His voice hoarse after another night of disappointment, Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg seemed to take the Hokies' 75-60 loss to No. 7 Duke more personally than he's taken others. Instead of keeping it close and losing in the end, the Hokies fell behind by double-digits during a late first-half spurt by the Blue Devils and never made enough of a run to make it close again. “I'm really disappointed in how we deal with adversity,” Greenberg said. Even worse, the key stretch came before halftime when Duke pulled away from a 21-all tie with a 13-2 run. It was 38-28 at halftime and the Hokies never got any closer. It was their seventh loss in eight games, and while five have been by four points or less, this one was never in that range. Erick Green led Virginia Tech (12-10, 1-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 17 points, and Victory Davila tied his career high with 16. Austin Rivers scored 18 points and Ryan Kelly had 15 for the Blue Devils. Murray State improves to 22-0 Isaiah Canaan scored 24 of his 32 points in the second half and No. 10 Murray State remained unbeaten with an 81-73 win over Southeast Missouri State. Jewuan Long added 13 points for Murray State (22-0, 10-0), which is off to the best start by an Ohio Valley Conference team since Western Kentucky opened 21-0 in 1953-54. Marcus Brister had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Redhawks (12-10, 7-3). Southeast Missouri forced 14 turnovers, but Murray State outrebounded the Redhawks 43-34. Ivan Aska added 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Racers, and his dunk with 1:58 to go gave Murray State a 12-point lead – its largest of the game. Other results: Florida 74, S. Carolina 66; St Mary's 84, San Diego 73; Brigham Young 83, Gonzaga 73.
