Syracuse senior Preston Shumpert had 15 points. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        SYRACUSE, N.Y. — DeShaun Williams had 25 points and Kueth Duany had career highs with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Orangemen in the quarterfinals of the Preseason NIT. Syracuse (2-0) will play Michigan State in the semifinals Nov.21.

        DEPAUL (1-1) — Brown 5-5 0-1 10, London 0-6 2-2 2, L.Williams 3-7 2-4 8, Tulley 1-5 2-2 5, Sawyer 5-11 4-6 16, Brooks 0-2 0-0 0, Seals 0-3 0-00 0, Burno 0-1 0-0 0, Hoskin 3-6 5-8 13, Oden 1-1 0-1 2, Diener 0-4 4-4 4, Greer 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 18-55 19-28 60.

        SYRACUSE (2-0) — Shumpert 6-16 1-2 15, Cole 0-0 1-2 1, Forth 2-4 0-0 4, Duany 7-13 2-3 17, D.Williams 9-21 2-3 25, Warrick 1-1 0-0 2, Konecny 0-0 0-0 0, Pace 2-3 0-0 4, Kouwe 0-1 0-0 0, Herron 0-0 0-0 0, Thues 2-4 1-2 5, McNeil 0-1 1-2 1, Celuck 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 8-14 74.

        Halftime—Syracuse 33, DePaul 26. 3-Point goals—DePaul 5-23 (Hoskin 2-3, Sawyer 2-5, Tulley 1-5, London 0-1, Seals 0-1, Burno 0-1, Greer 0-1, Brooks 0-2, Diener 0-4), Syracuse 8-22 (Williams 5-11, Shumpert 2-6, Duany 1-4, Kouwe 0-1 ). Fouled out—Forth. Rebounds—DePaul 44 (Hoskin, L.Williams 7), Syracuse 41 (Duany 12). Assists—DePaul 13 (London 4), Syracuse 16 (Thues 8). Total fouls—DePaul 16, Syracuse 21. A—14,091.

        No. 15 Michigan State 67, No. 25 Oklahoma 55
       

        EAST LANSING, Mich. — Adam Ballinger set career highs of 13 points and nine rebounds as No.15 Michigan State beat No.25 Oklahoma 67-55 in the Preseason NIT, extending the nation's longest home winning streak to 46 games.

        The Spartans (2-0) will play No.21 Syracuse in the semifinals of the 16-team tournament Wednesday at New York.

        Marcus Taylor had 12 points and nine assists for Michigan State.

        Hollis Price led the Sooners (1-1) with 18 points.

        The Spartans have not trailed this season, but they were tied after the opening tipoff for the first time, and the Sooners pulled even at 39 early in the second half.

        OKLAHOMA (1-1) — McGhee 2-10 0-0 4, Gilbert 3-4 1-2 7, Ere 6-13 0-0 16, Detrick 1-8 0-0 3, Price 6-17 4-4 18, White 0-4 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Selvy 2-6 3-6 7. Totals 20-62 8-12 55.

        MICHIGAN ST. (2-0) — Wolfe 2-3 5-6 10, Anagonye 3-5 4-5 10, Ballinger 5-6 2-2 13, Taylor 5-13 1-3 12, Torbert 3-5 0-0 7, Hill 3-5 1-2 7, Anderson 2-3 4-6 8, Bograkos 0-0 0-0 0, Andreas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-41 17-24 67.

        Halftime—Michigan St. 33, Oklahoma 28. 3-Point goals—Oklahoma 7-28 (Ere 4-8, Price 2-7, Detrick 1-5, White 0-3, McGhee 0-5), Michigan St. 4-11 (Wolfe 1-1, Ballinger 1-2, Torbert 1-2, Taylor 1-4, Hill 0-2). Fouled out—Taylor. Rebounds—Oklahoma 30 (Gilbert, Selvy 7), Michigan St. 35 (Ballinger 9). Assists—Oklahoma 7 (White 4), Michigan St. 16 (Taylor 9). Total fouls—Oklahoma 18, Michigan St. 14. A—14,759.

