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Louisville Ends No. 1 Pitt's Undefeated Run

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 18, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - No. 1 Pittsburgh's perfect run is over.
Earl Clark had 16 points and 11 rebounds on his 21st birthday to lead No. 20 Louisville to a 69-63 victory against the Panthers on Saturday night.

Terrence Williams had 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists and the Cardinals (13-3, 4-0 Big East) held the Panthers (16-1, 4-1) to just one field goal over the last 8 minutes to win their fifth straight game and stake a claim as the best team in the nation's best conference.
Demon Deacons Stay Undefeated

CLEMSON, S.C. - Jeff Teague scored 24 points and No. 2 Wake Forest set a school record with a 16-0 start, handing No. 10 Clemson its first loss of the season, 78-68 on Saturday.

The Demon Deacons (16-0, 3-0 ACC) looked like they had this one in hand, leading 58-44 after L.D. Williams' 3-pointer with 9:32 left.

However, the Tigers (16-1, 2-1) used a 16-3 run over the next 5 minutes to pull within 61-60.

Teague rushed the ball up court on Wake's next possession, finding a sprinting Al-Farouq Aminu for a dunk. James Johnson followed with a free throw and two baskets and the Demon Deacons were on their way.

NO. 3 DUKE 76,

NO. 13 GEORGETOWN 67

DURHAM, N.C. - Gerald Henderson scored 23 points and No. 3 Duke (16-1) held on to beat No. 13 Georgetown (12-4) for its eighth straight victory.
Kyle Singler added 15 points and 16 rebounds and Jon Scheyer had 11 points for the Blue Devils.

NO. 5 NORTH CAROLINA 82,

MIAMI 65

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Wayne Ellington scored all of his 23 points in the second half, helping fifth-ranked North Carolina (16-2, 2-2 ACC) beat Miami (13-4, 2-2).

NO. 6 OKLAHOMA 69,

TEXAS A&M 63

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Austin Johnson had 19 points and Blake Griffin added 16 and No. 6 Oklahoma (17-1, 3-0 Big 12) held off a late rally by Texas A&M (15-3, 1-2).

NO. 7 MICHIGAN ST. 63,

ILLINOIS 57

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Kalin Lucas scored all 10 of his points in the second half and Raymar Morgan made the go-ahead free throws with 4:49 left, lifting No. 7 Michigan State (15-2, 5-0 Big Ten) past Illinois (15-3, 3-2), the Spartans' 11th straight win and 28th in a row at home.

NO. 8 SYRACUSE 93,

NO. 12 NOTRE DAME 74

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Arinze Onuaku matched his season high with 19 points, Paul Harris added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 8 Syracuse (17-2, 5-1 Big East) beat No. 12 Notre Dame (12-5, 3-3).

NO. 16 ARIZONA ST. 61,

NO. 9 UCLA 58, OT

LOS ANGELES - James Harden scored 24 points, Jeff Pendergraph added 18 and No. 16 Arizona State (15-3, 4-2 Pac-10) rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat No. 9 UCLA (14-3, 4-1) in overtime, snapping the Bruins' 10-game winning streak.

NO. 11 TEXAS 71,

TEXAS TECH 49

LUBBOCK, Texas - Damion James scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half to lead No. 11 Texas (13-4, 2-1 Big 12) to victory against Texas Tech (10-7, 0-2).

Gary Johnson and Justin Mason added 15 points each for the Longhorns.

NO. 14 MARQUETTE 91,

PROVIDENCE 82

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Jerel McNeal and Lazar Hayward each scored 25 points, and No. 14 Marquette (16-2, 5-0 Big East) rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat Providence (11-6, 3-2).

NO. 17 BUTLER 59,

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 52

CHICAGO - Gordon Hayward hit seven 3-pointers and tied his career-high with 25 points to lead No. 17 Butler (16-1, 7-0 Horizon League) to its eighth straight victory as it beat Illinois-Chicago (9-8, 2-5).

NO. 21 BAYLOR 98,

OKLAHOMA ST. 92

WACO, Texas - Tweety Carter hit two 3-pointers to start overtime and finally put No. 21 Baylor (14-3, 2-1 Big 12) ahead to stay in a victory over Oklahoma State (12-4, 1-1).

STANFORD 75,

NO. 22 CALIFORNIA 69

STANFORD, Calif. - Lawrence Hill matched his career high with 25 points and Stanford (12-3, 2-3 Pac-10) spoiled former coach Mike Montgomery's return to Maples Pavilion in charge of No. 22 California (15-3, 4-1).

NO. 24 TENNESSEE 82,

SOUTH CAROLINA 79

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tyler Smith scored 20 points and No. 24 Tennessee (11-5, 2-1 SEC), which led by 17 points in the second half, beat South Carolina (12-4, 1-2).

OHIO STATE 65,

NO. 25 MICHIGAN 58

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Evan Turner scored 19 points and William Buford and B.J. Mullens each added 15 to help Ohio State (13-3, 3-2) beat Big Ten rival Michigan (13-5, 3-3), spoiling the Wolverines' celebration of their 1988-89 national championship team.

TAMPA 70,

BARRY 61

TAMPA - Fred Woods led Tampa with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Tampa (9-5, 3-2 SSC) pulled away from Barry (6-9, 2-3) early in the second half

Rashad Callaway added 15 points while Johnathan Ball had 13 for the Spartans.

SAINT LEO 79

LYNN 67

SAINT LEO - Jordan Prais scored 23 points, and Josue Vazquez added 20 as Saint Leo (8-10, 2-4) defeated Lynn (12-4, 3-2).

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