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    • Syracuse, Virginia

    By JOHN KEKIS

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Tyus Battle had a career-high 23 points and Andrew White also had 23 as Syracuse rallied past No. 9 Virginia 66-62 on Saturday, its second win over a ranked team in eight days.

    Syracuse (15-9, 7-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) extended its winning streak to four games and remained in the hunt for the postseason. The Orange beat Florida State 82-72 last Saturday.

    Kyle Guy had 14 points for Virginia (17-5, 7-3 ACC), which failed to move into a tie with North Carolina for the conference lead.

    Breaking News, Duke

    By JOEDY McCREARY

    DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Grayson Allen scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half, and No. 21 Duke beat Pittsburgh 72-64 on Saturday in coach Mike Krzyzewski’s return after a four-week break following back surgery.

    Amile Jefferson added 15 points, freshman Jayson Tatum had 12 and Luke Kennard added 10 to help the Blue Devils (18-5, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their third straight.

    Michael Young scored 24 points and Jamel Artis added 17 for the Panthers (12-11, 1-9), who have lost eight straight but the ACC’s last-place team gave its preseason favorite fits all game.

    Recruiting

    SANTA ANA, Calif. — David McCormack, the Class of 2018 center from Oak Hill (VA) Academy, said three schools are recruiting him the hardest on Friday as Oak Hill defeated Foothills Christian by a score of 86-59.

    McCormack named Kansas, Louisville, and Texas as the three schools working the hardest for his recruitment. He mentioned that “a lot of other schools are jumping into my recruitment right now”.

    McCormack finished the game on Friday with 6 points and 13 rebounds.

    Recruiting

    HILLSIDE, N.J. — As he heads into a huge matchup with Trevon Duval and IMG Academy on Sunday, Jordan Walker is also looking ahead to his future college plans.

    The 5-foot-10 point guard from The Patrick School is still weighing whether to attend college in 2017 or ’18, but said Friday he has three school visits in mind for after the high school season ends.

    The Celtics are the favorite to win the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title. The New Jersey Non-Public tournament begins Feb. 28, and the TOC final is slated for March 20.

    “I know there’s three schools I’m going to visit after the season,” Walker said Friday at The Patrick School. “I’m going to visit Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Indiana.”

    Pittsburgh, Recruiting

    Peace Ilegomah, a 6-foot-10 center from Montverde (FL) Academy, committed to Pittsburgh on Friday, becoming the sixth commit in their 2017 class.

    The native Nigerian joins point guards Marcus Carr and Aaron Thompson, shooting guard Jared Wilson-Frame, small forward Shamiel Stevenson and power forward Terrell Brown in Pitt’s 2017 class. Carr also plays at Montverde.

    Ilegomah also held offers from St. Louis, Seton Hall and Quinnipiac. Pitt assistant Kevin Sutton is the former head coach at Montverde.

    “Peace has gotten a lot better from the start of the season to now,” Montverde assistant Rae Miller said. “His best years are still ahead of him. He’s athletic and strong, able to rebound and defend at a high level.”

    Ilegomah got his start with the Sports U AAU program in New Jersey.

    Recruiting

    Derrick Walker, the 6-foot-8 power forward from Sunrise Christian (OK) Academy, announced his commitment to Tennessee on Friday.

    “I felt the program is moving in a great direction,” Walker told Scout.com. “Rick Barnes is a great coach and Rob Lanier did a great job of recruiting me, but also as a young team they showed accountability amongst themselves.”

    Walker, who ran with MoKan Elite on the Nike EYBL circuit last year, chose Tennessee over St. John’s and Georgia. He joins 6-10 Blair (N.J.) Academy stretch four Zach Kent as the second commit in the Vols’ 2017 class.

    Walker took an official to Tennessee last month (Jan. 2).

    Walker took his final visit to St. John’s last weekend and was at Madison Square Garden Sunday night for the Red Storm’s 82-77 loss to Xavier.

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