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The Associated Press

Published: January 11, 2009

BOSTON - Dwayne Collins had 13 points with seven rebounds and drew a key charging foul on Tyrese Rice in the final minute Saturday night to lead Miami (12-3, 1-1 ACC) to a 77-71 victory over No. 17 Boston College.

It was the second consecutive loss for the Eagles (13-4, 1-1) since they beat top-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill to jump into The Associated Press Top 25. BC lost to Harvard on Tuesday.

NO. 5 CONNECTICUT 81,

CINCINNATI 72

CINCINNATI - A.J. Price hit five of eight 3-pointers and scored 22 points and fifth-ranked Connecticut (14-1, 3-1 Big East) flexed its muscles down the stretch to beat Cincinnati (10-6, 0-3).

NO. 6 OKLAHOMA 61,

KANSAS ST. 53

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Blake Griffin had 29 points and 15 rebounds in a rare game against single coverage, helping No. 6 Oklahoma (15-1, 1-0) open Big 12 play with a win over Kansas State (11-4, 0-1).

NO. 7 TEXAS 75,

IOWA STATE 67

AUSTIN, Texas - Damion James scored 19 points to lead No. 7 Texas (12-3, 1-0) to a victory against Iowa State (11-5, 0-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

NO. 8 MICHIGAN ST. 75,

KANSAS 62

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State overcame a shaky start as Kalin Lucas continued his offensive surge, scoring 22 points to lead the eighth-ranked Spartans (13-2) to a win over Kansas (11-4).

NO. 9 GEORGETOWN 82,

PROVIDENCE 75

WASHINGTON - Austin Freeman scored 18 points, Greg Monroe nearly had a triple-double, and No. 9 Georgetown (11-3, 2-2 Big East) held Providence (11-5, 3-1) scoreless for more than 6 minutes to rally for a victory that ended the Hoyas' two-game Big East losing streak.

NO. 11 SYRACUSE 82,

RUTGERS 66

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Paul Harris scored 26 points and Jonny Flynn had 15 points and nine assists to lead No. 11 Syracuse ( (16-1, 4-0 Big East) to its seventh straight victory as it beat Rutgers (9-8, 0-4).

NO. 12 CLEMSON 63,

N.C. STATE 51

CLEMSON, S.C. - Trevor Booker scored 23 points and No. 12 Clemson (16-0, 2-0 ACC) remained undefeated with victory over North Carolina State (9-4, 0-1).

NO. 13 NOTRE DAME 88,

SETON HALL 79

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Luke Harangody scored 30 points to lead No. 13 Notre Dame (12-3, 3-1 Big East) past Seton Hall (9-7, 0-4). The Fighting Irish tied a Big East record with their 20th consecutive league win at home.

NO. 15 TENNESSEE 86,

GEORGIA 77

ATHENS, Ga. - Tyler Smith had 24 points and 11 rebounds, including 13 points in the second half, and No. 15 Tennessee (10-4, 1-0 SEC) rallied from a 10-point deficit and beat Georgia (9-7, 0-1).

NO. 18 MARQUETTE 75,

NO. 25 WEST VIRGINIA 53

MILWAUKEE - Jerel McNeal scored 26 points as No. 18 Marquette (15-2, 4-0 Big East) beat No. 25 West Virginia (11-4, 1-2).

NO. 23 LOUISVILLE 61,

NO. 18 VILLANOVA 60

PHILADELPHIA - Terrence Williams scored on a drive with 7.4 seconds left to give No. 23 Louisville (11-3, 2-0 Big East) the lead, and No. 18 Villanova (13-3, 1-2) missed two shots down low in the final seconds as the Cardinals held on for victory.

NO. 20 ARIZONA ST. 76,

OREGON 58

TEMPE, Ariz. - Derek Glasser scored 15 points and had a career-high 11 assists, and No. 20 Arizona State (14-2, 3-1 Pac-10) routed Oregon (6-10, 0-4).

NO. 21 BUTLER 54,

DETROIT 50

INDIANAPOLIS - Matt Howard scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, including two free throws with 0.8 seconds left, to help No. 21 Butler (14-1, 5-0) stave off Detroit's (4-11, 0-6) upset bid with a victory.

NO. 23 BAYLOR 73,

TEXAS TECH 61

WACO, Texas - LaceDarius Dunn scored 20 points, including 11 in a row in the second-half spurt that put No. 23 Baylor (13-2, 1-0 Big 12) ahead for good in a victory over Texas Tech (10-6, 0-1).

ROLLINS 70,

TAMPA 64

WINTER PARK - Tampa rallied to send the game to overtime, but the Tars (11-3, 4-0 Sunshine State Conference) defeated the Spartans (7-5, 1-2) behind Nick Wolf's 18 points.

FLORIDA TECH 91,

SAINT LEO 80

MELBOURNE - Derek Hellemann scored a game-high 30 points for Florida Tech (8-6, 1-3 SSC) as it rallied from a halftime deficit against Saint Leo (7-9, 1-3).

COACHING RECORD: Northern State University's Don Meyer set the record for career wins in men's college basketball with his 903rd Saturday night - an 82-62 victory against the University of Mary.

Meyer moved past Bob Knight for the record.

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