Washington State holds off Eastern Washington, 67-61

PULLMAN — Klay Thompson scored 24 points Monday night to lift Washington State to a 67-61 victory over Eastern Washington.

Thompson's last points came on a three-pointer in the final minute, giving the Cougars (2-0) a 65-61 lead. Reggie Moore closed out the scoring with two free throws.

Moore, a freshman, finished with 15 points. DeAngelo Casto had 16 for Washington State.

Thompson missed his first six shots and did not make a field goal until hitting a pair of three-pointers with a minute left in the half, giving the Cougars their first lead at 28-25.

"Klay knows he's a great shooter, I know he's a great shooter. He just needed to turn the page and get his rhythm. When the game was on the line he made the shot," Washington State coach Ken Bone said.

The Eagles (0-2) were led by Mark Dunn, who scored 17 points and had six rebounds. Brandon Moore had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Eastern Washington. Moore's three-pointer drew the Eagles to 62-61 in the final minute before Thompson answered with his three-pointer.

Eastern Washington led most of the first half and outrebounded the Cougars 39-32. Washington State shot only 62 percent from the free-throw line.

"Our effort level defensively and rebounding was where it needed to be," said Eastern coach Kirk Earlywine. "I told our team I was very disappointed right now that we let one get through our grasp that maybe we could have won. But I'm not discouraged at all — I really like our team right now."

Top 25

At No. 4 Kentucky 72, Miami (Ohio) 70

Kentucky freshman John Wall scored 19 points — including the game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining — to lift the Wildcats over Miami of Ohio.

After Miami's Kenny Hayes hit a three-pointer to tie the score at 70 with six seconds left, Wall raced down the floor and pulled up from the wing. The ball fell through the net and Wall raced up the floor pounding his chest in celebration as the crowd roared.

"John Wall catching it and going, I loved it," new Kentucky coach John Calipari said.

Patrick Patterson had 17 points and 10 rebounds and DeMarcus Cousins had 10 points and 10 boards for the Wildcats (2-0).

Nick Winbush led Miami with 26 points and the RedHawks nearly pulled off the upset thanks to making 15 of 26 three-pointers.

At No. 5 Villanova 103, Penn 65

Maalik Wayns scored 16 points, Corey Stokes, Scottie Reynolds and Taylor King each added 14 and Villanova had no trouble in a rout against city rival Penn.

Corey Fisher scored 13 and Antonio Pena contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for the balanced Wildcats (2-0), who have won 19 of their last 20 games in Big Five play also encompassing Temple, La Salle and Saint Joseph's. Villanova has now won seven straight over Penn.

At No. 9 Duke 74, Coastal Carolina 49

Kyle Singler had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Duke beat Coastal Carolina in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Freshman Andre Dawkins had 13 points and Jon Scheyer and Miles Plumlee had 10 apiece for the Blue Devils (2-0).

They held the Chanticleers to three field goals during a 14-minute stretch of the first half, put themselves up by 25 points with a 24-11 spurt midway through the second and cruised from there to a second-round matchup with Charlotte tonight.

Mario Edwards scored 12 to lead the Chanticleers (1-1). Their coach, Cliff Ellis, beat Duke three times from 1987-90 during his decade coaching at Clemson. But that didn't translate onto the court for a Coastal Carolina team seeking its first win against an Atlantic Coast Conference team since 1987.

At No. 12 Connecticut 77, Colgate 63

Stanley Robinson scored 18 points leading five Connecticut players in double figures as the Huskies beat Colgate in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

The Huskies, who led by just a point at halftime, outscored Colgate 44-31 after intermission.

At No. 24 Minnesota 82,

Stephen F. Austin 42

High-flying freshman Rodney Williams had three dunks and two three-pointers, finishing with 14 points to help Minnesota (2-0) pull away from Stephen F. Austin.

Other Pac-10 games

At Arizona State 84, Texas State 62.

Derek Glasser scored 20 points and Trent Lockett had 17 in his second college game as Arizona State used another stingy defensive effort in an 84-62 victory over Texas State in the first round of the preseason NIT.

Eric Boateng scored a career-high 14, and Ty Abbott had 11 points for the Sun Devils (2-0), who host Texas Christian tonight.

Notes

• Kansas is a runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll.

The first week of the regular season produced few changes in the Top 25. The Jayhawks are followed by Michigan State, Texas, Kentucky and Villanova in the top five spots from the preseason Top 25.

North Carolina and Purdue are sixth and seventh, while West Virginia, Duke and Tennessee hold on to round out the top 10.

Maryland is the only newcomer to the poll at No. 25. The Terrapins move into the rankings for the first time since the final poll of the 2006-07 season.

• Northwestern senior Kevin Coble, the team's leading scorer and rebounder the last three seasons, is having season-ending surgery on his fractured left foot.