1stDURHAM, N.C. -- J.J. Redick started a rally late in the first half and finished with 29 points, leading top-ranked Duke over Davidson.
Redick shot 10-for-18, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range as the Blue Devils (3-0) took a break from the NIT Season Tip-Off and beat Davidson in its season opener.
It's the 19th straight victory for Duke in the series, and the 28th in 29 outings in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Davidson's only victory in Durham came in coach Mike Krzyzewski's second season.
Shelden Williams missed a triple-double by one blocked shot. He finished with 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, 10 rebounds and nine blocks.
Lee Melchionni scored 16 points for Duke, which shot 55.6 percent from the field.
Ian Johnson scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half for Davidson.
No. 6 Oklahoma 68, Samford 41
NORMAN, Okla. -- Kevin Bookout scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Michael Neal added 15 points on five 3-pointers to help No. 6 Oklahoma beat Samford.
Oklahoma opened the second half with a 22-5 run and led 49-22 after Nate Carter's reverse layup with 9:59 to play.
Taj Gray, whose only basket of the first half was a dunk that gave the Sooners a 27-17 halftime lead, scored Oklahoma's first six points of the second half and Carter -- who left the game briefly in the first half with an injury -- also scored six points in the run. He finished with 10 points.
J. Robert Merritt had 15 points to lead Samford and Randall Gulina added 12.
No. 7 Louisville 78, Tennessee-Martin 61
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Juan Palacios had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 7 Louisville past Tennessee-Martin in the season opener for both teams.
Taquan Dean had a poor shooting day but still finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Louisville, which -- except for an exhibition game Sunday -- will be off until Dec. 3.
The win was the 450th at the college level for Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who's also coached at Boston University, Providence and Kentucky.
Jeremy Kelly scored a career-high 31 points for Tennessee-Martin, which finished 6-21 last season and did not qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
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