Jeremiah Kelly had a career-high 18 points and eight rebounds and DePaul closed with a 20-6 run to beat Northern Iowa, 60-52, on Friday in the first round of the Paradise Jam at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Mac Koshwal added 12 points and 19 rebounds to help the Blue Demons (2-0) advance to the semifinals Sunday against No. 10 Tennessee, a 105-66 winner over East Carolina.
Ali Farokhmanesh led Northern Iowa (1-1) with 12 points. The Panthers will play East Carolina on Saturday. Jordan Eglseder, a senior from Bellevue Marquette, scored two points on 1-for-9 shooting for UNI.
Drake 65, Georgia State 58 -- At Daytona Beach, Fla.: Ryan Wedel had 15 points and Seth VanDeest added 13 to lead Drake at the Glenn Wilkes Classic.
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Syracuse 87, No. 6 North Carolina 71 -- At New York: Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a victory in the 2K Sports Classic championship.
No. 2 Michigan State 75, Toledo 62 -- At East Lansing, Mich.: Draymond Green had 15 points, and Michigan State kept up its home court mastery in a regional matchup in the Legends Classic.
No. 5 Villanova 71, No. 18 Dayton 65 -- At San Juan, Puerto Rico: Corey Fisher scored 18 points to help Villanova beat Dayton in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
No. 7 Purdue 74, South Dakota St. 63 -- At St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points and Purdue beat South Dakota State in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
No. 10 Tennessee 105, East Carolina 66 -- At St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Scotty Hopson scored 25 points for Tennessee in the first round of the Paradise Jam. Tennessee will play DePaul in the second round Sunday.
No. 15 Ohio St. 76, No. 13 California 70 -- At New York: Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in four games, for Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic third-place game.
No. 15 Michigan 77, Houston Baptist 55 -- At Ann Arbor, Mich.: Manny Harris scored 25 points, and DeShawn Sims added 22 to lead Michigan (2-0). Harris and Sims each had 12 points during a decisive 29-13 run at the end of the first half that put Michigan in front for good.
No. 21 Georgia Tech 70, George Mason 62 -- At San Juan, Puerto Rico: Gani Lawal had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Georgia Tech in an O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation game.
No. 22 Clemson 89, UNC Greensboro 67 -- At Greensboro, N.C.: Trevor Booker scored a season-high 17 points, and Milton Jennings added 14 points for Clemson (3-0).
No. 25 Maryland 82, New Hampshire 55 -- At College Park, Md.: Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 24 points, and Maryland cruised past New Hampshire in its final tuneup for the Maui Invitational.








