Hoops Du Jour
Men: PSU at Washington
Tipoff: 10:30 p.m., Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle
Records: Penn State (10-14, Big Ten 1-12), Washington (12-12, Big Ten 4-9)
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Penn State Sports Network
Satellite: SiriusXM Ch. 391 & 981
Notable: Penn State is coming off a tough two-point loss at the buzzer to USC at home. Washington has lost its last two games, to UCLA (77-73) and Iowa (84-74). … Eight of Washington’s wins have come at home. … The Huskies leading scorer is Hannes Steinbach, who averages 17.5 points-per game and 11.2 rebounds-per game. He gets help from Zoom Diallo (14.9), Wesley Yates III (13.8) and Desmond Claude (13.3). … Penn State’s top three scorers are Freddie Dillione V (14.5), Kayden Mingo (13.4) and Josh Reed (10.5). … Washington won last year’s game between the two schools, 75-73, at the BJC. … The Nittany Lions stay in the northwest after the game to play Oregon on Saturday in Eugene. The Ducks are tied for last place in the Big Ten with Penn State at 1-12. They have lost 10 games in a row.
Mirror prediction: Washington 84, Penn State 66
Mirror prediction record: 23-1
— Scott Franco
College men
Pitt falls to No. 4 Duke
PITTSBURGH — Isiah Evans scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 5 for 6 on 3-pointers, and No. 4 Duke pulled away in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 70-54 on Tuesday night.
Cameron Boozer added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, and Caleb Foster had 14 points and eight boards.
Duke (22-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) bounced back from a buzzer-beating loss to archrival North Carolina on Saturday that ended the Blue Devils’ 10-game winning streak. Duke blew a 15-point lead in the second half of that one and allowed the last nine points.
There were six lead changes and five ties in the first half before Duke scored seven straight points to take a 35-29 halftime lead. The Blue Devils then scored the first five points of the second period to make it a 12-0 run.
Pitt (9-16, 2-10) lost for the 10th time in 12 games. Roman Siulepa led the Panthers with 19 points and Barry Dunning Jr. scored 17, including 13 in the first half.
Brandin Cummings, Pitt’s leading scorer, missed his third straight game with an ankle injury. Pitt visits No. 11 North Carolina on Saturday.
DUKE (21-2): Cam.Boozer 6-9 4-4 17, Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Foster 6-11 1-2 14, Evans 8-10 0-0 21, Sarr 1-6 0-0 3, Cay.Boozer 3-5 0-0 6, Harris 2-4 0-2 5, Khamenia 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 28-51 5-8 70.
PITTSBURGH (9-15): Corhen 3-6 0-0 6, Siulepa 6-15 3-6 19, Minor 2-6 0-0 6, Witherspoon 2-8 0-1 4, Dunning 7-14 0-0 17, Indrusaitis 1-5 0-1 2. Totals 21-54 3-8 54.
Halftime–Duke 35-29. 3-Point Goals–Duke 9-23 (Evans 5-6, Cam.Boozer 1-2, Foster 1-3, Harris 1-3, Sarr 1-6, Cay.Boozer 0-1, Khamenia 0-2), Pittsburgh 9-33 (Siulepa 4-11, Dunning 3-8, Minor 2-6, Corhen 0-1, Witherspoon 0-3, Indrusaitis 0-4). Fouled Out–Brown. Rebounds–Duke 35 (Cam.Boozer 10), Pittsburgh 20 (Dunning 6). Assists–Duke 16 (Foster 5), Pittsburgh 14 (Corhen, Siulepa, Minor, Witherspoon 3). Total Fouls–Duke 12, Pittsburgh 9.
The Associated Press




