Oklahoma Knocks Off Texas

Terrell Everett scored 25 points, Taj Gray had 22 and No. 24 Oklahoma exploited LaMarcus Aldridge’s second-half foul trouble to defeat fourth-ranked Texas, 82-72, Saturday night at Norman, Okla., and end the Longhorns’ nine-game winning streak.

Everett and Michael Neal combined for 11 points to put the Sooners, 13-4 overall and 4-2 in the Big 12, in control after the Longhorns had erased a seven-point deficit.

Aldridge capped a 13-5 run with a layup to give Texas (17-3, 5-1) a 48-47 lead.

Aldridge, who’d already scored 22 points, left the game for the first time at the nine-minute mark after picking up his fourth foul. Kevin Bookout exploited Aldridge’s absence for a layup, and Everett put back Gray’s fastbreak miss for a 60-50 lead.

“When he got those early fouls in the second half, we said, ‘Go right after him. When you catch it, just go to the basket and try to get another foul on him,’ ” Gray said.

After a three-point basket by Daniel Gibson, Gray extended the lead to 12 with a two-handed, alley-oop jam and a three-point play off a turnaround shot in the lane.

Kenton Paulino drew Texas to within 65-58 with two free throws and a three-point basket, but the Longhorns were unable to capitalize on other opportunities down the stretch.

“We’re better than we played tonight,” Texas Coach Rick Barnes said.

No. 1 Connecticut 76, Providence 62 -- The Huskies (18-1, 6-1 Big East) used a 52-34 rebounding edge to score 34 second-chance points to six for the Friars (9-9, 2-5) at Providence, R.I. The Friars fell to 0-5 against ranked teams this season.

Randall Hanke, who blocked five shots, made back-to-back layups to pull Providence to within 50-45 midway through the second half.

But Connecticut scored the next seven points, getting a tip-in from Denham Brown, two free throws from Josh Boone and another tip-in from Rudy Gay that made it 56-45 with nine minutes left

No. 2 Duke 82, Virginia 63 -- J.J. Redick scored 40 points on 11-for-13 shooting, and Shelden Williams had 17 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks for the Blue Devils (19-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who continued their dominance in the series by beating the visiting Cavaliers (10-7, 4-3) for the 22nd time in 24 meetings.

No. 3 Memphis 94, Central Florida 61 -- Rodney Carney, who had eight points during a 59-second span, scored 26 points to lead the host Tigers (19-2, 5-0 Conference USA) to their eighth consecutive victory.

The leading scorers for the Golden Knights (9-9, 3-2) -- Justin Rose and Josh Peppers -- were held to four and nine points, respectively, and were a combined five-of-18 shooting.

No. 5 Florida 81, Vanderbilt 58 -- The Gators (18-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) matched the school record with their 19th consecutive victory at home and avoided their first three-game losing streak in nearly two years. Florida also extended its winning streak against the Commodores (12-5, 3-3) to five games.

No. 6 Villanova 72, Notre Dame 70 -- Kyle Lowry tipped in a missed shot by Randy Foye with 1.7 seconds left for the game-winning basket and the visiting Wildcats (15-2, 6-1 Big East) survived blowing a 17-point lead in the second half. The Irish (10-8, 1-6) used a 24-4 run to take a 66-63 lead with 1:38 left.

No. 7 Gonzaga 81, Portland 64 -- Adam Morrison scored 30 points in the first 20 minutes, and then let his teammates do most of the work in the second half at Spokane, Wash.

Morrison finished with 42 points, one short of his career high, as the Bulldogs (17-3, 7-0 West Coast Conference) defeated the Pilots (8-13, 2-5) for their 33rd consecutive home win, tying them with Illinois and Southern Illinois for the longest streak in the nation.

No. 8 Illinois 76, Purdue 58 -- The win extended Illinois’ home winning streak to 33 games. It started after Purdue ended a 23-game streak with a 54-50 win on Jan. 10, 2004.

The Illini (19-2, 5-2 Big Ten) are 90-3 at home since the start of the 1999-2000 season. The Boilermakers are 7-12 and 1-7.

