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NO. 18 DAYTON 63, NO. 21 GEORGIA TECH 59: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Paul Williams scored seven of his 13 points in the final minute, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, in Dayton's 63-59 victory over Georgia Tech in the opening game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday in San Juan.

Chris Johnson scored 19 points for the Flyers (2-0), going 4 for 8 from behind the 3-point line. Luke Fabrizius added 12 points.

The Yellow Jackets (1-1) trailed 31-22 at halftime, but rallied to take a 57-50 lead with 4:37 to play on a layup by Zachery Peacock.

Maurice Miller and Derrick Favors led Georgia Tech with 10 points apiece and Gani Lawal had eight rebounds.

DAYTON (2-0) -- Wright 2-8 3-5 7, Huelsman 1-1 0-0 2, Searcy 1-1 0-0 2, Warren 2-3 1-2 5, M.Johnson 0-5 0-0 0, Perry 1-4 1-2 3, C.Johnson 7-13 1-2 19, Williams 4-9 4-4 13, Fabrizius 4-7 0-0 12, Kavanaugh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 10-15 63.

GEORGIA TECH (1-1) -- Bell 1-2 0-0 2, Favors 4-6 2-4 10, Lawal 4-9 1-2 9, Udofia 1-3 3-4 5, Shumpert 4-11 1-2 9, M.Miller 3-5 4-8 10, Foreman 0-0 0-0 0, Storrs 0-1 0-0 0, Oliver 2-4 0-0 6, Sheehan 0-0 0-0 0, Peacock 4-4 0-0 8, Rice Jr. 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-45 11-20 59.

Halftime--Dayton 31-22. 3-Point Goals--Dayton 9-28 (Fabrizius 4-7, C.Johnson 4-8, Williams 1-4, Wright 0-2, Perry 0-3, M.Johnson 0-4), Georgia Tech 2-8 (Oliver 2-3, M.Miller 0-1, Storrs 0-1, Udofia 0-1, Shumpert 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Dayton 26 (C.Johnson 7), Georgia Tech 34 (Lawal 8). Assists--Dayton 14 (Warren 4), Georgia Tech 7 (Favors, Shumpert 2). Total Fouls--Dayton 17, Georgia Tech 17. A--NA.

UNC-WILMINGTON 80, PENN STATE 69: Chad Tomko scored 21 points and UNC-Wilmington made 10 of 16 3-point shots to knock off Penn State.

Six players had at least one 3-pointer for UNC-Wilmington and eight scored in the first half.

The Seahawks (2-1) held the Nittany Lions to 32.3 percent from the field (21-for-65) in the first round of the Charleston (S.C.) Classic.

Penn State (2-1) got 29 points from Talor Battle, who made 11 of 12 free throws. The Nittany Lions were 22-for-27 from the foul line for the game.

Will Ohuaregbe was the only other UNC-Wilmington player in double figures with 12 points.

UNC-WILMINGTON (1-2) -- Downey 2-3 4-4 9, Rendleman 4-5 0-0 8, Jeralds 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Tomko 6-9 5-6 21, Sheets 0-1 0-0 0, Wolf 1-3 5-7 8, Lacy 3-4 0-0 7, Basnight 1-2 0-0 3, Ohuaregbe 5-9 2-4 12, Felder 1-3 0-0 3, Fields 0-2 0-0 0, Grant 4-5 0-0 9. Totals 27-47 16-21 80.

PENN STATE (2-1) -- Babb 2-12 1-2 7, Battle 8-23 11-12 29, Jackson 4-5 3-4 12, Borovnjak 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 1-8 0-0 2, Frazier 1-8 6-8 8, Woodyard 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 4-6 1-1 9, Ott 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-65 22-27 69.

Halftime--UNC-Wilmington 40-31. 3-Point Goals--UNC-Wilmington 10-16 (Tomko 4-5, Downey 1-1, Lacy 1-1, Wolf 1-2, Felder 1-2, Grant 1-2, Basnight 1-2, Jeralds 0-1), Penn St. 5-21 (Battle 2-9, Babb 2-10, Jackson 1-1, Woodyard 0-1). Fouled Out--Fields. Rebounds--UNC-Wilmington 34 (Rendleman 7), Penn St. 36 (Battle 8). Assists--UNC-Wilmington 17 (Wolf 6), Penn St. 12 (Babb 3). Total Fouls--UNC-Wilmington 21, Penn St. 19. A--535.

SOUTH FLORIDA 65, DAVIDSON 58: Also playing in the Charleston Classic, Augustus Gilchrist scored 21 points, 19 in the second half, to lead South Florida past Davidson.

South Florida (3-0) led by as many as 12 points in the second half, but Davidson (0-2) cut the lead to two with 57.8 seconds to play.

Gilchrist made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 37 seconds to help the Bulls hold on.

South Florida led 28-23 after shooting 36.7 percent from the field.

Davidson shot 30.8 percent from the field and committed 10 turnovers, including five consecutive during a 3-minute sequence in the first half that saw South Florida push out to an 11-point lead, its biggest of the half.

SOUTH FLORIDA (3-0) -- Gilchrist 3-9 15-16 21, Mercer 3-7 0-2 6, Famous 2-6 0-2 4, Howard 1-4 6-8 9, Jones 8-15 1-5 17, Dumars 0-1 0-0 0, Leemow 2-4 0-1 6, Fitzpatrick 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 20-49 22-34 65.

DAVIDSON (0-2) -- McKillop 1-5 0-0 2, Kuhlman 3-9 1-1 8, Archambault 5-12 2-2 14, Rossiter 4-9 2-3 10, Barr 4-11 2-2 13, Cohen 3-7 1-2 7, Reigel 0-0 0-0 0, Ben-Eze 1-2 0-1 2, Nelms 0-0 0-0 0, Allison 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 22-60 8-11 58.

