NATIONAL MEN
No. 4 Syracuse 73, No. 7 Georgetown 56
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kris Joseph scored 15 points, Wes Johnson added 14 and Syracuse rallied from a big early deficit to beat Georgetown on Monday night.
Syracuse (20-1, 7-1 Big East) has won seven straight since a home loss to Pittsburgh and has defeated Georgetown (15-4, 6-3) six consecutive times at the Carrier Dome.
It was the 819th career win for Orange coach Jim Boeheim, breaking a tie with UConn’s Jim Calhoun for sixth in Division I.
Boeheim also extended his Division I record for most 20-win seasons to 32 in his 34 years at his alma mater.
Syracuse, which trailed by 14 just three minutes into the game, started the second half with an 18-8 surge to take command.
No. 2 Kansas 84, Missouri 65
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas’ Cole Aldrich had 12 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks.
NATIONAL WOMEN
Purdue 63, No. 4 Ohio State 61
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Ohio State’s Samantha Prahalis missed an open layup at the buzzer that would have forced overtime as Purdue handed Ohio State its first conference loss despite the Buckeyes jumping out to a 16-0 lead.
AREA WOMEN
Colorado Mines 83, Johnson & Wales 34
Angie Charchalis scored 20 points, including going 4-for-4 from 3-point range, to lead the Orediggers (12-5) to a rout of Johnson & Wales (3-19) in Denver.
Denver Post staff & wire services
