COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Audits have been ordered for South Carolinas three research universities after revelations that their trustees spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury hotels, expensive dinners and travel to football games.The South Carolinas Commission on Higher Educations director, Gary Glenn, said the state inspector general was being asked Friday to review alleged excessive spending by the boards overseeing Clemson, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina.The commission voted unanimously Thursday to request the audits after a report by The Post and Courier of Charleston that MUSC board members were reimbursed $560,000 over five years for spending on luxury hotels, dining and alcohol while in Charleston for meetings.While the article focused on MUSCs board, the newspaper reported finding that Clemsons governing board spent more -- $750,000 since 2011 -- and that trustees of USC, the states largest university, spent less than $400,000 in that time frame. Clemson and USC boards each spent more than $100,000 on football travel.In an environment of skyrocketing costs and runaway spending in higher education, the timing of this news article could not be worse, commission Chairman Tim Hofferth said in a prepared statement. The agencys responsibility is to protect the students, families, and taxpayers of South Carolina. In order to properly address this situation, the first step is to be proactive in trying to find the facts.He said commissioners would decide how to respond after getting the audits results. That could take months.Its unclear what they could do.MUSC officials contend most of their reimbursements come not from public money, but from a private nonprofit corporation set up to benefit the medical universitys hospital.An exemption in state law allows university trustees to set their own travel expense rates, and use money made from student athletics, activities, canteens and bookstores to reimburse trustees above normal per diems.According to the newspaper, MUSC trustees hotel stays accounted for nearly $100,000 of the spending, with rooms at Charleston Place and Planters Inn. Other expenses during the trustees six or so meetings annually included $37,400 on a 2014 Christmas banquet, $160 bottles of wine, and dining at the citys finest restaurants, regularly including trustees family members and other guests.MUSC spending guidelines, set by the trustees, allow reimbursements to pick up the tab for trustees guests if they have a clear connection or future/potential connection to MUSC.Such reimbursements are illegal, however, for other state employees on business trips. By law, non-college board members are limited to a $35 daily allowance plus $25 a day for meals and standard mileage. If they require a hotel room, they must abide by rates set by the federal government.Two prominent legislators told The Post and Courier they plan to investigate the matter when the Legislature returns in January. Cheap Air Max Outlet . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. 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LAS VEGAS -- Malik Monk scored a Kentucky freshman record 47 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 16.7 seconds left to lead the sixth-ranked Wildcats past No. 7 North Carolina 103-100 on Saturday in a thrilling showdown of traditional powers.North Carolinas Justin Jackson nearly outshined Monk with 34 points, and his basket with 45 seconds left put the Tar Heels (10-2) ahead after trailing much of the second half.Monk responded with a right-wing 3 in transition to put Kentucky up 101-100 after it led much of the second half. After Isaiah Hicks only hit the backboard at the other end, Kentuckys DeAaron Fox hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds left.North Carolina got the ball in the front court with less than a second left. But Kenny Williams desperation 3 at the buzzer got lodged between the rim and backboard.