Rakeem Buckles scored 17 points and Louisville christened its new downtown arena with an 88-73 upset of No. 16 Butler last night.
Terrence Jennings added 13 points and eight rebounds while Elijah Justice and Preston Knowles added 12 points each as the Cardinals withstood a late surge by the Bulldogs to open the KFC Yum! Center with a win.
Shelvin Mack tied a career-high with 25 points for Butler (1-1).
Duke 79, Miami (Ohio) 45
Seth Curry scored 17 points and No. 1 Duke (2-0) routed Miami in the second round of the CBE Classic in Durham, N.C.
Mich. St. 82, S. Carolina 73
Durrell Summers had 22 points as No. 2 Michigan State (2-0) held off visiting South Carolina (1-1).
Villanova 84, Marist 47
In Villanova, Pa., Maalik Wayns scored 17 points and Dominic Cheek had 15 to lead No. 6 Villanova in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Jay Bowie had 14 points for Marist (0-1), which extended Division I’s longest losing streak to 19 games.
Kansas St. 73, Va. Tech 57
Martavious Irving hit three 3-pointers in a decisive second-half run as host No. 3 Kansas State beat No. 22 Virginia Tech.
Ohio St. 93, No. 9 Florida 75
Freshman Jared Sullinger and senior David Lighty both scored 26 points to lead No. 4 Ohio State past the host ninth-ranked Gators.
Syracuse 66, Detroit 55
Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 27 points as the 10th-ranked Orange (3-0) beat visiting Detroit (0-2) in the Legends Classic.
LIU 91, Texas St. 67
Kyle Johnson sank 8 of 11 shots, including 4 of 5 on 3-pointers, and scored 22 points to lead LIU (2-0) past host Texas State (1-1).
WOMEN
UConn 65, Baylor 64
In Hartford, Maya Moore scored 30 points and No. 1 Connecticut won its 80th straight game, holding on when No. 2 Baylor couldn’t get off a last shot in time.
The Huskies are now eight wins short of matching the 88-game string put together by UCLA’s men’s team in the 1970s. Brittney Griner, Baylor’s 6-foot-8 str, scored 19 points.