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At Morgantown, W Va.

No. 4 PITTSBURGH 79, WEST VIRGINIA 67

PITTSBURGH (18-1)

Biggs 1-3 2-2 4, Young 9-14 4-4 22, Blair 6-12 4-8 16, Fields 4-7 5-5 13, Dixon 4-8 0-0 11, G.Brown 2-5 0-1 4, Gibbs 1-2 0-0 3, Tiesi 0-0 0-0 0, Wanamaker 1-1 0-0 2, Frye 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 2-2 0-0 4, McGhee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-56 15-20 79.

WEST VIRGINIA (14-5)

Butler 6-13 7-9 21, Ebanks 4-7 1-1 9, Smith 1-4 0-2 3, Ruoff 5-11 4-4 16, Bryant 4-12 4-4 12, Thoroughman 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 3-5 0-0 6, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Flowers 0-4 0-0 0, Proby 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 16-20 67.

Halftime-Pittsburgh 39-37. 3-Point Goals-Pittsburgh 4-13 (Dixon 3-5, Gibbs 1-2, Fields 0-1, Frye 0-1, Young 0-2, G.Brown 0-2), West Virginia 5-19 (Butler 2-5, Ruoff 2-7, Smith 1-2, Ebanks 0-1, Bryant 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Pittsburgh 31 (Blair 11), West Virginia 34 (Butler 6). Assists-Pittsburgh 18 (Fields, Wanamaker 5), West Virginia 15 (Bryant 6). Total Fouls-Pittsburgh 16, West Virginia 12. A-14,329.

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At Columbus, Ohio

No. 7 MICHIGAN STATE 78, OHIO STATE 67

MICHIGAN STATE (16-3)

Morgan 1-4 2-4 4, Roe 2-4 0-0 4, Suton 6-9 0-0 13, Summers 8-13 4-4 26, Lucious 0-3 0-0 0, Ibok 0-0 0-0 0, Lucas 6-13 7-9 20, Allen 1-4 0-0 2, Walton 3-6 1-2 7, Thornton 0-0 0-0 0, Gray 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-57 14-19 78.

OHIO STATE (13-5)

Lauderdale 1-3 0-0 2, Simmons 3-5 0-0 8, Turner 6-8 6-8 19, Diebler 3-6 3-3 12, Buford 4-9 0-0 11, Hill 1-2 0-0 3, Mullens 5-9 2-5 12. Totals 23-42 11-16 67.

Halftime-Ohio State 31-26. 3-Point Goals-Michigan State 8-21 (Summers 6-9, Suton 1-1, Lucas 1-5, Allen 0-3, Lucious 0-3), Ohio State 10-20 (Diebler 3-6, Buford 3-7, Simmons 2-4, Hill 1-1, Turner 1-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Michigan State 35 (Suton 9), Ohio State 19 (Turner 6). Assists-Michigan State 15 (Morgan 4), Ohio State 12 (Buford, Turner 3). Total Fouls-Michigan State 16, Ohio State 17. Technical-Ohio State bench. A-18,767.

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At Syracuse, N.Y.

No. 9 LOUISVILLE 67, No. 8 SYRACUSE 57

LOUISVILLE (15-3)

Williams 7-14 0-0 15, Clark 6-17 2-3 16, Samuels 2-6 2-2 6, Sosa 4-11 2-2 13, Smith 2-8 0-0 5, Knowles 1-5 0-0 3, Scott 0-1 0-0 0, Swopshire 0-0 0-0 0, Jennings 4-6 1-4 9, McGee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-69 7-11 67.

SYRACUSE (17-4)

Jackson 1-4 1-2 3, Harris 2-7 2-2 6, Onuaku 5-6 1-3 11, Rautins 1-7 0-0 3, Flynn 3-12 6-6 12, Devendorf 5-13 7-9 20, Joseph 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 18-51 17-24 57.

Halftime-Louisville 38-33. 3-Point Goals-Louisville 8-31 (Sosa 3-7, Clark 2-6, Knowles 1-5, Williams 1-5, Smith 1-6, McGee 0-1, Scott 0-1), Syracuse 4-16 (Devendorf 3-8, Rautins 1-6, Flynn 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Louisville 44 (Clark 13), Syracuse 37 (Jackson, Onuaku 9). Assists-Louisville 18 (Clark 5), Syracuse 11 (Flynn 4). Total Fouls-Louisville 18, Syracuse 12. A-25,721.

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At Clemson, S.C.

No. 10 CLEMSON 73, GEORGIA TECH 59

GEORGIA TECH (9-10)

Clinch 2-10 1-1 6, Shumpert 2-6 3-4 9, Miller 0-6 0-0 0, Lawal 6-8 2-5 14, Peacock 5-11 0-0 10, Cage 0-0 0-0 0, Foreman 1-2 0-0 2, Sheehan 1-1 2-2 4, Storrs 1-3 0-0 2, Aminu 5-10 2-2 12. Totals 23-57 10-14 59.

CLEMSON (17-2)

Rivers 2-7 1-4 6, Stitt 0-5 6-6 6, Oglesby 5-15 3-4 18, Sykes 5-9 0-1 10, Booker 2-7 7-10 11, Potter 2-4 2-2 8, Smith 0-2 2-2 2, Young 1-3 0-0 2, Grant 4-4 2-2 10. Totals 21-56 23-31 73.

Halftime-Clemson 37-34. 3-Point Goals-Georgia Tech 3-14 (Shumpert 2-3, Clinch 1-5, Peacock 0-1, Foreman 0-1, Storrs 0-2, Miller 0-2), Clemson 8-23 (Oglesby 5-13, Potter 2-3, Rivers 1-2, Young 0-1, Booker 0-1, Stitt 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Georgia Tech 36 (Lawal 10), Clemson 40 (Booker 11). Assists-Georgia Tech 11 (Shumpert 5), Clemson 13 (Stitt 5). Total Fouls-Georgia Tech 24, Clemson 19. A-8,000.

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At Newark, N.J.

SETON HALL 65, No. 12 GEORGETOWN 60

GEORGETOWN (12-6)

Summers 1-8 9-11 12, Monroe 6-7 5-7 17, Wright 2-10 7-7 11, Freeman 1-9 2-2 4, Sapp 3-8 0-0 8, Mescheriakov 1-2 0-0 2, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Vaughn 2-2 0-0 4, Wattad 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 17-52 23-27 60.

