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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Jabari Parker (1) was masterful yet again with 27 points and eight rebounds in Duke's win over Alabama. (Jason DeCrow/AP)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wednesday night's action was highlighted by the Maui Invitational Championship and the Preseason NIT semifinals.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;No. 4 Arizona, No. 6 Duke advance to Preseason NIT championship game&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;\u00A0&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the exception of Drexel and Alabama fans, most who watched Wednesday night\u2019s Preseason NIT semifinal games wanted Arizona and Duke to win. The possibility of a Blue Devils-Wildcats championship game \u2013 and, more specifically, a matchup between Duke freshman Jabari Parker and Arizona freshman Aaron Gordon \u2013 was so tantalizing, it was impossible to watch Arizona beat Drexel, 66-62, and Duke beat Alabama, 74-64, without eagerly anticipating the two top-10 teams eventually squaring off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After falling behind 27-8 in the first half, Arizona ripped off a 25-4 run, opening up a lead less than five minutes into the second half, before topping the Dragons. Junior guard Nick Johnson scored 20 points, dished out four assists and grabbed five rebounds, while seven-foot center Kaleb Tarczewski had 15 points and 10 boards. Gordon finished with 10 points and added 13 rebounds. This wasn\u2019t Arizona\u2019s best effort of the season, but the Wildcats\u2019 resilience is nothing to overlook. Down double-digits against a veteran team (one ranked 58th in Ken Pomeroy\u2019s database) with a skilled backcourt, Arizona never backed down. The Blue Devils should provide an even stiffer test on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Jabari Parker show visited Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. Duke\u2019s super frosh blitzed Alabama with a dizzying blend of mid-range jumpers, layups and drives to the basket, tallying 27 points on 9-of-12 shooting. Parker wasn\u2019t "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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