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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Tyler Kolek scored 18 points, Justin Lewis added 17 and undefeated Marquette rallied from a double-digit deficit for the third straight game to beat West Virginia 82-71 Friday night in a semifinal of the Charleston Classic.
Kam Jones scored all 12 of his points off four 3-pointers down the stretch and Darryl Morsell finished with 11 points for the Golden Eagles (5-0), who trailed by 12 early in the second half. Marquette bounced back from 12-point deficits against Ole Miss and Illinois in its two previous games.
Marquette turned six consecutive West Virginia misses into a 13-0 run and a 55-54 lead with Kolek hitting two 3-pointers. There were four lead changes and a tie after that but Marquette clung to a lead in the final 10 minutes behind Jones' four 3-pointers. Six free throws in the final minute sealed it.
Taz Sherman scored 21 points, Sean McNeil 12 and Jalen Bridge 11 for the Mountaineers (3-1).
The Mountaineers overcame an early six-point deficit with a 17-2 run for a 25-16 lead. A 9-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by McNeil gave West Virginia is largest lead of the half at 14 before Kolek hit a jumper in the final minute to leave the Golden Eagles down 47-35.
The Mountaineers shot 58% in the first half and had five 3-pointers, one more than the Eagles, who took six more shots from distance. But in the second half, WVU fell off to 27% and made just 2 of 12 from the arc while Marquette shot 64% and made 8 of 13 3-point tries.
Marquette plays No. 22 St. Bonaventure in the championship game Sunday while West Virginia takes on Clemson.
NO. 7 DUKE 88, LAFAYETTE 55
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Wendell Moore Jr. scored 23 points and No. 7 Duke used a few smooth stretches in the second half to pull away for a victory over Lafayette.
AJ Griffin came off the bench to score 18 points for Duke (5-0), which had too many weapons despite some early snags.
Mark Williams added 14 points and 15 rebounds, Paolo Banchero scored 11 points and Trevor Keels had 10 points for the Blue Devils.
Kyle Jenkins, who had four of his team's seven 3-pointers, scored 18 points for Lafayette (0-3).
NO. 1 GONZAGA 92, BELLARMINE 50
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Drew Timme scored 25 points as Gonzaga dominated Bellarmine, extending the nation's longest home winning streak to 55 games.
Julian Strawther added 19 points for Gonzaga (4-0), which has not lost at home since 2018. Freshman center Chet Holmgren had 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting, plus five rebounds and five assists.
Dylan Penn scored 14 points for Bellarmine (0-4), a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference in its second season of Division I basketball.
NO. 11 MEMPHIS 74, WESTERN KENTUCKY 62
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Jalen Duren had 22 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks as Memphis beat Western Kentucky in a sloppy game.
Deandre Williams added 13 points and Early Timberlake finished with 10 for the Tigers (4-0).
Camron Justice led the Hilltoppers (1-3) with 18 points, while Jairus Hamilton scored 14.
Memphis shot poorly from 3-point range and committed 26 turnovers to keep Western Kentucky in the game.
NO. 13 KENTUCKY 77, OHIO 59
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Keion Brooks scored 22 points to lead Kentucky past Ohio.
Freshman guard TyTy Washington had a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds for Kentucky (3-1), which trailed for most of the first half. Brooks set the tone by scoring eight of the Wildcats' first 10 points after halftime.
Ben Vander Plas finished with a team-high 19 points and six rebounds for Ohio (3-1), followed by Jason Carter with 15 points and Mark Sears with 10.
NO. 14 ALABAMA 86, OAKLAND 59
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Jaden Shackelford scored 20 points as Alabama beat Oakland, giving the Crimson Tide its first 4-0 start since the 2017-18 season.
Shackelford added five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and scored his 1,000th career point. Jahvon Quinerly had 19 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals for Alabama.
Jamal Cain scored 31 points, making 10 of his 23 shots from the field for the Grizzlies (2-2) and nine of his 11 free throws. He also had 10 rebounds and three steals, but little support from his teammates.
NO. 20 MARYLAND 69, HOFSTRA 67
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Ian Martinez made two free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining, allowing Maryland to edge Hofstra and avoid another loss this week.
Eric Ayala led Maryland (4-1) with 14 points but went just 5 of 17 from the field.
Jalen Ray scored 18 points for Hofstra (1-3).
Maryland, coming off a home loss to George Mason, scored the game's final six points after a 3-pointer by Ray put Hofstra up 67-63.
NO. 21 AUBURN 58, SOUTH FLORIDA 52
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- K.D. Johnson scored 15 points, Zep Jasper added 13 and Auburn rallied to beat South Florida.
Jabari Smith hit a 3-pointer 10 minutes into the second half during a 15-0 stretch that gave Auburn (3-0) its first lead at 42-40. It was the third made 3-pointer by Auburn in 21 tries to that point.
Caleb Murphy scored 19 points and Javon Greene added 12 for South Florida (2-2).
NO. 22 ST. BONAVENTURE 68, CLEMSON 65
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Kyle Lofton scored 22 points, Jaren Holmes added 19 and St. Bonaventure rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat Clemson in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic.
The Bonnies (4-0) went on a 21-2 second-half run that included five 3-pointers in taking their first lead since it was 2-0.
PJ Hall matched his career high with 22 points, David Collins had 14 and Nick Honor scored 12 for Clemson (4-1).