— Braden Smith scored 29 points for No. 2 Purdue in an 87-80 men’s basketball win at No. 8 Alabama on Thursday night.
— Host East Carolina managed a 71-70 win over Division II Elizabeth City State on Thursday night as the Pirates’ leading scorer Jordan Riley, who averages 20.0 points per game, was out due to illness.
— No. 4 Duke takes on Indiana State in Durham tonight (ACC Network, 7 p.m.).
— No. 19 UNC hosts North Carolina Central tonight (ACC Network, 9 p.m.).
— TreVeyon Henderson scored three touchdowns as New England won its eighth straight game, 27-14, over the visiting New York Jets.
— Host Old Dominion took a 33-0 Sun Belt triumph over Troy on Thursday night.
— In college football tonight, Clemson plays at No. 20 Louisville (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) and No. 8 Oregon hosts Minnesota (FOX, 9 p.m.).
— The second round of the PGA Tour event in Bermuda is today (Golf Channel, 1 p.m.).
