TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Duke's Gerald Henderson was just about the only player on target yesterday, and that was the difference for the visiting Blue Devils.

The 6-foot-4 junior swingman scored a career-high 25 points, leading the second-ranked Blue Devils to a 66-58 victory over Florida State.

Duke (14-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) ran off the first nine points of the second half during a 41-11 run to build their largest lead of the game, 46-21 with 12:45 left.

Toney Douglas led Florida State (13-3, 0-1) with 18 points, but was just 7 of 23 from the floor as the Seminoles shot just 31 percent.

"We struggled all night against their pressure," Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said. "We drove the ball hard into the lane, but couldn't execute. We had periods where we just didn't execute well offensively."

The first half was believed to be one of the lowest scoring in the ACC since a 45-second shot clock was introduced in the 1985-86 season. It was later cut to 35 seconds.

Duke led 19-14 at the break, making just five field goals — one on a goaltending call to go along with four baskets by Henderson. Florida State scored only four points in the final 13:07 of the half, going scoreless for 7 minutes, 58 seconds at one stretch.

In the second half, the Blue Devils went 7:14 without a basket until Henderson's layup with 5:31 left gave Duke a 53-42 lead.

"His athletic ability to create shots was huge," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "When they (Florida State) got it down to 10 (points), toward the last 15 seconds on the (shot) clock, we got the ball to him four straight times and we scored."

Derwin Kitchen scored 16 points and Uche Echefu 10 to get Florida State back into the game in the final minutes. Both players scored all of their points in the final 13 minutes as the Seminoles pulled to single digits, 51-42, with 6:03 left on a pair of free throws by Douglas.

Henderson's 9-of-14 shooting helped Duke shoot 42.9 percent from the field. Kyle Singler chipped in with 15 points for the winners and Nolan Smith added a dozen more.

"When you go against height and a bigger team, you have to use your quickness," Henderson said. "I was able to come from the wing and make plays in the lane, either the pull-up or get to the rack. That's a strength to my game."

NO. 5 CONNECTICUT 81, CINCINNATI 72

CINCINNATI — A.J. Price made five of eight 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Jeff Adrien added 13 points and 12 rebounds and the Huskies (14-1, 3-1 Big East) improved to 7-0 on the road by turning back the Bearcats (10-6, 0-3), who have lost four in a row on the heels of a four-game winning streak.

NO. 6 OKLAHOMA 61, KANSAS STATE 53

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Blake Griffin had 29 points and 15 rebounds and the Sooners (15-1) led 29-26 at halftime, then pulled away in the second half, taking a 57-41 lead on Griffin's baseline drive with just under four minutes left to beat the Wildcats (11-4) to open Big 12 Conference play.

NO. 7 TEXAS 75, IOWA STATE 67

AUSTIN, Texas — Damion James scored 19 points, Gary Johnson added 17 points and nine rebounds, and the Longhorns (12-3) saw their 33-27 halftime lead cut to one early in the second half before breaking away to a 58-47 lead to hold off the Cyclones (11-5) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

NO. 8 MICHIGAN STATE 75, KANSAS 62

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Kalin Lucas scored 22 points to lead the Spartans (13-2) over the over the defending national champion Jayhawks (11-4) for their ninth straight victory since getting routed by North Carolina and their 39th consecutive against non-conference opponents at home since losing to Duke in 2003.

NO. 9 GEORGETOWN 82, PROVIDENCE 75

WASHINGTON — Austin Freeman scored 18 points and Greg Monroe had 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the Hoyas (11-3, 2-2) held the Friars (11-5, 3-1) scoreless for more than 6 minutes during a 15-0 run to rally for a victory that ended its two-game Big East losing streak.

NO. 11 SYRACUSE 82, RUTGERS 66

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Paul Harris scored 26 points, Arinze Onuaku added 19 and the Orange (16-1, 4-0 Big East) used a 15-9 run for a 67-57 lead with 8:08 to play in beating the Scarlet Knights (9-8, 0-4) for their seventh straight victory.

NO. 12 CLEMSON 63, NORTH CAROLINA ST. 51

CLEMSON, S.C. — Trevor Booker scored 23 points and the Tigers (16-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved within a win of tying the school's best start, accomplished in 1986-87 and matched two years ago, by holding the Wolfpack (9-4, 0-1) to their lowest point output of the season.

NO. 13 NOTRE DAME 88, SETON HALL 79

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Luke Harangody scored 30 points, including a three-point play with 8:25 left for a 66-65 lead the Irish (12-3, 3-1 Big East) never lost in beating the Pirates (9-7, 0-4) for their 20th consecutive league and 45th straight overall win at home.

