Terrence Jones highlighted a 27-point performance with a 13-0 run on his own and No. 1 Kentucky pulled away in the second half for a 74-50 win over struggling LSU Saturday. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds despite briefly leaving the game when he hurt his right shoulder in a scramble for a loose ball. Darius Miller added 13 points, including three 3-pointers for Kentucky (21-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference), which has won 13 straight. Johnny O'Bryant III had 12 points and nine rebounds for LSU (12-9, 2-5), which has lost four of five. Jones had the last four points of the first half, then helped Kentucky break the game open by scoring the first nine of the second half on two dunks, a fast-break layup and another basket inside as he was fouled. His last of 13 straight points in the game gave Kentucky a 44-26 lead. No. 3 Syracuse 63, West Virginia 61: Brandon Triche had 18 points, including a pair of free throws that broke the final tie with 88 seconds left, and Syracuse beat West Virginia. No. 8 Duke 83, St. John's 76: Mason Plumlee had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to help Duke hold off St. John's. Ryan Kelly scored 16 points and Andre Dawkins added 14 for the Blue Devils (18-3). Pittsburgh 72, No. 9 Georgetown 60: Nasir Robinson scored 23 points and made all nine of his field goal attempts to lead Pittsburgh past Georgetown. Lamar Patterson added 18 points, seven assists and four rebounds for the Panthers (13-9, 2-7 Big East). No. 11 Murray State 73, Eastern Illinois 58: Donte Poole and Isaiah Canaan each scored 18 points, and No. 11 Murray State remained the only unbeaten team in Division I with a victory over Eastern Illinois. Colorado St. 77, No. 13 San Diego St. 60: Wes Eikmeier scored 19 points and Colorado State made all 23 of its free throws, beating San Diego State for its first home win over a ranked team in more than eight years. No. 14 Florida 69, No. 18 Mississippi St. 57: Bradley Beal scored 19 points, Patric Young made several crowd-rousing plays and Florida beat Mississippi State, extending its home winning streak to 17 games. No. 15 Creighton 73, Bradley 59: Doug McDermott scored 24 points and No. 15 Creighton turned back two Bradley comeback attempts in the second half for a victory. No. 17 Marquette 82, Villanova 78: Darius Johnson-Odom scored 26 points to help Marquette storm back from an 18-point deficit and beat Villanova. Other results: No. 19 Virginia 61, North Carolina 60; No. 21 St. Mary's 80, BYU 66.
