 37 seconds, including a decisive three-point play, and No. 22 Dayton beat UNLV 66-65.
Nate Santos had 14 points for the Flyers, who extended their home court winning streak to 25 games — the fifth-longest in Division I.
South Carolina 91, No. 25 Clemson 88, OT>> Collin Murray-Boyles had 22 points and Mrris Ugusuk hit a 3-pointer in overtime to put South Carolina ahead for good in a 91-88 victory over rival No. 25 Clemson on Tuesday night in Columbia.
Chase Hunter’s floating three-point try as time expired came up short as the Gamecocks won their fifth straight game.
Clemson had entered the rankings last week, but has lost two in a row.
— The Associated Press