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Georgia Tech upsets Duke
Duke (13-3, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost its second straight, failing to bounce back from a shocking home loss to Virginia Tech, and is off to its worst start in the ACC since 1996.
That same season was also the last time Georgia Tech (12-4, 1-2 ACC) had defeated the Blue Devils at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Duke won 21 of 22 over its conference rival, including five straight, before a loss that sent the Georgia Tech student body charging onto the court.
No. 1 North Carolina 79, Virginia 69
In Chapel Hill, N.C., Tyler Hansbrough had 18 points, and North Carolina overcame a slow start.
No. 6 Kansas 87, No. 9 Oklahoma St. 57
In Lawrence, Kan., Brandon Rush scored 18 points and Sasha Kaun added a season-high 16 for Kansas. Darnell Jackson and Sherron Collins added 10 points each for Kansas (14-2, 1-0 Big 12).
University of Illinois-Chicago 73, No. 12 Butler 67
In Chicago, Josh Mayo scored 19 points and hit a big 3-pointer in overtime to lead the University of Illinois-Chicago to its second win over a ranked team.
Vanderbilt 82, No. 16 Tennessee 81
In Nashville, Tenn., Shan Foster scored on a putback as time expired, and Vanderbilt snapped Tennessee's nine-game winning streak.
Marquette 73, No. 24 Connecticut 69
In Storrs, Conn., Ousman Barro had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Marquette used a 16-2 second-half run to snap the Huskies' 31-game home winning streak.
No. 25 Texas 88, Missouri 68
In Austin, Texas, Kevin Durant scored 34 points, and the Longhorns ran their winning streak over Missouri to nine, sending the Tigers to an 0-2 start in the Big 12 under first-year coach Mike Anderson.
District Men
Washington & Jefferson 77, Waynesburg 64
Brandon Studer scored 28 points and Jon Koch (Plum) tallied 20 in Washington & Jefferson's (4-10, 1-1) PAC victory over visiting Waynesburg (6-4, 1-2).
Wooster 97, Allegheny 87
Five players scored in double figures, led by James Cooper with 25, as Wooster (12-2, 5-0) defeated host Allegheny (6-7, 2-3) in an NCAC contest.
Pitt-Johnstown 89, Indiana (Pa.) 61
Kyle Goldkamp scored 19 points, while Dwight Hines and Chris Gilliam tallied 14 apiece, to lead Pitt-Johnstown (9-5) to a home non-conference victory over Indiana (Pa.) (2-8).
Women's top 25
No. 1 Maryland 111, Miami 53
In Coral Gables, Fla., reserve Jade Perry had 19 points and 14 rebounds to help Maryland achieve a season-high point total.
No. 3 Duke 83, Georgia Tech 51
In Durham, N.C., Abby Waner finished with a career-high 27 points for Duke.
No. 8 Oklahoma 76, No. 9 Baylor 63
In Waco, Texas, Courtney Paris scored 21 of her 32 points after halftime when Oklahoma overcame a 10-point deficit.
No. 18 Bowling Green 74, Kent St. 52
In Bowling Green, Ohio, Liz Honegger had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Bowling Green.
No. 19 Texas A&M 49, Texas Tech 47
In Lubbock, Texas, Morenike Atunrase hit a jumper with 1:04 left for Texas A&M.
No. 23 Texas 79, Missouri 77, OT
In Columbia, Mo., Earnesia Williams made two free throws with 5 seconds left in overtime for Texas.
District Women
Shippensburg 63, Edinboro 55
Megan Fogle had 17 points and Lauren Beckley added 14 to lead Shippensburg (10-5, 1-0) to a PSAC West win over Edinboro (7-6, 0-1). Kelsey Conklin had 27 points and 12 rebounds for Edinboro in the loss.
Clarion 69, California (Pa.) 58
Katrina Greer recorded 18 points and April Gratton (Bethel Park) chipped in with 17 to lead Clarion (5-8, 1-0) to an upset PSAC West win over California (Pa.) (9-4, 0-1).
Thomas More 62, Bethany (W.Va.) 44
Using a 48-27 rebounding advantage, Thomas More (11-2, 2-0) dominated PAC counterpart Bethany (W.Va.) (5-7, 2-1). Bethany forward Courtney Irwin led the team with 12 points in the loss.
Susquehanna 57, Juniata 50
Jess Winemiller scored a game-high 16 points, but Juniata (10-4, 1-2) could not hold an eight-point halftime lead and lost a Commonwealth Conference matchup to Susquehanna (11-3, 2-1).
Carnegie Mellon 77, Chatham 49
Carnegie Mellon (6-7) head coach Gerri Seidle earned her 250th career victory with a non-conference win at Chatham (2-12). Carnegie Mellon sophomore Ashley Rothwell missed a triple-double with nine points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Washington & Jefferson 64, Waynesburg 50
Ten players scored at least two points as Washington & Jefferson (8-6, 1-1) defeated PAC counterpart Waynesburg (6-7, 1-2) for the 19th consecutive time.
Westminster (Pa.) 67, St. Vincent 51
Emilee Ackerman had 18 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as Westminster (Pa.) (9-4) defeated non-conference opponent St. Vincent (3-8).
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