ST. LOUIS — Cole Aldrich had 18 points, 11 rebounds and blocked five shots, helping top-ranked Kansas overcome a sloppy night to hold off Memphis 57-55 in a rematch of the 2008 national championship game Tuesday.
Kansas (2-0) led most of the night despite 21 turnovers, but could never shake the scrappy and supposedly overmatched Tigers. Memphis (1-1) closed within 3 on Doneal Mack's 3-pointer with a minute left, then cut the lead to 56-55 on Elliot Williams' long 3 with 16.7 seconds left.
Sherron Collins hit 1 of 2 free throws at the other end to give Memphis a final chance, but Williams' contested 3-pointer clanged off the back iron.
Collins scored 12 points while struggling with leg cramps and former Memphis recruit Xavier Henry added 11.
Williams had 21 points to lead Memphis, 0-9 all-time against No. 1 teams.
• No. 2 MICHIGAN STATE 75, GONZAGA 71, at East Lansing, Mich. — Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:02 left, made two at the line with 5.7 seconds to go and finished with 21 points to help the Spartans (2-0) rally for their 41st straight victory at home against a non-conference foe.
Robert Sacre matched a career high with 17 points for the Bulldogs (1-1) despite foul trouble. Gonzaga freshman Elias Harris scored 17, Matt Bouldin had 15 points and Steven Gray added 13.
• No. 9 DUKE 101, CHARLOTTE 59, at Durham, N.C. — Nolan Smith scored a career-high 24 points in his return to Duke's lineup and the Blue Devils rolled into the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
• No. 10 TENNESSEE 124, UNC ASHEVILLE 49, at Knoxville, Tenn. — Scotty Hopson had a career-high 25 points and Tennessee set a school record for points in a game in coach Bruce Pearl's 100th win with the Vols (2-0).
• No. 12 CONNECTICUT 76, HOFSTRA 67, at Storrs, Conn. — Jerome Dyson scored 23 points and the Huskies (3-0) rallied over Hofstra (1-2) in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
• No. 17 OKLAHOMA 72, LOUISIANA-MONROE 61, at Norman, Okla. — Willie Warren scored 24 points, Tony Crocker added 13 and the Sooners (2-0) notched their 1,500th win.
• No. 19 GEORGETOWN 46, TEMPLE 45, at Washington — Greg Monroe scored on a driving layup with 6.5 seconds to play, rescuing No. 19 Georgetown from a lackluster performance.
• No. 20 LOUISVILLE 96, ARKANSAS 66, at St. Louis — Reginald Delk scored 20 points in a reserve role to double his previous career high and sparked key surges in both halves, helping the Cardinal give coach Rick Pitino his 750th career win. Rotnei Clarke had 16 points for Arkansas (1-1), which was playing without five players who have been suspended indefinitely.
• No. 22 CLEMSON 79, LIBERTY 39, at Lynchburg, Va. — David Potter scored a career-high 17 points and hit five of Clemson's 10 3-pointers.
• No. 23 ILLINOIS 80, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 61, at Champaign, Ill. — Brandon Paul scored 20 points in the first half, leading the Illini (2-0) over the outgunned Huskies (0-2).
• No. 25 MARYLAND 71, FAIRFIELD 42, at College Park, Md. — Eric Hayes scored 14 points, and the Terps (2-0) celebrated their return to the AP poll with a win over the Staggs (2-1).
• FRESNO STATE 65, NORTHERN ARIZONA 59, at Flagstaff, Ariz. — Sylvester Seay had had 22 points and Paul George added 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulldogs (2-0) opened with a win in the West Coast Classic. Fresno State (2-0) shot 50 percent from the field in the first half and the Lumberjacks (1-2) shot 46.4 percent.
• USC 77, UC RIVERSIDE 67, at Los Angeles — Dwight Lewis led four players in double figures with 22 points and the Trojans made Kevin O'Neill a winner in his return to the college coaching ranks by beating the Highlanders (0-2).
• UCSB 66, WEBER ST. 57, at Santa Barbara — Orlando Johnson hauled in a double-double, scoring 19 points and pulling down 10 rebounds as the Gauchos (2-0) beat the Wildcats (0-2).
• CSU BAKERSFIELD 58, UTAH VALLEY 51, at Bakersfield — Trent Blakley and Santwon Latunde each scored 18 points for the Roadrunners (1-1).
• LONG BEACH STATE 67, PEPPERDINE 58, at Malibu — Larry Anderson scored 15 of his team-high 20 points in the second half to lead the 49ers (2-0) over the Waves (0-2).
• CSU NORTHRIDGE 85, TEXAS STATE 82, at Tempe, Ariz. — Kenny Daniels scored a career-high 27 points to help Cal State Northridge overcome a 10-point second-half deficit to beat Texas State in a consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament.
• BYU 87, IDAHO STATE 53, at Provo, Utah — Jimmer Fredette and Jackson Emery scored 41 between them to lead the Cougars (2-0) past Idaho State.
Amorrow Morgan led Idaho State (0-3) with 13 points.
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