DURHAM, N.C. — Kyle Singler hit two free throws with 19.4 seconds left to help No. 8 Duke rally past Rhode Island, 82-79, yesterday.

Jon Scheyer scored 23 points, and Singler finished with 21 points for the Blue Devils (3-0), who fell behind by 12 early and trailed for most of the way.

"It was one of those February games in November," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

Singler twice hit a pair of foul shots in the final minute to put the Blue Devils up by one, before Rhode Island (1-1) called timeout with 10.6 seconds left and worked the ball to Jimmy Baron. With Singler in his face, his fadeaway jumper glanced off the rim, clipped a Rams player and went out of bounds with 4.9 seconds on the clock.

Jon Scheyer made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left, and Baron's half-court heave bounced off the glass as time expired to seal Duke's NCAA-best 62nd straight non-conference home win.

No. 6 Michigan St. 100, Idaho 62: Chris Allen scored a career-high 21, leading the host Spartans (1-0) over the Western Athletic Conference's Vandals (1-1), who got 13 points from Mac Hopson. Michigan State's Raymar Morgan also scored 21 points.

No. 9 Notre Dame 94, S.C. Upstate 58: Luke Harangody had 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead the host Irish (1-0) over the Spartans (0-2). Bobby Davis led the Spartans with 14 points.

No. 19 Florida 81, Bradley 58: Forward Dan Werner and guard Walter Hodge each scored 17 points to lead the host Gators (2-0) over the Braves (1-1). Werner made 4 of 6 3-pointers and Hodge made 5 of 9. The Gators were 14-for-32 from 3-point range.

No. 24 Kansas 71, UMKC 56: Sherron Collins had 16 points, freshman Markieff Morris grabbed 15 rebounds and the host Jayhawks (1-0) pulled away after a shaky first half to open its national title defense with a victory over the Kangaroos (1-1). Cole Aldrich had 13 points and Tyrel Reed added 12 to help Kansas win its 36th straight home opener.

No. 25 Wisconsin 68, Long Beach St. 61: Marcus Landry scored 23 points and the host Badgers (1-0) held on for a victory over the 49ers (0-2). Landry gave Wisconsin a 59-57 lead with less than 4 minutes to play, moments after blocking Donovan Morris' shot. He also made a 3-pointer to give the Badgers some breathing room with 29.9 seconds left.

Nebraska 63, San Jose St. 46: Toney McCray had 17 points and nine rebounds and the host Cornhuskers (1-0) used a 17-point flurry over two minutes in the second half to put away the Spartans (1-1). Chris Oakes had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Tim Pierce added 11 points and 10 rebounds for San Jose State.

WOMEN

No. 1 UConn 82, Georgia Tech 71: Maya Moore had 20 points and 14 rebounds to help the Huskies (1-0) pull away from the visiting Yellow Jackets (1-1). Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles each added 15 points for the Huskies, who won their 13th straight season opener.

No. 19 Baylor 81, No. 2 Stanford 65: Rachel Allison scored 20 of her 25 points in the first half and Jhasmin Player added 14 to help the host Bears (2-0) beat the Cardinal (1-1). Jeanette Pohlen scored 14 points for Stanford.

No. 3 Maryland 73, Delaware State 46: Marah Strickland scored 14 points and the host Terrapins (1-1) beat the Hornets (1-1). Keyhana Wakefield scored 15 points to lead Delaware State.

No. 6 North Carolina 77, Virginia Commonwealth 65: Rashanda McCants scored 15 points to help the host Tar Heels (2-0) beat the Rams (1-1) in the second round of the Women's Preseason National Invitation Tournament. Quanitra Hollingsworth led the Rams with 20 points.

No. 8 Duke 98, Maine 31: Chante Black scored 16 points and reached 1,000 for her career in the Blue Devils' (2-0) rout of the visiting Black Bears (0-1). The Blue Devils shot nearly 48 percent while holding Maine to 26 percent shooting.

No. 9 California 67, Nevada 53: Ashley Walker scored 27 points to surpass the 1,500 mark for her career and also grabbed 17 rebounds, leading the host Golden Bears (2-0) past the Wolf Pack (1-1). Johnna Ward scored 14 points with four 3-pointers for Nevada.

No. 11 Texas A&M 56, Pittsburgh 50: Tyra White scored 13 points to help the Aggies (2-0) beat the Panthers (0-1).

No. 12 Vanderbilt 90, Western Kentucky 72: Christina Wirth scored 24 points to lead the Commodores (2-0) to a rout of the host Lady Toppers (1-1).

No. 13 Texas 110, Saint Mary's 76: Erika Arriaran scored 21 points to lead the host Longhorns (2-0) to a win over the Gaels (0-2) in the second round of the World Vision Classic.

No. 16 Notre Dame 62, No. 24 LSU 53: Ashley Barlow scored 10 of her 19 points during a 14-4 run to start the second half and the Irish (1-0) beat the host Tigers (0-1).

No. 17 Arizona State 86, Tulane 53: Dymond Simon scored 15 points and Briann January added 14 to help the host Sun Devils (2-0) cruise to a victory over the Green Wave (1-1) in the second round of the WNIT.

No. 18 Ohio State 92, Army 58: Jantel Lavender scored 24 of her game-high 28 points in the first half to lead the host Buckeyes (2-0) to a victory over the Black Knights (0-2).

No. 21 Florida State 81, Florida Gulf Coast 62: Tanae Davis-Cain scored 18 points and the host Seminoles (1-0) beat the Eagles (1-1).

No. 22 Xavier 62, Indiana 59: Jerii Taylor scored 15 points and Tudy Reed added 13, including a 3-pointer with 1:52 left that gave the Musketeers (2-0) the lead for good, in a win over the host Hoosiers (1-1).

No. 23 Purdue 80, IUPUI 44: Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help the host Boilermakers (1-0) beat the Jaguars (1-1) in the Boilermakers' season-opener.

No. 25 Old Dominion 70, Dayton 58: Jessica Canady scored 23 points and the Monarchs (2-0) beat the Flyers (0-2) in the second round of the World Vision Classic.