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A Tribune wire report

The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 12, 2009

Updated: 02/12/2009 07:00 am

DURHAM, N.C. - Ty Lawson helped Tyler Hansbrough make it four in a row at Cameron Indoor Stadium, while keeping himself perfect against North Carolina's most despised rival.

Lawson scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and No. 3 North Carolina rallied past No. 6 Duke 101-87 on Wednesday night.

Hansbrough scored 17 - and hit another late 3-pointer - for the Tar Heels (22-2, 8-2 ACC), who became the first team in nine seasons to hit triple digits against Duke.

Kyle Singler scored 22 points and Jon Scheyer added 20 to lead Duke (20-4, 7-3).

NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 63,

NO. 23 SYRACUSE 49

STORRS, Conn. - Hasheem Thabeet had eight points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks to lead Connecticut (23-1, 11-1 Big East) to its 12th straight victory as it defeated Syracuse (18-7, 6-6), the Orange's fifth loss in six games.

NO. 2 OKLAHOMA 78,

BAYLOR 63

WACO, Texas - Blake Griffin had 18 points and 10 rebounds for his Oklahoma record-tying 21st double-double this season and the Sooners (24-1, 10-0 Big 12) beat Baylor (15-9, 3-7) for their 12th straight victory.

N.C. STATE 82

NO.7 WAKE FOREST 76

RALEIGH, N.C. - Brandon Costner scored 23 points to help North Carolina State (13-9, 2-6 ACC) defeat Wake Forest (18-4, 5-4).

NO. 8 MEMPHIS 63, TULSA 37

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Robert Dozier scored a career-high 23 points, Tyreke Evans added 13 and Memphis (21-3, 9-0 Conference USA) routed Tulsa (17-8, 7-3) for its 15th straight victory.

DAYTON 71, NO. 14 XAVIER 58

DAYTON, Ohio - Chris Wright led a balanced offense with 19 points, and Dayton (22-3, 8-2) ended its six-game losing streak against Xavier (20-4, 8-2) with victory in one of the Atlantic 10's marquee matchups of the season.

NO. 20 PURDUE 61,

PENN STATE 47

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - JaJuan Johnson had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Purdue (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten) beat Penn State (17-8, 6-6).

TAMPA 77, ECKERD 75

TAMPA - Johnathan Ball scored a career-high 28 points, and hit a pair of 3-pointers in overtime, to lead Tampa (11-12, 3-9 SSC) to victory against Eckerd (13-7, 7-4).

WOMEN'S GAMES

NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 77,

ST. JOHN'S 64

NEW YORK - Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles each scored 21 points to help Connecticut (24-0, 10-0 Big East) remain unbeaten with victory over St. John's (15-7, 3-6).

NO. 2 OKLAHOMA 58,

NO.16 IOWA ST. 49

NORMAN, Okla. - Courtney Paris got back into double-double territory with a season-high 25 points and 19 rebounds to lead Oklahoma (21-2, 9-0 Big 12) to a win against Iowa State (18-5, 6-3).

NO. 7 BAYLOR 64,

OKLAHOMA STATE 62, OT

STILLWATER, Okla. - Danielle Wilson scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Jhasmin Player scored a season-high 19 and No. 7 Baylor (20-3, 8-2 Big 12) escaped with an overtime victory over Oklahoma State (14-8, 3-6).

NO. 10 LOUISVILLE 71,

NO. 22 NOTRE DAME 66

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Candyce Bingham had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead Louisville (22-3, 9-2 Big East) to victory over Notre Dame (17-6, 6-5).

TAMPA 64, ECKERD 59

TAMPA - Gianna Messina scored a career-high 24 points as Tampa (17-5, 7-4 SSC) avoided defeat after blowing a 17-point second half lead against Eckerd (14-9, 7-5).

WOMEN'S GAMES

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