Kansas (2-0) led most of the night despite 21 turnovers, but could never shake the scrappy and supposedly overmatched Tigers.
Memphis (1-1) closed within three on Doneal Mack`s 3-pointer with a minute left, then cut the lead to 56-55 on Elliot Williams` long 3 with 16.7 seconds left.
Sherron Collins hit 1 of 2 free throws at the other end to give Memphis a final chance, but Williams` contested 3-pointer clanged off the back iron.
Collins scored 12 points while struggling with leg cramps and former Memphis recruit Xavier Henry added 11.
Michigan State 75,
Gonzaga 71
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:02 left, made two at the line with 5.7 seconds to go and finished with 21 points to lead No. 2 Michigan State.
Duke 101, Charlotte 59
DURHAM, N.C. -- Nolan Smith scored a career-high 24 points in his return to Duke`s lineup, and the ninth-ranked Blue Devils routed Charlotte in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Tennessee 124,
UNC Asheville 49
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Scotty Hopson had a career-high 25 points and No. 10 Tennessee set a school record for points in a game.
UConn 76, Hofstra 67
STORRS, Conn. -- Jerome Dyson scored 23 points and No. 12 Connecticut rallied for a victory over Hofstra in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Oklahoma 72,
La-Monroe 61
NORMAN, Okla. -- Willie Warren scored 24 points, Tony Crocker added 13 and No. 17 Oklahoma notched the 1,500th win in the program`s history.
Georgetown 46,
Temple 45
WASHINGTON -- Greg Monroe scored on a driving layup with 6.5 seconds to play, rescuing No. 19 Georgetown from a lackluster performance.
Louisville 96,
Arkansas 66
ST. LOUIS -- Reginald Delk scored 20 points in a reserve role to double his previous career high and sparked key surges in both halves, helping No. 20 Louisville give coach Rick Pitino his 750th career win in its season opener.
Clemson 79, Liberty 39
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- David Potter scored a career-high 17 points and hit five of No. 22 Clemson`s 10 3-pointers.
Illinois 80,
Northern Illinois 61
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brandon Paul scored 20 points in the first half, leading No. 23 Illinois.
Maryland 71,
Fairfield 42
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Eric Hayes scored 14 points, and No. 25 Maryland celebrated its return to the AP poll with a victory.
Iowa State 90, Drake 70
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Lucca Staiger scored a career-high 32 points, including a school-record 10 3-pointers to lead Iowa State.
Craig Brackins added 22 points and 10 rebounds for the visiting Cyclones (3-0), who jumped out to a 19-point halftime lead and lead by double digits the rest of the way.
Missouri 83,
Tennessee-Martin 68
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Laurence Bowers came off the bench to score 16 points and Keith Ramsey added a career-high 15 as Missouri rolled.
Missouri got 10 points from sophomore Marcus Denmon and seven from highly-touted freshman Michael Dixon.
Northern Colorado 81,
Hawaii 75
HONOLULU -- Will Figures led four players in double figures with 15 points to lift Northern Colorado Tuesday in the Rainbow Classic.
Yahosh Bonner had 14 points, Chris Kaba added 12 and Neal Kingman 10 for the Bears (3-0).



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