Ro’mello Pegues scored 21 points for the Triton varsity boys basketball team Tuesday night in a 76-44 All American Conference win at Harnett Central. The Hawks improved to 10-7 overall and 5-2 in league play as Zavian Smith had 15 points and Brandon Surles added 11 points with five assists. Ahmad Morris had eight points and 12 rebounds for Triton, which hosts E.E. Smith on Friday. Central (7-7, 1-5 AAC) was led by 14 points from Rylan Beasley and 10 from Kemaury Haywood. … Kon Knueppel had 25 points for the No. 3 Duke men in an 89-54 win over visiting Miami. … UNC hosts California (ACC Network, 7 p.m.) and N.C. State visits Virginia Tech (ESPNU, 7 p.m.) among ACC men’s matchups tonight. … In an NBA doubleheader on ESPN, New York plays at Philadelphia at 7 p.m. and Minnesota hosts Golden State at 9:30 p.m. … The Carolina Hurricanes play at Buffalo tonight (TNT, 6 p.m.).