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College Basketball: Kentucky smothers No. 6 Duke

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A'dia Mathies scored 23 points, and freshman Bria Goss added 18 as No. 10 Kentucky beat No. 6 Duke, 72-65, on Thursday night in front of the largest home crowd for a women's game in Wildcats history.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A'dia Mathies scored 23 points, and freshman Bria Goss added 18 as No. 10 Kentucky beat No. 6 Duke, 72-65, on Thursday night in front of the largest home crowd for a women's game in Wildcats history.

Freshman Azia Bishop added 12 points as Kentucky (9-0) shook off a slow start with a second-half rally in front of 14,508 fans at Rupp Arena.

Elizabeth Williams scored 17 for Duke (6-2), but the Blue Devils couldn't counter Kentucky after falling behind by 10 with just under five minutes to play. Duke's only previous loss was by two points to Notre Dame.

Maryland 108, Delaware State 33 - Eight players scored in double figures as the No. 5 Terrapins pummeled visiting Delaware State. The margin of victory was the largest in school history.

The Terrapins (10-0) made 13 of their first 18 shots and never looked back. The Hornets (2-7) have lost seven straight.

Moravian 66, College of New Jersey 60 - Sophomore guard Katie O'Rourke scored 17 points to lead the visiting Greyhounds (4-4) over the Lions (5-4) in a nonconference game.

La Salle 48, Loyola Chicago 45 - Playing in Chicago's Gentile Arena, the Explorers (3-7) built a seven-point first-half lead, then hung on as the Ramblers (4-4) tried to come back.

Men

Delaware Valley 66, Arcadia 65 - Jeremy Beckett scored 19 points to lead the Aggies (2-5) to a nonconference win over the visiting Knights (4-3),

Connecticut 67, Harvard 53 - Playing at home, the ninth-ranked Huskies (8-1) spoiled the visiting Crimson's first game ever as a ranked team. The Crimson (8-1) are ranked No. 25.