No. 11 Michigan State 69, Penn State 60 -- Shannon Brown scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half at East Lansing, Mich., to lift the Spartans (16-5, 4-3 Big Ten) past the Nittany Lions (10-8, 2-5).

Michigan State played without star center Paul Davis, fifth in the Big Ten in scoring and second in rebounding. He felt lightheaded before the game after being elbowed in the head by teammate Idong Ibok during Friday’s practice.

No. 12 Pittsburgh 77, Marquette 71 -- Antonio Graves, a seldom-used reserve, and Carl Krauser led a decisive 10-0 run late in the game and the Panthers (17-1, 6-1 Big East) overcame a 12-point deficit to beat the Golden Eagles (15-6, 5-3) and improve to 13-0 at home.

No. 14 George Washington 81, Rhode Island 62 -- The Colonials (16-1, 6-0 Atlantic 10) closed the game at Washington with a 29-8 run to beat the Rams (11-7, 5-2) and extend their winning streak to eight games.

Trailing, 54-52, with 10:27 left, the Colonials turned up the defensive pressure and held the Rams to one basket the rest of the way.

Iowa 67, No. 16 Ohio State 62 -- The win gave the Hawkeyes (16-5, 5-2 Big Ten) their second victory over a ranked opponent this week. They beat No. 13 Indiana, 73-60, in Iowa City on Tuesday.

Adam Haluska scored only two points in the second half, but he made them count. With 25 seconds remaining, he made two free throws to give Iowa a 65-62 lead. Then Jeff Horner was fouled and made two free throws with 16 seconds left, clinching the Hawkeyes’ 13th consecutive home victory this season.

Temple 91, No. 18 Maryland 85 -- The Owls (11-7) used a 17-2 run in the second half at Philadelphia to take control and held the Terrapins (14-5) without a basket for a little more than five minutes late in the game.

Nik Caner-Medley led Maryland with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Coach Gary Williams remained tied with Lefty Driesell on the team’s career win list with 348.

No. 19 Tennessee 81, South Carolina 65 -- The Volunteers (14-3, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) used a 9-0 run over the final 2:20 to win at home for the first time this season as a ranked team.

South Carolina (11-9, 2-5) cut the lead to 55-52 with 8:34 left when Stephen McDowell’s three-point basket capped an 8-2 run.

But Chris Lofton made two consecutive three-point baskets and C.J. Watson made two free throws to push the lead to 11 with 6:49 left.

No. 21 Georgetown 76, Cincinnati 57 -- The Hoyas (14-4, 5-2 Big East) held the Bearcats (14-7, 3-4) to 35% shooting and led by at least 16 points throughout the second half at Washington in winning their fourth in a row.

The Bearcats nearly set season lows in points and field goal percentage for the second game in a row, performing only slightly better than the 50-point, 30% effort in Wednesday’s 17-point loss to Louisville.

Michigan 85, No. 23 Wisconsin 76 -- The Wolverines (15-3, 5-2), who moved into a tie for first place in the Big Ten, are off to their best start since beginning the 1992-93 season with a 15-2 record.

Kammron Taylor, who scored 29 points, almost single-handedly rallied the Badgers (15-5, 5-2). He made four three-point baskets in the final 5:27.

OTHER GAMES

Trimaine Davis converted a three-point play with 0.3 of a second left in overtime to lift San Diego State (14-6, 7-1 Mountain West) to a 78-77 victory over Wyoming (11-9, 4-3) at Laramie, Wyo. Davis rebounded a missed three-point shot by Brandon Heath and was fouled as his put-back went in, tying the score at 77-77. His free throw secured the win.

Ronny LeMelle made two free throws with 22.9 seconds left to give Auburn (9-8) a 66-65 victory over visiting Georgia (12-8, 2-5) for its first SEC win after five losses. The 0-5 start was Auburn’s worst since it started the 1993-94 conference season 0-10.

A.D. Vassallo scored a career-high 29 points at Winston-Salem, N.C., as Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest, 76-70, for its first ACC victory. The Hokies (11-9, 1-6) ended a five-game losing streak. The Demon Deacons (12-8, 1-6) fell into a tie with the Hokies for last place in the league standings. Vassallo started in place of Deron Washington, who was suspended after he drove his foot into the face of a Duke player Thursday.