SETON HALL (10-9)

Mitchell 8-12 4-6 20, Garcia 2-5 1-1 5, Harvey 3-6 1-2 7, Hazell 5-21 13-17 23, Gause 3-7 0-0 6, Theodore 2-3 0-0 4, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Cajuste 0-0 0-0 0, Walters 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 23-54 19-27 65.

Halftime-Georgetown 27-26. 3-Point Goals-Georgetown 3-22 (Sapp 2-5, Summers 1-6, Mescheriakov 0-1, Clark 0-1, Wattad 0-3, Wright 0-3, Freeman 0-3), Seton Hall 0-13 (Gause 0-1, Theodore 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Hazell 0-10). Fouled Out-Davis, Garcia. Rebounds-Georgetown 40 (Sapp 9), Seton Hall 30 (Hazell, Mitchell 7). Assists-Georgetown 10 (Sapp 4), Seton Hall 14 (Gause 5). Total Fouls-Georgetown 22, Seton Hall 20. Technicals-Sapp, Garcia. A-9,800.

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At Bloomington, Ind.

No. 21 MINNESOTA 67, INDIANA 63

MINNESOTA (17-3)

Johnson 7-16 4-5 18, Iverson 0-0 0-0 0, Sampson III 6-9 1-1 13, Nolen 1-2 3-6 5, Westbrook 4-7 3-3 12, Carter 1-4 1-2 3, Busch 0-1 0-0 0, Joseph 1-4 0-0 3, Bostick 0-1 0-0 0, Hoffarber 1-3 0-3 3, Abu-Shamala 4-8 1-2 10. Totals 25-55 13-22 67.

INDIANA (5-13)

Pritchard 4-8 2-4 10, Taber 2-4 0-0 4, Jones III 2-8 2-4 7, Williams 0-7 2-2 2, Dumes 5-11 5-6 19, Roth 1-2 0-0 3, Moore 1-1 0-2 2, Finkelmeier 0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 1-1 0-2 2, Story 6-9 0-1 14, Jobe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 11-21 63.

Halftime-Minnesota 31-30. 3-Point Goals-Minnesota 4-16 (Westbrook 1-3, Hoffarber 1-3, Joseph 1-3, Abu-Shamala 1-5, Bostick 0-1, Johnson 0-1), Indiana 8-15 (Dumes 4-6, Story 2-3, Jones III 1-2, Roth 1-2, Williams 0-2). Fouled Out-Jones III. Rebounds-Minnesota 34 (Sampson III 8), Indiana 35 (Taber, Williams 6). Assists-Minnesota 13 (Nolen 6), Indiana 10 (Dumes, Jones III, Taber 2). Total Fouls-Minnesota 17, Indiana 24. A-16,539.

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At Nashville, Tenn.

No. 24 FLORIDA 94, VANDERBILT 69

FLORIDA (17-3)

Werner 3-8 0-0 6, Tyus 3-7 3-3 9, Parsons 10-11 0-0 27, Hodge 4-6 0-0 10, Calathes 6-11 0-0 15, Vargas 0-1 0-0 0, Shipman 1-3 0-0 2, McClanahan 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 5-8 4-5 17, Chaney 0-0 0-0 0, Kadji 3-6 2-2 8. Totals 35-61 9-10 94.

VANDERBILT (12-7)

Tchiengang 3-5 0-0 7, Taylor 3-11 4-6 10, Ogilvy 1-5 2-2 4, Beal 5-9 0-2 13, Tinsley 2-5 2-2 8, Hinkle 1-5 1-2 3, Ezeli 3-4 0-2 6, Goulbourne 2-3 0-0 4, McClellan 0-1 0-0 0, Graham 0-1 0-0 0, Drake 6-10 2-2 14, Duffy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 11-18 69.

Halftime-Florida 56-37. 3-Point Goals-Florida 15-25 (Parsons 7-8, Calathes 3-5, Walker 3-5, Hodge 2-4, Shipman 0-1, Werner 0-2), Vanderbilt 6-22 (Beal 3-6, Tinsley 2-4, Tchiengang 1-2, Graham 0-1, Goulbourne 0-1, Taylor 0-2, Drake 0-3, Hinkle 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Florida 32 (Parsons 8), Vanderbilt 31 (Taylor 9). Assists-Florida 19 (Walker 6), Vanderbilt 8 (Beal 4). Total Fouls-Florida 15, Vanderbilt 12. A-13,993.

Houston guard Aubrey Coleman issued an apology Sunday after stepping on the face of Arizona player Chase Budinger during a game the previous day.

Coleman, a junior and the team’s second-leading scorer, was ejected after stepping on Budinger’s face following a charge call with 9:51 left in the second half. Arizona rallied for a 96-90 win in overtime.

“I want to apologize to Chase Budinger for what happened Saturday night. I never meant to step on him,” Coleman said in a statement issued by the school. “I have never been in an incident like this before, and I have nothing but respect for him as a great player.

“I love the game too much to do something like that intentionally. I want to say I am sorry from the bottom of my heart,” Coleman said. “I know that God knows what is in my heart, but I am hopeful that Chase will understand and forgive.”

Houston coach Tom Penders said he regretted the incident but does not believe Coleman intentionally stepped on Budinger.

(12) LOUISVILLE 67, (8) SYRACUSE 57

SYRACUSE, New York Earl Clark and Louisville continued their recent hot stretch with an unprecedented win in the Carrier Dome.

Clark scored five pivotal late points and finished with 16, leading 12th-ranked Louisville to a 67-57 victory over No. 8 Syracuse.

It was the seventh consecutive win for the Cardinals (15-3, 6-0 Big East), who remained tied with Marquette atop the conference standings.

Louisville has beaten four ranked teams, including then-No. 1 Pittsburgh, over its seven-game winning streak. But Sundays victory was historic for the Cardinals, who had lost their first three trips to the raucous Carrier Dome.

Syracuse (17-4, 5-3) appeared primed to extend its home dominance against Louisville when Eric Devendorf sank a 3-pointer to give the Orange a 55-54 lead with just under three minutes remaining.

