NEW YORK » Rick Jackson matched his season-high with 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Syracuse to a 72-58 victory over No. 7 Michigan State last night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Scoop Jardine had 19 points and Kris Joseph added 14 for the Orange (9-0), who took the lead 4 1/2 minutes in and never relinquished it .

Durrell Summers had 18 points for the Spartans (6-3).

No. 4 Kansas 81, No. 13 Memphis 68

Markieff Morris had 16 points and his twin brother Marcus added 14 to lead the Jayhawks (8-0) over the Tigers (7-1) in the Jimmy V Classic.

No. 19 Purdue 76, Valparaiso 58

E’Twaun Moore scored 23 points to help the Boilermakers (8-1) beat the host Crusaders (6-3).

WAC

Fresno State 74, San Diego 70

Greg Smith scored a season-high 19 points as the Bulldogs (2-5) beat the host Toreros (1-7).

Northwestern State 85, Louisiana Tech 78

Devin Baker scored 21 points and the Demons (6-3) defeated the visiting Bulldogs (7-3).

Utah State 81, Long Beach State 53

Pooh Williams scored a career-high 19 points and the host Aggies (6-2) beat the 49ers (5-5).