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CONWAY, S.C. --Wheeling Central graduate Chase Harler turned in nine points for West Virginia in a tough loss to Western Kentucky 63-57 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
Harler finished 4 of 7 from the field and drained a 3-pointer in defeat.
Esa Ahmad was the Mountaineers' leading scorer with 12 points, while James Bolden reached double figures with 10 points.
The Mountaineers suffered from 22 turnovers, while only forcing the Hilltoppers into 13 giveaways.
Taveion Hollingsworth and Charles Bassey each led Western Kentucky with 13 points.
NO. 2 KANSAS 89
LA-LAFAYETTE 76
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Lagerald Vick hit seven 3-pointers and had a career-high 33 points, and No. 2 Kansas beat pesky Louisiana-Lafayette.
Vick also had nine rebounds while topping his 32-point outburst earlier in the week against Vermont. Dedric Lawson added 19 points for the Jayhawks (3-0), and Udoka Azubuike had 17 points and eight rebounds.
NO. 4 VIRGINIA 97 COPPIN STATE 40
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- De'Andre Hunter scored 20 points, and Virginia routed Coppin State.
Hunter was outscoring the Eagles for most of the first half after hitting two early 3-pointers for the Cavaliers (3-0). A 3-pointer by Ibn Williams with 6:10 left finally gave Coppin State more points than the sophomore forward, but the Eagles trailed 26-13.
NO. 7 UNC108
TENN. TECH 58
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Luke Maye had 15 points to help North Carolina to the runaway win.
Sterling Manley added 13 points for the Tar Heels (4-0), who shot 55 percent against an overmatched opponent. Seventh Woods had seven points and a career-best eight assists off the bench, including a behind-the-back pass to set up a corner 3-pointer from Cameron Johnson after halftime.
NO. 12 KANSAS ST. 95 E. KENTUCKY 68
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) -- Xavier Sneed scored 16 points to lead five Kansas State players in double figures.
Dean Wade and Cartier Diarra each had 14 points, helping the Wildcats (3-0) advance to the semifinals of the Paradise Jam tournament. Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown Jr. had 10 points apiece.
NO. 13 OREGON 80
NO. 15 SYRACUSE 65
NEW YORK (AP) -- Bol Bol had 26 points and nine rebounds, and Oregon beat Syracuse in the consolation game of the 2K Classic.
NO. 16 VA. TECH 88
NORTHEASTERN 60
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20 points, helping Virginia Tech advance to the championship of the Charleston Classic.
The Hokies (3-0) grabbed control in the first half, going from trailing 24-23 to leading 46-26 at the break.
NO. 22 LSU 74
LOUISIANA TECH 67
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Ja'vonte Smart made a late 3-pointer and finished with 16 points, leading LSU to the victory.
Tremont Waters had 14 points for LSU (4-0). Skylar Mays and Daryl Edwards each scored 12.
The Bulldogs tied it at 62 on a jumper by Daquan Bracey with 2:29 remaining, but Smart hit a big 3 on the next possession for the Tigers.
LSU increased its lead to eight points on a layup by Kavell Bigby-Williams and three free throws by Mays.
NO. 23 PURDUE 79, DAVIDSON 58
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Carsen Edwards had 29 points, and Purdue beat Davidson to reach the final of the Charleston Classic.
Edwards had six of Purdue's 13 3-pointers. It was his fifth straight game with 20 or more points.