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DURHAM, N.C. -- Jabari Parker had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 6 Duke beat UNC Asheville 91-55 on Monday night in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Rodney Hood had 15 of his 18 points in the first half for the Blue Devils (3-1), who never trailed and shot 57 per cent. Duke held a 42-28 rebounding advantage, built a 20-point first-half lead and coasted to its 104th straight nonconference win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Sam Hughes scored 16 points for the Bulldogs (1-3). They shot 33 per cent and never got closer than 18 points in the second half. UNC Asheville was beaten soundly by its second top-10 opponent in 11 days after being routed 89-57 by then-No. 1 Kentucky. Andre Dawkins had 13 points and Quinn Cook and freshman Semi Ojeleye added 10 apiece to help Duke improve to 23-2 in the preseason NIT. The Blue Devils have won the tournament four times and two of those titles came during their most recent national championship seasons in 2000-01 and 2009-10. And once again, Hood and Parker did most of the heavy lifting for Dukes offence. In all four games, the Blue Devils have been led in scoring by either Hood or Parker. Hood was coming off a career-high 28-point performance last time out against Florida Atlantic. Also in that game, Parker became the first Duke freshman under coach Mike Krzyzewski with at least 20 points in each of the first three games of his career. Parker wasted little time making it four in a row, scoring 14 in the first half while finishing 8 of 13 from the field. And Hood turned in several highlight-reel plays during his 6-for-8 night: His personal 7-0 run gave Duke its first 20-point lead. Hoods jumper after a pretty behind-the-back dribble came two possessions before a posterizing dunk, and a 3-pointer from the corner made it 44-24 with just under 4 minutes before halftime. Perhaps lost in the shuffle, high-energy forward Amile Jefferson did the dirty work that led to the run by Hood that put this one out of reach. On three consecutive defensive series, Jefferson got a hand in the face of 7-footer Jaleel Roberts during a jumper, grabbed a key rebound and forced the steal from Hughes that set up Hoods 3. Just as in the Blue Devils previous two home games, they built such a big early lead that the drama-free second half afforded plenty of chances to show off. And no sequence was prettier than Parkers reverse dunk of Cooks open-court alley-oop feed with 12 1/2 minutes left. David Robertson added 12 points for UNC Asheville, which made just its second visit to Cameron and first since 2008. The Bulldogs once again were without forward Will Weeks, who averages 13 points but missed his second straight game with a knee injury. Cheap Seahawks Jerseys . -- Nick Bjugstad snapped out of his scoring slump and spoiled Drew MacIntyres first NHL start. Seahawks Jerseys China Cheap . Winners of two straight, the Flames will try to become the first team in 25 years to go three consecutive games without taking a penalty Saturday night in San Jose. http://www.cheapseahawksjerseysauthentic.com/. Although Spain could still advance out of the group stage, the game may have signalled the end of the run by a generation of Spanish stars whose quick passing, "tiki-taka" style delighted the world and helped them win the last three major tournaments. Wholesale Seahawks Jerseys . Like a magic trick, the puck popped out behind Stalock in the San Jose net. While Sharks coach Todd McLellan decried the legality of the tiebreaking goal, the Los Angeles Kings celebrated their latest, greatest escape yet. Seahawks Jerseys China . PAUL, Minn.Marseille, France (SportsNetwork.com) - Marseille reclaimed its perch atop the Ligue 1 table on Sunday by cruising to a 3-1 victory over Metz. PSG moved into first place with a victory over Nantes on Saturday, but a pair of goals inside the final 31 minutes of action at the Stade Veldrome saw Marcelo Bielsas men climb back to the summit. Andre-Pierre Gignac put Marseille in front two minutes before halftime, but Florent Malouda struck in the opening minute of the second half to bring Metz level. The hosts ultimately rallied to collect all three points as Andre Ayews goal in the 59th minute put Marseille in the lead while Dimitri Payeet provided an insurance goal on the stroke of full time.dddddddddddd Marseille improves to 38 points to go one point clear of PSG while Metz stays put on 19 points. Lyon stayed third in the table thanks to a 3-2 victory at Evian on Sunday. The visitors were trailing in the late stages, but Alexandre Lacazette equalized in the 81st minute before converting a penalty at the death to win it for Lyon. Lens claimed a point in dramatic fashion as Adamo Coulibaly scored in the 90th minute to earn a 1-1 home draw with Lille, and Claudio Beauvue rescued Guingamp with 79th-minute goal to give the club a 3-2 win at Reims. ' ' '