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UConn's Win Streak Ends At 10

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The Associated Press

Published: February 24, 2008

PHILADELPHIA - Corey Stokes and Scottie Reynolds both scored 18 points and Villanova beat No. 13 Connecticut on Saturday, snapping the Huskies' 10-game winning streak.
Antonio Pena added 10 points for the Wildcats (17-9, 7-7 Big East), who won their third straight game and put themselves back in contention for a possible at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.

A.J. Price scored 16 points and Jeff Adrien had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut (21-6, 10-4), which hadn't lost since Jan. 17 when it fell 77-65 to Providence. The Huskies had won eight consecutive conference games since that loss, including an overtime win at South Florida on a shot by Craig Austrie with less than a second to play.

Oklahoma St. Knocks Kansas Out Of 1st Place

STILLWATER, Okla. - Byron Eaton scored a career-high 26 points, including the game-winning free throw with 12.6 seconds left, and Oklahoma State (14-12, 5-7) knocked No. 4 Kansas out of first place in the Big 12 with a 61-60 upset.

Eaton was fouled by Sasha Kaun as he drove to the basket and made the first free throw before missing the second.

Kansas (24-3, 9-3) grabbed the rebound and worked the ball to Brandon Rush, but he missed a 3-pointer from the left corner before fans rushed the court to celebrate the Cowboys' third straight victory.

DUKE 86, ST. JOHN'S 56: Kyle Singler led five double-figure scorers with 16 points and No. 5 Duke routed St. John's to snap its two-game losing streak.
Gerald Henderson and Nolan Smith scored 13 points apiece for the Blue Devils (23-3), who overwhelmed the Red Storm with a 32-9 run late in the first half and cruised to their NCAA-leading 59th straight nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Anthony Mason Jr., who leads the Red Storm (10-16) with a 15.2-point average, was held to four on 2-for-11 shooting.

UCLA 75, OREGON 65: Russell Westbrook scored 16 points and helped rally No. 6 UCLA from an 11-point second-half deficit.

The Bruins (24-3, 12-2) extended their lead in the Pac-10 to 1 1/2 games over No. 9 Stanford, which plays California today.

UCLA was facing a defeat that could have jeopardized its hopes of a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament before Westbrook helped ignite the 38-17 game-ending run.

Kevin Love, dogged by double teams, added 15 points and 13 rebounds for his 16th double-double for the Bruins, while Darren Collison had 17 points and Josh Shipp 10.

Maarty Leunen had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Oregon (15-12, 6-9), which has lost eight of 11.

TEXAS 62, OKLAHOMA 45: D.J. Augustin scored 19 points and No. 7 Texas' defense smothered Oklahoma, holding the Sooners to a season-low point total.

The Longhorns (23-4, 10-2) have won seven straight, the school's longest winning streak in the Big 12.

Texas has also won five in a row in one of the conference's best rivalries, but one that has been decidedly one-sided in recent years. The Longhorns have won 10 of the last 13 against the Sooners (18-9, 6-6).

DRAKE 71, BUTLER 64: Josh Young scored a career-high 25 points, including three free throws when he was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 20 seconds to go, for No. 16 Drake.

Drake (24-3) snapped a nine-game winning streak for No. 8 Butler (25-3), which led by four points midway through the second half but went scoreless for almost 5 minutes during a decisive 9-0 run by Drake. Drake got its first nonconference victory over a Top 25 team since 1980.

GEORGETOWN 73, CINCINNATI 53: Jessie Sapp scored 16 points and Austin Freeman added 13 as No. 12 Georgetown (22-4, 12-3) moved into sole possession of first place in the Big East.

Roy Hibbert, the Hoyas' leading scorer and rebounder, had 12 points and five blocked shots - one short of his career high - as Georgetown won its 19th straight game at the Verizon Center.

John Williamson and Deonta Vaughn both had 13 points for the Bearcats (13-13, 8-6), who were seeking their season-high fourth straight win but instead suffered their worst loss of the season.

MICHIGAN ST. 66, IOWA 52: Raymar Morgan scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and No. 19 Michigan State beat Iowa to give Coach Tom Izzo his 300th career win with the Spartans.

Six weeks after a humbling 43-36 loss to the Hawkeyes, the Spartans (22-5, 10-4 Big Ten) jumped to a 20-1 lead over the opening 10:20 and were never seriously threatened.

Cyrus Tate led Iowa (12-16, 5-10) with a career-high 26 points and nine rebounds, shooting 10-for-13 from the field and 6-for-7 at the line.

VANDERBILT 86, GEORGIA 74: Shan Foster scored 29 points Alex Gordon added 23 to lead No. 20 Vanderbilt.

The Commodores (23-4, 8-4) extended their winning streak to six games and remained one game behind Kentucky for second place in the Southeastern Conference East Division.

Sundiata Gaines had 24 points for Georgia (12-13, 3-9), which led 38-37 at halftime. But Vanderbilt stepped it up offensively behind Foster, who scored 21 points after halftime.

NEBRASKA 65, TEXAS A&M 59: Sek Henry and Steve Harley scored 11 points each to lead Nebraska to a victory over No. 22 Texas A&M, the Cornhuskers' second straight win over a ranked team.

The loss was the third straight for the Aggies (20-7, 6-6 Big 12).

Nebraska (16-9, 5-7) beat No. 24 Kansas State 71-64 on Wednesday.

BAYLOR 92, KANSAS ST. 86: Michael Beasley's Big 12-record 44 points wasn't enough for No. 24 Kansas State to avoid another road loss, not even with 31 more points from fellow freshman Bill Walker.

Curtis Jerrells scored 24 points, including some clutch baskets in the go-ahead spurt by Baylor (18-8, 6-6 Big 12).

Beasley's two free throws with 1:56 left gave him 44 points, one more than the conference record, and made it 87-85. But Kansas State (18-8, 8-4) couldn't get closer and lost its fourth straight road game.

MARQUETTE 78, RUTGERS 48: Marquette's trio of junior guards - Jerel McNeal, Dominic James and Wesley Matthews - combined for 39 points and the 25th-ranked Golden Eagles beat Rutgers for their fourth straight victory.

After a back-and-forth first half, the Golden Eagles (20-6, 10-5 Big East) used a 16-4 run straddling halftime to take a commanding lead by relying on its stifling defense.

Rutgers (10-18, 2-13) has lost seven straight, the Scarlet Knights' longest streak in seven years.

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