Washington St. wins tourney; Missouri pounds Western Illinois

Derrick Low made 6 second-half 3-pointers and scored 19 points to help No. 9 Washington State beat Air Force 71-62 on Sunday in the Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge.

Taylor Rochestie led all scorers with 22 points and Kyle Weaver added 15 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for Washington State, which trailed at halftime.

Low, who sat out most of the first half after two quick fouls, made 6 of 8 3-pointers for Washington State (6-0), which won all three games in its round-robin tournament.

Tim Anderson scored 15 for Air Force (5-2), which lost its second consecutive game. Evan Washington added 14.

Air Force led 30-26 at halftime, thanks to 6-of-12 shooting from 3-point range. They led into the second half before a sudden drought allowed Washington State to storm back.

Missouri 91, W. Illinois 52: DeMarre Carroll had his first double-double of the season and Stefhon Hannah added 21 points as host Missouri beat Western Illinois. Carroll had 20 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. He had 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting and 11 rebounds in the first half as Missouri (5-1) went on a 15-2 run to start the game and closed out the half on a 13-5 run. Missouri led 50-17 at halftime. Jerryck Owens-Murrey came off the bench to lead Western Illinois (2-3) with 12 points.

Duke 78, Eastern Kentucky 43: Freshman Taylor King scored a career-high 27 points to lead No. 13 Duke to a rout of Eastern Kentucky. DeMarcus Nelson had 12 points and Gerald Henderson added 10 for the Blue Devils (6-0), who played their first game on the mainland since winning the Maui Invitational and showed no effects of jet lag. Duke never looked back after a dominant first half in which the Colonels made just four of 17 shots and had 18 turnovers. Adam Leonard had 12 points and leading scorer Mike Rose added 11 for Eastern Kentucky (2-3).

Kansas 76, Arizona 72: Brandon Rush sneaked along the baseline behind Arizona's defense, sprang off both legs and threw down an alley-oop, bringing the crowd to its feet and sending vibrations across the floor.

Rush left no doubt: he's back.

Rush scored 5 of his 17 points in overtime, including two dunks on his surgically-repaired knee, helping fourth-ranked Kansas pull out a tough 76-72 victory over Arizona on Sunday night.

Rush expected to be playing in the NBA this season, but a torn ACL during a pickup game over the summer changed his plans.

After being eased back into the lineup his first two games back, he was much more of a factor against the Wildcats, driving hard to the basket, and bouncing up quickly after hitting the floor hard a couple of times.

After barely missing a miracle shot at the end of regulation, Rush scored on a breakaway dunk to put Kansas up 73-65 in overtime, then burst along the baseline to all but seal the Jayhawks' hard-fought win.

Darrell Arthur had 20 points and Mario Chalmers added 14 for Kansas (5-0), off to its best start since winning its first 14 games in 2004-05.

Arizona (3-2) rallied from an early deficit and kept it close to the end, thanks to Chase Budinger and Jerryd Bayless. Budinger had 27 points and helped the Wildcats come back from an 11-point deficit, and Bayless hit some key shots down the stretch to finish with 19.

The Wildcats, playing their fifth straight game under coach Kevin O'Neill while Hall of Famer Lute Olson is on a leave of absence for personal reasons, gave Kansas plenty of trouble, but were hurt by 25 turnovers, including seven by Bayless.