Kaun-sas Jayhawks dump DePaul

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Sasha Kaun scored the first six points in a 24-1 first-half run that sent No. 3 Kansas soaring past DePaul 84-66 on Saturday.

Mario Chalmers had 12 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and seven assists for the Jayhawks (9-0).

Dar Tucker, who had 18 points, hit a basket with 11:12 left in the half and a few seconds later Karron Clarke's two free throws gave the Blue Demons (2-3) a 13-12 lead. But DePaul did not get another field goal until Will Walker scored with 1:38 left and by then the Jayhawks had mounted a 36-15 lead en route to the 14th 9-0 start in school history.

Kaun finished with 15 points.

NO. 6 DUKE 95, MICHIGAN 67: At Durham, N.C., Taylor King scored 18 points and fellow freshman Nolan Smith added a career-high 17 for Duke.

Gerald Henderson had 12 points and DeMarcus Nelson and Jon Scheyer added 10 apiece for the Blue Devils (9-0), who took control with a 14-0 run in the first half.

NO. 4 TEXAS 80, RICE 54: At Houston, A.J. Abrams, D.J. Augustin and Damion James scored 18 points each to help Texas improve to 9-0 for first time since the 1981-82 season.

Their 26-point margin of victory marks the eighth time in the first nine games that they've won by at least 15 points.

NO. 6 DUKE 95, MICHIGAN 67: At Durham, N.C., Taylor King scored 18 points and fellow freshman Nolan Smith added a career-high 17 for Duke.

Gerald Henderson had 12 points and DeMarcus Nelson and Jon Scheyer added 10 apiece for the Blue Devils (9-0), who took control with a 14-0 run in the first half.

DeShawn Sims had 12 points for Michigan, which started two freshmen and two sophomores while playing without starting point guard Jerret Smith for academic reasons.

NO. 7 UCLA 75, DAVIDSON 63: At Anaheim, Calif., Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scored 21 points and UCLA made up an 18-point deficit to win in the John Wooden Classic.

The Bruins (8-1) joined No. 1 North Carolina and Duke, then ranked seventh, as powerhouse programs that got a scare from mid-major Davidson. The Wildcats (3-5) lost by a combined 10 points to the two ACC schools and had UCLA down by as many as 18 points in the first half.

NO. 11 MARQUETTE 81, WISCONSIN 76: At Madison, Wis., Dominic James scored 20 points and Marquette ended Wisconsin's 28-home game winning streak, the third-longest in Division I.

Marquette (6-1) won for the third in its last 10 meetings with its in-state rival and won at Wisconsin (6-2) for the first time since 1997.