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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 19 (UPI) -- Kyle Singler scored 13 of his 22 points in the first half Friday and helped power top-seeded Duke past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44 in the NCAA Tournament.
Duke's defense throttled the outmanned Golden Lions, who had defeated Winthrop on Tuesday to earn a shot at the Blue Devils.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff went scoreless during a 4-minute stretch of the first half and wound up going 6-of-24 from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
Singler led Duke (30-5) to a 51-percent shooting effort and the Blue Devils made 6-of-13 from 3-point range.
Jon Scheyer added 13 points for Duke, which is making its 15th straight NCAA Tournament appearance and is the No. 1 seed in the East Region.
Tavaris Washington scored nine points for Arkansas-Pine Bluff (18-16), which finished second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and then won the league's tournament over Texas Southern.
This is the 11th time Duke has reached 30 wins in a season. The Blue Devils have won 13 times in their last 14 first-round tournament games.
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ATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Roland Martin is being suspended as a CNN commentator because of allegedly homophobic tweets during the Super Bowl, the network said Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
The Beach Boys have signed up to sing at Sunday's Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, organizers said Wednesday.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Janice Voss, former NASA astronaut and one of only six women to go into space five times, has died in Arizona, her alma mater Purdue University reported.
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MIAMI, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Police called to a report of a fight between neighbors in Miami said they found cocaine, marijuana, 10 grenades and a pig in one of the homes.
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