But Clark responded on the ensuing possession, grabbing an offensive rebound before draining a shot from beyond the arc to give Louisville the lead for good at 57-55.

After hauling in a defensive rebound and getting fouled 30 seconds later, Clark calmly made two free throws to give the Cardinals some breathing room at 59-55.

Terrence Williams scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Edgar Sosa chipped in 13 points for Louisville, which limited Syracuse to just 35 percent (18-of-51) shooting.

Devendorf scored 20 points to pace Syracuse, which concluded a string of four straight games against ranked teams. The Orange went 1-3 in that span.

SETON HALL 65, (14) GEORGETOWN 60

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey Perhaps some of the success of Seton Halls 1989 Final Four team rubbed off on the current squad.

Jeremy Hazell scored 23 points despite missing all 10 of his 3-point attempts as the Pirates earned their first Big East Conference win of the season with a 65-60 upset of 14th-ranked Georgetown.

The victory came on the same day Seton Hall honored its Final Four club of 20 years ago. At halftime, P.J. Carlesimo, the coach of the 1989 team, addressed the crowd at the Prudential Center.

Hazell finished just 5-of-20 from the field, but was 13-of-17 from the free-throw line, including two clinching free throws that made it 65-60 with nine seconds remaining.

Robert Mitchell added 20 points for the Pirates (10-9, 1-6 Big East), who prevailed despite missing all 13 of their 3-point attempts.

The loss extended Georgetowns slide to three games, as the Hoyas could not overcome their own continued poor marksmanship.

Freshman Greg Monroe scored 17 points for the Hoyas (12-6, 3-4), who finished just 3-of-22 from 3-point range, including three misses in the final minute.

Sundays dismal shooting came on the heels of a 2-for-16 effort from beyond the arc in Thursdays 75-58 loss at West Virginia.

(4) PITTSBURGH 79, WEST VIRGINIA 67

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia Sam Young scored 22 points as fourth-ranked Pittsburgh used a second-half run to claim a 79-67 victory over West Virginia in a Big East contest.

DeJuan Blair had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Levance Fields scored 13 and handed out five assists for the Panthers (18-1, 6-1 Big East), who recorded their second straight win following a 69-63 loss at Louisville on January 17.

Although the matchup with the Mountaineers was expected to be a tough one, the Panthers ended up winning for the fifth time in the last six games of this series.

West Virginia (14-5, 3-3) did hold a 45-43 edge after DaSean Butler hit his second 3-pointer of the second half with 16:34 remaining.

Pittsburgh responded with a 16-5 run, pulling ahead 59-50 on Brad Wanamakers offensive rebound and layup off a missed fast-break layup by Fields with 11:01 left.

Young had six points during the run and finished 9-of-14 from the field en route to his second straight 22-point effort.

The Panthers led by as many as 16 points in improving to 3-1 in conference road games.

Butler finished with 21 points for the Mountaineers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.

(7) MICHIGAN ST 78, OHIO ST 67

COLUMBUS, Ohio Durrell Summers poured in 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting to lead seventh-ranked Michigan State to a 78-67 victory over Ohio State.

Kalin Lucas scored all 20 of his points in the second half and Goran Suton chipped in 13 and nine rebounds for the Spartans (16-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who bounced back from an embarrassing home loss against Northwestern on Wednesday.

Summers carried Michigan State in the first half, scoring 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting while the rest of the team managed 10 on 5-of-19. Lucas took over after the break, giving the Spartans their first tie of the second half with a free throw at 12:57 and scoring 13 points in the final 10 minutes to help the team run away.

Evan Turner scored 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead the Buckeyes (13-5, 3-4), who shot 55 percent but managed only 42 field-goal attempts.

(9) CLEMSON 73, GEORGIA TECH 59

CLEMSON, South Carolina Terrence Oglesby scored 18 points and Trevor Booker had 11 and 11 rebounds as ninth-ranked Clemson bounced back with a 73-59 victory over Georgia Tech

Raymond Sykes and Jerai Grant each added 10 points for the Tigers (17-2, 3-2 ACC), who were coming off consecutive losses to Wake Forest and North Carolina following a 16-0 start.

After leading by three points at the break, Clemson opened the second half with a 19-4 run to take a 56-38 bulge with 11:47 to play. Oglesby connected on a pair of 3-pointers during the run. Georgia Tech never got closer than 13 the rest of the way.

Gani Lawal had 14 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Yellow Jackets (9-10, 0-6), who have lost eight of their past 10 and remain the lone winless team in the conference.

(20) MINNESOTA 67, INDIANA 63

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana Damian Johnson scored 18 points as 20th-ranked Minnesota held off upset-minded Indiana, 67-63, to snap a two-game slide.

Consecutive layups by Johnson and Ralph Sampson staked the Golden Gophers (17-3, 5-3 Big Ten) to a 64-59 lead with 1:54 remaining.

Indiana (5-13, 0-5) had a chance to tie in the final seconds, but Devon Dumas, who paced the Hoosiers with 19 points, missed a 3-pointer off the front of the rim with three seconds remaining.

Minnesotas Paul Carter grabbed the rebound and made a free throw with 2.3 seconds left to clinch the victory.

The Hoosiers, who suffered their ninth straight loss, got a boost from a six-point swing in the final minute of the first half as Minnesotas Blake Hoffarber missed all three free throws after getting fouled while attempting a 3-pointer.

Verdell Jones then drilled a 3-pointer from just beyond midcourt at the buzzer, pulling the Hoosiers within 31-30 at the half. Indiana coach Tom Crean high-fived fans at Assembly Hall as he jogged off the court.

Minnesota started with a quick burst following the intermission, opening a 38-32 lead on Al Nolens steal and breakaway dunk just 59 seconds into the second half.

But the Golden Gophers couldnt shake the freshmen-laden Hoosiers, who trailed by no more than seven points throughout the second half.

Northern State University’s Don Meyer set the record for career wins in men’s college basketball with his 903rd on Saturday night – an 82-62 victory over the University of Mary.

His .750 winnning percentage (903-301) was compiled at three universities in a career that began in 1972 and nearly ended last September in a car-truck accident that sent him to the hospital for 55 days, forced doctors to amputate his lower left leg and led to the discovery of a slow-growing cancer.

