Kentucky Crushes Kansas, College Basketball Roundup

Kentucky Crushes Kansas

Number-one Kentucky is living up to the hype as it crushed number-five Kansas, 72-40, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as a part of the Champions Classic. The Wildcats' depth shined through as Dakari Johnson led them with 11 points and Andrew Harrison was the only other player in double figures with 10 points. No player took more than eight shots as Kentucky improved to 3-0. The Jayhawks shot slightly under 20-percent from the field and were held to 12 points in the second half. Wayne Selden Junior had a team-high nine points. Kansas fell to 1-1.

Duke Drops Michigan State

(Indianapolis, IN) -- Quinn Cook led a balanced attack with 19 points and six assists as third-ranked Duke dropped 19th-ranked Michigan State 81-71 as part of the Champions Classic in Indianapolis. Jahlil Okafor added 17 points for the Blue Devils, who have opened the year with three straight wins. Tyus Jones also had 17 points in the victory. Branden Dawson had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Spartans, who dropped to 1-1. Travis Trice collected 15 points, six rebounds and eight assists in the loss.

Illinois Hosts Austin Peay Friday

(Champaign, IL) -- Illinois is off until Friday when the Fighting Illini welcome Austin Peay to the State Farm Center. Illinois is 2-0 on the young season, with wins over Georgia Southern and Coppin State. The Governors are 1-1, losing to Western Kentucky and beating Berea.

Tuesday, November 18 Scoreboard

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

#1 Kentucky Wildcats 72, #5 Kansas Jayhawks 40 (Champions Classic at Indianapolis, IN)

#3 Duke Blue Devils 81, #18 Michigan State Spartans 71 (Champions Classic at Indianapolis, IN)

#8 Virginia Cavaliers 75, South Carolina State Bulldogs 55 (Legends Classic)

#11 Wichita State Shockers 71, Memphis Tigers 56 (at Sioux Falls, SD)

#16 VCU Rams 87, Toledo Rockets 78 (Legends Classic

#17 San Diego State Aztecs 53, Utah Utes 49  (Maui Invitational)

#20 Ohio State Buckeyes 74, Marquette Golden Eagles 63

#21 Nebraska Cornhuskers 82, Central Arkansas Bears 56

Wednesday, November 19 Schedule (All Times Central)

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

8:00 p.m. - #2 Arizona Wildcats host UC Irvine Anteaters

8:00 p.m. - #4 Wisconsin Badgers host Green Bay Phoenix

10:00 p.m. - #13 Gonzaga Bulldogs host Saint Joseph's Hawks  (NIT Season Tip-Off)

7:00 p.m. - #19 Oklahoma Sooners at Creighton Bluejays

EIU Women Drop Loss to IUPUI

Cold shooting hurt Eastern Illinois Tuesday night as the Panthers dropped a 66-44 game at IUPUI. EIU fell to 0-2 on the year, IUPUI improved to 1-1.

The Panthers jumped out to a good start leading by 11 points with 9:33 to play in the first half as Grace Lennox had a layup. "EIU's cold shooting started slowly as IUPUI closed the half on a 7-2 run to lead 32-26.

EIU shot 30 percent in the opening half but finished the game at 24 percent after shooting just 19 percent in the second half.