MEN'S TOP 25 Arizona keeps Oregon from historic win

Jason Gardner had 21 points to lead the fourth-ranked Wildcats.
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Arizona made a big early statement in the Pac-10.
The fourth-ranked Wildcats beat No. 9 Oregon 81-72 on Thursday night in the teams' conference opener and kept the Ducks from making some history.
Jason Gardner scored 21 points -- 13 in the second half -- as Arizona rallied to snap Oregon's 23-game home winning streak and its own three-game losing streak at McArthur Court.
Gardner and Rick Anderson hit consecutive 3-pointers to give the Wildcats (8-1) the lead for good, 76-70 with 1:20 to go.
Anderson, who Arizona leaned on to replace injured forward Luke Walton, added 15 points.
The last team to beat the Ducks (9-2) at McArthur was Southern California on Feb. 24, 2001. The winning streak matched the school record set from Feb. 13, 1937, to Jan. 6, 1939.
Luke Jackson led the Ducks with 20 points, while Luke Ridnour added 16.
No. 3 Duke 86, Fairfield 58
At Durham, N.C., Dahntay Jones scored 22 points and J.J. Redick had 20 as the Blue Devils (8-0) won their 18th consecutive home game.
Freshman Shelden Williams added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Duke, 8-0 for the 11th time in 23 seasons under coach Mike Krzyzewski. Oscar Garcia had 19 points for the Stags (5-5).
No. 5 Connecticut 95,St. Bonaventure 78
At Hartford, Conn., Ben Gordon scored 25 points and Emeka Okafor added 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for the Huskies (9-0).
Marques Green had 18 points and 12 assists for the Bonnies (5-7), who handed UConn one of its two home losses last season.
No. 8 Mississippi St. 68, UAB 52
At Birmingham, Ala., Mario Austin scored 13 points and Michal Ignerski added 12 to help the Bulldogs (10-1) overcome 23 turnovers.
Morris Finley, who entered the game averaging 18.5 points for the Blazers (8-3), finished with 15 points, all but two in the second half.
No. 18 Kansas 102, N.C.-Asheville 50
At Lawrence, Kan., Nick Collison scored 20 points and Wayne Simien had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Jayhawks (8-3), who won their fifth straight.
Alex Kragel scored 31 points, 14 over his previous career high, for the Bulldogs (3-7), who were ending a four-game road trip that included games against three teams in last year's final eight in the NCAA tournament.
No. 20 Kentucky 94, Alcorn St. 63
At Lexington, Ky., Chuck Hayes scored 15 points and the Wildcats (8-3) forced a season-high 28 turnovers.
Erik Daniels had 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists for Kentucky, which shot 52 percent.
Lee Cook scored 15 points for the Braves (2-10).