Indianapolis — Wright State wasn't worried about Butler's No. 20 ranking, its unbeaten record or its 15-game home winning streak.
The Raiders just wanted a win in their Horizon League opener.
Duke's Carlos Boozer, center, tries for a shot between Davidson's Wayne Bernard, right, and Chris Pearson, left. Boozer had 23 points and 13 rebounds as the top-ranked Blue Devils cruised to a 106-71 victory Wednesday at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C.
Cain Doliboa had 28 points and Vernard Hollins added 27 points, both career-highs, and the Raiders (8-3) had a 10-2 run over the final four minutes of the second overtime for a 90-87 win over Butler.
"This was one of those games where I felt we won it three times and lost it three times," Wright State coach Ed Schilling said. "It was a situation where it just came down to who had the last shot. You never feel secure."
Butler (13-1) had the last shot at the end of regulation, at the end of the first overtime and at the end of the second overtime, but the Bulldogs missed all three two of which would have been game-winners.
It even appeared at the start of the second overtime that Butler had taken control when Rylan Hainje made two free throws and Thomas Jackson hit a 3-pointer to give Butler an 85-80 lead. Hainje and Jackson also finished with career-highs, Hainje with 31 points, Jackson with 26.
"We were down five points twice in overtime and normally that spells a double-digit loss," Schilling said. "But we kept fighting."
No. 1 Duke 106, Davidson 71
Charlotte, N.C. Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 13 rebounds and No. 1 Duke extended its winning streak to 22 games. Forward Dahntay Jones was out of the starting lineup for the Blue Devils (12-0) for the first time this season, but finished with 19 points in 26 minutes. Wayne Bernard scored 14 points to lead Davidson (7-5).
No. 6 Kentucky 101, Tulane 67
Louisville, Ky. Tayshaun Prince scored 22 points and Keith Bogans and Gerald Fitch each had 16 as Kentucky (9-2) won in its annual game in Freedom Hall. Waitari Marsh had 12 points and Brandon Brown and Brandon Spann each had 11 for the Green Wave (8-3), who are coached by former Kentucky assistant Shawn Finney.
No. 7 Illinois 76, Minnesota 53
Champaign, Ill. Brian Cook had 16 points and the Illini (12-2) shot 52 percent in the second half of the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams. Illinois, which led 34-25 at halftime, opened the second half with a 15-5 run and led by double digits the rest of the way. Michael Bauer led the Gophers (7-5) with 16 points.
No. 9 Iowa 69, Wisconsin 57
Iowa City, Iowa Luke Recker scored 23 points and Reggie Evans added 21 points and 17 rebounds as Iowa (12-3) won its sixth straight. Kirk Penney led the Badgers (7-7) with 22 points in the Big Ten opener for both teams but he didn't score again after getting Wisconsin within 48-45 with 12:10 remaining by scoring 14 of its first 18 points in the second half.
No. 16 Syracuse 87, Rutgers 66
Syracuse, N.Y. Preston Shumpert scored 26 points and Syracuse tied a school record with 22 steals in the Big East opener for both teams. Syracuse (12-2) has never lost to Rutgers (9-4) in six meetings in the Carrier Dome. James Thues had eight points, nine steals and eight assists for the Orangemen. Jerome Coleman hit seven 3-pointers and led the Scarlet Knights with 25 points.
No. 18 Alabama 93, Bethune-Cookman 46
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Erwin Dudley had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Crimson Tide (12-2), who shot 51.6 percent from the field and held Bethune-Cookman to just 36.4 percent. Richard Toussaint led B-C (2-6) with 10 points.
No. 21 Miami 79, No. 24 Georgetown 71
Washington James Jones scored 22 points and Miami tied a school record with its 14th straight victory. All five starters for Miami (14-0) are averaging double figures, and they all got 10 or more again in the Big East opener for both teams. Mike Sweetney scored 25 points to lead the Hoyas (9-4), who have lost three straight, all to ranked teams.
No. 23 Wake Forest 67, Richmond 52
Wisnton-Salem, N.C. Darius Songaila had 15 of his 19 points in the first half and Josh Howard scored 10 of 16 in the second for the Demon Deacons (10-3), who improved to 8-0 at home this season and has won 23 straight at home against nonconference opponents. Reggie Brown had 19 points for Richmond (6-7), which has lost six of nine.
No. 25 Marquette 85, Morris Brown 38
Milwaukee Sophomore Scott Merritt scored a career-high 22 points for Marquette, which played without its leading scorer. Sophomore guard Dwyane Wade, who leads Marquette (11-2) with a 19.3 scoring average, missed the final nonconference game because of a minor injury to his left knee.
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