TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Derwin Kitchen scored 22 points, Chris Singleton added 18 and Florida State snapped No. 1 Duke’s 25-game winning streak with a 66-61 victory Wednesday night.
Florida State (12-5, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) made five free throws in the final 33 seconds to hold off the Blue Devils (15-1, 2-1).
No. 2 Ohio State 68, Michigan 64
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Wolverines (11-6, 1-3 Big Ten) rallied from a 53-41 deficit, pulling within 64-62 when Zack Novak made two free throws with 22.3 seconds left, but the Buckeyes (17-0, 4-0) made four free throws down the stretch to match their best start since 1961-62.
No. 3 Kansas 84, Iowa State 79
AMES, Iowa — Marcus Morris had career highs with 33 points and 13 rebounds and the Jayhawks (16-0, 1-0 Big 12) never trailed in their 11th straight win over the Cyclones (13-4, 0-2).
No. 4 Syracuse 76, St. John’s 59
NEW YORK — The 2-3 zone of the Orange (17-0, 4-0 Big East) limited the Red Storm (10-5, 3-2) to 36.8 percent shooting (21-of-57).
No. 5 Pittsburgh 72, No. 22 Georgetown 57
WASHINGTON — The Panthers (16-1, 4-0 Big East) built a double-digit lead after 10 minutes and held it the rest of the way.
No. 6 San Diego State 55, UNLV 49
SAN DIEGO — Steve Fisher recorded his 400th victory (against 231 losses) and the Aztecs’ school-record 18-game streak is the longest winning streak in the nation after Duke lost.
No. 7 Villanova 88, No. 18 Louisville 74
PHILADELPHIA — The Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big East) went on a 12-2 run late in the second half to put the game away.
No. 14 Texas A&M 71, Oklahoma State 48
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Aggies (15-1, 2-0 Big 12) led by six at halftime and didn’t trail in the second half to extend their winning streak to 12 — the third-longest in school history.
No. 15 Missouri 77, Nebraska 69
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Marcus Denmon made five 3-pointers and matched his career best with 27 points as the Tigers (15-2, 1-1 Big 12) bounced back from a 13-point loss at Colorado that knocked them out of the top 10.
Vanderbilt 73, No. 24 Georgia 66
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Commodores (12-3, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) took the lead from the start and never trailed while improving to 52-13 against the Bulldogs (12-3, 1-1) at home.
No. 25 Cincinnati 74, South Florida 66
CINCINNATI — The Bearcats (16-1, 3-1 Big East) trailed until freshman Sean Kilpatrick came off the bench and scored 12 of his 18 points in the first half, putting them ahead to stay.
Women
No. 1 Baylor 87, Texas 72
AUSTIN, Texas — The Longhorns (11-5, 0-2 Big 12) raced to a 19-8 lead before the Lady Bears (15-1, 2-0) roared back with a 16-2 run to take the lead on Brittney Griner’s three-point play.
No. 15 Oklahoma 52, Kansas State 45
NORMAN, Okla. — The Sooners (12-3, 2-0 Big 12) rallied from their lowest-scoring first half in more than 10 years, overcoming a 20-15 deficit at the break to defeat the Wildcats (11-4, 1-1).
Colorado State 71, New Mexico 60
FORT COLLINS — Kim Mestdagh scored 16 points and the Rams (8-7, 1-1 MWC) maintained control after building an 11-point first- half lead.
Kansas 68, Colorado 58
BOULDER — Chucky Jeffery (23 points, 10 rebounds) and Brittany Spears (16, 10) had double-doubles for the Buffaloes (9-6, 0-2 Big 12), who could not hold a seven-point first-half lead.
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