Coaching from the sidelines in a wheelchair, the 64-year-old Wayne, Neb., moved past Bob Knight for the career win record.

Meyer’s 37-year coaching record is 37-41 at Hamline University, 665-179 at Lipscomb University, and 201-81 at Northern.

No 2 DUKE 66, FLORIDA STATE 58

DUKE (14-1)

Singler 5-10 3-6 15, Zoubek 0-1 2-2 2, Smith 3-6 6-6 12, Henderson 9-14 4-6 25, Scheyer 1-7 7-11 9, Paulus 0-1 0-0 0, McClure 0-0 1-4 1, Williams 0-1 1-2 1, Thomas 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 18-42 25-39 66.

FLORIDA STATE (13-3)

Singleton 3-8 0-2 6, Reid 0-3 0-0 0, Alabi 2-6 0-0 4, DeMercy 1-8 0-0 2, Douglas 7-23 2-2 18, Gibson 0-0 0-0 0, Loucks 0-2 0-0 0, Dulkys 0-1 0-0 0, Hoff 1-1 0-0 2, Kitchen 6-15 3-4 16, Echefu 2-4 6-6 10. Totals 22-71 11-14 58.

Halftime-Duke 19-14. 3-Point Goals-Duke 5-12 (Henderson 3-4, Singler 2-4, Williams 0-1, Smith 0-1, Scheyer 0-2), Florida State 3-17 (Douglas 2-6, Kitchen 1-4, Dulkys 0-1, Echefu 0-1, DeMercy 0-2, Singleton 0-3). Fouled Out-Douglas, Singleton. Rebounds-Duke 34 (McClure 6), Florida State 43 (Alabi 9). Assists-Duke 6 (Scheyer 3), Florida State 7 (Dulkys 3). Total Fouls-Duke 14, Florida State 24. A-12,100.

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At Cincinnati

No. 5 CONNECTICUT 81, CINCINNATI 72

CONNECTICUT (14-1)

Adrien 5-8 3-5 13, Robinson 3-5 0-0 6, Thabeet 4-5 0-2 8, Dyson 3-7 5-7 12, Price 8-12 1-2 22, Walker 2-6 3-5 7, Austrie 3-5 3-4 11, Mandeldove 0-0 0-0 0, Edwards 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-50 15-25 81.

CINCINNATI (10-6)

Williams 6-13 2-2 14, Bishop 4-7 0-0 9, Gates 4-14 4-4 12, Vaughn 8-15 1-2 19, Davis 2-2 0-0 6, Dixon 3-6 0-0 7, Wilks 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 1-3 0-0 3, McClain 1-1 0-0 2, Toyloy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 7-8 72.

Halftime-Connecticut 38-34. 3-Point Goals-Connecticut 8-15 (Price 5-8, Austrie 2-3, Dyson 1-2, Walker 0-2), Cincinnati 7-15 (Davis 2-2, Vaughn 2-5, Dixon 1-2, Bishop 1-2, Mitchell 1-3, Gates 0-1). Fouled Out-Dixon. Rebounds-Connecticut 31 (Adrien 12), Cincinnati 26 (Gates 9). Assists-Connecticut 18 (Dyson, Price, Walker 5), Cincinnati 15 (Vaughn 6). Total Fouls-Connecticut 10, Cincinnati 19. A-9,029.

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At Manhattan, Kan.

No. 6 OKLAHOMA 61, KANSAS STATE 53

OKLAHOMA (15-1)

B.Griffin 13-24 3-9 29, T.Griffin 3-6 2-2 8, Crocker 2-10 3-4 7, Warren 4-6 0-2 10, Johnson 2-9 1-2 6, Wright 0-0 1-2 1, Leary 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 10-21 61.

KANSAS STATE (11-4)

Colon 0-2 0-0 0, Sutton 1-2 0-0 3, Kent 1-5 2-4 4, Pullen 3-14 0-0 8, Clemente 6-15 4-5 18, Brown 4-12 1-2 12, Merriewether 0-0 0-0 0, Samuels 3-4 1-3 7, Ojeleye 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-1 1-3 1. Totals 18-55 9-17 53.

Halftime-Oklahoma 29-26. 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma 3-9 (Warren 2-2, Johnson 1-3, Crocker 0-4), Kansas State 8-25 (Brown 3-6, Clemente 2-6, Pullen 2-11, Sutton 1-2). Fouled Out-Colon. Rebounds-Oklahoma 42 (B.Griffin 15), Kansas State 44 (Anderson 7). Assists-Oklahoma 11 (Johnson 5), Kansas State 10 (Pullen 5). Total Fouls-Oklahoma 19, Kansas State 23. A-12,528.

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At Austin, Texas

No. 7 TEXAS 75, IOWA STATE 67

IOWA STATE (11-5)

Brackins 8-22 3-6 20, Hamilton 3-7 2-4 8, Staiger 6-14 0-0 15, Garrett 5-12 2-2 13, Petersen 2-7 0-0 6, Boozer 0-1 0-0 0, Haluska 0-1 0-0 0, Eikmeier 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, Vanderbeken 1-2 0-0 3, Lee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-67 7-12 67.

TEXAS (12-3)

James 8-16 2-3 19, Atchley 2-6 1-2 6, Pittman 5-6 2-2 12, Abrams 2-10 3-4 8, Mason 3-7 1-8 7, Johnson 6-9 5-7 17, Balbay 1-3 0-0 2, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Ward 1-3 2-2 4, Chapman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 16-28 75.

Halftime-Texas 33-27. 3-Point Goals-Iowa State 8-23 (Staiger 3-9, Petersen 2-7, Vanderbeken 1-2, Garrett 1-2, Brackins 1-3), Texas 3-14 (James 1-2, Atchley 1-4, Abrams 1-5, Ward 0-1, Mason 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Iowa State 42 (Brackins 13), Texas 38 (Johnson 9). Assists-Iowa State 11 (Staiger 5), Texas 10 (Ward 3). Total Fouls-Iowa State 22, Texas 15. A-14,731.

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At East Lansing, Mich.

