College basketball
Louisville tops Cincinnati LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Freshman forward Juan Palacios scored 17 points and banked in an unlikely 3-pointer to seal Louisville’s 77-70 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday night.
Taquan Dean scored 19, and Palacios shot 8-for-10 with 10 rebounds for the No. 9 Cardinals (19-3, 7-1 Conference USA), who have won eight in a row and 13 of 14.
Eric Hicks matched a career high with 21 points to lead Cincinnati (17-4, 6-2), which lost to Louisville for the sixth time in the last 10 meetings between the rivals.
No. 10 Oklahoma St. 77, Kansas St. 57
STILLWATER, Okla. – Joey Graham scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, John Lucas III had 19 points and 10 assists, and Oklahoma State beat Kansas State.
Daniel Bobik had 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup, helping the Cowboys (16-3, 6-2 Big 12) extend the longest home winning streak in the country with their 26th straight victory at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Jeremiah Massey scored 18 of his 25 points in the first half for the Wildcats (13-5, 3-4).
No. 19 Wisconsin 73, Northwestern 58
MADISON, Wis. – Kammron Taylor’s 18 points led five Wisconsin players in double figures against Northwestern.
Even though they were without leading scorer Alando Tucker for the second straight game because of a right foot injury, the Badgers (15-4, 6-2 Big Ten) never trailed in their first home game since top-ranked Illinois snapped their 38-game home winning streak last week.
Consecutive 3-pointers by 6-foot-11 center Brian Butch (12 points) made it 20-11, and Mike Wilkinson’s three-point play gave the Badgers their first double-digit lead at 25-15.
Mohamed Hachad scored 14 off the bench to lead the Wildcats (9-11, 2-6).
No. 23 Connecticut 81, No. 24 Villanova 76
HARTFORD, Conn. – Rashad Anderson scored 21 points and a made key block in the closing seconds, leading Connecticut over Villanova.
The Huskies (13-5, 5-3 Big East) got their first win over a ranked opponent in four tries. They also snapped Villanova’s three-game win streak in coach Jim Calhoun’s 1,000th career game. That run for the Wildcats included an 83-62 upset of then-No. 2 Kansas.
Charlie Villanueva’s free throw with 1:22 left put the Huskies up 73-72. Anderson blocked a shot in the lane by Randy Foye on the Wildcats’ next possession. That led to Villanueva’s hook shot on the other end and a 75-72 UConn lead.
No. 25 Georgia Tech 64, Florida St. 61
ATLANTA – Will Bynum made up for a poor first half by hitting a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left, giving Georgia Tech a victory over Florida State.
Bynum, who shot 1-of-8 in the opening half, finished with 19 points. He hit the game-winner after Florida State made up a 12-point deficit by going on a 19-7 run to tie it at 61 on a 3-pointer by Von Wafer with 1:29 remaining.
Georgia Tech (13-6, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) needed the win badly after losing four of its last five games.
The Seminoles (11-10, 3-5) had a chance to go ahead with 35.5 seconds left, but Diego Romero missed a pair of free throws.