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DURHAM, N.C. -- Grayson Allen scored all 21 of his points in the first half, and No. 6 Duke beat Appalachian State 93-58 on Saturday.Luke Kennard added 18 points and Amile Jefferson and Frank Jackson each finished with 15 for the Blue Devils (6-1).They will bring a four-game winning streak into their visit from No. 24 Michigan State on Tuesday night.Kelvin Robinson scored 12 points for the Mountaineers (2-3), who average 89 points but for the first time were held to fewer than 70.Allen, who has been playing through a right foot injury suffered in last weeks loss to No. 5 Kansas, appeared to tweak that foot or ankle when he went down while going for a rebound with about 12 minutes to play and Duke leading by 35. He stayed on the bench for the rest of the game.NO. 7 VIRGINIA 63, PROVIDENCE 52NICEVILLE, Fla. -- London Perrantes and Darius Thompson scored 11 points each and Virginia beat Providence to win the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday night.Virginia (6-0) entered the game leading the nation in scoring defense, giving up only 39.2 points per game. Providence (4-2) topped the season-high 51 that UNC Greensboro scored against the Cavaliers, but had trouble penetrating the tight defense that denies post touches and forces contested jumpers.Mamadi Diakite added 10 points for Virginia.Jalen Lindsey led Providence with 18 points. Rodney Bullock added 16.NO. 9 XAVIER 64, NORTHERN IOWA 42CINCINNATI -- J.P. Macura scored 18 points, and Xaviers defense dug in during a dominant first half.Xavier (6-0) completely controlled a rematch of teams playing for the second time in six days. The Musketeers beat Northern Iowa 67-59 for championship of Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando last Sunday.The Musketeers looked very comfortable in their second go-round against the Panthers (3-2). Northern Iowa had trouble finding open shots while Xavier raced ahead 30-10, going 4 of 13 from the field with seven turnovers. The Musketeers led 35-12 at halftime -- the fewest points they had allowed in any half for 34 years.Xavier pushed the lead to 26 points early in the second half and was never threatened. Jeremy Morgan scored 14 points -- all in the second half -- for Northern Iowa.NO. 12 CREIGHTON 82, LOYOLA, MD. 52OMAHA, Neb. -- Justin Patton made all eight of his shots and scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, and Creighton shot 74 percent after halftime.The Bluejays (6-0) couldnt shake the Greyhounds (2-4) in the first half, shooting 36.7 percent while getting out to a 30-25 lead. They opened the second half making 17 of 22 shots during a 36-15 rrun to create a 66-40 bulge.ddddddddddddTheir superior size and athleticism became apparent as the Greyhounds wore down. The 7-foot Patton dunked three times and Marcus Foster once during the decisive run.Foster had 16 points and Khyri Thomas and Martin Krampelj added 10 apiece for the Bluejays, who were coming off their championship in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands.Jarred Jones led Loyola with 13 points and Andre Walker added 12 points and five assists.NO. 17 PURDUE 79, NJIT 68WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Caleb Swanigan had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and freshman guard Carsen Edwards added 19 points for Purdue.Swanigan was a perfect 6 of 6 from the field and 10 of 10 from the free throw line, and Edwards scored 15 second-half points to help Purdue (5-1) pull away from a 37-34 halftime lead.Damon Lynn had 20 of his 33 points in the second half for NJIT (3-4), which also got 12 points from Chris Jenkins.The momentum swung completely in Purdues favor with 9:12 remaining when Rob Ukawuba fouled Swanigan and also was whistled for a technical foul. Swanigan made four consecutive free throws for a 61-47 lead.SOUTH CAROLINA 64, NO. 18 SYRACUSE 50NEW YORK -- Sindarius Thornwell scored 16 points and South Carolina never trailed in its victory in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational at Barclays Center.Thornwell shot 3 of 6 from the field and made 9 of 10 free throws. He also had six rebounds, five assists, three steals and was named the MVP of the Invitational.Mike Kotsar also had 16 points for South Carolina (6-0), which shot 45 percent (23 of 51). PJ Dozier added 15 and 10 rebounds for the Gamecocks, who gave up 12 of the first 18 rebounds but finished with a 37-30 margin on the glass.Tyler Lydon led the Orange (4-1) with a season-high 18 points. Andrew White III and Frank Howard added 10 points apiece.NO. 25 MICHIGAN 64, MOUNT ST. MARYS 47ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Zak Irvin scored 14 points, Derrick Walton added 12 and Michigan pulled away late in the first half against Mount St. Marys.Moe Wagner added 13 points to help the Wolverines (5-1) bounce back from a 15-point loss at South Carolina on Wednesday. Junior Robinson led the Mountaineers (1-6) with 21 points.Michigan went on an 18-2 run in the first half and led 33-16 at halftime. Mount St. Marys pulled within eight with 4:46 remaining in the game. Irvin responded with a midrange jumper, and the Wolverines were able to close out the game comfortably. ' ' '