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Kirby Hocutt didn't mince words.

Cooper Flagg had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his Duke-North Carolina rivalry debut, helping the second-ranked Blue Devils roll past the Tar Heels 87-70 on Saturday night. Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel scored 22 points for Duke (19-2, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 52.8% and made 10 of 20 from 3-point range to win their 15th straight game.

Tyler Tejada scored 20 points as Towson beat Drexel 55-54 on Saturday night. Tejada added six rebounds for the Tigers (14-9, 9-1 Coastal Athletic Association). Dylan Williamson scored 18 points while shooting 7 for 15, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds.

The Crimson Tide have been good for about 12 turnovers per game and had 20 against the Bulldogs. Alabama overcame the miscues by shooting 54% from the field and outrebounding Georgia 52-36.

The collapse by the Jayhawks (15-6, 6-4 Big 12), who led 40-21 at halftime, came a week after sixth-ranked Houston pulled off improbable rallies in the final seconds of regulation and the first overtime in a double-OT win at Allen Fieldhouse.

At one point in the second half, Duke led North Carolina by 32 points and threatened to earn its biggest win in the Tobacco Road rivalry.

Corey Tripp scored 18 points to lead Wofford to a 74-62 victory over UNC Greensboro on Saturday. Tripp added five rebounds for the Terriers (12-11, 6-4 Southern Conference). Dillon Bailey shot 3 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line to add 15 points.

AK Okereke scored 15 points as Cornell beat Harvard 75-60 on Saturday night. Okereke shot 5 of 7 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line for the Big Red (13-6, 5-1 Ivy League). Guy Ragland Jr. scored 14 points while shooting 6 for 9, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc and added six assists.

Liam Murphy had 18 points in North Florida's 81-78 win against Jacksonville on Saturday night. Murphy went 7 of 18 from the field (4 for 12 from 3-point range) for the Ospreys (12-11, 5-5 Atlantic Sun Conference). Kamrin Oriol scored 14 points, going 5 of 10 (4 for 8 from 3-point range).