No. 8 MICHIGAN STATE 75, KANSAS 62

KANSAS (11-4)

Collins 6-14 11-14 25, Morningstar 2-4 0-0 5, Taylor 1-3 0-0 2, Mark.Morris 2-4 0-0 4, Aldrich 4-9 6-8 14, Teahan 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Reed 4-8 0-2 10, Marc.Morris 1-2 0-2 2, Little 0-1 0-0 0, Releford 0-2 0-2 0, Appleton 0-1 0-0 0, Kleinmann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 17-28 62.

MICHIGAN STATE (13-2)

Lucas 5-11 9-10 22, Morgan 3-8 7-11 13, Walton 5-8 1-2 11, Roe 2-5 1-2 5, Suton 2-8 2-2 6, Ibok 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 1-6 3-4 6, Thornton 0-0 0-0 0, Summers 2-5 0-0 4, Kebler 0-0 0-0 0, Dahlman 0-0 0-0 0, Green 1-1 1-2 3, Crandell 0-0 0-0 0, Lucious 1-2 2-2 5, Herzog 0-0 0-0 0, Gray 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 26-35 75.

Halftime-Michigan State 37-18. 3-Point Goals-Kansas 5-20 (Reed 2-6, Collins 2-8, Morningstar 1-2, Teahan 0-1, Releford 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Mark.Morris 0-1), Michigan State 5-13 (Lucas 3-4, Lucious 1-2, Allen 1-5, Suton 0-1, Morgan 0-1). Fouled Out-Little, Morgan, Mark.Morris, Walton. Rebounds-Kansas 31 (Aldrich 11), Michigan State 42 (Morgan 8). Assists-Kansas 12 (Collins 8), Michigan State 12 (Allen 3). Total Fouls-Kansas 28, Michigan State 27. A-14,759.

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At Washington

No. 9 GEORGETOWN 82, PROVIDENCE 75

PROVIDENCE (11-5)

Xavier 4-8 0-0 10, Curry 2-9 0-0 6, McDermott 1-8 3-6 5, Efejuku 5-13 2-2 13, Kale 2-3 0-2 4, Kellogg 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 5-11 6-8 18, McKenzie 3-5 0-0 9, Hanke 5-7 0-0 10. Totals 27-64 11-18 75.

GEORGETOWN (11-3)

Summers 3-6 5-6 12, Wright 7-10 0-2 16, Monroe 5-7 3-3 13, Freeman 7-11 4-6 18, Sapp 1-6 6-8 8, Clark 4-8 1-2 10, Vaughn 0-0 0-0 0, Sims 2-5 1-2 5, Wattad 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-53 20-29 82.

Halftime-Providence 36-33. 3-Point Goals-Providence 10-23 (McKenzie 3-4, Curry 2-4, Xavier 2-6, Brooks 2-6, Efejuku 1-3), Georgetown 4-13 (Wright 2-3, Summers 1-2, Clark 1-4, Sapp 0-2, Freeman 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Providence 29 (McDermott 8), Georgetown 41 (Monroe 11). Assists-Providence 17 (Curry 9), Georgetown 20 (Monroe 8). Total Fouls-Providence 19, Georgetown 20. A-12,764.

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At Piscataway, N.J.

No. 11 SYRACUSE 82, RUTGERS 66

SYRACUSE (16-1)

Jackson 1-5 0-0 2, Harris 11-13 4-6 26, Onuaku 8-9 3-6 19, Rautins 1-4 0-0 3, Flynn 5-12 4-6 15, Devendorf 6-9 3-4 15, Joseph 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-54 14-22 82.

RUTGERS (9-8)

Echenique 4-6 2-4 10, N’Diaye 1-3 5-8 7, Chandler 3-10 2-4 9, Farmer 5-8 6-7 17, Rosario 6-22 0-0 15, Pettis 1-2 0-0 2, Inman 3-6 0-0 6, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Coburn 0-0 0-0 0, Griffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 15-23 66.

Halftime-Syracuse 39-38. 3-Point Goals-Syracuse 2-6 (Flynn 1-1, Rautins 1-4, Devendorf 0-1), Rutgers 5-24 (Rosario 3-15, Farmer 1-3, Chandler 1-5, Jackson 0-1). Fouled Out-Onuaku. Rebounds-Syracuse 28 (Flynn 7), Rutgers 34 (Echenique 8). Assists-Syracuse 12 (Flynn 9), Rutgers 11 (Farmer 3). Total Fouls-Syracuse 20, Rutgers 18. Technicals-Harris, Rutgers Bench. A-8,079.

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At Clemson, S.C.

No. 12 CLEMSON 63, N.C. STATE 51

N.C. STATE (9-4)

Costner 3-9 2-3 9, McCauley 1-3 2-3 4, Fells 4-11 0-0 10, Degand 2-3 1-2 6, Ferguson 2-9 1-1 5, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Gonzalez 0-1 2-2 2, T.Smith 1-7 1-2 3, Mays 2-7 2-2 8, Horner 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 17-54 11-15 51.

CLEMSON (16-0)

Rivers 3-11 1-2 9, Booker 9-17 5-6 23, Sykes 2-4 1-1 5, Stitt 2-5 2-5 6, Oglesby 1-5 1-2 3, Smith 3-5 1-2 7, Baciu 0-1 0-0 0, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Potter 2-4 2-2 6, Narcisse 0-0 0-0 0, Grant 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 24-56 13-20 63.

Halftime-Clemson 24-17. 3-Point Goals-N.C. State 6-18 (Mays 2-3, Fells 2-5, Degand 1-1, Costner 1-3, Horner 0-2, Ferguson 0-4), Clemson 2-6 (Rivers 2-3, Stitt 0-1, Young 0-1, Oglesby 0-1). Fouled Out-Costner. Rebounds-N.C. State 40 (McCauley 9), Clemson 35 (Rivers 11). Assists-N.C. State 12 (Costner 4), Clemson 13 (Oglesby, Smith 3). Total Fouls-N.C. State 19, Clemson 16. A-10,000.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla -Gerald Henderson scored a career-high 25 points Saturday, leading second-ranked Duke to a 66-58 victory at Florida State.

The Blue Devils (14-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) ran off the first nine points of the second half during a 41-11 run to build their largest lead of the game, 46-21 with 12:45 left.

Toney Douglas led Florida State (13-3, 0-1) with 18 points, but was just 7-of-23 from the floor as the Seminoles shot just 31 percent.

