Updated: College NCAA men’s basketball scores – Dec. 31

Lenzelle Smith Jr. #32 of Ohio State: AP/ESPN

GREENSBORO, N.C. (Sporting Alert) — Top ten teams, No. 2 Syracuse, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 5 Michigan State and No. 7 Duke, all secured win in NCAA college men’s basketball on Tuesday.

Jerami Grant and Rakeem Christmas both scored 15 points and the Syracuse Orange (13-0) hammered Eastern Michigan (7-5), 70-48 at Carrier Dome, in New York.

Glenn Bryant had a game-high 19 points to go along with eght rebounds to lead the Eagles, which fell to 1-4 away from home.

Michigan State Spartans Win Five Straight

Branden Dawson scored 20 points and nine rebounds and Keith Appling added 14 points and six boards and No. 5 Michigan State (12-1) picked up a 79-63 victory over Penn State (9-5).

The victory saw the Spartans winning its fifth consecutive since losing to North Carolina on Dec. 4.

Duke Blue Devils Win

Andre Dawkins scored 15 points on 5 of 7 from three point range off the bench and No. 7 Duke hammered Elon 86-48

Sophomore forward Rodney Hood finished with 13 points and freshman forward Jabari Parker added 12 points and a season-high-tying 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (11-5), which shot 52.6 percent from three-point range.

Quinn Cook and Rasheed Sulaimon each scored 11 points in the victory for Duke, who now wins five straight since losing to No. 1 Arizona on Nov. 29.

Ryley Beaumont and Lucas Troutman both scored 11 points for the Elon Phoenix (7-7), with the latter also adding severn rebounds to his stats.

Ohio State Buckeyes Secure Win #14

Also on the day, No. 3 Ohio State (14-0) registered a 78-69 victory over Purdue, with LaQuinton Ross adding career-highs 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Shannon Scott ending with a career-high 18 points in the victory.

Center A.J. Hammons led the Boilermakers (10-4) with 18 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks and four assists and guard Ronnie Jonson added 16 points in the defeat.

NCAA College Basketball Scores

(2) Syracuse 70 (13-0), Eastern Michigan 48 (7-5)
(3) Ohio State 78 (14-0), Purdue 69 (10-4)
(5) Michigan State 79 (12-1), Penn State 63 (9-5)
(7) Duke 86 (11-2), Elon 48 (7-7)
(11) Villanova 76 (12-1), Butler 73 (10-3) OT
(13) Iowa State 99 (12-0), Northern Illinois 63 (5-6)
(14) Louisville 90 (12-2), Central Florida 65 (8-4)
Houston 75 (9-5), (17) UConn 71 (11-2)
(18) Memphis 88 (10-2), South Florida 73 (9-5)
(19) North Carolina 84 (10-3), UNC Wilmington 51 (6-9)
(22) Iowa 67 (12-2), Nebraska 57 (8-5)