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Associated Press 17y

Top 25 Capsules

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The top-ranked Florida Gators finally
fell into a hole they couldn't dig themselves out of Saturday.

Derrick Byars and Shan Foster each scored 24 points, and
Vanderbilt snapped the nation's longest winning streak by upsetting
the Gators 83-70.

Florida (24-3, 11-1) had won 17 straight games and needed a
victory to clinch at least a share of the Southeastern Conference's
Eastern Division and the overall league title. They also had won
seven straight against the Commodores.

But Vanderbilt (18-8, 8-4) has been one of the country's best
against ranked opponents this season. Students poured onto the
court at Memorial Gym as the Commodores pulled off their first
victory over a top-ranked team since Jan. 13, 1993, when they beat
then-No. 1 Kentucky, and their sixth victory over a ranked team
this season.

Ross Neltner added 15 points for the Commodores.

Joakim Noah led Florida with 15, and Corey Brewer and Al Horford
each had 13 as the Gators had a season-high 22 turnovers.<
^No. 3 Wisconsin 75, Penn St. 49=

MADISON, Wis. -- Alando Tucker shook off a slow start and
scored 22 points to lead Wisconsin to the win.

Tucker was just 1-for-6 in the first half, his only points from
the field a 3-pointer that allowed Wisconsin (26-2, 12-1 Big Ten)
to go into the half up 36-25. But he scored 12 of his 16
second-half points during a 22-6 run that broke open the game.

Geary Claxton led Penn State (10-15, 1-11) with 15 points.<
^No. 4 North Carolina 77, No. 21 Boston College 72=

BOSTON -- Tyler Hansbrough scored 17 and Ty Lawson had 13
points with seven assists and six rebounds to lead North Carolina.

Boston College had two chances to tie it in the final minutes.
But Jared Dudley missed all three free throws after he was fouled
trying a 3-pointer with 1:29 left. He also missed a 3 when it was
75-72 with 10 seconds left, and Lawson hit a pair of free throws
with seven seconds remaining to ice it.

North Carolina (23-4, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) bounced
back from Tuesday night's 81-80 overtime loss to Virginia Tech and
moved into a first-place tie in the conference, knocking BC (18-8,
9-4) from the top spot.

Dudley scored 22 and Tyrese Rice had 20 for the Eagles, who lost
to Duke on Wednesday night. BC was 0-for-10 from 3-point range in
the second half and 3-for-9 from the line in the final 5:31.<
^No. 5 UCLA 81, No. 19 Arizona 66=

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Darren Collison scored 17 points and added
a career-high 15 assists for UCLA.

The victory kept the Bruins (23-3, 12-2) in first place in the
Pac-10, one game ahead of Washington State.

Josh Shipp tied a career high with 24 points for UCLA, which
defeated Arizona for the fifth straight time. The Bruins scored the
game's first six points and never trailed.

It was the second-worst home loss in Lute Olson's 24-year tenure
at Arizona. The worst was a 92-64 loss to then-No. 4 North Carolina
on Jan. 27.

Mustafa Shakur scored 17 points for the Wildcats (17-9, 8-7).<
^No. 6 Texas A&M 56, Oklahoma 49=

NORMAN, Okla. -- Joseph Jones and Acie Law scored 21 points
each and Texas A&M rebounded from its second conference loss to
beat Oklahoma.

Jones, despite leaving the floor with assistance twice in the
second half because of minor injuries, went 8-of-12 from the field
for Texas A&M (22-4, 10-2 Big 12), which maintained its spot atop
the conference standings. The Aggies were coming off a 77-75 home
loss to Texas Tech on Tuesday.

David Godbold scored a career-high 20 points for Oklahoma
(15-10, 6-6).<
^No. 7 Pittsburgh 65, Washington 61=

PITTSBURGH -- Levance Fields and Ronald Ramon made two free
throws each in the final 1:40 to prevent Pittsburgh from being
upset at home for the second time in six days.

The Panthers held on despite an ineffective game from star Aaron
Gray, who was limited to five points to match his season low. Gray
did score inside with 2:43 remaining to make it 60-57 and give him
1,000 points for his career.

Mike Cook scored 15, Fields had 14 and Ramon added 11 for Pitt
(23-4), which was coming off a 66-53 loss to Louisville on Monday.

Jon Brockman had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies
(16-10).<
^No. 8 Memphis 78, Gonzaga 77 OT=

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Chris Douglas-Roberts slashed across the
key through traffic and hit a one-handed layup with 5.6 seconds
remaining in overtime to lift Memphis to its 15th straight victory.

The Tigers (23-3) led 76-75 on Jeremy Hunt's 3, but Hunt fouled
Abdullahi Kuso with 17.6 seconds left and Kuso sank both to put
Gonzaga up 77-76.

Joey Dorsey led the Tigers with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Derek Raivio scored 21 points for Gonzaga (18-10).<
^No. 9 Kansas 92, Nebraska 39=

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur scored 13
points each and Kansas handed Nebraska one of the worst defeats in
its history.

The Cornhuskers (15-10, 4-7 Big 12) played much of the second
half without Aleks Maric, the 6-foot-11 center whose 41 points
against Kansas State on Wednesday night fell one shy of the school
record. He was hurt in a collision under the basket with 12:25 left
and Kansas (23-4, 10-2) leading 51-26. He did not appear badly hurt
but did not return to the game after scoring just 14 points.<
^No. 11 Nevada 79, Northern Iowa 64=

RENO, Nev. -- Kyle Shiloh scored all 16 of his points in the
final 20 minutes and Nevada opened the second half with a big run.

