Memphis remains lone unbeaten
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Joey Dorsey had 12 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Memphis remained the nation’s only undefeated team with an 85-64 win over Central Florida on Saturday. Derrick Rose led the Tigers (23-0, 9-0 Conference USA) with 15 points, and Antonio Anderson scored 11 as Memphis extended the country’s longest active home winning streak to 46 and continued their conference supremacy.
No. 2 Duke 90, Boston College 80
DURHAM, N.C. – Kyle Singler scored 24 points and the Blue Devils shook off some early cold shooting to beat Boston College and extend their winning streak to 11.
DeMarcus Nelson added 23 for Duke (21-1, 9-0 ACC), which used a 17-2 run to take control.
Tyrese Rice scored 18 of his 28 points in the first half for the Eagles (12-10, 3-6).
No. 4 Kansas 100, Baylor 90
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Darrell Arthur scored 23 points, and Russell Robinson had 22 and helped fuel a 17-6 spurt in the second half that carried the Jayhawks to victory.
Curtis Jerrells scored 30 for the Bears (17-5, 5-3).
No. 7 Tennessee 47, LSU 45
BATON ROUGE, La. – JaJuan Smith’s steal and layup with 11 seconds left gave the Volunteers a win over the Tigers in their first game since the firing of coach John Brady.
Tennessee (21-2, 8-1 SEC) had lost all of a 12-point second-half advantage when Chris Johnson converted a three-point play with 1:15 left.
Lofton led Tennessee with 15 points, while Tyler Smith finished with 12.
No. 9 Stanford 71, Oregon St. 56
STANFORD, Calif. – Lawrence Hill scored 14 points and reserves Kenny Brown and Taj Finger sparked a big first-half run that helped the Cardinal reach the 20-win plateau for the first time under fourth-year coach Trent Johnson.
Stanford (20-3, 9-2 Pac-10) followed up a 72-43 victory over Oregon on Thursday by going on a 15-0 run to end the first half and coast to the win against the Beavers (6-17, 0-11).
Marcel Jones led the Beavers with 13 points.
No. 10 Butler 62, Wisconsin-Green Bay 57
GREEN BAY, Wis. – A.J. Graves led four players in double figures with 16 points, and the Bulldogs survived a scare to win their fifth straight.
Mike Green scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and Pete Campbell and Matt Howard each chipped in 10 apiece for the Bulldogs (21-2, 10-2 Horizon League).
No. 11 Michigan St. 70, Northwestern 55
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Drew Neitzel scored 13 of his 21 points in less than 4 minutes to help the Spartans rally past lowly Northwestern.
After not attempting a shot for the first 12:35, Neitzel hit five straight attempts, including three 3-pointers, to help turn a four-point deficit into a 35-29 halftime lead.
Raymar Morgan and Drew Naymick each had 10 points for the Spartans (20-3, 8-2 Big Ten), winners of 18 straight at Breslin Center.
No. 12 Texas 71, Iowa State 65, OT
AMES, Iowa – A.J. Abrams scored 25 points, D.J. Augustin added 17 and the Longhorns rallied from a 13-point deficit for their sixth win in seven games.
Gary Johnson had 15 points for Texas (19-4, 6-2 Big 12), while Damion Jones had eight points and 14 rebounds.
No. 15 Drake 73, Evansville 65
DES MOINES, Iowa – Jonathan Cox scored 10 of his season-high 21 points during a decisive second-half run that carried Drake to its 21st straight victory.
Leonard Houston added 15 points and Josh Young 13 for Drake (22-1, 13-0 Missouri Valley Conference).
No. 22 Notre Dame 86, No. 16 Marquette 83
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Luke Harangody scored 18 points, including four free throws in the final 26 seconds, and the Irish survived going the final 6:22 without a field goal to win.
No. 17 Washington St. 74, Southern Cal 50
SPOKANE, Wash. – Kyle Weaver scored 17 points to help the Cougars break a three-game home losing streak and make it a season sweep of the Trojans.
Taylor Rochestie added 13 points as Washington State (18-5, 6-5 Pac-10) shot 59.6 percent from the floor and registered nine steals against the Trojans.
No. 18 Texas A&M 77, Missouri 69
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Donald Sloan scored a career-high 21 points, and the Aggies used a 15-point run to open the second half and cruise to victory.
Bryan Davis had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Josh Carter added 14 points for the Aggies (20-4, 6-3 Big 12), who had a dominating 42-25 rebounding advantage.
Missouri (13-11, 3-6) lost for the third time in four games since a nightclub altercation in which guards Stefhon Hannah and Jason Horton were arrested.
Leo Lyons, who served a one-game suspension for the incident, had a career-best 24 points off the bench. Keon Lawrence had 13 points and reserve Justin Safford added a career-best 10.
No 19. Connecticut 80, Georgia Tech 68
STORRS, Conn. (AP) – Hasheem Thabeet scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked six shots in leading UConn to its seventh consecutive win.
Jeff Adrien had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies (18-5), his 12th double-double of the season, and A.J. Price added 14 points, all but four after intermission.
The teams were tied at 60 with 6:51 left before UConn went on a 14-2 run to take control. The run was highlighted by a dunk from the 7-foot-3 Thabeet with 2:21 left.
Anthony Morrow scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Jeremis Smith added 14 on 5-of-6 shooting for Georgia Tech (11-11).
No. 20 Kansas St. 82, Oklahoma St. 61
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Michael Beasley had 23 points and 13 rebounds for his school-record 19th double-double, helping the Wildcats beat Oklahoma State for the first time in five years.
Jacob Pullen hit four 3-pointers in the first six minutes as the Wildcats (17-5, 7-1 Big 12) built an early 16-point lead. They never let Oklahoma State get all the way back in it.
Pullen finished 5-of-7 on 3-pointers and had 17 points, and Bill Walker added 14 for the Wildcats, winners of nine straight home games and off to their best start since 1981-82.
Beasley broke Larry Comley’s school record for double-doubles, set in 1960-61, and needs three more to tie the NCAA freshman record, set by Syracuse’s Carmelo Anthony in 2002-03.
Oklahoma State simply couldn’t get shots off. The Cowboys (11-12, 2-7) committed 24 turnovers, took 34 fewer shots and were outrebounded 51-29.
No. 23 Vanderbilt 66, South Carolina 65
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jermaine Beal drove the length of the court and hit a short fadeaway jumper with 0.6 seconds left to give the Commodores the win.
South Carolina’s defense got no pressure on Beal until he got within a few feet of the basket. The shot came after Devan Downey’s driving reverse lay-up with six seconds to go put South Carolina (11-11, 3-5 SEC) ahead.
Shan Foster led Vanderbilt (20-4, 5-4) with 21 points, while A.J. Oglivy added 15.
South Carolina was led by Evaldas Baniulis’ 19 points. Zam Fredrick added 14 points, but turned the ball over and badly missed a 3-pointer in the final minute.
Copyright Associated Press 2008