MEN'S TOP 25 Cincinnati turns the tables on Charlotte

Cincinnati lost to Charlotte earlier this season when the Bearcats were No. 8.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jason Maxiell scored 18 points and Field Williams had 15 as No. 15 Cincinnati avenged an earlier loss with a 75-67 victory over Charlotte on Saturday.
Charlotte had beaten the then-No. 8 Bearcats 86-83 in Cincinnati on Jan. 31, and had won seven of its last eight games.
Kareem Johnson added 14 points for Cincinnati (20-5, 11-3 Conference USA), which moved into a first-place tie in the league with No. 19 Memphis, which lost 66-60 at No. 21 Louisville on Saturday. The win gave Bearcats coach Bob Huggins his 13th 20-win season in 15 seasons at the school.
Forward Curtin Withers led Charlotte (18-7, 10-4) with 16 points and 12 rebounds -- his 14th double-double of the season. Brendan Plavich scored 14 and Eddie Basden added 10.
No. 1 Stanford 76, Oregon 55
STANFORD, Calif. -- Josh Childress had 29 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three blocks for Stanford (25-0, 16-0 Pac-10), which won its school-record 25th straight game. Luke Jackson scored 18 points for the Ducks (12-11, 7-9).
No. 2 Saint Joseph's 57,Rhode Island 55
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Jameer Nelson scored 21 points and Delonte West had 19 for Saint Joseph's (26-0, 15-0 Atlantic 10). It was never more than a three-point game for the final 10 minutes. A 3-pointer by West made it 56-55 with 57 seconds remaining and he added a free throw with 19 seconds to play. Rhode Island had two last chances: one to tie by Dawan Robinson and Steve Mello's desperation 3-pointer for the win. Dustin Hellenga had 15 points for Rhode Island (17-12, 6-9).
No. 6 Oklahoma St. 72, Baylor 65
WACO, Texas -- Tony Allen scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half for Oklahoma State (22-3, 12-2 Big 12) led by 12 points with 4:11 left, but Baylor went on a 12-2 run to get within 67-65 with a minute left. John Lucas III, who transferred from Baylor last summer, set up Ivan McFarlin for a layup with 23 seconds left, just before the shot clock expired.
Terrance Thomas had 24 points for the Bears (8-19, 3-11), who missed three 3-pointers on their last possession.
No. 8 Connecticut 75,Villanova 74, OT
PHILADELPHIA -- Emeka Okafor, the nation's leading shot blocker, blocked a Villanova shot at the end of regulation and again at the end of overtime.
Josh Boone put in a rebound of a miss by Ben Gordon with 5.5 seconds left in overtime to give the Huskies a 75-74 lead and Okafor sealed the victory with a spectacular block on a driving layup by Randy Foye just before the buzzer sounded.
Gordon had 21 points and Okafor added 17 for the Huskies (23-5, 11-3 Big East), who have won four straight.
Curtis Sumpter scored 22 points for Villanova (14-13, 6-8), which has lost three straight and five of six.
Connecticut's Rashad Anderson tied it at 66 on a 3-pointer from the right wing with 7 seconds left in regulation. Okafor then blocked Foye's driving layup just before the buzzer, sending it to overtime.
No. 10 Texas 74,No. 25 Texas Tech 71
AUSTIN, Texas -- Brandon Mouton scored 17 points and P.J. Tucker added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Longhorns (21-4, 12-2 Big 12).
Mouton and Tucker combined to make four free throws over the final 28 seconds to hold off the Red Raiders, who have lost seven of 10.
Andre Emmett scored 21 points for Texas Tech (19-9, 7-7) but missed two 3-point attempts in the finals seconds that would have forced overtime.
No. 11 Wake Forest 91,Maryland 83
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Vytas Danelius scored a career-high 23 points for the Demon Deacons, who won their sixth straight and clinched at least a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Justin Gray scored 22 points and Jamaal Levy had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Wake Forest (19-6, 9-5). John Gilchrist led Maryland (14-11, 5-9) with 26 points.
No. 17 Arizona 72,Washington St. 60
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Salim Stoudamire returned from a one-game suspension to score 21 points and the Wildcats (18-8, 10-7 Pac-10) snapped a two-game losing streak. Stoudamire held Washington State's Marcus Moore to five points on 2-for-11 shooting. Thomas Kelati scored a career-high 27 points for Washington State (12-14, 6-9).
No. 18 Georgia Tech 79,Clemson 60
CLEMSON, S.C. -- B.J. Elder scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half and Georgia Tech (20-8, 7-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) reached 20 victories for the first time in eight seasons and snapped a two-game losing streak. Sharrod Ford had 20 points and 16 rebounds for Clemson (10-16, 3-12).
No. 21 Louisville 66,No. 19 Memphis 60
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Francisco Garcia scored 18 points and Louisville snapped a four-game losing streak. Otis George added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinals (18-7, 8-6 Conference USA). Sean Banks scored 26 points and Antonio Burks added 22 for the Tigers (20-5, 11-3).