---No. 2 UCLA 86, OHIO STATE 73LAS VEGAS -- Aaron Holiday and Bryce Alford each scored 20 points as UCLA remained unbeaten.Isaac Hamilton scored 17 points and T.J. Leaf added 13, including a steal and layup that sparked the decisive run for the Bruins (12-0). They continued their best start since being 14-0 in 2006-07.After a sloppy, 12-turnover first half, UCLA led 44-40 when Leaf stole Micah Potters pass under Ohio States basket and scored over Potter. It started a 7-0 run that concluded with Leafs 3-pointer with 16:53 left.Alfords 3-pointer with 1:49 left put the Bruins up 81-71 and stopped Ohio State (8-3) from mounting a late comeback in the first game of the CBS Sports Classic.Marc Loving scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half for the Buckeyes, who lost for the third time in five games.---No. 3 KANSAS 89, DAVIDSON 71KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Josh Jackson and Frank Mason III scored 18 points apiece, helping Kansas overcome a sluggish, sloppy first half to beat Davidson at Sprint Center.Svi Mykhailiuk also had 13 points for the Jayhawks (10-1), who extended their nation-leading home winning streak to 49 games. Kansas considered the matchup with the Wildcats (5-4) a home game even though it was played just down the road from its campus in Lawrence.It was the Jayhawks eighth straight win in the building, including the Big 12 Tournament last season and the CBE Classic a few weeks ago.Peyton Aldridge hit five 3s and had 22 points to lead the Wildcats, while Jack Gibbs -- the nations fourth-leading scorer coming into the game -- had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists.---No. 4 BAYLOR 82, JACKSON STATE 57FORT HOOD, Texas -- Al Freeman scored a season-high 19 points and made a career-best five 3-pointers and Baylor returned to Fort Hood with a victory over Jackson State.It was the second straight year that the Bears played on the nations largest Army post, about an hours drive south of their Waco campus. Baylor is 10-0 for the first time since starting 17-0 in 2011-12.There was a near-capacity crowd that included soldiers and their families at 2,400-seat Abrams Gym.Edric Dennis scored 21 points for Jackson State (3-8).---No. 18 BUTLER 83, No. 9 INDIANA 78INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelan Martin scored 28 points and Kamar Baldwin added a season-high 14 for Butler in the Crossroads Classic.Butler (10-1) has won two straight overall and has upset the Hoosiers twice in the last three meetings.James Blackmon Jr. led Indiana (8-2) with 26 points and Thomas Bryant had 15 points and seven rebounds as the Hoosiers cut an 11-point deficit with 8:10 left to play to 79-77 on Blackmons 3-pointer with 38.7 seconds left.The Bulldogs answered with Tyler Widemans dunk off an inbounds pass with 15.6 seconds to go and Indiana never had a chance to tie the score or take the lead in the final 20 minutes. Indiana had won five straight.---No. 10 CREIGHTON 66, ORAL ROBERTS 65OMAHA, Neb. -- Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Creighton rallied to beat Oral Roberts.The Bluejays (11-0) led by as many as 13 early in the second half, but saw the Golden Eagles (2-10) claw back to take a five-point lead with 6:08 left in the game. Creighton held Oral Robert the rest of the way, talking the lead on Fosters short jumper in the lane with 3:28 left.Owens led Oral Roberts with 23 points, and Jalen Bradley had 16 for the Golden Eagles.---No. 11 LOUISVILLE 87, E. KENTUCKY 56LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points, Quentin Snider added 13 and Louisville used a 20-0 run to close the first half for its fifth straight victory.Seeking a good tuneup for next weeks rivalry game against No. 6 Kentucky, the Cardinals (10-1) shook off a sluggish start and 12-6 deficit to outscore EKU 30-4 the rest of the half and hold the Colonels scoreless for the final 7 minutes.Louisville never looked back en route to its 14th championship in 15 years in the Billy Minardi Classic, named for the brother-in-law of Cardinals coach Rick Pitino.Nick Mayo had 15 points and Asante Gist added 12 for the Colonels (6-6), who didnt reach 20 points until the 16:39 mark of the second half.dddddddddddd---No. 12 WEST VIRGINIA 112, UMKC 67MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Coach Bob Huggins earned his 800th win as West Virginia used a 37-4 first-half run to cruise to the victory.Huggins is the 10th coach to reach 800 wins and only the third to achieve that milestone at his alma mater, the others being Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Adolph Rupp at Kentucky.Nathan Adrian led seven players in double figures for the Mountaineers (9-1) with 13 points.LaVell Boyd led the Kangaroos (7-6) with 14 points.The 45-point defeat is the worst for UMKC this season. The Kangaroos lost by 43 points at No. 3 Kansas earlier this month.