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The Associated Press

Published: January 19, 2009

EVANSTON, Ill. - Craig Moore hit six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points to lead Northwestern past No. 18 Minnesota 74-65 Sunday for its first win against a ranked opponent in nearly three years.

The Wildcats (9-6, 1-4) had not beaten a Top 25 team since a three-point victory against then-No. 18 Iowa on Feb. 8, 2006. They had dropped 26 of 27 Big Ten games, including their first four this season.

Northwestern went on a 16-0 run early in the second half to grab a 10-point lead. Lawrence Westbrook scored 18 for Minnesota (16-2, 4-2).

NO. 4 CONNECTICUT 76,

SETON HALL 61

HARTFORD, Conn. - A.J. Price scored 23 points to lead No. 4 Connecticut past Seton Hall (9-8, 0-5), the Huskies' fifth Big East win since losing their conference opener to Georgetown.
Hasheem Thabeet added 15 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots for UConn (16-1, 5-1). Jeff Adrien had 13 points and 12 rebounds, the senior's 40th career double-double.

Price had 14 points at the half, helping UConn to a 16 point lead.

NO. 15 XAVIER 73, LA SALLE 53

CINCINNATI - B.J. Raymond scored 16 points, hitting long shots over La Salle's zone defense, and No. 15 Xavier relied on its offensive balance to beat the Explorers and remain unbeaten atop the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Xavier (15-2, 4-0) has won six in a row since a homecourt loss to Butler on Dec. 23, with its freshmen blending in better as the season goes along.

La Salle (9-7, 1-2) was coming off a 68-61 win against Charlotte on Wednesday that moved the Explorers three games over .500 for the first time in two years. They never led against Xavier, which squeezed the momentum out of La Salle in the first half with its halfcourt defense.

NO. 19 PURDUE 75, IOWA 53

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - E'Twaun Moore scored 13 points to help No. 19 Purdue defeat Iowa (11-7, 1-4).
Keaton Grant scored 12 points, Nemanja Calasan had 10 and Robbie Hummel added nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks for the Boilermakers (14-4, 3-2 Big Ten). It was Purdue's third straight Big Ten win after starting 0-2.

The Boilermakers sank seven 3-pointers in the second half. Grant made four of five and Moore added two.

NO. 23 VILLANOVA 76,

ST. JOHN'S 57

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Dante Cunningham scored 17 points and Dwayne Anderson added a season-high 14 to lead No. 23 Villanova past St. John's.

Antonio Pena had 12 points for the Wildcats (14-3, 2-2 Big East), who set a team mark with their 24th straight home win. D.J. Kennedy had 18 points and Quincy Roberts 14 for St. John's (10-7, 1-4), which lost for the sixth time in seven games while dropping its fifth in a row to Villanova.

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