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The Associated Press

Published: January 22, 2009

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Virginia Tech made sure there are no unbeaten teams left in Division I.

Malcolm Delaney scored 21 points and the Hokies held on to upset No. 1 Wake Forest 78-71 on Wednesday night.

A.D. Vassallo and Jeff Allen added 16 points apiece for the Hokies (12-6, 3-1 ACC). They led nearly from the opening tip to the final buzzer, pushed their lead to 16 and made it stand up for their first victory vs. a No. 1 team since they beat North Carolina two seasons ago in Blacksburg.
Jeff Teague scored 23 points and James Johnson added 18 before fouling out with 1:17 remaining for Wake Forest (16-1, 3-1), which was playing as the nation's top-ranked team for the first time since November 2004.

NO. 3 CONNECTICUT 89,

NO. 20 VILLANOVA 83

HARTFORD, Conn. - A.J. Price scored a career-high 29 points to lead No. 3 Connecticut (17-1, 6-1 Big East) past No. 20 Villanova (14-4, 2-3).

NO. 5 NORTH CAROLINA 94,

NO. 10 CLEMSON 70

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Wayne Ellington had 25 points to help fifth-ranked North Carolina (17-2, 3-2 ACC) beat No. 10 Clemson (16-2, 2-2), keeping the Tar Heels perfect in 54 home games against the Tigers.

NO. 6 OKLAHOMA 72,

NEBRASKA 61

NORMAN, Okla. - Blake Griffin had 27 points and 18 rebounds for his 15th double-double, and No. 6 Oklahoma (18-1, 4-0 Big 12) slugged out a victory vs. Nebraska (12-5, 2-2).

NORTHWESTERN 70,

NO. 7 MICHIGAN STATE 63

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Kevin Coble scored 31 points and Northwestern (10-6, 2-4 Big Ten) stunned No. 7 Michigan State (15-3, 5-1), ending the Spartans' 28-game homecourt winning streak.

NO. 9 LOUISVILLE 78,

RUTGERS 59

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Terrence Williams had 23 points, 11 rebounds and four steals as No. 9 Louisville (14-3, 5-0 Big East) took its sixth straight with a win against Rutgers (9-10, 0-6).

NO. 15 XAVIER 84,

ST. BONAVENTURE 64

OLEAN, N.Y. - C.J. Anderson scored 15 points and No. 15 Xavier (16-2, 5-0 Atlantic 10), off to the second-best start in school history, beat St. Bonaventure (11-7, 2-3).

FLORIDA SOUTHERN 89,

TAMPA 70

LAKELAND - Anthony LaBruno scored a career-high 26 points, but it wasn't enough as Tampa (9-6, 3-3 SSC) fell to Florida Southern (16-4, 5-1).

Spartan Women Fade Late

LAKELAND - Chelsea Johnson scored 16 points and Nicolle DiRaimo had 15 as Florida Southern (13-3, 4-2 SSC) overcame an eight-point deficit to defeat Tampa (12-4, 3-3) 75-66.

NO. 5 BAYLOR 64,

NO. 9 TEXAS A&M 61

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Danielle Wilson's 3-point play with 4.8 seconds left gave No. 5 Baylor (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) its 10th straight win, a victory vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (14-3, 2-2).

NO. 16 VIRGINIA 75,

VIRGINIA TECH 69

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Lyndra Littles scored 28 points and hit four free throws in the final 30 seconds to help No. 16 Virginia (15-3, 2-1 ACC) rally late and beat Virginia Tech (8-10, 0-5).

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