Duke led 19-14 at the half.

No. 5 Connecticut 81, Cincinnati 72

CINCINNATI – A.J. Price made five of eight 3-pointers and scored 22 points, and the Huskies remained unbeaten on the road.

The Huskies (14-1, 3-1 Big East) improved to 7-0 on the road while shooting 58 percent from the field. Jeff Adrien added 13 points and 12 rebounds and Jerome Dyson had 12 points.

Deonta Vaughn scored 19 points, Mike Williams 14 and Yancy Gates 12 for Cincinnati (10-6, 0-3), which has lost four in a row on the heels of a four-game winning streak.

No. 6 Oklahoma 61, Kansas St. 53

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Blake Griffin had 29 points and 15 rebounds in a rare game against single coverage, helping Oklahoma open Big 12 Conference play with a win.

Oklahoma (15-1) was 9-7 and won just three road games in the Big 12 last season. The expectations were a bit higher this season, particularly after the Sooners’ best nonconference record since 1987-88, when they went 15-1 on the way to the national championship game.

Denis Clemente led Kansas State (11-4) with 18 points and Fred Brown added 12.

No. 7 Texas 75, Iowa State 67

AUSTIN, Texas – Damion James scored 19 points to lead Texas to a win over Iowa State in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Gary Johnson added 17 points and had nine rebounds for the Longhorns (12-3), who are undefeated in 11 conference home openers under coach Rick Barnes. The Longhorns also have won a school record 13 in a row at home in the Big 12, dating back to 2007 when Kevin Durant was a Texas freshman.

Craig Brackins scored 20 and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Iowa State (11-5), which lost it’s ninth straight road game in league play.

No. 8 Michigan St. 75, Kansas 62

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Kalin Lucas continued his offensive surge, scoring 22 points to lead the eighth-ranked Spartans over the defending national champions.

Michigan State (13-2) has won nine straight since getting routed by North Carolina, 27 in a row at the Breslin Center over nearly two years and 39 consecutive against nonconference opponents at home since losing to Duke in 2003.

Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich, the only current players who had an impact on last season’s national championship team, scored 25 and 14 points respectively for the Jayhawks (11-4) and reserve Tyrel Reed added 10 points.

Michigan State’s Raymar Morgan had 13 points and eight rebounds and Travis Walton scored 11.

No. 9 Georgetown 82, Providence 75

WASHINGTON – Austin Freeman scored 18 points, Greg Monroe nearly had a triple-double, and Georgetown held Providence scoreless for more than 6 minutes to rally for a victory that ended its two-game Big East losing streak.

Georgetown (11-3, 2-2) trailed by nine points in the first half, and allowed Providence (11-5, 3-1) to go ahead 44-40 on Brian McKenzie’s 3-pointer with 16:15 left.

That, though, is when Monroe began to get more assertive, leading a 15-0 run by the hosts. After a one-basket first half, he finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

Marshon Brooks scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half for Providence, which was trying to get to 4-0 in Big East play for the first time.

No. 11 Syracuse 82, Rutgers 66

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Paul Harris scored 26 points and Jonny Flynn had 15 points and nine assists to lead Syracuse to its seventh straight victory.

Arinze Onuaku added 19 points and Eric Devendorf had 15 for the Orange (16-1, 4-0 Big East), who beat Rutgers for the eighth straight time.

Anthony Farmer had 17 points and freshman Michael Rosario added 15 for the Scarlet Knights (9-8, 0-4), who lost their fifth straight, all to ranked teams.

No. 12 Clemson 63, North Carolina State 51

CLEMSON, S.C. – Trevor Booker scored 23 points and Clemson improved to 16-0.

The Tigers (2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) are within a win of tying the school’s best start, accomplished in 1986-87 and matched two years ago.

North Carolina State (9-4, 0-1) finished with its lowest point output of the season, 21 points below their average coming in. Courtney Fells had 10 points to lead the Wolfpack, whose four defeats have come to ranked opponents.

Booker added six blocks and three steals. It was his most points since getting 25 against Presbyterian on Nov. 28.

No. 13 Notre Dame 88, Seton Hall 79

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Luke Harangody scored 30 points to lead Notre Dame as the Irish tied a Big East record with their 20th consecutive league win at home.

The Irish (12-3, 3-1 Big East) have won 45 straight overall at home. The Pirates (9-7, 0-4) have lost four straight this season and six straight to the Irish.

Harangody made four of his first five shots then missed his next 10. He found his shooting touch in the final 10 minutes, though, making four of his final eight shots to become the first Notre Dame player to score at least 20 points in eight straight games since Kelly Tripucka accomplished the feat in 1980.

Eugene Harvey led the Pirates with 21 points, Robert Mitchell added 15 points and Jordan Theodore had 11.

Tory Jackson and Kyle McAlarney had 18 points each for the Irish. There were 14 ties and 14 lead changes in the game.

No. 15 Tennessee 86, Georgia 77.

ATHENS, Ga. – Tyler Smith had 24 points and 11 rebounds, including 13 points in the second half, and Tennessee rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Georgia in each team’s SEC opener.

Three days after seeing its school-record 37-game home winning streak end with an overtime loss to Gonzaga, the Vols snapped a two-game losing streak.

Bobby Maze had 16 points, Cameron Tatum had 13 and Wayne Chism added 11 for Tennessee (10-4 overall).

Terrance Woodbury led Georgia (9-7, 0-1) with 18 points. Freshman Trey Thompkins had 14 points and nine rebounds.

Miami 77, No. 17 Boston College 71

BOSTON – Dwayne Collins had 13 points with seven rebounds and drew a key charging foul on Tyrese Rice in the final minute to lead Miami to a victory over Boston College.

It was the second straight loss for the Eagles (13-4, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) since they beat top-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill to jump into The Associated Press Top 25.

Collins went 1-for-6 from the floor and 11-for-14 from the line for Miami (12-3, 1-1), which has won nine of 10.

Rice scored 21 with eight rebounds, shooting 6-for-18 from the field. Rakim Sanders had 18 with five rebounds, three blocks and three steals.

No. 18 Marquette 75, No. 25 West Virginian 53

MILWAUKEE – Jerel McNeal scored 26 points to lead Marquette past West Virginia.

