No. 6 Duke Cruises Past Michigan St.

Duke’s talent, grit and mystique made Michigan State crumble.

With stifling defense and balanced scoring, the Blue Devils turned the marquee matchup of the Atlantic Coast Conference-Big Ten Challenge into a rout.

Shelden Williams scored 16 points to lead four Blue Devils in double figures and No. 6 Duke forced a slew of turnovers in a 72-50 victory over No. 5 Michigan State on Wednesday night at East Lansing, Mich.

Duke (4-1) took control in the first half with a 20-2 run during which the Spartans committed 17 of their 20 turnovers.

“Our kids played an unbelievable game defensively,” Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “And I think we were efficient for the first time for a whole game on the offensive end.”

The Blue Devils handed Michigan State (3-2) its most-lopsided loss at the Breslin Center since a 25-point setback against Minnesota in 1997, and just its fifth loss at home since the start of the 1998-99 season.

“We played scared,” Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”

No. 13 Georgia Tech 73, Ohio State 53 -- B.J. Elder and Marvin Lewis combined for nine points in a 13-0 first-half run and Isma’il Muhammad’s high-wire dunk shifted the momentum in the second half to lead the Yellow Jackets (6-0) past the Buckeyes (2-3) at Columbus, Ohio.

No. 16 Syracuse 87, St. Bonaventure 78 -- Hakim Warrick scored 27 points and Billy Edelin had 20 to lead the Orangemen (2-1) past the Bonnies (2-2) at Rochester, N.Y.

No. 17 Gonzaga 86, Washington 62 -- Cory Violette scored 15 points and Tony Skinner and Blake Stepp each had 14 to lift the Bulldogs (4-1) past the Huskies (3-1) at Seattle.

No. 20 Purdue 76, Clemson 64 -- Kenneth Lowe scored 24 points and the Boilermakers (5-0) rolled past the Tigers (3-1) at West Lafayette, Ind.

No. 22 Pittsburgh 59, Duquesne 45 -- Carl Krauser scored 17 points and keyed a decisive 20-5 run that started early in the second half as the Panthers (5-0) defeated the Dukes (1-2) at Pittsburgh.

No. 25 Oklahoma State 83, Texas San Antonio 53 -- Tony Allen scored 18 of his 19 points during an eight-minute span to spark the Cowboys (4-0) past the Roadrunners (1-4) at Stillwater, Okla.

OTHER GAMES

Andrew Bogut had 12 points and 16 rebounds and Utah (4-2) won for the first time in four games against Utah State (3-1), defeating the Aggies, 56-45, at Salt Lake City.... Elton Brown scored 26 points as Virginia (4-0) rolled to an 86-78 victory over Minnesota (2-2) at Charlottesville, Va.