Duke’s Ryan Kelly didn’t look like a guy who hadn’t played in two months.
The senior scored a career-high 36 points in his return from a foot injury that had sidelined him since January, helping third-ranked Duke beat fifth-ranked Miami, 79-76, on Saturday night in Durham, N.C.
Kelly knocked down 10 of 14 shots — including 7-of-9 accuracy on 3-pointers — for the Blue Devils (25-4 overall, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who avenged a blowout road loss in January by grinding out a tough win in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Shane Larkin scored 25 points to lead the Hurricanes (23-5, 14-2), who missed two 3s in the final seconds to tie it.
No. 10 Louisville 58, at No. 12 Syracuse 53: Luke Hancock hit a 3-pointer from the corner to break a tie with 50 seconds to go for the Cardinals (24-5, 12-4 Big East), who avenged a loss to the Orange (22-7, 10-6) earlier this season.
Russ Smith led Louisville with 18 points, Hancock had 12, all on 3s, and Gorgui Dieng finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
C.J. Fair had 19 points to lead the Orange.
No. 13 Kansas State 64, at Baylor 61: Rodney McGruder hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Wildcats (24-5, 13-3 Big East) pulled out a victory after a failed inbounds pass gave them one more chance.
Instead of settling for overtime after K-State’s Shane Southwell missed with 1 second to go, the Bears (17-12, 8-8 Big 12) brought Jacob Neubert off the bench to try a length-of-the-court inbounds pass.
But the ball went out of bounds without being touched, so the Wildcats got it under their own basket and McGruder won it.
At VCU 84, No. 20 Butler 52: Troy Daniels scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half and the Rams (23-6, 11-3 Atlantic 10) overwhelmed the Bulldogs (22-7, 9-5) with full-court pressure defense.
Roosevelt Jones scored 14 points and Khyle Marshall had 13 for Butler.
MORE TOP 25
Cody Zeller overcame a sluggish start to score 22 points as No. 1 Indiana (25-4, 13-3 Big Ten) got past Iowa (18-11, 7-9), 73-60. … Ben McLemore scored a Kansas freshman-record 36 points, and Jeff Withey came within one block of a triple-double, as the No. 6 Jayhawks (25-4, 13-3) rolled over West Virginia (13-16, 6-10), 91-65. … Otto Porter Jr. finished with 28 points and eight rebounds, leading No. 7 Georgetown (23-4, 13-3 Big East) to a 64-51 win over Rutgers (13-14, 4-12). … Casey Prather had 10 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 8 Florida (23-5, 13-3 Southeastern Conference) to a 64-52 win over Alabama (19-10, 11-5). … No. 14 New Mexico (25-4, 12-2) clinched the Mountain West Conference regular-season title with a 53-42 win over Wyoming (18-11, 4-11). … Markel Brown scored 18 points and No. 15 Oklahoma State (22-6, 12-4 Big 12) beat Texas (13-16, 5-11), 78-65. … No. 18 Saint Louis (23-5, 12-2 A-10) won its 11th straight, holding off George Washington (12-15, 6-8), 66-58. … No. 19 Memphis (25-4, 14-0) claimed its eighth Conference USA title with a 76-67 win over UCF (1-10, 8-6). … No. 22 Marquette (21-7, 12-4 Big East) won its 25th consecutive home game, 72-64, over No. 21 Notre Dame (22-7, 10-6). … No. 25 Louisiana Tech (26-3, 16-0 WAC) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 18 games with an 88-61 victory over San Jose State (9-18, 3-13).
PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE
At UCLA 74, No. 11 Arizona 69: Shabazz Muhammad grabbed a defensive rebound, got fouled and made both free throws with 9 seconds remaining, helping the Bruins (22-7, 12-4) move into a first-place tie with idle Oregon.
Grant Jerrett hit four 3-pointers in scoring 14 points for the Wildcats (23-6, 11-6), who committed 16 turnovers in coach Sean Miller’s 300th career game.
At California 62, Colorado 46: Tyrone Wallace had 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Bears (20-9, 12-5) won their seventh straight game.
Xavier Johnson had 14 points and seven rebounds for Colorado (19-9, 9-7), which lost for the third time in 11 games.
At USC 57, Arizona State 56: Eric Wise scored 12 points and the Trojans (14-15, 9-7) held off the Sun Devils (20-10, 9-8).
ELSEWHERE
Chad Rasmussen made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, and Seattle U. (8-19, 3-14 WAC) snapped a five-game losing streak with a 53-37 victory over Texas-San Antonio (8-20, 3-13).
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