MEN'S TOP 25 Unranked Marquette shocks No. 2 UConn

Steve Novak scored a career-high 41 points in his Big East debut.
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MILWAUKEE -- Steve Novak had career highs of 41 points and 16 rebounds and Marquette won its first Big East game with a 94-79 upset of No. 2 Connecticut on Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-10 Novak set a record for the most points by a player in his Big East debut, breaking the record of 30 shared by Notre Dame's Troy Murphy in 1998 and Georgetown's Allen Iverson in 1994.
The victory spoiled the return of Huskies junior guard Marcus Williams who was suspended for the first semester over the theft of laptops from a dormitory.
Jerel McNeal added 19 points and 12 rebounds for Marquette (11-3, 1-0), one of five schools that joined the now 16-team Big East in the offseason from Conference USA.
Rashad Anderson scored 25 points for Connecticut (11-1, 0-1).
No. 5 Florida 92, Morgan St. 49
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Lee Humphrey scored 14 points and Florida extended the best start in school history.
The Gators (13-0), who made a season-high 12 3-pointers, are unbeaten for the first time entering Southeastern Conference play.
No. 11 Boston College 91,Massachusetts 62
BOSTON -- Craig Smith scored 17 points to lead the Eagles to their sixth straight victory over their cross-state rival.
Sean Marshall scored 18 points to help BC (11-2) win its fifth straight game since losing two in a row.
No. 12 Oklahoma 50, SMU 47
DALLAS -- David Godbold, who had missed 16 of 17 shots over the last five games, hit consecutive 3-pointers in the second half for the Sooners and then made two free throws with 34 seconds left.
No. 13 N. Carolina St. 83,UNC-Greensboro 52
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tony Bethel was 8-for-9 from the field and scored 20 points to lead the Wolfpack to their seventh straight win overall and 10th in a row at home.
No. 16 Indiana 70, Michigan 63
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Robert Vaden scored 17 points, all in the second half, and extended his school record to 12 straight 3-pointers for the Hoosiers (9-2, 1-0 Big Ten).
It was Indiana's ninth consecutive victory over the Wolverines and 20th straight in a Big Ten home opener since a loss to Michigan in 1986.
No. 19 Kentucky 59,Central Florida 57
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Rajon Rondo's turnaround jumper with a second left helped Kentucky avoid the upset.
Central Florida (6-6) tied the game with 25 seconds left on a 3-pointer by Mike O'Donnell, but Rondo, who finished with 13 points, hit the game-winner for the Wildcats (10-3).
No. 23 Wake Forest 58,East Carolina 54
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Trent Strickland made all the big plays on both ends of the court, finishing with 20 points and nine rebounds to help Wake Forest hold off pesky East Carolina.
Eric Williams added 13 points and had the go-ahead free throw despite making only five of 13 from the line for the Demon Deacons (11-2), who tuned up for their Atlantic Coast Conference opener against No. 1 Duke with an uninspired effort.
No. 25 North Carolina 82,Davidson 58
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Freshman Tyler Hansbrough scored a season-high 23 points and Reyshawn Terry added 16 points for the Tar Heels (8-2).
Brendan Winters scored 18 points for the Wildcats (7-5), who came in averaging 85 points per game but managed just 12 through the first 18 minutes. The Wildcats shot 32 percent and committed 20 turnovers, while the Tar Heels took a 54-31 edge on the boards.