NO. 15 TENNESSEE 86, GEORGIA 77

ATHENS, Ga. — Tyler Smith had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Bobby Maze had 16 points and Wayne Chism 11, including a layup with 3:07 left triggered a game-ending 12-2 run to help the Volunteers (10-4) rally past the Bulldogs (9-7) in each team's SEC opener.

MIAMI 77, NO. 17 BC 71

BOSTON — Dwayne Collins had 13 points with seven rebounds and drew a key charging foul on Tyrese Rice in the final minute to help the Hurricanes (12-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) hand the Eagles (13-4, 1-1) their second straight loss since they beat top-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

NO. 18 MARQUETTE 75, NO. 25 WEST VIRGINIA 53

MILWAUKEE — Jerel McNeal scored 26 points, Dominic James added 17 and the Golden Eagles (15-2, 4-0 Big East) made 18 of 21 free throws in the second half (24 of 27 overall) to take control in beating the Mountaineers (11-4, 1-2), who got 16 first-half points from Da'Sean Butler, but was scoreless thereafter because of foul trouble.

NO. 23 LOUISVILLE 61, NO. 18 VILLANOVA 60

PHILADELPHIA — Earl Clark had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Terrence Williams scored on a driving layup with 7.4 seconds left to give the Cardinals (11-3, 2-0 Big East) the lead, and the Wildcats (13-3, 1-2) missed two shots down low in the final seconds.

NO. 20 ARIZONA STATE 76, OREGON 58

TEMPE, Ariz. — Derek Glasser scored 15 points and dished out 11 assists, and the Sun Devils (14-2, 3-1 Pac-10) won for their 10th win in 11 games, routing the Ducks (6-10, 0-4), off to their worst start in conference play since 1992-93, when they lost their first 11 games and finished 3-15.

NO. 21 BUTLER 54, DETROIT 50

INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Howard scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, including two free throws with 0.8 seconds left to help the Bulldogs (14-1, 5-0) hold off the Titans (4-11, 0-6) for their sixth straight overall and their 16th consecutive in Horizon League play.

NO. 23 BAYLOR 73, TEXAS TECH 61

WACO, Texas — LaceDarius Dunn scored 20 points, including consecutive 3-pointers for a 48-45 lead with 11:11 left and the host Bears (13-2) never trailed again in beating the Red Raiders (10-6) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

ELSEWHERE

NORTHERN STATE 82, MARY 62: Four months after a car accident nearly killed Don Meyer, the Northern State coach passed Bob Knight as college basketball's winningest men's coach with an 82-62 win over Mary at Aberdeen, S.D. The 64-year-old Meyer is 903-103 at three universities in a career that began in 1972.

WAC

Utah State 77, New Mexico State 67: Gary Wilkinson had 22 points and 14 rebounds and the visiting Aggies (15-1, 3-0 Western Athletic Conference) saw their 10-point lead dwindle to 54-51 with nine minutes left before pulling away to beat the Aggies (8-9, 2-2) for their 10th straight victory.

NEVADA 67, LOUISIANA TECH 64: Brandon Fields scored 17 points and Luke Babbitt added 15, including a 3-pointer as time expired to lift the visiting Wolf Pack (9-7, 2-1) over the Bulldogs (7-10, 1-3).

San Jose State 71, Fresno State 68: C.J. Webster scored 23 points, including two free throws for a 69-68 lead lead in overtime, and the Spartans (7-7, 1-3) never trailed again in beating the Bulldogs (7-9, 0-2) for their first win in Fresno since Dec. 4, 1993.

PACIFIC WEST

BYU-HAWAI'I 93, HAWAI'I PACIFIC 71: Virgil Buensuceso and Trenson Akana each scored 16 points and four teammates also reached double figures as the visiting Seasiders (8-1) beat the Sea Warriors (6-4) in the Pacific West Conference opener for both at Blaisdell Arena. BYUH made 24 of 35 field goals to take a 60-30 halftime lead.

HAWAI'I-HILO 69, NOTRE DAME de NAMUR 64: Bryan Ngo scored 18 and John Smith 13, leading the host Vulcans (8-5, 2-1) over the Argonauts (4-9, 0-3) at Afook-Chinen Civic. Leading 65-64, Ngo made two free throws with 28 seconds left and Jay DeMaestri added two more with 8 seconds to seal the victory.