Duke gains 16th victory

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WASHINGTON -- Shelden Williams had a career-high 26 points and Chris Duhon added 17 for No. 1 Duke in an 85-66 victory over Georgetown on Saturday.
Williams finished 12-for-15 from the field, and his jumper at the first-half buzzer was his first 3-pointer of this season.
Duhon was 7-for-9, and J.J. Redick added 15 points for the Blue Devils (16-1), who shot 61 percent in the first half and 56 percent for the game to win their 13th straight.
Brandon Bowman scored 19 points for the Hoyas (11-4), who have lost four of five. Georgetown lost to the No. 1 team for the second time in 10 days, having lost 94-70 at then-top ranked Connecticut on Jan. 14.
No. 3 Saint Joseph's 114,St. Bonaventure 63
OLEAN, N.Y. -- Jameer Nelson was perfect from the field, hitting all six attempts for 19 points, and so remains No. 3 Saint Joseph's.
Delonte West had 21 points, allowing the Hawks (17-0, 7-0 Atlantic-10) to set a school record with their 17th consecutive win. Pat Carroll added 17 points in a game that was decided 8 minutes in when the Hawks scored 15 straight points to open a 20-3 lead.
Kern Carter had 14 points for St. Bonaventure (6-10, 2-3), which missed 17 of its first 18 shots.
Providence 66,No. 4 Connecticut 56
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ryan Gomes had 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead Providence to its fifth straight victory.
The Friars (13-3, 4-1 Big East) are 2-1 against ranked teams this season and handed the Huskies (15-3, 3-1) their first conference loss of the season.
Emeka Okafor had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Huskies, who shot 40.7 percent from the field, their second lowest mark of the season.
No. 6 Cincinnati 83,Southern Miss. 47
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Tony Bobbitt scored 19 points and Cincinnati (14-1, 5-1 Conference USA) had more turnovers forced (16) than field goals allowed (14). Jason Maxiell had 17 points and James White added 13 for the Bearcats. Jasper Johnson had 13 points to lead the Golden Eagles (9-7, 2-3).
No. 7 North Carolina 96,Virginia 77
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Rashad McCants scored 26 points to lead six North Carolina players in double figures. Sean May scored 17 points for the Tar Heels (12-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Raymond Felton added 11 points and eight assists. Devin Smith scored 16 points to lead Virginia (12-5, 2-4), while J.R. Reynolds added 15.
No. 8 Pittsburgh 66,No. 13 Syracuse 45
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Chris Taft and Mark McCarroll scored 15 points apiece and Pittsburgh held Syracuse to its lowest point total in 36 years. It was the fewest points the Orangemen have scored since losing 71-41 at Kansas in 1968. Chevon Troutman added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers (19-1, 5-1 Big East). Syracuse (13-3, 3-2) was led by Hakim Warrick with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
N.C. State 76,No. 11 Georgia Tech 72
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Scooter Sherrill scored 18 points and Ilian Evtimov had 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead North Carolina State (11-4, 4-1 SEC). Will Bynum scored 17 points for Georgia Tech (15-3, 3-2), which lost its eighth straight game at N.C. State.
No. 24 Oklahoma St. 72,No. 16 Texas 67
AUSTIN, Texas -- Joey Graham had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Cowboys, who ended the Longhorns' 25-game home winning streak. Oklahoma State (14-2, 4-1 Big 12) became the first visiting team to win in the Frank Erwin Center since the Cowboys beat the Longhorns on Feb. 20, 2002, coach Eddie Sutton's 700th career victory. Royal Ivey scored 14 points for Texas (12-3, 3-1).
No. 17 Florida 68, Auburn 52
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- David Lee scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half to lead Florida (12-4, 3-2 SEC). Anthony Roberson hit his first six shots and led the Gators with 21 points. Marco Killingsworth had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Auburn (11-6, 2-4).
No. 18 Texas Tech 80,Texas A & amp;M 78
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Andre Emmett scored 23 points, including the go-ahead basket with six seconds to play. The Red Raiders (16-2, 4-0 Big 12) led by 12 points late in the first half, but the Aggies (7-8, 0-4) stayed in it in the second half.
No. 19 Mississippi St. 71,Georgia 58
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Lawrence Roberts scored 17 points and Timmy Bowers added 15 points and nine assists for Mississippi State (16-1, 5-1 SEC). Georgia (9-7, 1-4) didn't get its first field goal until Rashad Wright's 3-pointer with about 10:40 remaining in the first half. Damien Wilkins had 17 points for Georgia.
No. 20 Oklahoma 61, Kansas St. 49
NORMAN, Okla. -- Jason Detrick scored 24 points for Oklahoma, (11-4, 1-3 Big 12). Before the game, it was announced that starting forward Kevin Bookout would miss the rest of the season after deciding to have shoulder surgery. Jarrett Hart had 16 points for Kansas State (9-6, 1-3).
Arkansas 70, No. 22 Vanderbilt 62
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Freshman guard Ronnie Brewer scored a season-high 21 points and Jonathon Modica matched that for Arkansas (10-7, 2-3 SEC).
Junior Michael Jones tied a career high with 18 points and had seven rebounds in his first start of the season for the Razorbacks. Matt Freije had 19 points and seven rebounds for Vanderbilt (13-3, 2-3).
No. 25 South Carolina 61, LSU 55
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Carlos Powell had 12 points, including South Carolina's only 3-pointer of the game with 1:38 remaining. Rolando Howell had 12 points off the bench for South Carolina (17-2, 4-1 SEC). Jamie Lloreda finished with 19 points and 16 rebounds for LSU, his ninth double-double of the season.