No. 3 Texas 85, Iowa 60: The Longhorns moved to 3-0 for the third straight season when they beat the Hawkeyes in the semifinals of the CBE Classic in Kansas City.

No. 6 Purdue 73, No. 9 Tennessee 72: E’Twaun Moore scored 22 points to lead Purdue to a victory in the championship game of the Paradise Jam. Moore was selected the tournament MVP.

No. 11 North Carolina 93, Gardner- Webb 72: Deon Thompson scored 22 points to help the Tar Heels bounce back from their first loss.

No. 16 Louisville 80, Appalachian State 53: The Cardinals won their third game in three days.

No. 19 Clemson 102, Winthrop 66: The Tigers (4-0) haven’t lost in college basketball’s opening month since a defeat at Boston College on Nov. 26, 2004.

No. 21 Maryland 79, Chaminade 51: The two teams opened play in the Maui Invitational. Sean Mosley scored 19 for the Terps, who will face Cincinnati next.

Cincinnati 67, No. 24 Vanderbilt 58: Yancy Gates scored 12 points in an 18-2 first-half run for the Bearcats.

Around the rim

AP Top 25: Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the best entrances ever into the Associated Press’ college basketball poll. The Orange, who beat California and North Carolina by an average of 19 points in winning the tournament at Madison Square Garden, went from unranked to No. 10 on Monday, the third-best jump-in in poll history. Kansas was still the runaway No. 1. Complete poll on Page D5.

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