Halftime--South Florida 28-23. 3-Point Goals--South Florida 3-11 (Leemow 2-4, Howard 1-3, Mercer 0-1, Dumars 0-1, Jones 0-2), Davidson 6-23 (Barr 3-7, Archambault 2-6, Kuhlman 1-3, Rossiter 0-1, Cohen 0-1, Allison 0-1, McKillop 0-4). Fouled Out--Cohen. Rebounds--South Florida 43 (Famous 11), Davidson 34 (Ben-Eze 8). Assists--South Florida 11 (Jones 6), Davidson 13 (McKillop 4). Total Fouls--South Florida 17, Davidson 23. A--NA.

MIAMI 74, TULANE 54: Dwayne Collins had 23 points and 14 rebounds as Miami overpowered Tulane the Charleston Classic.

Collins made all eight of his shots from the field, and eight of his rebounds came on the offensive end.

The Hurricanes (3-0) broke away in the second half with a 19-4 run. They will play UNC-Wilmington in the second round.

Kris Richard scored 13 points for Tulane (0-2).

TULANE (0-2) -- McQueen 3-4 2-4 8, Holmes 2-5 0-0 4, Hogan 0-0 2-2 2, Richard 5-13 0-0 13, Sims 0-8 0-0 0, Booker 3-7 5-6 12, Rogers 2-3 1-1 5, Andersen 0-1 0-0 0, Timmons 3-5 0-1 6, Mayhane 2-4 0-0 4, Vianney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 10-14 54.

MIAMI (3-0) -- McGowan 2-3 0-1 4, Collins 8-8 6-11 22, Jones 1-2 2-2 4, Scott 4-10 2-2 10, Dews 2-9 0-0 4, Grant 4-9 0-0 10, Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Kirk 1-1 0-0 2, Adams 1-5 1-2 4, Thomas 3-5 3-4 12, Gamble 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-54 14-22 74.

Halftime--Miami 31-26. 3-Point Goals--Tulane 4-18 (Richard 3-8, Booker 1-3, Holmes 0-1, Rogers 0-1, Mayhane 0-2, Sims 0-3), Miami 6-21 (Thomas 3-5, Grant 2-4, Adams 1-5, McGowan 0-1, Dews 0-6). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Tulane 26 (Mayhane 4), Miami 37 (Collins 14). Assists--Tulane 7 (Richard, Rogers 2), Miami 19 (Scott 5). Total Fouls--Tulane 20, Miami 13. A--535.

VIRGINIA 79, RIDER 46: In Charlottesville, Va., Mike Scott had 17 points and nine rebounds, leading Virginia to a victory against Rider in the Cancun Challenge.

The Cavaliers (2-1) held Rider to 33.3 percent shooting (17-for-51), ending a fast start to the season that saw the Broncs (2-1) average 87 points in beating Mississippi State and Lehigh.

Scott had 13 points in the first half, which ended with Virginia ahead 36-22.

The Cavaliers used a 14-3 run to start the second half to stretch the margin to 50-25 with 15 minutes left. The Broncs never got any closer.

Sammy Zeglinski added 12 points and Jeff Jones 11 for the Cavaliers.

The Broncs, who arrived with three players averaging 17.5 points or more, got nine points from Ryan Thompson, 8.5 below his average. Mike Ringgold had eight, more than 15 below his average, and Novar Gadson had just three, 17 off his norm. Brandon Penn scored 10.

RIDER (2-1) -- Ringgold 4-12 0-2 8, Gadson 1-4 0-0 3, Jackson 1-1 0-0 2, R.Thompson 3-7 2-6 9, Robinson 2-6 0-0 5, Youngblood 2-6 0-0 5, Johnson 0-0 1-2 1, J.Thompson 0-3 0-0 0, Mansell 1-3 0-0 3, Nd-Ezuma 0-2 0-0 0, Penn 3-7 2-2 10, Myers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-51 5-12 46.

VIRGINIA (2-1) -- Scott 8-9 1-2 17, Meyinsse 1-3 2-3 4, Farrakhan 2-6 2-2 8, Zeglinski 4-5 2-4 12, Landesberg 4-8 2-2 10, Browman 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Baker 2-5 4-4 8, Jonke 0-0 0-0 0, Kody 0-2 0-0 0, Sherrill 1-4 0-0 2, Jones 4-7 1-1 11, Spurlock 1-4 0-0 3, Tat 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 29-56 14-19 79.

Halftime--Virginia 36-22. 3-Point Goals--Rider 7-23 (Penn 2-5, Gadson 1-2, Mansell 1-3, Youngblood 1-3, R.Thompson 1-4, Robinson 1-4, J.Thompson 0-2), Virginia 7-16 (Zeglinski 2-2, Farrakhan 2-5, Jones 2-5, Spurlock 1-3, Baker 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Rider 27 (Penn 7), Virginia 42 (Scott 9). Assists--Rider 10 (J.Thompson 3), Virginia 15 (Scott 3). Total Fouls--Rider 16, Virginia 14. A--8,061.

NO. 1 KANSAS 94, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 44: Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas.

NO. 4 KENTUCKY 102, SAM HOUSTON STATE 92: DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State.

Patrick Patterson had 20 points and nine boards and Raleigh's John Wall added 21 points and six assists for the Wildcats (3-0).

NO. 5 VILLANOVA 69, GEORGE MASON 68: Freshman Isaiah Armwood hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, rallying Villanova past George Mason in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

SYRACUSE 95, NO. 13 CALIFORNIA 73: Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past California in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic in New York.

NO. 24 MINNESOTA 76, UTAH VALLEY 51: Freshman Rodney Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half.