These are the lessons learned from opening day of the 2022-23 DI men’s college basketball season, which included Jon Scheyer’s first win as Duke coach and 25 wins from the AP Top 25 teams.
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Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons carried the load without Jimmy Butler. Embiid had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Simmons added 20 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in Philadelphia’s 106-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. Embiid hit two key free throws late for Philadelphia, which was without Butler for the second straight game due to an upper respiratory infection.
Alabama is poised to match its best-ever seeding in the NCAA Tournament after a pair or late stops sealed the Tide’s 80-79 win over the Tigers.
Frank Mason III and Devonte Graham never felt as though the game was over, even when they huddled around coach Bill Self with less than four minutes to go and Kansas trailing West Virginia by 14 points. Mason poured in 24 points, including the two free throws that forced overtime, and Graham hit two of his five 3-pointers in the extra period and finished with 18 points as the third-ranked Jayhawks stormed back to stun the No. 9 Mountaineers 84-80 on Monday night and assume control of the Big 12 race. Josh Jackson also had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Jayhawks (23-3, 11-2), who avenged a loss in Morgantown while extending their lead over fourth-ranked Baylor to two games in the league standings.