Dominic James added 17 points and Wesley Matthews scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Golden Eagles (15-2, 4-0 Big East), who recovered from a rough shooting start against a physical Mountaineers team to take control in the second half.

Da’Sean Butler led West Virginia (11-4, 1-2) with 16 points, but got into foul trouble just after halftime and was held scoreless in the second half.

No. 23 Louisville 61, No. 18 Villanova 60

PHILADELPHIA – Terrence Williams scored on a drive with 7.4 seconds left to give Louisville the lead, and Villanova missed two shots down low in the final seconds as the Cardinals held.

Earl Clark had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (11-3, 2-0 Big East), which won its third straight after losing two of three. Williams who had 10 points and 14 rebounds

Dante Cunningham had 21 points for the Wildcats (13-3, 1-2), who only led twice in the game, the last time at 60-59 on a free throw by Cunningham with 27 seconds left.

Antonio Pena of Villanova was fouled with 4.9 seconds left and he missed both free throws as the Wildcats went 6-for-14 from the line over the final 8 1/2 minutes.

No. 20 Arizona St 76, Oregon 58

TEMPE, Ariz. – Derek Glasser scored 15 points and had a career-high 11 assists, and Arizona State won for its 10th win in 11 games.

James Harden scored 19 points for the Sun Devils (14-2, 3-1 Pac-10), whose three conference wins have come by an average of 26 points.

LeKendric Longmire scored 15 points and Drew Wiley had 12 for Oregon. The Ducks (6-10, 0-4) are off to their worst start in Pac-10 play since 1992-93, when they lost their first 11 games and finished 3-15.

No. 21 Butler 54, Detroit 50

INDIANAPOLIS – Matt Howard scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, including two free throws with 0.8 seconds left to help Butler stave off Detroit’s upset bid.

The Bulldogs (14-1, 5-0) won their sixth straight overall and their 16th consecutive in Horizon League play despite an uncharacteristically poor performance.

Three players – Thomas Kennedy, Eulis Stephens and Eugene Blue – scored eight points apiece to lead Detroit (4-11, 0-6), which has not beaten a ranked opponent on the road since 1979.

No. 23 Baylor 73, Texas Tech 61.

WACO, Texas – LaceDarius Dunn scored 20 points, including 11 in a row in the second-half spurt that put Baylor ahead for good in a victory over Texas Tech in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Dunn’s game-deciding spurt began with just over 12 minutes left when he hit a 3-pointer. After a Tech free throw tied the game at 45, Dunn hit another 3-pointer with 11:11 left and the Bears (13-2) led for good.

Kevin Rogers had 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Curtis Jerrells had 13 points for Baylor.

Alan Voskuil led Texas Tech (10-6), with 14 points.

Texas A&M point guard Donald Sloan can’t help but think about this time last year.

He’d loaded up on Aggies gear to bring home to his mother for Christmas.

Sandra died last March, in the midst of A&M’s postseason, after a lengthy, undisclosed illness.

“This year, I have that money, and nothing to do with it,” Sloan said. “I guess I’ll spoil my brother a little bit.”

Sloan said the loss made him grow up faster. Basketball, as always, has helped.

“Basketball has always been an outlet,” said Wendell Thornton, who was an assistant coach to Sloan at Seagoville, Texas, and who Sloan stays with when he returns to the Dallas area.

Thornton remembers when Sloan, who lived with an aunt much of the time growing up, unabashedly pinned a picture of Sandra on his backpack. Then there’s the “Momma’s Boy” tattoo.

Sloan (6-3, 205) is growing into his role as point guard. Texas A&M, 10-1, has won six straight but still struggles with inconsistency in coach Mark Turgeon’s second season.

When Sloan, who has started 46 straight games for A&M, discusses one of his least favorite subjects, distaste drips.

“I led the team in turnovers last year,” he said of his 82 miscues. “Mine were ridiculous.”

Not so this season. Sloan, a junior, has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.4-to-1 through 11 games – among the best in the Big 12. Heralded freshman point guard Dash Harris hasn’t progressed as quickly as Turgeon expected, making Sloan’s play even more crucial.

Sloan has always been able to score – he averages 12.4 points per game and can take over in stretches – but Turgeon looks at the whole stat sheet.

“He’s getting there,” Turgeon said. “He’s working so hard on turnovers. He’s been beat up so bad about his turnovers.

“I still think he could see the floor better and recognize situations better. … He’s got to hit guys when they’re open, so they’re not mad at him during the game. He’s doing a pretty good job.”

Turgeon pointed out a sequence just before halftime of the Aggies’ win last week over Florida A&M. The Rattlers switched from zone to man defense, but Sloan didn’t let his teammates get set and shot too quickly. He drew a foul and made the free throws, but Turgeon, “thought it could have been a little more intelligent.”

Sloan wants to be automatic from the free-throw line, and it’s been a focus since he went 4-of-11 from the line in the Aggies’ wild, five-overtime loss to Baylor last season.

He employs a routine that helps him – get a good grip, dribble three times, focus on the rim, think “finish high” – and, eventually, lets the ball go.

At times, he takes the full 10 seconds allowed, but he’s shooting 83 percent, up from 67 percent last year.

Sloan harps on his teammates about treating every game like it’s the game that will put them back in the NCAA Tournament. He said that comes from almost missing the tourney after a wooly Big 12 season last year.

“If we played every game with that intensity,” Sloan said, “then we could be a pretty good team.”

When he needs to remind himself, he knows where to find the motivation.

“Before every game, I look up at the ceiling and make it like she’s looking down on me,” Sloan said of his mother, and smiled. “Try to do the best that I can. Make sure I don’t do anything silly.”

The top four teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll held their places from last week. The bottom of the Top 25, however, had three new teams.

North Carolina was again a unanimous No. 1 Monday as it has been since the preseason poll. Connecticut, Pittsburgh and Oklahoma stayed second through fourth.

Minnesota moved in at No. 23, the Gophers’ first appearance in the poll since 2002. No. 24 Michigan was ranked for the first time since 2006. No. 25 Missouri was in the Top 25 for the first time since 2003.

Davidson, Memphis and Marquette dropped out of the poll. They were ranked 22nd through 24th and all lost to another ranked team last week. Memphis had been ranked every week since the preseason poll of 2005-06.

