Duke pads winning streak to 18 games

The Blue Devils beat Virginia to stay unbeaten in the ACC.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- J.J. Redick scored 25 points while Shelden Williams had 19 and 12 rebounds, to lead No. 1 Duke past Virginia 93-75 Wednesday night in college basketball.
Freshman Luol Deng scored 11 points despite seeing limited action due to a tailbone injury for the Blue Devils (21-1, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 18 straight overall and 39 in a row at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
No. 3 Saint Joseph's 81, Dayton 67
PHILADELPHIA -- Delonte West had 24 points and Jameer Nelson added 16 points and seven assists to help Saint Joseph's remain undefeated. Tyrone Barley was 3-for-4 from 3-point range and had 14 points for the Hawks (21-0, 10-0 Atlantic 10) who ended a three-game losing streak to Dayton (19-4, 9-1) in extending their school-record winning streak.
No. 6 Mississippi St. 79, No. 25 South Carolina 75, OT
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Timmy Bowers hit a late 3-pointer to force overtime and Branden Vincent's foul shot with 53 seconds remaining in the extra session gave Mississippi State the lead for good.
The Bulldogs (20-1, 9-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed 66-54 with about five minutes to play, but they closed regulation with a 17-5 run, capped by Bowers' 3-pointer with 7.2 seconds to go.
No. 13 Cincinnati 80,South Florida 67
CINCINNATI -- Tony Bobbitt scored a season-high 26 points for the Bearcats (17-3, 8-2 Conference USA). Brian Swift had 23 points for South Florida (6-14, 0-9), which has lost nine in a row.
Oklahoma 63,No. 18 Texas Tech 48
NORMAN, Okla. -- Freshman Lawrence McKenzie scored 15 points and Oklahoma (15-5, 5-4 Big 12) went 9-for-22 from 3-point range. Andre Emmett had 22 points for Texas Tech (17-6, 5-4).
No. 23 S. Illinois 96, Drake 76
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Freshman reserve Jamaal Tatum scored a career-high 19 points and Southern Illinois (19-2, 13-0 Missouri Valley Conference) ran up season bests for points in a half and halftime lead.
No. 24 Providence 100,Villanova 74
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Donnie McGrath scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half and Providence handed Villanova its worst loss of the season.