Oklahoma City sophomore Kevin Durant dunks during the NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge. Durant scored 46 points in the sophomores’ 122-116 victory Friday night in Phoenix.

Phoenix ? Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant scored a Rookie Challenge-record 46 points to lead the NBA’s sophomores to a 122-116 victory over the rookies on Friday night.

Durant shattered the record of 36 set by Phoenix’s Amare Stoudemire as a sophomore in 2004. Durant helped hold off a late charge by the rookies with a three-point play, an emphatic dunk and two free throws in the final minutes.

Michael Beasley of Miami led the rookies with 29 points.

Oft-injured Portland center Greg Oden was a late scratch because of a sore left knee after bumping into Golden State’s Corey Maggette on Thursday night. Though he was drafted two years ago, Oden was a member of the rookie team because he missed last season due to injuries.

The sophomore squad has won the last seven in the game designed to showcase some of the league’s bright young talent during its All-Star weekend festivities.