Duke gained the milestone and momentum it wanted heading into ACC play.

Taylor King scored 15 points to lead No. 9 Duke past Temple 74-64 on Wednesday night at Philadelphia and help Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski earn his 787th victory and move into sixth place on the career wins list.

Krzyzewski, who started at Army and is the third winningest active coach, improved his career record to 787-262 and broke a tie with Lefty Driesell. Next is San Francisco's Eddie Sutton with 798 career wins.

"I've been lucky to have coached great players and win games at two great schools," Krzyzewski said.

DeMarcus Nelson and Greg Paulus each scored 13 points and helped the Blue Devils (12-1) beat Temple for the eighth straight time.

The Blue Devils appeared on their way to another easy non-conference victory until a surprising 8-minute scoreless drought in the second half that sliced a 19-point lead down to eight.

Kyle Singler snapped the skid with two free throws and Gerald Henderson, a Philly high school standout, followed with a dunk to break Duke out of its funk and it cruised from there.

The Blue Devils open the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule against Virginia on Sunday.

"We're getting there," Paulus said. "We just need to play off each other more."

Dionte Christmas sparked Temple's rally with three 3-pointers and led the Owls (6-7) with 23 points. Mark Tyndale scored 20 for the Owls, denied their first win against a non-conference top 10 team in more than five years.

North Carolina 93, NC-Asheville 81

At Chapel Hill, N.C.: Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points and Wayne Ellington added 19 to lead No. 1 North Carolina (16-0) past North Carolina-Asheville (11-4).

Memphis 99, East Carolina 58

At Memphis, Tenn.: Freshman Derrick Rose scored 19 points for No. 2 Memphis (14-0, 1-0) in the Conference USA opener for both teams. Darrell Jenkins and John Fields both had 11 points for the Pirates (6-8, 0-1).

Tennessee 85, Mississippi 83

At Knoxville, Tenn.: Tyler Smith's layup with 4.2 seconds to play gave No. 8 Tennessee the win and handed No. 16 Mississippi (13-1) its first loss of the season. With the score tied at 83 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams, Memphis' JaJuan Smith grabbed the rebound of a missed free throw by a teammate and the Vols (13-1) moved the ball around until Tyler Smith's layup.

Vanderbilt 80, South Carolina 73

At Nashville, Tenn.: Freshman A.J. Ogilvy scored 25 points for No. 13 Vanderbilt (16-0) in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Dayton 92, Rhode Island 83

At Dayton, Ohio: Brian Roberts scored 23 points and No. 17 Dayton (13-1) withstood a furious second-half rally from No. 22 Rhode Island (14-2) in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams.

Charlotte 82, Clemson 72

At Clemson, S.C.: Leemire Goldwire had 21 points and 10 rebounds in Charlotte's first win over a ranked team in nearly three years, by beating No. 18 Clemson (12-3).

Pittsburgh 79, South Florida 66

At Tampa, Fla.: Sam Young scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half and No. 20 Pittsburgh (13-2, 1-1) rebounded from losing its Big East opener.

Xavier 83, St. Bonaventure 68

At Cincinnati: B.J. Raymond and C.J. Anderson each scored a career-high 21 points and No. 24 Xavier (13-3, 1-0 Atlantic 10) won its fifth straight.

WOMEN

Texas Christian 86, San Diego State 63

At Fort Worth, Texas: Facing the top scoring offense in the Mountain West Conference, San Diego State dropped its first league game of 2008 to Texas Christian at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. With the loss, the Aztecs fell to 9-4 overall and 1-0 in league action, while the Lady Frogs improved to 8-7 and 1-0 in MWC play.

Connecticut 84, West Virginia 48

At Storrs, Conn.: Maya Moore scored 25 points and top-ranked Connecticut (14-0, 2-0) continued to roll, winning its Big East home opener over No. 16 West Virginia (11-3, 1-1).

Oklahoma 67, Iowa State 64

At Ames, Iowa: Freshman Danielle Robinson scored a career-high 23 points to lead No. 6 Oklahoma (10-2, 1-0) past Iowa State (11-3, 0-1) in a rematch of last season's Big 12 title game.

Baylor 72, Texas Tech 67

At Lubbock, Texas: Jessica Morrow and Jhasmin Player each scored 19 points and No. 8 Baylor (13-1, 1-0) beat Texas Tech (12-3, 0-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Kansas St. 67, Texas A&M 54

At College Station, Texas: Kimberly Dietz scored 20 points to lead unranked Kansas State (9-5, 1-0) to an upset over No. 13 Texas A&M (12-3, 0-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Nebraska 56, Texas 45

At Lincoln, Neb.: Kelsey Griffin scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and No. 15 Nebraska (11-3, 1-0) knocked off No. 15 Texas (12-3, 0-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Old Dominion 67, UNC-Wilmington 55

At Wilmington, N.C.: Tiffany Green scored 21 points to lead No. 18 Old Dominion (11-3, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) to a victory against North Carolina-Wilmington, the Monarchs' 35th straight win in the series.

Wyoming 58, New Mexico 52

At Albuquerque, N.M.: Hanna Zavecz scored 14 points and Dominique Sisk swished four free throws in the final 21 seconds, leading No. 21 Wyoming (13-1, 1-0) to a win over New Mexico (8-6, 0-1) in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.

Colorado 70, Missouri 58

At Columbia, Mo.: Brittany Spears had 24 points and Jackie McFarland added 17 to lead No. 23 Colorado (12-2, 1-0 Big 12) to a win over Missouri (7-7, 0-1).

Oklahoma St. 59, Kansas 54

At Lawrence, Kan.: Andrea Riley, the Big 12's leading scorer, had 18 of her 26 points in the second half to lead No. 25 Oklahoma State (13-1, 1-0 Big 12) to a come-from-behind win over Kansas (11-3, 0-1).

Note

WASHINGTON STATE: Stephen Sauls, a reserve for the No. 4 Cougars, was hospitalized after he was struck in the head during a practice, collapsed and appeared to stop breathing. Sauls, a freshman guard from Missouri City, Texas, was briefly given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after he collapsed during a team scrimmage Monday evening in Pullman and was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital, coach Tony Bennett said. Sauls suffered a concussion and will remain in the hospital indefinitely while doctors perform tests, the team said.

Southern Mississippi: Coach Larry Eustachy is taking an indefinite leave of absence to be with his ailing mother. It is unclear how long Eustachy will be out, a school spokesman said. He could be back by Saturday's game with Tulane or miss more significant time.