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No. 1 Memphis, No. 2 Kansas Remain Unbeaten

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The Associated Press

Published: January 27, 2008

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 21 points and Derrick Rose added 19 as No. 1 Memphis remained undefeated with an 81-73 victory against Gonzaga on Saturday.

This was the first time in school history the Tigers got to play on their own court as the top-ranked team, and they trailed for only a little more than a minute late in the first half before a sellout crowd.

The Tigers (19-0) extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 43 by showing off their athleticism and running over Gonzaga (15-5), which had a six-game winning streak.
John Calipari joined Larry Finch as the only Memphis coaches with at least 200 wins, improving to 200-63 in his eighth season.

KANSAS 84, NEBRASKA 49: Darrell Arthur scored 18 points and Brandon Rush had 17 points and eight rebounds for No. 2 Kansas (20-0, 5-0 Big 12), which took a big early lead and cruised past visiting Nebraska (11-6, 0-4).

The Jayhawks kept pace with Memphis as the nation's only unbeaten Division I teams.

Kansas led 44-15 at halftime and seemed headed for a blowout similar to last season's 92-39 rout of the Huskers in Lawrence. But the Jayhawks got sloppy after going up 55-20 and Nebraska finally began hitting some baskets.

TENNESSEE 85, GEORGIA 69: Chris Lofton hit seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 27 points as No. 3 Tennessee (17-2, 4-1 SEC) rolled past visiting Georgia (11-6, 2-2).

It was the seventh straight win for the Volunteers vs. the Bulldogs, who were playing their first SEC road game and first Top 25 opponent.

Sundiata Gaines led Georgia with 20 points, while Billy Humphrey and Dave Bliss both added 15 points.

WASHINGTON STATE 56, ARIZONA STATE 55: Derrick Low scored 18 points, all on 3-pointers, and No. 6 Washington State (17-2, 5-2 Pac-10) rallied from an 11-point deficit to defeat No. 24 Arizona State (14-5, 4-3).

The visiting Cougars survived the upset bid when Arizona State's star freshman James Harden missed on a drive to the basket at the buzzer. Harden finished with 25 points, his 10th 20-point game.

GEORGETOWN 58, WEST VIRGINIA 57: Jessie Sapp hit a 3-pointer with six seconds left and Patrick Ewing Jr. blocked Da'Sean Butler's layup attempt at the buzzer to give No. 9 Georgetown (16-2, 6-1 Big East) the win against host West Virginia (15-5, 4-3).

Sapp finished with 15 points and Roy Hibbert added 12 points for the Hoyas.

PURDUE 60, WISCONSIN 56: E'Twaun Moore scored 16 points and host Purdue (15-5, 6-1 Big Ten) beat No. 11 Wisconsin (16-3, 6-1), snapping the Badgers' 10-game winning streak.

Robbie Hummel added 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a game-winning block for Purdue.

TEXAS 73, TEXAS TECH 47: D.J. Augustin scored 19 points and A.J. Abrams broke out of his shooting slump with 17 points to lead No. 12 Texas (16-3, 3-1 Big 12) to an easy win against visiting Texas Tech (11-8, 2-3).

Texas held the Red Raiders to 16 points in the first half and kept their top scorer, Martin Zeno, in check. Defended most of the game by Justin Mason and Augustin, Zeno was 3-for-12 shooting for nine points.

RUTGERS 77, PITTSBURGH 64: Corey Chandler and Mike Coburn led Rutgers' decisive second-half run and the visiting Scarlet Knights (10-11, 2-6 Big East) pulled off their second consecutive upset of a Top 25 team by stunning No. 13 Pittsburgh (16-4, 4-3).

Chandler scored 18 points and Coburn had 17 while leading a game-altering 20-2 run in the second half as Rutgers handed Pitt its biggest upset loss in Big East play in Jamie Dixon's five seasons as coach.

BUTLER 73, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 57: Matt Howard scored 20 points and A.J. Graves broke out of a slump with 16 to lead No. 15 Butler (19-2, 8-2 Horizon League) past visiting Illinois-Chicago (10-10, 4-5).

It was the 12th straight game of double-figure scoring for Howard, a 6-foot-8 freshman, while Graves had his most points in more than a month.

RICHMOND 80, DAYTON 63: Dan Geriot and David Gonzalvez combined for 25 points during a sizzling first half and host Richmond (10-8, 3-2 Atlantic 10) handed No. 16 Dayton (14-4, 2-3) its third straight loss.

The Spiders, who won for the sixth time in their last eight games, shot 61.5 percent in the first half to defeat a ranked team at home for the first time since Dec. 1, 1990, when it beat Georgia Tech. Brian Roberts scored 20 for Dayton.

MISSISSIPPI STATE 88, MISSISSIPPI 68: Charles Rhodes scored 26 points and Jamont Gordon had 13 as host Mississippi State (14-5, 5-0 SEC) used its tireless defense to upset No. 17 Mississippi (15-3, 2-3).

Rhodes and frontcourt mate Jarvis Varnado forced early foul trouble for the Rebels and harassed them the entire game as the Bulldogs extended their winning streak to nine games overall and five in the SEC.

TEXAS A&M 59, OKLAHOMA STATE 56: Dominique Kirk hit the go-ahead free throws with 44 seconds left, and No. 18 Texas A&M (16-4, 2-3 Big 12) held on to beat host Oklahoma State (10-9, 1-4) to snap a three-game losing streak.

Josh Carter scored 13 points to lead Texas A&M, while Kirk and Joseph Jones scored 11 points apiece. James Anderson led Oklahoma State with 15 points, while Ibrahima Thomas added 13 and Obi Muonelo 10.

NOTRE DAME 90, VILLANOVA 80: Kyle McAlarney scored 30 points, and Luke Harangody had 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead visiting Notre Dame (14-4, 4-2 Big East) past No. 18 Villanova (13-5, 3-4).

Rob Kurz added 12 points for the Irish, who hit nine 3-pointers and shot 51 percent from the field to get their first conference road win of the season.

STANFORD 82, CALIFORNIA 77: Brook Lopez had 23 points, four rebounds and two blocks, all in the second half after sitting 15 minutes of the first in foul trouble, and No. 20 Stanford (16-3, 5-2 Pac-10) held on to beat host California (11-7, 2-5) for its third straight victory.

Seven-foot Robin Lopez, Brook's twin, added nine points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots.

MARQUETTE 79, DEPAUL 71: Dominic James scored 19 points, and Jerel McNeal added 15 to lead No. 21 Marquette (14-4, 4-3 Big East) past visiting DePaul (9-10, 4-3).

James, who made only 19 of 54 shots during a seven-game slump, snapped out of it on 7-for-11 to help the Golden Eagles end a two-game losing streak and improve to 11-0 at home.

DRAKE 58, NORTHERN IOWA 54: Klayton Korver scored 23 points on 7-for-8 shooting from 3-point range and No. 22 Drake (18-1, 9-0) beat host Northern Iowa (12-8, 4-5) to extend its school-record winning streak to 17 games.

Josh Young added 11 points for the Bulldogs, who are 9-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference for the first time since the 1969-70 season.

OKLAHOMA 77, BAYLOR 71: Baylor's first national ranking in 39 years may be short-lived because the 25th-ranked Bears still can't beat Oklahoma.

Freshman standout Blake Griffin made an unexpected return from a sprained left knee and had 17 points and 15 rebounds as visiting Oklahoma (14-5, 2-2 Big 12) beat Baylor (16-3, 4-1), its 27th straight victory against the Bears since 1977.

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