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        LAHAINA, Hawaii — The pile of players in the corner of the court looked like a March moment rather than one in mid-November.

        But Ball State earned the right to celebrate after beating No. 4 Kansas 93-91 Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.

        The Cardinals were down six points with just under three minutes to play and their best player had fouled out. Still, the backcourt of Patrick Jackson and Chris Williams came up with huge plays in the final minute for the upset.

        “I'm not embarrassed to say that's a program we want to emulate,” second-year Ball State coach Tim Buckley said. “But this can't make our season. We have to build on this.”

        The win moved the Cardinals on to today's semifinals against the winner of the game between No.3 UCLA and Houston.

        The win was another blow to the preseason Top Ten. Five of those teams have now lost a game less than two weeks into the season.

        BALL STATE (1-0) — Smith 7-15 4-7 19, Jones 1-3 0-2 2, Jackson 9-15 3-5 23, Williams 8-14 3-3 24, McCollom 1-6 2-2 5, Robbins 3-8 0-0 9, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0, Willingham 0-0 0-0 0, Owens 4-8 2-3 11, Burns 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-70 14-22 93.

        KANSAS (0-1) — Gooden 12-21 7-13 31, Collison 7-10 1-2 15, Hinrich 6-9 0-0 14, Miles 3-7 2-2 9, Boschee 1-5 2-2 4, Ballard 0-0 0-0 0, Langford 3-9 4-4 10, Nash 0-0 0-0 0, Carey 2-4 2-4 6, Lee 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-67 18-27 91.

        Halftime—Ball State 55-48. 3-Point goals—Ball State 13-30 (Williams 5-10, Robbins 3-7, Jackson 2-3, Smith 1-2, Owens 1-3, McCollom 1-5), Kansas 3-9 (Hinrich 2-5, Miles 1-1, Boschee 0-2, Langford 0-1). Fouled out—Smith, Nash. Rebounds—Ball State 35 (Smith, Jones 7), Kansas 43 (Gooden 10). Assists—Ball State 16 (McCollom 6), Kansas 19 (Hinrich 6). Total fouls—Ball State 23, Kansas 21. A—2,500.

        No. 1 Duke 80,
       Seton Hall 79
       LAHAINA, Hawaii — Jason Williams made one of two free throws with 7.1 seconds to play, then stole the ball as the buzzer sounded as the top-ranked Blue Devils avoided the upset in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.

        Williams, a preseason All-American, scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half.

        Duke will play South Carolina in today's semifinals. The Gamecocks beat Chaminade 74-61 in the opening round.

        Seton Hall (1-1), under first-year coach Louis Orr, led by 10 points late in the first half.

        SETON HALL (1-1) — Toney-El 2-2 2-3 6, Manga 7-8 0-3 14, Morton 1-2 1-1 3, Barrett 5-15 2-6 12, Lane 2-6 0-1 5, Shine 3-9 3-3 10, Herod 4-5 2-2 12, Carter 1-1 0-0 3, Fray 1-1 0-0 2, Allen 4-10 1-1 10, Branwell 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 31-62 11-20 79.

        DUKE (1-0) — Dunleavy 7-14 7-11 22, Boozer 2-5 3-5 7, Duhon 2-7 0-0 5, Williams 9-23 3-5 27, Jones 3-9 2-5 8, Horvath 2-3 3-6 7, Ewing 1-3 2-4 4, Sanders 0-0 0-0 0, Christensen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 20-36 80.

        Halftime—Seton Hall 37-30. 3-Point goals—Seton Hall 6-15 (Herod 2-2, Carter 1-1, Lane 1-2, Shine 1-4, Allen 1-4, Barrett 0-2), Duke 8-26 (Williams 6-11, Duhon 1-5, Dunleavy 1-6, Jones 0-2, Ewing 0-2). Fouled out—Toney-El, Manga, Branwell, Boozer. Rebounds—Seton Hall 42 (Manga 10), Duke 42 (Dunleavy 10). Assists—Seton Hall 19 (Lane 7), Duke 13 (Duhon 4).