Marcelus Kemp scored 18 points, Nick Fazekas 17 and Ramon
Sessions 14 for the Wolf Pack (24-2), who have won 17 of their last
18.

Eric Coleman had 16 points for the Panthers (16-12).

Nevada started the second half with a 22-4 run.<
^Louisville 61, No. 12 Marquette 59=

MILWAUKEE -- Jerry Smith hit a 3-pointer as time expired to
give Louisville a comeback victory and its second road win of the
week against a ranked opponent.

Smith, a freshman, scored all nine of his points on 3-pointers
in the final 3:04 as Louisville (19-8, 9-4) took sole possession of
third place in the Big East.

Sosa scored 15 points and freshman Derrick Caracter had 14
points to lead Louisville.

Jerel McNeal scored 18 points to lead Marquette, which has lost
three consecutive games for the first time this season.<
^No. 14 Georgetown 58, Villanova 55=

PHILADELPHIA -- Jeff Green scored 19 points and hit the
game-winner with 19.8 seconds left to lift Georgetown to its ninth
straight win.

Green had a career-high eight blocks, sealed the win with two
free throws in the final seconds and helped the Hoyas (20-5, 10-2)
move into a tie with Pittsburgh for the Big East lead.

Scottie Reynolds scored 18 points and Curtis Sumpter had 15 for
Villanova (18-8, 6-6).

Green's mid-range jumper gave Georgetown its first nine-game
winning streak since the 2003-04 season. Jessie Sapp scored 16
points and DaJuan Summers added 11.<
^Stanford 88, No. 15 Oregon 69=

STANFORD, Calif. -- Brook Lopez scored a career-high 26
points to help Stanford beat Oregon for the 21st consecutive time
at Maples Pavilion.

The Cardinal (17-8, 9-5 Pac-10) wrapped up their 14th straight
home sweep against the Oregon schools and gave their NCAA
tournament hopes a big boost with their fifth win of the season
against a ranked opponent.

Aaron Brooks scored 25 points for Oregon (20-7, 8-7), which has
lost six of eight games overall.<
^No. 16 Southern Illinois 68, No. 13 Butler 64=

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jamaal Tatum scored 20 points and Southern
Illinois stopped Butler's 22-game home winning streak.

Matt Shaw added 15 points for the Salukis (23-5), who defeated a
ranked team on the road for the first time since December 1975
against then-No. 16 Michigan.

Butler (24-4), which won its first 12 home games this season,
was led by Mike Green with 18 points and Pete Campbell with 17. Top
scorer A.J. Graves, who was sick, finished with five points in
Butler's second loss in three games.

Southern Illinois led for the final 26 minutes after scoring
seven straight points to take a 24-18 lead late in the first half.<
^No. 17 Air Force 67, Colorado State 58=

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Dan Nwaelele returned from a
first-half ankle injury and finished with 18 points to help Air
Force extend the nation's longest home winning streak to 30.

Matt McCraw added 15 points for the Falcons (23-4, 10-3 Mountain
West).

Jason Smith finished with 22 points for Colorado State (15-10,
5-8), which has lost six of seven.<
^Missouri 75, No. 18 Oklahoma St. 64=

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Keon Lawrence scored 18 points and Matt
Lawrence added 15 off five 3-pointers as Missouri got its first win
over a ranked foe under first-year coach Mike Anderson.

The Tigers (16-9, 5-7) pulled ahead with an 11-2 run early in
the second half, and the Cowboys (19-7, 5-6 Big 12) were never able
to make a run to preserve their 17-game home winning streak.

Mario Boggan and JamesOn Curry each scored 16 for the Cowboys,
who have lost four of their last five.

For the Tigers, it was there first win in Stillwater since Big
12 play began in 1996.<
^No. 25 Alabama 72, No. 20 Kentucky 61=

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Richard Hendrix had 16 points and nine
rebounds and Alabama handed the Wildcats their third straight loss.

The Crimson Tide (19-7, 6-6 Southeastern Conference), who had
lost two straight, never trailed and scored the game's final seven
points to avoid blowing a big lead for the second straight game.

Ronald Steele finished with 15 points and seven assists for the
Tide. Mykal Riley added 12 points.

Joe Crawford had 15 of his 17 points in the second half for
Kentucky (18-8, 7-5), which scored a season-low 22 in the first
half. Randolph Morris added 15 points.<
^No. 23 West Virginia 81, Seton Hall 71=

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Frank Young scored seven of his 18
points during a key second-half run for West Virginia.

West Virginia (20-6, 8-5 Big East) bounced back from an 18-point
loss Monday at No. 14 Georgetown to reach 20 wins for the third
straight season, the first time that's happened since 1984-87.
Before the game, the Mountaineers dedicated a bronze statue to
alumnus Jerry West outside their arena.

Eugene Harvey scored 19 points before fouling out for Seton Hall
(12-13, 3-9).<
^Michigan 58, No. 24 Indiana 55=

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Dion Harris had 16 points and Jerret
Smith made up for a key turnover with a pair of late free throws
for Michigan.

The Wolverines (18-9, 6-6 Big Ten) helped their NCAA tournament
prospects, while the Hoosiers (17-8, 7-5) were playing without
injured point guard Earl Callaway.

Courtney Sims had 13 points for Michigan and Smith added 12.

Mike White led Indiana with a career-high 11, while Roderick
Wilmont and Errek Suhr had 10 each.<

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