Bodog Beat

Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils advanced in Hawaii. (AI Wire photo)

The Duke Blue Devils entered the Maui Invitational having won every game they’ve ever played in the early-season college basketball tuneup. They upped their all-time record to 10-0 with a 83-61 victory over the Princeton Tigers at the Lahaina Civic Center on the picturesque Hawaiian island.

No. 13 Duke missed covering the point spread of 23 by just one. The betting total was under 127 points.

The Blue Devils improved to 3-0 on the season behind a strong performance from freshman forward Kyle Singler, who sored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Gerald Henderson scored 12 points and Jon Scheyer added 10 as Duke displayed the scoring depth it lacked last season.

Mike Krzyzewski’s team advances to Tuesday’s semifinal round of the tournament.

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In other Top 25 games on Monday:

No. 11 Marquette 74, Chaminade 63: The Golden Eagles survived a scare from the host team of the Maui Invitational, but failed to cover the 20-point spread.

No. 2 UCLA 71, Maryland 59: Freshman Kevin Love had 18 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Bruins, who were missing eight players because of injury. UCLA covered the 11.5-point spread.

No. 10 Michigan State 86, Missouri 83: The Spartans barely survived in Kansas City, Mo., as Drew Neitzel had 21 points. Michigan State was favored by two points.

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