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Michigan Grabs 2nd Big Upset, Beats Duke

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The Associated Press

Published: December 7, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Suddenly, Michigan isn't a rebuilding team.

DeShawn Sims scored a career-high 28 points, leading the Wolverines to an 81-73 victory over No. 4 Duke on Saturday.

The Wolverines (6-2) beat then-No. 4 UCLA last month before losing 71-56 to the Blue Devils (8-1) in the 2K Sports Classic final.

Duke made just three of 27 3-point attempts before connecting on four in a row to pull within four points in the final minute. Michigan made enough free throws to seal the upset, and hundreds of fans from the sellout crowd rushed the court.

NO. 21 MIAMI 73,

KENTUCKY 67

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Jack McClinton scored 23 points, and James Dews added a season-high 18, as No. 21 Miami (5-2) defeated ice-cold-shooting Kentucky (5-3).

NO. 3 PITTSBURGH 80,

VERMONT 51

PITTSBURGH - Sam Young scored 28 points and No. 3 Pittsburgh (9-0) held Vermont (4-3) scoreless for more than four minutes at the start while opening a 13-point lead and eased to victory to remain unbeaten.

NO. 5 GONZAGA 70,

INDIANA 54

INDIANAPOLIS - Josh Heytvelt scored 17 points and Jeremy Pargo added 13 as No. 5 Gonzaga (6-0) survived pesky Indiana (4-4) for a victory.

OHIO ST. 67,

NO. 7 NOTRE DAME 62

INDIANAPOLIS - Evan Turner scored a career-high 28 points and Ohio State (5-0) spoiled Luke Harangody's return to the lineup with a victory against Notre Dame (6-2), the unbeaten Buckeyes' second consecutive upset of a ranked opponent.

Harangody led Notre Dame with 25 points and 16 rebounds, but Ohio State took a 30-28 lead at halftime and built the margin to as many as 10 in the second half.

NO. 9 PURDUE 90,

ARK.-PINE BLUFF 42

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - JaJuan Johnson scored a career-high 20 points, and Purdue (6-2) defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-7).

NO. 11 LOUISVILLE 83,

INDIANA ST. 43

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville (3-1) bounced back from an upset loss to Western Kentucky last week by throttling overmatched Indiana State (0-6) in the opening game of the Marques Maybin Classic.

NO. 15 WAKE FOREST 81,

BUCKNELL 52

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Jeff Teague scored 15 of his 26 points in the second half to lead Wake Forest (8-0) past Bucknell (1-6).

NO. 20 GEORGETOWN 73,

AMERICAN 49

WASHINGTON - Georgetown (5-1) beat American University (4-4), coasting late after a dominant first half in which the 20th-ranked Hoyas hounded the Eagles into 20 percent shooting, more than twice as many turnovers as field goals, and only 12 points.

NO. 22 DAVIDSON 72,

NORTH CAROLINA ST. 67

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Stephen Curry scored 44 points in a dazzling performance that couldn't keep his buddy LeBron James in his seat, leading Davidson (6-1) to victory over North Carolina State (4-1).

TAMPA 73

PALM BEACH ATL. 41

WEST PALM BEACH - Anthony Bruno scored 16 points off the bench to lead Tampa (4-1) to a blowout victory against Palm Beach Atlantic (5-5).

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