NCAA roundup: Wichita State beats Illinois State, improves to 20-0
Illinois State 55 Wichita State 60
Wichita State beat Illinois State 70-55 to remain unbeaten, along with No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Syracuse.
The Shockers (20-0, 7-0 Missouri Valley Conference), coming off a Final four appearance last season, are the second MVC team to open a season 20-0, joining Bird's Indiana State squad of 1978-79 that played in the Final Four.
Cleanthony Early scored 23 points and added 10 rebounds, making 6 of 9 from 3-point range as the Shockers dominated the long-ball category.
Louisville 86 South Florida 47
Louisville rout 86-47 cold-shooting South Florida, the fourth straight win for the defending national champions.
Wayne Blackshear scored 16 points to pace a balanced offense that featured five players in double figures.
Montrezl Harrell and Luke Hancock had 14 points apiece for the Cardinals (17-3, 6-1 American Athletic Conference), who shot 52.2 percent from beyond the 3-point arc and just under 51 percent overall. Chris Perry led USF with 10 points before fouling out.
Miami (Fla.) 46 Duke 67
The Blue Devils made it routine. Freshman Jabari Parker had 17 points and a season-high 15 rebounds Wednesday to lead No. 18 Duke past Miami 67-46.
A sellout crowd included LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant, all of whom played in the Olympics for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
The Blue Devils (15-4, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) avenged a 27-point loss the last time they played in Coral Gables. That was a year ago, when Duke was ranked No. 1.
San Jose State 50 San Diego State 75
Xavier Thames scored 15 points and San Diego State used a pair of 16-point runs after halftime to extend the second-longest winning streak in school history to 16 games with a 75-50 victory Wednesday night.
Josh Davis added 10 points and 12 rebounds in his 12th consecutive double-figure rebound game. Winston Shepard and Skylar Spencer scored 12 apiece for San Diego State, off to its best start since winning its first 20 games three years ago.