Georgia Tech routs James Madison

Georgia Tech’s offense was erratic for most of the game against James Madison. It didn’t matter, though, as the third-ranked Yellow Jackets’ defense excelled again.

Isma’il Muhammad scored 14 points and Jarrett Jack added 13 to lead unbeaten Georgia Tech (7-0) to an unimpressive 72-47 victory on Wednesday night at Atlanta.

“We weren’t really clicking. We were just a little off,” said Muhammad, who was 5 of 6 from the field, but 4 of 12 from the free-throw line.

The Jackets forced 26 turnovers and the Dukes (2-4) were held to 18-for-58 shooting.

Georgia Tech plays Gonzaga on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

(6) Wake Forest 85, Elon 67: At Winston-Salem, N.C., Chris Paul had 14 points and a career-high 11 assists and Kyle Visser added 13 points, helping the Demon Deacons (8-1) hold off the Phoenix (2-7). Wake Forest struggled to put away Temple on Monday night and also played sloppily in this game, trailing about 4 minutes into the second half. But Justin Gray made a 3-pointer, Trent Strickland followed with two free throws and the Demon Deacons showed some bite on defense.

(12) North Carolina State 78, Louisiana-Lafayette 72: At Raleigh, N.C., Andrew Brackman scored a career-high 20 points and made several key plays during a decisive second-half run to lift the Wolfpack (8-0) past the Ragin’ Cajuns (3-5). Julius Hodge added 16 points for the North Carolina, which overcame a horrendous first half and held on to stay unbeaten. Tiras Wade scored a career-high 37 points – an RBC Center record – and hit five 3-pointers to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns .

(14) Texas 85, Texas-Arlington 70: At Austin, Texas, P.J. Tucker had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Longhorns (7-1) used a big first half to beat the Mavericks (4-3). Jason Klotz and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 14 points and Brad Buckman added 13 points and eight rebounds for Texas.

Women’s Top 25

(3) Duke 99, Jacksonville State 36: At Durham, N.C., freshman Wanisha Smith scored a career-high 22 points to lead six players in double figures and help the Blue Devils (9-1) roll over the Gamecocks (1-4). Smith had 15 points in the first half, personally outscoring Jacksonville State as Duke led 44-14 at the break. … (6) Baylor, 74 Washington 58: At Seattle, Sophia Young scored a season-high 22 points to lead the Bears (8-1) past the Huskies (4-5) for their eighth consecutive win. Cameo Hicks led the Huskies with 15 points. … (9) Tennessee 70, Louisiana Tech 59: At Ruston, La., Alexis Hornbuckle scored 17 points for the Volunteers (6-2), who beat the Techsters (4-3) to give the Louisiana Tech consecutive losses at home for the first time in 14 seasons. … (21) DePaul 73, Northern Illinois 59: At Dekalb, Ill., Khara Smith scored 26 points to lead the Blue Demons (7-2) to a victory over the Huskies (1-6).