Late first-half surge carries Duke past Virginia Tech

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — Austin Rivers scored 18 points, Ryan Kelly had 15, and No. 7 Duke used a late first-half run to open a double-digit lead it never relinquished in a 75-60 victory against Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

Kelly had seven points in the 13-2 spurt that helped the Blue Devils (19-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) pull away. Rivers hit a 3-pointer, and Kelly scored the last five in a 10-0 burst in the second half when Duke extended its lead to 62-40 with 11:19 remaining. Seth Curry added 11 points, and Mason Plumlee had 10 for Duke.

Murray St. 81, SE Missouri 73

MURRAY, Ky. — Isaiah Canaan scored 32 points and Murray State remained unbeaten with a 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.