SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ben Hansbrough scored 25 points and Carleton Scott added nine of his 16 points in overtime Wednesday night to lead No. 8 Notre Dame to an 89-79 win over No. 16 Louisville.
The Cardinals (18-6, 7-4 Big East) had a chance to win it, but Preston Knowles missed from long range to send the game to overtime.
The Fighting Irish (20-4, 9-3) scored the first 14 points of overtime after Scott hit a 3-pointer to start the extra period. Scott added a three-point play to put the Irish up by eight with 3:12 left.
“We were fabulous in overtime,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. “I though Carleton had a slow game, but when he had that clean look to start overtime, there was no second thought when he rose up to take that one.”
No. 3 Texas 68, Oklahoma 52
NORMAN, Okla. — The Longhorns (21-3) are off to a 9-0 start in league (Big 12) play for the first time since doing it in the Southwest Conference 23 years ago.
No. 5 Duke 79, No. 20 North Carolina 73
DURHAM, N.C. — Nolan Smith scored 22 of his career-high 34 points in the second half, and the Blue Devils (22-2, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied from 16 points down.
Rutgers 77, No. 9 Villanova 76
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Jonathan Mitchell hit a 3-point shot from about 25 feet and was fouled by Corey Fisher with less than a second to go. After a Villanova timeout, Mitchell, a 74 percent free- throw shooter, hit the tiebreaker.
No. 11 Georgetown 64, No. 12 Syracuse 56
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jason Clark sneaked inside twice in a row for layups to give the Hoyas (19-5, 8-4 Big East) a 61-55 lead with 2:05 left and the Orange (20-5, 7-5) suffered its third straight home loss, only the third time that has happened in coach Jim Boeheim’s 35 years.
No. 13 Wisconsin 62, Iowa 59 (OT)
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Tim Jarmusz hit a 3 and Jon Leuer followed with a jumper to give the Badgers (18-5, 8-3 Big Ten) a 61-57 lead with 51 seconds left.
New Mexico 68, Wyoming 57
ALBUQUERQUE — Freshman Tony Snell hit all five of New Mexico’s 3-pointers in scoring a career-high 19 points as the Lobos (17-7, 5-4 Mountain West) spoiled the debut of Cowboys coach Fred Langley.
Baylor 74, Nebraska 70
WACO, Texas — LaceDarius Dunn scored Baylor’s first seven points after halftime, capping it with a 3-pointer that broke a 36-all tie and put the Bears (16-7, 6-4 Big 12) ahead to stay.
Women
No. 1 Baylor 69, Nebraska 45
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Lady Bears (22-1, 9-0 Big 12) had a double-digit lead in just over four minutes against the Cornhuskers (12-7, 2-7) and led by as many as 25 points.
No. 6 Texas A&M 92, No. 14 Oklahoma 71
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Danielle Adams shook off early foul trouble to finish with 30 points and 13 rebounds, and the Aggies (20-2, 8-1 Big 12) never trailed and had built a 19-point lead with nine minutes left in the first half.
Kansas 86, No. 22 Iowa State 85 (OT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Carolyn Davis scored 31 points, including the winning basket with 2.7 seconds left in overtime, to give the Jayhawks (16-8, 3-7) their first Big 12 victory other than against Colorado.
Denver 79, Florida Atlantic 55
Britteni Rice made all four of her 3-pointers and scored 18 points to lead the Pioneers (14-10, 6-5 Sun Belt), who shot 65 percent in the first half while building a 42-24 halftime lead at Magness Arena.
Rice made all four of her treys in a 12-minute span of the first half when DU turned a one-point lead into a 17-point advantage.
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