        No. 2 Illinois 93,
       Eastern Illinois 53
       

        CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Frank Williams scored 20 points to lead the Illini.

        Illinois (2-0) will play Penn in the second round Thursday at Valley High School in Las Vegas.

        EASTERN ILLINOIS (1-1) — Bergmann 1-3 2-2 4, Domercant 3-14 4-4 12, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Henry 1-2 0-0 3, Lewis 2-6 0-0 4, Herrera 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 0-3 1-2 1, Taylor 2-4 3-9 7, Reynolds 3-11 2-2 10, Gobcztnski 0-5 0-1 0, Kelly 2-2 3-6 7, Mackinson 2-8 1-2 5. Totals 16-59 16-28 53.

        ILLINOIS (2-0) — Harrington 0-3 0-0 0, Cook 3-8 0-0 6, Archibald 2-3 0-0 4, Bradford 2-4 4-4 9, Williams 6-9 7-9 20, Melton 2-2 0-0 6, Head 7-9 0-0 14, Ferguson 2-5 1-2 5, Howard 1-2 2-2 4, Krupalija 4-4 3-4 12, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 2-6 0-0 4, Smith 4-8 1-1 9. Totals 35-63 18-22 93.

        Halftime—Illinois 48, Eastern Illinois 23. 3-Point goals—Eastern Illinois 5-18 (Reynolds 2-6, Domercant 2-6, Henry 1-1, Bergmann 0-1, Herrera 0-1, Gobczynski 0-1, Wright 0-2), Illinois 5-11 (Melton 2-2, Krupalija 1-1, Williams 1-1, Bradford 1-2, Smith 0-1, Harrington 0-1, Cook 0-1, Head 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Eastern Illinois 31 (Bergmann 4, Domercant 4, Kelly 4), Illinois 45 (Williams 6). Assists—Eastern Illinois 7 (Henry 2, Reynolds 2), Illinois 21 (Cook 4, Williams 4). Total fouls—Eastern Illinois 17, Illinois 26. A—13,827.

        No. 15 Oklahoma St. 83,
       Providence 65

        LAS VEGAS — Maurice Baker scored 20 points to lead OSU in the second round of the Las Vegas Classic.

        Frederik Jonzen and Victor Williams each added 17 points for the Cowboys (3-0) and Ivan McFarlin scored 10. Jonzen also had 10 rebounds.
        Georgia 73,
       No. 16 Georgetown 59
       

        SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Ezra Williams scored 20 points and Georgia overcame the height advantage of Georgetown in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic.

        GEORGIA (2-0) — Jarvis Hayes 8-15 1-1 19, Daniels 3-7 0-0 6, Thomas 3-9 0-0 6, Wright 2-5 3-7 8, Williams 5-16 9-12 20, Cole 3-8 2-4 10. Jonas Hayes 1-4 2-2 4, Wehunt 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-67 17-26 73.

        GEORGETOWN (1-1) — Riley 0-2 0-0 0, Sweetney 7-13 4-6 18, Wilson 3-5 5-8 11, Braswell 5-19 5-6 15, Samnick 4-6 2-4 10, Freeman 1-3 0-0 2, Hall 0-4 0-0 0, Bethel 1-9 0-0 3. Totals 21-61 16-24 59.

        Halftime—Georgia 32, Georgetown 32. 3-Point goals—Georgia 6-17 (Jarvis Hayes 2-3, Wright 1-2, Williams 1-7, Cole 2-5), Georgetown 1-17 (Riley 0-1, Braswell 0-6, Hall 0-2, Bethel 1-8). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Georgia 52 (Thomas, Williams 11), Georgetown 37 (Sweetney, Wilson 9). Assists—Georgia 15 (Williams 5), Georgetown 10 (Braswell 5). Total fouls—Georgia 16, Goergetown 22. A—7,246.

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