        No.8 Missouri 86,
       Air Force 58
       

        COLUMBIA, Mo. — Clarence Gilbert scored 20 points, and Kareem Rush and Arthur Johnson had 19 each for the Tigers in the second round of the Guardians Classic. Missouri (2-0) shot 59 percent and advance to the tournament semifinals Tuesday in Kansas City.

        Joel Gerlach had 28 points on 9-for-10 shooting for Air Force (1-1).

        AIR FORCE (1-1) — Todd 2-8 0-0 6, Gerlach 9-10 5-6 28, Bellairs 3-3 2-2 9, Keller 2-6 0-0 6, Yazzie 2-8 0-0 5, Legans 0-0 0-0 0, Kuhle 1-2 0-0 2, Jenkins 1-1 0-2 2, Lang 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-38 7-10 58.

        MISSOURI (2-0) — Rush 6-12 4-6 19, Echols 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 8-11 3-3 19, Stokes 3-4 0-0 6, Gilbert 8-13 2-2 20, Bryant 3-3 0-0 6, Paulding 2-4 4-6 9, Kiernan 0-0 0-0 0, John 0-3 0-0 0, Kroenke 2-3 0-0 5, Ferguson 1-2 0-0 2, Griffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-56 13-17 86.

        Halftime—Missouri 36, Air Force 23. 3-Point goals—Air Force 11-23 (Gerlach 5-6, Keller 2-3, Todd 2-6, Bellairs 1-1, Yazzie 1-6, Kuhle 0-1), Missouri 7-17 (Rush 3-7, Gilbert 2-6, Kroenke 1-1, Paulding 1-2, John 0-1). Fouled out—none. Technical—Air Force bench. Rebounds—Air Force 12 (Todd, Bellairs, Keller, Peterson 2), Missouri 31 (Echols, Johnson, Bryant 5). Assists—Air Force 17 (Bellairs, Keller, Jenkins, Peterson 3), Missouri 13 (Rush, Echols, Stokes, Gilbert 2). Total fouls—Air Force 15, Missouri 12. A—8,915.

       No.9 Iowa 90, Boston U. 61
       

        IOWA CITY, Iowa — Luke Recker scored 18 points and Reggie Evans had 16 for the Hawkeyes in the second round of the Guardians Classic. In a game that had five technical fouls, Iowa (2-0) took the lead for good until the final minute of the first half and subdued the feisty Terriers with a 19-4 second-half run.

        The Hawkeyes will play in the tournament semifinals Tuesday at Kansas City, Mo. BOSTON U (1-1) — Grochowalski 4-8 0-1 10, Collins 1-7 2-2 5, Butt 2-6 0-0 5, Fitzgerald 0-0 0-0 0, Turner 8-17 1-2 21, Seymour 1-6 0-0 2, Carr 5-8 4-4 15, Bell 1-5 0-2 2, Graham 0-1 1-2 1, Dhondt 0-2 0-0 0, Rodriguez 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 8-13 61.

        IOWA (2-0) — Henderson 3-8 1-3 7, Evans 5-7 6-11 16, Reiner 3-4 0-1 6, Pierce 2-8 1-2 5, Recker 5-16 4-4 18, Leslie 7-9 0-0 15, Hogan 1-2 2-2 5, Worley 3-10 3-4 11, Boyd 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 3-3 0-0 7, Sonderleiter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-70 17-27 90.

        Halftime—Iowa 43, Boston University 37. 3-Point goals—Boston University 9-34 (Turner 4-12, Grochowalski 2-5, Collins 1-4, Butt 1-3, Carr 1-3, Seymour 0-4, Bell 0-2, Dhondt 0-1), Iowa 9-28 (Recker 4-13, Worley 2-6, Leslie 1-3, Hogan 1-2, Thompson 1-1, Henderson 0-2, Pierce 0-1). Fouled out—none. Rebounds—Boston University 36 (Collins 10), Iowa 49 (Recker 10). Assists—Boston University 11 (Collins, Seymour 3), Iowa 20 (Pierce, Recker 5). Total fouls—Boston University 24, Iowa 12. Technical fouls—Grochowalski, Turner, Evans, Reiner, Henderson. A—15,500.

        No.12 Memphis 91,
       Old Dominion 66
       

        MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Heralded freshman Dajuan Wagner scored 32 points and had six rebounds to lead the Tigers in the second round of the Guardians Classic. Memphis (2-0) advanced to the semifinals next week at Kansas City, Mo.

