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No. 1 Memphis Survives Scare

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The Associated Press

Published: February 17, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Chris Douglas-Roberts converted a 3-point play with 6.5 seconds left, giving No. 1 Memphis a 79-78 win against UAB Saturday night and keeping the Tigers perfect.

The Blazers' Robert Vaden then missed badly on an off-balance 3-point attempt and Lawrence Kinnard grabbed the long rebound. He heaved up a shot in the paint that went in, and officials promptly headed to the scorer's table to watch replays.

They ruled that Kinnard didn't get the shot off in time.

Several Memphis players had angry exchanges with UAB fans who stormed the court celebrating what they thought was a win. Then the Tigers (25-0, 11-0 Conference USA) were quickly herded to their locker room with their 44-game regular-season and 34-game league winning streaks barely intact.

UAB (17-8, 7-3) is the last C-USA team to beat Memphis, 715 days earlier.

KANSAS 69, COLORADO 45: Mario Chalmers had 13 points and No. 3 Kansas held Colorado's Richard Roby to just two in the Jayhawks' 25th straight win at home vs. the Buffaloes (10-14, 2-8 Big 12).

The Jayhawks (24-2, 9-2) solidified their slim lead in the Big 12 by scoring 23 points off turnovers and outrebounding the overmatched visitors 38-24.

TENNESSEE 74, GEORGIA 71: Chris Lofton scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and No. 4 Tennessee (23-2, 10-1 SEC) held on to beat Georgia (12-11, 3-7) for its seventh straight win.

N. CAROLINA 92, VA. TECH 53: Tyler Hansbrough had 23 points and nine rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Virginia Tech.
Wayne Ellington had 19 points for the Tar Heels (24-2, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who dominated the entire way to avenge last season's sweep by the Hokies. North Carolina shot 50 percent and held a 54-24 rebounding advantage, while its defense held Virginia Tech to 26 percent shooting.

Malcolm Delaney scored 20 points for the Hokies (14-11, 5-6).

STANFORD 67, ARIZONA 66: Brook Lopez had 23 points and 10 rebounds and his twin brother Robin added 14 points to lead No. 7 Stanford (21-4, 10-3 Pac-10) to a win against Arizona (16-9, 6-6).

SYRACUSE 77, GEORGETOWN 70: Paul Harris scored 22 points and freshman Donte Greene added 18 to lead Syracuse past No. 8 Georgetown, a huge win in terms of keeping the Orange's postseason hopes alive.

Syracuse (17-9, 7-6 Big East), coming off a surprising loss at South Florida, built a 21-point lead in the first half and withstood two late rallies by the Hoyas (20-4, 10-3).

BUTLER 51, CLEVELAND ST. 46: Matt Howard scored 17 points, and No. 9 Butler beat Cleveland State (17-11, 10-6 Horizon League) to avenge one of its two losses this season.

A.J. Graves added 15 points for the Bulldogs (24-2, 13-2), who won their eighth straight.

INDIANA 80, MICHIGAN ST. 61: Eric Gordon scored 28 points and broke Indiana's freshman scoring record, leading the 13th-ranked Hoosiers (21-4, 10-2 Big Ten) to a rout of No. 10 Michigan State (20-5, 8-4).

TEXAS 82, BAYLOR 77: With Kevin Durant watching from behind the Texas bench, the 11th-ranked Longhorns won another game without their one-year stud when they held on to beat Baylor yet again.

Damion James had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the Longhorns (21-4, 8-2 Big 12) won their fifth straight, and 22nd in a row against Baylor (17-7, 5-5).

DRAKE 65, N. IOWA 55: Adam Emmenecker scored 13 points and No. 14 Drake clinched its first Missouri Valley Conference title since 1971.

Leonard Houston and Josh Young both had 12 points for the Bulldogs (23-2, 14-1), who bounced back from a 65-62 loss at Southern Illinois on Wednesday - their first since November - by outscoring Northern Iowa 17-7 down the stretch.

WISCONSIN 65, MINN. 56: Marcus Landry scored 12 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 15 Wisconsin (21-4, 11-2 Big Ten) beat Minnesota (15-9, 5-7).

OKLAHOMA ST. 59, TEXAS A&M 54: Byron Eaton had 17 points, including two free throws with nine seconds left, and Oklahoma State snapped a 19-game road losing streak.

The win broke a 16-game conference road losing streak for the Cowboys (13-12, 4-7 Big 12) and snapped a five-game winning streak for the No. 16 Aggies (20-5, 6-4).

KANSAS ST. 100, MISSOURI 63: Michael Beasley had 40 points and 17 rebounds for his 21st double-double to lead No. 18 Kansas State (18-6, 8-2 Big 12).

Matt Lawrence scored 20 points on 6-for-11 3-point shooting to lead Missouri (14-12, 4-7).

PURDUE 71, NORTHWESTERN 56: Freshman E'Twaun Moore scored a season-high 28 points for No. 19 Purdue (21-5, 12-1 Big Ten), which despite blowing a 10-point lead in the second half against Northwestern (7-16, 0-12), won its 11th straight.

WASHINGTON ST. 62, OREGON 53: Taylor Rochestie scored 21 points and No. 21 Washington State (20-5, 8-5 Pac-10) ended a 12-game losing streak at Oregon (15-10, 6-7).

LOUISVILLE 80, PROVIDENCE 72: Earl Clark had 20 points and nine rebounds and made a key 3-pointer with 2 1/2 minutes left to turn back Providence's last run and lead No. 23 Louisville (20-6, 10-3 Big East) to a victory.

Geoff McDermott scored 18 points to lead Providence (13-12, 4-9).

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