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Another slog turned into another blowout victory for Duke. The Blue Devils, playing their first game in a week, overcame some tough stretches on offense with a stout defensive performance to trounce George Mason 68-47 Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The teams entered as two of the top six defensive units in the country by effective field goal percentage, and it was easy to see why.

Don McHenry had 28 points in Western Kentucky's 86-73 victory over Seattle University on Tuesday night. McHenry shot 9 of 12 from the field, including 4 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Hilltoppers (8-3). Julius Thedford added 15 points and seven rebounds.

Ryan Myers scored 21 points as Western Illinois beat Tennessee Tech 71-68 on Tuesday night. Myers shot 7 for 13 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Leathernecks (7-5, 1-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Marko Maletic scored 14 points and added five rebounds.

Eric Dixon scored 25 points to lead Villanova to a 79-67 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday night. Dixon also had six rebounds for the Wildcats (8-4). Tyler Perkins scored 17 points and added five rebounds.

Bennett Stirtz scored eight of his 22 points in overtime including the game-winner with 3.4 seconds left to give undefeated Drake a 73-70 win over Kansas State on Tuesday night after blowing a 20-point lead. Mitch Mascari tied a career high with eight 3-pointers in scoring 22 points for the Bulldogs (10-0). Cam Manyawu added 11 points.

Devin Royal scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Ohio State throttled Valparaiso 95-73 on Tuesday night. Royal was 11-for-16 shooting making only 1 of 4 attempts from beyond the arc and 8 of 9 foul shots. He reached his previous scoring high just 10 days ago, registering 22 against Rutgers.

Sarah Strong scored a career-high 29 points and Paige Bueckers added 27 to lift No. 4 UConn to a 101-68 victory over Iowa State on Tuesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. Ashlynn Shade had a career-best 27 points, hitting seven 3-pointers. UConn led 36-10 after the first 10 minutes, and the Cyclones (9-4) never were able to get within 14 the rest of the game.

Chaney Johnson had a career-high 26 points with eight rebounds and four assists as No. 2 Auburn beat Georgia State 100-59 on Tuesday night after losing center Johni Broome to a shoulder injury. Broome, who entered the contest averaging 19.7 points and a Division I-leading 12.7 rebounds, left the game and went to the locker room with an arm injury just 2:17 into the game. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said after the game that Broome's right shoulder “kind of slipped out and came back.”