CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Harrison Barnes scored 10 of his 20 points during the decisive second-half surge to help North Carolina rally past Wisconsin on Wednesday night.
Tyler Zeller added 12 points for the Tar Heels (6-1), who had to show plenty of fight and toughness to outlast the Badgers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Coming off its first loss of the season, North Carolina trailed by five points midway through the second half before going on an 18-5 run.
No. 15 Kansas 77, Florida Atlantic 54
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Thomas Robinson had 19 points and 17 rebounds for his sixth straight double-double, and Kansas (4-2) routed the Owls (4-4).
No. 17 Pitt 80, Duquesne 69
PITTSBURGH — Ashton Gibbs scored 18 points and Pittsburgh downed crosstown rival Duquesne (4-3) in the annual City Game.
Dante Taylor added 15 points and Lamar Patterson scored 10 for the Panthers (6-1), who dominated the glass to overcome serious turnover problems and beat the Dukes for the 11th straight time.
No. 25 Texas A&M 56, Alcorn St. 44
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Ray Turner scored 16 points and Texas A&M (5-1) overcame a sleepy start and awful shooting to defeat Alcorn State (1-6).
Women
No. 16 Penn St. 103, No. 14 N. Carolina 84
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Zhaque Gray scored 25 points and Penn State (6-1) snapped a three-game losing streak in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge by defeating North Carolina (5-1) on Wednesday night.
All five Lady Lions starters scored in double figures. Maggie Lucas had 21 points despite foul trouble in the second half.
No. 6 Maryland 74, Michigan 65
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Alyssa Thomas scored 24 points, and Maryland (8-0) used a late surge to top the previously unbeaten Wolverines (7-1) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
No. 11 Rutgers 71, Temple 50
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — April Sykes scored 19 points and Rutgers (7-0) shot its way past Temple (2-5).
No. 1 Baylor 91, Texas Southern 39
WACO, Texas — Brittney Griner had 23 points for Baylor (7-0).
No. 2 UConn 92, Towson 31
HARTFORD, Conn. — Bria Hartley had 24 points to spark Connecticut (7-0).
No. 20 Georgetown 70, Coppin State 54
BALTIMORE — Sugar Rodgers scored 26 points and had seven 3-point field goals to lead Georgetown (6-2).
No. 15 Georgia 85, S.C. State 48
ATHENS, Ga. — Jasmine James scored 17 points and Georgia (6-1) dominated from the opening tip.
No. 25 Vanderbilt 83, Austin Peay 51
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Christina Foggie scored 25 points for Vanderbilt (7-0).
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