No. 2 St. Joseph's defeats Fordham for 23-0 record

The Hawks rode a 33-4 run to a 72-54 triumph.
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NEW YORK -- Jameer Nelson had 18 points and nine assists to lead the second-ranked St. Joseph's Hawks to a 72-54 victory over Fordham Wednesday night. Saint Joseph's (23-0, 12-0 Atlantic 10) had a 33-4 run bridging halftime.
No. 15 Wake Forest 90,No. 3 Duke 84
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Chris Paul scored 12 of his 23 points over the final 5:10 to help hand Duke (21-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) consecutive losses for the first time this season. Paul added eight assists and scored 19 points in the second half as Wake Forest (16-6, 6-5) overcame a 13-point deficit. Luol Deng led the Blue Devils with 20 points.
No. 6 Gonzaga 79, Portland 69
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Gonzaga got 19 points and nine rebounds from Ronny Turiaf in a school-record 15th straight win. Freshman Sean Mallon added a career-high 16 points for Gonzaga (22-2, 12-0 West Coast Conference).
No. 8 Connecticut 76, Miami 63
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Emeka Okafor had 18 points, 15 rebounds and six blocked shots. Rashad Anderson paced the Huskies (20-5, 8-3 Big East) with 19 points and Taliek Brown finished with a career-high 13 assists. The Hurricanes (13-13, 3-9) have lost eight straight.
No. 9 Kentucky 73, Arkansas 56
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Erik Daniels scored 21 points and Kentucky posted its most lopsided win in Southeastern Conference play this season. Kentucky (18-4, 8-3) scored the game's first nine points, seven by Kelenna Azubuike, and never trailed.
No. 11 Texas 77, Texas A & amp;M 57
AUSTIN, Texas -- Brandon Mouton scored 20 points and Kenny Taylor hit four 3-pointers in a key second-half run for Texas (18-4, 9-2 Big 12). Jesse King had 12 points and nine rebounds to lead A & amp;M, (7-15, 0-11).
Clemson 60,No. 13 North Carolina St. 55
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson ended North Carolina State's five-game winning streak. Meanwhile, Shawan Robinson had 20 points for the Tigers (10-13, 3-9 ACC). Julius Hodge wound up with 15 points to lead the Wolfpack (16-6, 9-3), while Marcus Melvin had 12.
UAB 80, No. 17 Cincinnati 69
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Mo Finley had 13 points and Ronell Taylor added 12 in just 17 minutes in UAB's (16-6, 9-2 Conference USA) upset. Cincinnati (17-5, 8-3) lost for the fourth time in six games.
No. 20 S. Illinois 84, Evansville 69
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Southern Illinois clinched its third straight Missouri Valley Conference title with its 13th consecutive victory. Stetson Hairston scored 13 of his season-high 23 points in the first half for the Salukis (21-2, 15-0).
No. 21 Kansas 74, Baylor 54
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- J.R. Giddens made two 3-pointers during a 17-4 run to help Kansas pull away. Wayne Simien had 24 points, Keith Langford added 19 and Giddens 15 to help the Jayhawks (16-6, 8-3 Big 12).
Colorado 85, No. 22 Texas Tech 75
BOULDER, Colo. -- David Harrison had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Michel Morandais added 22 points for Colorado (14-8, 6-5 Big 12). Texas Tech (18-7, 6-5) was led by Devonne Giles with 18 points and 18 rebounds.
Auburn 80, No. 24 LSU 68
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ian Young scored 21 points and Marco Killingsworth added 20 against the SEC's best defense. It was the most points the Tigers (17-5, 7-7), ranked No. 1 in SEC scoring defense, have given up all year.