
TOP 25 MEN
No. 1 North Carolina 84, Nevada 61: The visiting Tar Heels recorded their school-record 13th straight win by double figures.
No. 3 Pittsburgh 78, Rutgers 72: Host Rutgers led 55-50 midway through the second half, but Brad Wanamaker then scored five points in a 9-0 run as the Panthers (13-0, 1-0 Big East) pulled away to keep up their best start since going 15-0 in the 2005-06 season.
No. 5 Duke 92, Loyola of Maryland 51: The host Blue Devils (11-1) won despite losing starting point guard Nolan Smith to an apparent left knee injury.
No. 7 Notre Dame 92, DePaul 82: Leading 23-19 midway through the first half, the visiting Irish extended their advantage with a 7-0 run.
No. 10 Michigan State 70, No. 21 Minnesota 58: Kalin Lucas scored a career-high 24 points, Chris Allen added 13 and Michigan State (10-2) handed Minnesota (12-1) its first loss of the season. The game was tied at 30 early in the second half before the Spartans outscored the Gophers 18-6.
Utah 66, No. 16 Gonzaga 65: Luke Nevill scored 15 points to help host Utah (8-5), sending the Bulldogs (8-4) to their third straight loss for only the second time in the past eight years.
UNLV 56, No. 18 Louisville 55: : Oscar Bellfield hit an acrobatic layup with 16.1 seconds left to lift UNLV (12-2) on the road. Bellfield banked the ball over 6-foot-9 Louisville center Samardo Samuels to give UNLV the lead.
No. 19 Baylor 113, Jackson State 78: Kevin Rogers scored 21 and Henry Dugat had 20 to lead the Bears (12-1) at home.
No. 22 Xavier 78, Robert Morris 57: Jason Love scored a career-high 15 for the Musketeers (10-2).
Wisconsin 73, No. 23 Michigan 61: The Badgers have not lost consecutive games since falling to Ohio State and Michigan State in February 2007.
No. 24 Ohio State 68, Iowa 65: Matt Gatens missed a tying 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining on the road.
AREA MEN
Utah State 90, Wyoming 85, OT: Tyson Johnson had 24 points for the visiting Cowboys.
TOP 25 WOMEN
No. 1 Connecticut 78, Hartford 41: The Huskies (12-0), coming off a five-game road trip, won their 30th consecutive home game.
No. 6 Duke 66, Providence 49: Chante Black scored 17 points and Abby Waner added 13 as visiting Duke (11-1) won its ninth straight game.
No. 17 Ohio State 68, Northwestern 59: Jantel Lavender had 15 points and nine rebounds in a road win. The Associated Press



