PITTSBURGH — Scotty Hopson sliced through No. 3 Pitt’s man-to-man defense for a career- high 27 points as No. 11 Tennessee (7-0) dealt the Panthers (10-1) their first nonconference home loss in nearly six years, winning 83-76 on Saturday.
No. 1 Duke 84, Saint Louis 47
DURHAM, N.C. — Nolan Smith scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half in the Blue Devils’ (10-0) 20th straight win.
No. 5 Kansas St. 68, Loyola of Chicago 60
CHICAGO — Jacob Pullen scored 19 points for the Wildcats (9-1), who won their fifth straight game despite being outrebounded 45-38.
No. 7 Michigan State 77, Oakland 76
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Kalin Lucas scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer and a jumper late in the game for the Spartans (7-3).
No. 14 San Diego State 77, San Diego 49
SAN DIEGO — Malcolm Thomas scored 11 of his 20 points during a 16-3 run to close the first half for the Aztecs, who are 10-0 for the first time in school history.
No. 15 Missouri 70, Presbyterian 55
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Justin Safford had 14 points and six rebounds for the Tigers (8-1), who used a 21-4 run over nine minutes of the first half to pull away.
No. 17 Kentucky 81, Indiana 62
LEXINGTON, Ky. — DeAndre Liggins scored a career-high 19 points for the Wildcats (7-2), who continued their dominance in the once- heated rivalry, winning for the 14th time in the last 17 meetings with the Hoosiers (7-2).
No. 18 BYU 87, Arizona 65
SALT LAKE CITY — Jimmer Fredette had 33 points and nine rebounds for the Cougars (10-0), who jumped out to a 12-4 lead and then added a 14-0 spurt.
No. 24 Louisville 77, No. 20 UNLV 69
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Preston Knowles scored all 20 of his points in the second half as the Cardinals (8-0) remained unbeaten with a win in the Billy Minardi Classic and handed the Rebels (9-1) their first loss.
No. 25 Texas 101, Texas State 65
AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman guard Cory Joseph scored a career-high 19 points for the Longhorns (7-2).
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