        OLD DOMINION (1-1) — Marsh 7-21 6-8 21, Wright 2-9 3-4 9, Dunnington 0-1 0-0 0, Greene 0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 6-10 0-0 16, Themistocleous 0-0 0-0 0, Waldon 0-0 0-0 0, Waller 2-9 0-0 5, Nance 1-4 2-2 5, Smith 0-3 0-0 0, McGowen 3-6 4-5 10, Principe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-65 15-19 66.

        MEMPHIS (2-0) — McFadgon 6-11 0-0 17, Wise 1-2 0-2 2, Massie 3-8 5-5 11, Burks 1-5 3-4 5, Wagner 10-21 10-12 32, Erwin 1-2 0-0 2, Rice 3-4 0-0 7, Barron 2-5 2-2 6, Root 0-0 1-2 1, Diarra 0-0 0-0 0, Barclay 2-5 4-5 8. Totals 29-63 25-32 91.

        Halftime—Memphis 41, Old Dominion 26. 3-Point goals—Old Dominion 9-24 (Thomas 4-8, Wright 2-6, Marsh 1-2, Nance 1-2, Waller 1-5, Greene 0-1), Memphis 8-16 (McFadgon 5-6, Wagner 2-8, Rice 1-2). Fouled out—Dunnington, Greene, Barron. Rebounds—Old Dominion 38 (Marsh 8), Memphis 45 (Wise 11). Assists—Old Dominion 16 (Nance 7), Memphis 13 (Burks 6). Total fouls—Old Dominion 28, Memphis 15. A—13,133.

        No.24 Alabama 83,
       Samford 51
       

        TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Erwin Dudley scored 15 points to lead five players in double figures for the Crimson Tide in the second round of the Guardians Classic and advanced to Tuesday's semifinals.

        SAMFORD (1-1) — Sachse 4-5 0-0 11, Ramelli 3-7 0-0 7, Weaver 2-12 2-2 7, Green 2-10 2-2 6, Felton 3-5 1-2 9, Harper 3-4 2-2 10, Gardner 0-0 0-0 0, Mills 0-0 0-0 0, Boerjan 0-1 1-3 1. Totals 17-44 8-11 51.

        ALABAMA (2-0) — Dudley 7-11 1-2 15, Walker 5-9 2-2 12, Meade 2-5 1-2 7, Grizzard 3-9 5-5 11, Williams 2-6 1-2 5, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Rambo 1-1 1-2 3, Shelton 3-9 0-0 9, Smith 5-5 1-1 11, Pettway 4-6 0-0 10. Totals 32-62 12-16 83.

        Halftime—Alabama 39, Samford 17. 3-Point goals—Samford 9-23 (Sachse 3-4, Felton 2-2, Harper 2-3, Ramelli 1-3, Weaver 1-9, Green 0-2), Alabama 7-21 (Shelton 3-8, Pettway 2-3, Meade 2-4, Grizzard 0-3, Williams 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Samford 23 (Green 6), Alabama 40 (Dudley 8). Assists—Samford 9 (Ramelli, Boerjan 3), Alabama 14 (Williams 4). Total fouls—Samford 24, Alabama 16. A—5,483.

        Notes

        UK SIGNINGS:

        Brandon Stockton of Glasgow High, Bernard Cote of Canada and Antwain Barbour of Wabash Valley Community College officially signed with Kentucky Wednesday, the first day of the fall signing period.

        Stockton, a 5-foot-11 point guard, is a Mr. Basketball candidate.

        Cote, a 6-9, 225-pound power forward, earned all-Canada honors out of Champlain-St.Lambert in Quebec.

        Barbour, a 6-5 swingman, is a graduate of Elizabethtown High, where he won a state title in 2000. He also guided Wabash to the junior-college national championship last season.

        GEORGIA:

The NCAA denied Damien Wilkins' appeal for immediate eligibility, so he will have to sit out this season after transferring from N.C. State.

        Wilkins, nephew of Dominique Wilkins, played at N.C. State for two seasons and initially made himself available for this year's NBA draft. He withdrew from the draft but was not allowed to return to school.

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