MIAMI (AP) - Jamal Murray had 21 points and No. 1 Kentucky scored the final 15 points of the first half on the way to beating South Florida 84-63 in the HoopHall Miami Invitational on Friday.
Skal Labissiere added 17 points for the Wildcats (6-0), who led by as many as 31. Charles Matthews scored 11 points and Isaiah Briscoe finished with seven assists for Kentucky, now a winner of 37 consecutive regular-season games and 39 in a row against unranked opponents.
Chris Perry scored 14 points for USF (1-5), which has lost 18 consecutive games against teams ranked in the Top 25. Jaleel Cousins added 12 points on 5-for-6 shooting.
Kentucky played the second half without starting guard Tyler Ulis, who departed with a right elbow injury after getting hurt while fighting for a ball loose on the floor.
NO. 3 MICHIGAN STATE 77, BOISE STATE 67
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Denzel Valentine scored a career-high 32 points, hitting five consecutive 3-pointers to break open a tight game in the second half, and Michigan State beat Boise State in the semifinals of the DirecTV Wooden Legacy.
Valentine followed up his second career triple-double Thursday night in a 31-point victory over Boston College with stellar perimeter shooting that bailed out the Spartans (6-0) against the scrappy Broncos (3-3), giving coach Tom Izzo his 501st career win.
Valentine had seven 3-pointers, tying his career high set last season. The senior made all nine of his free throws, four in the last 22 seconds. He also had nine rebounds and six assists.
Nick Duncan led Boise State with 19 points, and Mikey Thompson added 17 points and a career-high eight assists.
NO. 4 IOWA STATE 99, VIRGINIA TECH 77
NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jameel McKay scored 23 points and Iowa State beat Virginia Tech to advance to the Emerald Coast Classic final.
Abdel Nader added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Cyclones. Zach Leday led the Hokies (3-2) with 19 points.
NO. 8 VILLANOVA 69, GEORGIA TECH 52
NEW YORK (AP) - Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart each scored 13 points to help Villanova beat Georgia Tech in the NIT Season Tip Off championship game.
Kris Jenkins had 12 points and the Big East Co-Player of the Year Ryan Arcidiacono added nine for Villanova (6-0). Charles Mitchell led the Yellow Jackets (4-2) with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
RICHMOND 94, NO. 14 CALIFORNIA 90
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Terry Allen had 34 points and 12 rebounds in Richmond's victory over California in a Las Vegas Invitational consolation game.
ShawnDre' Jones added 22 points, and Marshall Wood had 24 for the Spiders (4-2).
It was the second straight loss for the Bears (4-2), who fell to San Diego State on Thursday night. Jaylen Brown had 27 points, and Tyrone Wallace added 15 for California.
NORTHEASTERN 78, NO. 15 MIAMI 77
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Quincy Ford made a jumper at the buzzer to lift Northeastern past Miami.
Northeastern beat a Top 25 team for the first time since an 86-84 victory over Louisville in 1986. The Huskies (5-1) blew a four-point lead in the final 34 seconds before Ford connected for the winning basket and the last two of his 24 points.
Davon Reed scored 19 points for Miami (5-1), and Sheldon McLellan had 18 points.
NO. 17 NOTRE DAME 68, IOWA 62
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - V.J. Beachem scored 16 points, Demetrius Jackson had 12 and Notre Dame beat Iowa in the consolation round of the AdvoCare Invitational.
Bonzie Colson had a pair of layups and Jackson added a third as Notre Dame (4-1) used a 9-2 stretch for a 63-55 lead late. Jarrod Uthoff had 20 points for Iowa (3-2).
GONZAGA 73, NO. 18 UCONN 70
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) - Kyle Wiltjer scored 17 points, Eric McClellan added 15 and Gonzaga held off No. 18 Connecticut in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game.
UConn's Rodney Purvis had a chance to tie it, but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Domantas Sabonis added 12 points for Gonzaga (4-1). Shonn Miller led UConn with 19 points.
ALABAMA 64, NO. 20 WICHITA STATE 60
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Shannon Hale scored 20 points and Riley Norris added 12 to help Alabama beat Wichita State in the AdvoCare Invitational consolation round.
Alabama (3-2) beat a Top 25 team on a neutral court for the first time since Nov. 29, 2009, a 68-66 victory over then No. 15 Michigan. Wichita State (2-3) lost its second straight invitational game without senior guard Fred VanVleet. He's out with ankle and hamstring injuries.
NO. 23 XAVIER 87, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 77
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Trevon Bluiett scored 16 points and Xavier beat Southern California to reach the AdvoCare Invitational title game.
Bluiett had 11 points as Xavier (6-0) took control early en route to a 54-27 halftime lead. Nikola Jovanovic and Julian Jacobs had 15 points each for USC (5-1).
NO. 24 CINCINNATI 65, NEBRASKA 61
NEW YORK (AP) - Troy Caupain scored 17 points and Cincinnati beat Nebraska in the Barclays Center Classic semifinals.
Shaq Thomas added 14 points, and Octavius Ellis had 12 as Cincinnati (6-0). Tai Webster scored 21 points for Nebraska (4-2), and Shavon Shields had 14.
SYRACUSE 74, NO. 25 TEXAS A&M 67
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) - Michael Gbinije had 20 points, Malachi Richardson added 16 and Syracuse held off Texas A&M in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.
Gbinije was selected the tournament's most valuable player. Trevor Cooney added 15 points for the Orange (6-0). Jalen Jones led Texas A&M (6-1) with 23 points.