Monday, January 26, 2004
Cincinnati suffered its first loss at the hands of Louisville.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- J.J. Redick scored a season-high 26 points, and No. 1 Duke used a solid defensive performance to beat Maryland 68-60 Wednesday night.
Luol Deng had 13 points and 12 rebounds to help Duke (15-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) win its 12th straight.
It was the third time in three years the Blue Devils visited Maryland as the No. 1 team, and the first time they escaped with a victory.
Nik Caner-Medley led Maryland (10-5, 1-3) with 21 points.
The Terrapins were seeking to become the eighth team in NCAA history to beat two No. 1 teams in the same season. They defeated Florida last month.
No. 3 Saint Joseph's 92,Massachusetts 67
PHILADELPHIA -- Pat Carroll scored a season-high 20 points, helping the Hawks match the longest winning streak in school history.
Delonte West added 19 points and Jameer Nelson had 13 for Saint Joseph's (16-0, 6-0 Atlantic 10).
Rashaun Freeman had 17 points for UMass (5-11, 0-5).
No. 5 Louisville 93,No. 6 Cincinnati 66
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Taquan Dean scored 21 points and Francisco Garcia added 19 as the Cardinals won their 14th straight and handed Cincinnati its first loss.
Luke Whitehead had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinals (14-1, 5-0 Conference USA).
Jason Maxiell scored 14 to lead Cincinnati (13-1, 4-1).
No. 19 Mississippi St. 79,No. 17 Florida 68
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Lawrence Roberts had 21 points and 14 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season to lead Mississippi State (15-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference).
Anthony Roberson had 20 points to lead the Gators (11-4, 2-2).
No. 24 Oklahoma St. 71,Colorado 62
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Tony Allen scored 19 points and John Lucas added 15 to lead the Cowboys (13-2, 3-1 Big 12).
David Harrison and Lamar Harris each scored 13 points for Colorado (10-5, 2-2).