---No. 13 VIRGINIA 79, ROBERT MORRIS 39CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Devon Hall matched his career high with 13 points for Virginia, which returned from a 10-day layoff for final exams.Freshman Kyle Guy also scored 13 points and Jack Salt had a career-best 10 for the Cavaliers (9-1), who overcame a sluggish start and broke the game open with a 38-8 run spanning halftime. It turned a 13-12 deficit into a 50-21 lead early in the second half.Isaiah Still led Robert Morris (3-9) with 16 points.---No. 15 PURDUE 86, No. 21 NOTRE DAME 81INDIANAPOLIS -- Caleb Swanigan had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Vincent Edwards finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Purdue got its first win in the Crossroads Classic since it began six years ago.Swanigans three-point play at the end of a 13-2 run gave the Boilermakers a 70-67 lead with 9:41 to play.The Boilermakers (9-2) opened the second half with a 12-2 run to cut the deficit to four and then went on a 10-0 run midway through the half to take a lead.Bonzie Colson had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Matt Farrell finished with 22 points, 10 assists and five rebounds for Notre Dame (9-2), which has lost two straight.---No. 16 SOUTH CAROLINA 77, SOUTH FLORIDA 66TAMPA, Fla. -- PJ Dozier scored 11 of his 23 points in the closing minutes for South Carolina.The Gamecocks (9-1) rebounded from their only loss of the season while improving to 2-1 without leading scorer and rebounder Sindarius Thornwell, who has been suspended indefinitely for violating athletic department policy.Duane Notice of the Gamecocks scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half after missing all eight shots he took before the break.Jahmal McMurray led USF (5-4) with 25 points.---No. 17 XAVIER 69, WAKE FOREST 65CINCINNATI -- Trevon Bluiett scored 20 points, including three free throws in the final 19 seconds, and Xavier held off Wake Forest.The Musketeers (9-2) led most of the second half but didnt have the game in hand until Bluiett hit one of his two free throws with 2 seconds left. Wake Forest (8-3) missed a pair of 3-point shots that could have tied it before Bluiett got the rebound and was fouled.Bryant Crawford scored 20 points for the Demon Deacons. They missed all of their 12 shots from beyond the arc in the second half.---No. 19 ARIZONA 67, TEXAS A&M 63HOUSTON -- Dusan Ristic tied a season-high with 18 points and Arizona had to hold off a furious rally by Texas A&M for its fourth straight win.Ristic scored 14 of Arizonas first 24 points and finished 8 of 12 from the field for the Wildcats (10-2).Lauri Markkanen added 17 points and seven rebounds, and Kobi Simmons chipped in 14 points for the Wildcats.Tyler Davis had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Texas A&M (7-3), which had its three-game winning streak snapped.---No. 23 FLORIDA ST. 83, MANHATTAN 67SUNRISE, Fla. -- Dwayne Bacon scored 16 points and Florida State dominated inside to earn its seventh consecutive victory in the opening game at the Orange Bowl Classic.Bacon took only one shot in the first half but helped the Seminoles pull away after halftime and was chosen the games most valuable player for the second straight year.The taller Seminoles scored 46 points in the paint, drew 31 fouls and had a 36-23 edge in rebounds.The Seminoles (11-1) are off to their best start in school history, and the winning streak is their longest since 2012.Zavier Turner had 18 points for Manhattan (3-8), which hasnt beaten a ranked team since 1995.---No. 25 CINCINNATI 119, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 68CINCINNATI -- Senior Kevin Johnson scored a career-high 18 points as Cincinnati rolled to the highest-scoring game of coach Mick Cronins 11-year career.Jacob Evans added 17 points and five other Bearcats reached double figures as Cincinnati (9-2) bettered it previous season-high margin of victory for the second straight game, a 38-point romp over Texas Southern on Tuesday.Stephan Jiggetts scored 24 points to lead the Knights (2-9), who have lost seven straight and eight of nine.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '