Sunday, January 27, 2008
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 21 points and Derrick Rose added 19 to lead No. 1 Memphis to an 81-73 victory over Gonzaga on Saturday.
The Tigers (19-0) extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 43 straight by showing off their athleticism and running over Gonzaga (15-5), which had a six-game winning streak. No. 2 Kansas 84 Nebraska 49 LAWRENCE, Kan. - Darrell Arthur scored 18 points and Brandon Rush had 17 points and eight rebounds for Kansas. The Jayhawks (20-0, 5-0 Big 12), who led 44-15 at halftime, kept pace with No. 1 Memphis (19-0) as the nation's only unbeaten Division I teams. Connecticut 68 No. 7 Indiana 63 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Fill-in starter Craig Austrie had 15 points and the Huskies dominated the middle in snapping the Hoosiers' 13-game winning streak and their 29-game home winning streak. Purdue 60 No. 11 Wisconsin 56 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - E'Twaun Moore scored 16 points and Purdue snapped the Badgers' 10-game winning streak. Robbie Hummel added 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a game-winning block for Purdue (15-5, 6-1 Big Ten), which has won five straight. Rutgers 77 No. 13 Pittsburgh 64 PITTSBURGH - Corey Chandler scored 18 points and Mike Coburn added 17 to lead Rutgers to its second consecutive upset of a Top 25 team. Chandler and Coburn led a game-altering 20-2 run in the second half as Rutgers (10-11, 2-6 Big East) handed Pitt (16-4, 4-3) its biggest upset loss in conference play in Jamie Dixon's five seasons as coach. No. 15 Butler 73 Ill.-Chicago 57 INDIANAPOLIS - Matt Howard scored 20 points and A.J. Graves added 16 for Butler. It was the 12th straight game of double-figure scoring for Howard, a 6-foot-8 freshman, while Graves had his most points in more than a month. Mississippi St. 88 No. 17 Mississippi 68 STARKVILLE, Miss. - Charles Rhodes scored 26 points and Jamont Gordon had 13 for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs (14-5, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) extended their winning streak to nine games overall and five straight in the SEC. No. 18 Texas A&M 59 Oklahoma St. 56 STILLWATER, Okla. - Dominique Kirk hit the go-ahead free throws with 44 seconds left and Texas A&M held on to snap a three-game losing streak. Notre Dame 90 No. 18 Villanova 80 PHILADELPHIA - Kyle McAlarney scored 30 points, and Luke Harangody had 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead Notre Dame to its first conference road win of the season. Rob Kurz added 12 points for the Irish (14-4, 4-2 Big East) who hit nine 3-pointers and shot 51 percent from the field.More like this story
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