Tubby Smith is used to coaching Top 25 teams. He’ll be doing it again in just his second season at Minnesota.

The Golden Gophers moved into The Associated Press’ college basketball poll Monday, their first appearance in the rankings since December 2002.

“It’s a good way to start the holiday season,” Smith said Monday. “I’m sure the kids are excited about it, you can tell in their disposition. We’ve got a great group of kids and this will help the school, help recruiting. At Kentucky, we were ranked year in and year out so this is a different dynamic for this program and how we handle it will be critical.”

The win that sent Minnesota (10-0) into the rankings had some Kentucky connections for Smith.

The Golden Gophers, off to their best start since opening 11-0 in 1976-77, beat Louisville 70-64 on Saturday in a game pitting Smith against Rick Pitino, his former boss at Kentucky. Smith succeeded Pitino at Kentucky.

“That was a good win over a solid ballclub but it’s always bittersweet going against a friend, but someone’s got to win and this program needed it more than Louisville,” said Smith, who like Pitino led Kentucky to a national title in his 10 seasons there.

Also moving into the poll for the first time this season were No. 24 Michigan (8-2) – last ranked in February 2006 – and No. 25 Missouri (9-1), which returned to the poll for the first time since December 2003.

The top four teams in the poll held their places from last week.

North Carolina (11-0) was again a unanimous No. 1 as it has been since the preseason poll, receiving all 71 first-place votes from the national media panel.

Connecticut (10-0), Pittsburgh (12-0) and Oklahoma (11-0) remained second through fourth. Then came the changes as four teams ranked in the top 10 last week – Texas, Xavier, Gonzaga and Louisville – lost.

Duke, which beat Xavier 82-64, moved up one place to fifth, while Wake Forest jumped from 10th to No. 6. Gonzaga moved up one spot to seventh despite its 88-83 overtime loss to Connecticut. Notre Dame moved up four spots to No. 8 and Texas, which lost 67-63 to Michigan State, fell from fifth to No. 9. Purdue rounded out the top 10.

Michigan State was 11th, followed by Georgetown, UCLA, Xavier, Ohio State, Tennessee, Syracuse, Villanova, Louisville and Arizona State.

Baylor, Clemson and the three newcomers rounded out the Top 25.

Davidson, Memphis and Marquette, who were ranked 22nd through 24th and all lost to another ranked team last week, dropped out of the poll.

Memphis had been ranked every week since the preseason poll of 2005-06, including last season’s run where the Tigers never dropped below No. 3.

The loss to Minnesota saw Louisville (7-2) take the week’s biggest drop, falling 10 places to No. 19.

Michigan entered the poll on a three-game winning streak that began with a win over Duke, the Wolverines’ second win this season over a team ranked No. 4. They beat UCLA in November.

Missouri has won seven straight since its only loss to Xavier in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Davidson (8-2) dropped out from No. 22 after a 76-58 loss at Purdue, while Memphis (6-3) fell out from 23rd after a 72-65 home loss to Syracuse.

Marquette (9-2) was 24th last week, but the Golden Eagles lost 80-68 to Tennessee, ending the Big East’s three-week run of a record eight teams in the Top 25.

The Big East’s seven teams still lead among conferences while the addition of Minnesota and Michigan moved the Big Ten into second place with five, one more than the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big 12.

At Hartford, Conn.

No 2 CONNECTICUT 91, STONY BROOK 57

STONY BROOK (5-5)

Joyner 2-9 0-0 4, Brenton 0-2 1-2 1, Moore 3-12 0-0 8, Dougher 3-12 1-3 10, Cox 0-0 2-2 2, Carter 8-13 2-2 20, Adedeji 0-2 0-0 0, Young 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 3-7 0-0 6, Goba 0-1 0-0 0, El-Amin 3-10 0-0 6. Totals 22-68 6-9 57.

CONNECTICUT (9-0)

Adrien 8-8 2-5 18, Thabeet 5-7 8-10 18, Dyson 6-9 2-2 16, Price 5-12 0-0 13, Austrie 4-6 2-3 13, Beverly 0-1 0-0 0, Bird 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 1-3 2-2 4, Robinson 2-4 3-4 7, Haralson 0-0 0-0 0, Mandeldove 0-0 0-0 0, Edwards 1-1 0-1 2, Okwandu 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-51 19-27 91.

Halftime-Connecticut 44-30. 3-Point Goals-Stony Brook 7-22 (Dougher 3-7, Carter 2-6, Moore 2-7, El-Amin 0-2), Connecticut 8-13 (Austrie 3-3, Price 3-6, Dyson 2-3, Robinson 0-1). Fouled Out-Goba. Rebounds-Stony Brook 24 (Carter 6), Connecticut 47 (Adrien 10). Assists-Stony Brook 10 (Cox 5), Connecticut 26 (Austrie 7). Total Fouls-Stony Brook 24, Connecticut 10. A-12,721.

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At Syracuse, N.Y.

CLEVELAND STATE 72, No. 11 SYRACUSE 69

CLEVELAND STATE (7-4)

Brown 3-5 0-0 6, Bullock 8-21 1-2 18, Moore 3-6 0-1 6, Jackson 4-13 4-4 13, Cole 7-15 0-0 16, Montgomery 3-4 0-0 7, Tandy 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 30-68 7-9 72.

SYRACUSE (9-1)

Harris 3-7 5-7 11, Ongenaet 3-4 1-2 7, Onuaku 5-8 1-2 11, Flynn 7-8 1-2 16, Devendorf 6-15 0-0 17, Jackson 3-5 0-0 6, Rautins 0-3 1-3 1, Joseph 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 27-50 9-18 69.

Halftime-Tied 30-30. 3-Point Goals-Cleveland St. 5-18 (Cole 2-6, Montgomery 1-2, Jackson 1-5, Bullock 1-5), Syracuse 6-15 (Devendorf 5-10, Flynn 1-1, Ongenaet 0-1, Rautins 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland St. 34 (Tandy 8), Syracuse 33 (Harris 10). Assists-Cleveland St. 22 (Cole 6), Syracuse 18 (Flynn 5). Total Fouls-Cleveland St. 15, Syracuse 13. A-15,416.