Freshman leads Kentucky past Cleveland St.

CANCUN, Mexico — Once John Wall gained his footing, not even a warped court could slow down Kentucky.

The heralded freshman found his form in the second half and proved too much to handle in the open floor as the No. 5 Wildcats raced past Cleveland State 73-49 on Tuesday in the Cancun Challenge at the Moon Palace Resort. Wall scored a team-high 15 points, including 11 after halftime.

NO. 3 TEXAS 78, PITTSBURGH 62: At Kansas City, Mo., J'Covan Brown scored 12 points to help Texas beat Pittsburgh in the championship game of the CBE Classic.

NO. 8 WEST VIRGINIA 69, THE CITADEL 50: At Charleston, W.Va., John Flowers came off the bench to score 13 points and West Virginia never trailed.

NO. 10 SYRACUSE 88, CORNELL 73: At Syracuse, N.Y., freshman guard Brandon Triche scored a season-high 21 points, Andy Rautins added 18, and Syracuse beat upstate foe Cornell.

NO. 17 OHIO STATE 84, LIPSCOMB 64: At Columbus, Ohio, David Lighty scored a career-high 22 points and Evan Turner posted his second triple-double of the season to lead Ohio State past Lipscomb.

NO. 20 ILLINOIS 78, WOFFORD 64: At Champaign, Ill., Demetri McCamey scored 21 points and Illinois used a second-half run to beat Wofford in the Las Vegas Invitational.

CINCINNATI 69, NO. 21 MARYLAND 57: At Lahaina, Hawaii, Yancy Gates scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds and Deonta Vaughn had 16 points to lead Cincinnati to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a victory over Maryland at the Lahaina Civic Center.

NO. 23 NOTRE DAME 80, KENNESAW STATE 62: At South Bend, Ind., Luke Harangody had 29 points and 15 rebounds to help Notre Dame beat Kennesaw State in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

NO. 24 VANDERBILT 68, CHAMINADE 41: At Lahaina, Hawaii, John Jenkins had 14 points and Vanderbilt went on a 24-0 run in the second half for a victory over tournament-host Chaminade in a consolation-round game at the Maui Invitational.