LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fourth-ranked Kentucky roared past Rider, 92-63, yesterday in the Cancun Challenge, hardly looking like the club its coach John Calipari called the "worst" defensive team he's seen in 20 years following narrow escapes against Miami (Ohio) and Sam Houston State this week.

The Wildcats (4-0) held Rider to 31 percent shooting — including just 4-of-17 3-pointers — and added 10 steals and 10 blocks in easily their most complete game of the season.

"There has to be a sense of urgency defensively, we had that today," Calipari said.

Freshman John Wall had 21 points and 11 assists, and Patrick Patterson added 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Ryan Thompson led Rider (2-2) with 16 points.

"Everybody played big," Wall said. "I smiled more than I usually do because we were having a great time and we were playing defense. We have to do this every game."

No. 9 Duke 104, Radford 67: Freshman Andre Dawkins scored a season-high 20 points and the host Blue Devils (4-0) matched a school record with 18 3-pointers in a romp against the Highlanders (2-1). Duke overwhelmed Radford during a first half in which they shot 50 percent and matched the school record with 13 3s in a half.

No. 11 Butler 64, Evansville 60: Shelvin Mack scored 17 points and Gordon Hayward added 15, including a game-sealing free throw with 3.6 seconds left, to lift the Bulldogs (3-0) over the host Aces (2-1). Evansville's Colt Ryan scored 12 of his 17 points in the final minute to get the Aces within 62-60 with 16.8 seconds left. But Mack and Howard finished the game by each making 1 of 2 free throws.

Virginia Commonwealth 82, No. 17 Oklahoma 69: Jay Gavin scored 20 points, Larry Sanders 17 and the host Rams (2-1) never trailed in an upset of the Sooners (2-1). Leading by one early on, the Rams used a 20-8 spurt to take control of the game.

No. 19 Georgetown 63, Savannah State 44: Jason Clark scored a career-high 14 points and four Hoyas (3-0) were in double figures as Georgetown rolled to a victory against the host Tigers (2-2). Greg Monroe added 13 points for Georgetown, Austin Freeman had 12 and Chris Wright 11 in a game that gave the Hoyas a much-needed breather after they squeaked past Temple 46-45 on Tuesday.

No. 20 Louisville 69, East Tennessee State 56: Edgar Sosa scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half and the host Cardinals (2-0) beat the Buccaneers (1-3). The Cardinals won despite shooting just 36.4 percent. Louisville used an 18-0 run in the first half to turn a three-point deficit into a 25-10 lead.

No. 23 Illinois 94, Presbyterian 48: Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 15 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to help the host Illini (3-0) overcome a sluggish start and beat the Blue Hose (0-3) in the Las Vegas Invitational. With the game tied at 21, Illinois closed the half with a 20-7 run to take a 13-point halftime lead.

WAC

New Mexico State 83, Oklahoma Panhandle State 73: Jonathan Gibson scored a career-high 30 points to lead host New Mexico State (1-2) over Division II Oklahoma Panhandle State (0-3). Gibson, a senior playing in his 100th game at New Mexico State, became the 25th player in school history to top the 1,000-point mark for his career.

Northeastern 64, Utah State 61: Matt Janning scored 14 points to lead the host Huskies (1-1) over the Aggies (1-2). Tai Wesley led Utah State with 16 points, Nate Bendall added 15 points and Tyler Newbold finished with 10. Jared Quayle led the Aggies with 10 rebounds.

Idaho 81, North Dakota State 69: The Vandals (2-1) scored the first seven points of the second half and led by double digits for most of the half to beat the host Bison (1-2). Steffan Johnson had 19 points, six assists and three steals for the Vandals.

Wyoming 87, Boise State 61: Djibril Thiam scored 19 points as the host Cowboys (2-1) ran past the Broncos (2-2). The Cowboys used an aggressive full-court press to force 23 turnovers that resulted in 31 points. La'Shard Anderson led Boise State with 19 points.

New Mexico 81, Louisiana Tech 52: Junior-college transfer Darington Hobson scored a career-high 30 points to lead the host Lobos (4-0) over the Bulldogs (2-1) in the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic. Jamel Guyton and Kyle Gibson each scored 11 points to lead Louisiana Tech.

Nevada 112, Houston 99: Joey Shaw scored 26 points to lead the host Wolf Pack (2-1) over the Cougars (1-1). Brandon Fields added 24 points and Armon Johnson 22 points and 12 assists for the Wolf Pack. Aubrey Coleman scored 34 points and Adam Brown 25 for the Cougars.

TOP 25 WOMEN

No. 9 Xavier 59, No. 14 Arizona State 46: Freshman Katie Rutan made three consecutive 3s during a first-half run that put the Musketeers (2-0) ahead to stay, and had a steal and layup after the Sun Devils (2-1) cut the lead to 38-36 in the second half.

No. 7 LSU 72, Houston 54: Freshman reserve Adrienne Webb scored 17 points to lead the host Tigers (3-0) over the Cougars (3-1).

No. 20 Oklahoma 74 TCU 70: Abi Olajuwon scored a career-high 23 points and Danielle Robinson added 16 as the host Sooners (2-1) bounced back from their first loss of the season to beat the Horned Frogs (2-1).

No. 24 Middle Tennessee 84, Austin Peay 73: Alysha Clark scored 38 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the host Blue Raiders (2-1) over the Lady Governors (1-2).

LOCAL DIVISION II

Colorado School of Mines 62, Hawai'i Pacific 52: Emily Dalton scored 17 points as the host Orediggers beat the Sea Warriors in a women's basketball game at Golden, Colo.

Kait Soehner added 10 points for the Orediggers (2-1).

Tiffany Wilson scored 16 points and Mana Hopkins added 13 points for the Sea Warriors (0-1).

Genesis Lewis added eight points, four steals, and four rebounds, and Jazzmin Awa-Williams contributed seven points and four rebounds for HPU, which plays at Adams State College tomorrow.

Humboldt State 86, Hawai'i Pacific 72: Brian Morris scored 18 points to lead four teammates in double figures as the host Lumberjacks (1-1) beat the Sea Warriors (1-2) in a men's game in the Ron Logsdon Basketball Classic at Rohnert Park, Calif.

HPU's Mike Helton scored 25 points, Reggie New 17 and Norman Wells 15.

On Friday, Jeff Ingram hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift HPU over host Sonoma State, 77-76.

Western Oregon 87, Hawai'i-Hilo 75: Blair Wheadon scored 16 points to lead the host Wolves (2-0) over the Vulcans (0-2) in a men's game at the WOU/Phoenix Inn D2 Shootout at Monmouth, Ore.

Bryan Ngo and Justin Smith scored 16 points apiece for the Vulcans. Lavell Shipman added 15 points and Zachary Wilde 11.