Associated Press
The Top 25 roundup …
CINCINNATI ó A.J. Price made five of eight 3-pointers and scored 22 points, and the Huskies remained unbeaten on the road.
The Huskies (14-1, 3-1 Big East) improved to 7-0 on the road while shooting 58 percent from the field. Jeff Adrien added 13 points and 12 rebounds and Jerome Dyson had 12 points.
Deonta Vaughn scored 19 points, Mike Williams 14 and Yancy Gates 12 for Cincinnati (10-6, 0-3), which has lost four in a row on the heels of a four-game winning streak.
No. 6 Oklahoma 61, Kansas St. 53MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) ó Blake Griffin had 29 points and 15 rebounds in a rare game against single coverage, helping Oklahoma open Big 12 Conference play with a win.
Oklahoma (15-1) was 9-7 and won just three road games in the Big 12 last season. Denis Clemente led Kansas State (11-4) with 18 points.
No. 7 Texas 75, Iowa State 67AUSTIN, Texas ó Damion James scored 19 points to lead Texas to a win over Iowa State in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
Gary Johnson added 17 points and had nine rebounds for the Longhorns (12-3), who are undefeated in 11 conference home openers under coach Rick Barnes. The Longhorns also have won a school record 13 in a row at home in the Big 12, dating back to 2007 when Kevin Durant was a Texas freshman.
No. 8 Michigan St. 75, Kansas 62EAST LANSING, Mich. ó Kalin Lucas continued his offensive surge, scoring 22 points to lead the eighth-ranked Spartans over the defending national champions.
Michigan State (13-2) has won nine straight since getting routed by North Carolina, 27 in a row at the Breslin Center over nearly two years and 39 consecutive against nonconference opponents at home since losing to Duke in 2003.
No. 9 Georgetown 82, Providence 75WASHINGTON ó Austin Freeman scored 18 points, Greg Monroe nearly had a triple-double, and Georgetown held Providence scoreless for more than 6 minutes to rally for a victory that ended its two-game Big East losing streak.
Georgetown (11-3, 2-2) trailed by nine points in the first half.
No. 11 Syracuse 82, Rutgers 66PISCATAWAY, N.J. ó Paul Harris scored 26 points and Jonny Flynn had 15 points and nine assists to lead Syracuse to its seventh straight victory.
Arinze Onuaku added 19 points and Eric Devendorf had 15 for the Orange (16-1, 4-0 Big East), who beat Rutgers for the eighth straight time.
No. 13 Notre Dame 88, Seton Hall 79SOUTH BEND, Ind. ó Luke Harangody scored 30 points to lead Notre Dame as the Irish tied a Big East record with their 20th consecutive league win at home.
The Irish (12-3, 3-1 Big East) have won 45 straight overall at home. The Pirates (9-7, 0-4) have lost four straight this season and six straight to the Irish.
Tory Jackson and Kyle McAlarney had 18 points each for the Irish. There were 14 ties and 14 lead changes in the game.
No. 15 Tennessee 86, Georgia 77ATHENS, Ga. ó Tyler Smith had 24 points and 11 rebounds, including 13 points in the second half, and Tennessee rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Georgia in each team’s SEC opener.
Bobby Maze had 16 points, Cameron Tatum had 13 and Wayne Chism added 11 for Tennessee (10-4 overall).
Terrance Woodbury led Georgia (9-7, 0-1) with 18 points.
No. 18 Marquette 75, No. 25 West Virginia 53MILWAUKEE ó Jerel McNeal scored 26 points to lead Marquette past West Virginia.
Dominic James added 17 points and Wesley Matthews scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Golden Eagles (15-2, 4-0 Big East), who recovered from a rough shooting start against a physical Mountaineers team to take control in the second half.
Da’Sean Butler led West Virginia (11-4, 1-2) with 16 points.
No. 23 Louisville 61, No. 18 Villanova 60PHILADELPHIA ó Terrence Williams scored on a drive with 7.4 seconds left to give Louisville the lead, and Villanova missed two shots down low in the final seconds as the Cardinals held.
Earl Clark had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (11-3, 2-0 Big East), which won its third straight after losing two of three. Williams who had 10 points and 14 rebounds
Dante Cunningham had 21 points for the Wildcats (13-3, 1-2), who only led twice in the game.
No. 20 Arizona St 76, Oregon 58TEMPE, Ariz. ó Derek Glasser scored 15 points and had a career-high 11 assists, and Arizona State won for its 10th win in 11 games.
James Harden scored 19 points for the Sun Devils (14-2, 3-1 Pac-10), whose three conference wins have come by an average of 26 points.
No. 21 Butler 54, Detroit 50INDIANAPOLIS ó Matt Howard scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, including two free throws with 0.8 seconds left to help Butler stave off Detroit’s upset bid.
The Bulldogs (14-1, 5-0) won their sixth straight overall and their 16th consecutive in Horizon League play despite an uncharacteristically poor performance.
No. 23 Baylor 73, Texas Tech 61.WACO, Texas ó LaceDarius Dunn scored 20 points, including 11 in a row in the second-half spurt that put Baylor (13-2) ahead for good in a victory over Texas Tech in the Big 12 opener for both teams.