Badgers extend nation's best winning streak to 17

No. 2 Wisconsin improved to 21-1 by beating Iowa.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Alando Tucker scored 27 points, Brian Butch added 13 points and 14 rebounds and No. 2 Wisconsin beat Iowa 57-46 on Sunday, eclipsing the best start in school history.
Tucker went 11-of-14 from the floor for the Badgers (21-1, 7-0 Big Ten), who topped the old mark of 20-1 set in 1915-16.
Wisconsin also extended the nation's longest winning streak to 17 games.
Adam Haluska scored 16 points to lead Iowa (11-10, 3-4 Big Ten), which saw its 12-game home winning streak against Big Ten opponents snapped.
Stanford 75, No. 3 UCLA 68
STANFORD, Calif. -- Lawrence Hill scored seven straight points including the tying and go-ahead baskets to finish with 22, and Stanford rallied in the second half to stun No. 3 UCLA 75-68 Sunday night and hand the Bruins only their second loss of the season.
Arron Afflalo had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Bruins, who were thoroughly outplayed in the second half and had their four-game winning streak snapped. Their only other loss came Jan. 6 at Oregon, 68-66.
Anthony Goods scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half as Stanford won its third straight and sixth in seven.
No. 10 Duke 75, Boston College 61
DURHAM, N.C. -- DeMarcus Nelson scored 17 points to lead Duke past Boston College.
Josh McRoberts had 16 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Blue Devils (18-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won five straight games since an 0-2 league start. Duke has won the past six meetings, including all three since the Eagles joined the ACC.
Jared Dudley scored 17 points to lead the Eagles (14-6, 6-2), who fell out of first place in the league.
No. 15 Marquette 70, South Florida 68
TAMPA, Fla. -- Dominic James scored 16 points and Jerel McNeal stole a pass and drove nearly the length of the floor to make a layup at the buzzer to give Marquette a victory over South Florida.
James made a difficult layup in heavy traffic to tie the game with 15 seconds remaining, then McNeal provided his heroics after South Florida called a timeout to set up a potential game-winning play with nine seconds left. McNeal finished with 13 points and Marquette (19-4, 6-2), won its sixth straight. Mattis led South Florida (11-11, 2-6) with 20 points and nine rebounds.
Virginia 64, No. 19 Clemson 63
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Jason Cain's tip-in with 15.5 seconds left capped a 16-point comeback over the final nine minutes to lift Virginia over Clemson.
The Cavaliers (13-6, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 61-45 after Cliff Hammonds' 3-pointer with 8:47 to go. But Clemson was held to two foul shots the rest of the way.
It was the second straight improbable defeat for Clemson (18-4, 4-4), which lost at Duke 68-66 on David McClure's layup with no time remaining this past Thursday night.
Georgia 57, No. 21 LSU 54
ATHENS, Ga. -- Levi Stukes's 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left gave Georgia a win over Louisiana State.
It was Stukes' fourth 3-pointer of the game and was one of eight second-half 3s by the Bulldogs (13-6, 5-2 Southeastern Conference). He finished with 16 points. Glenn Davis had 18 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high six assists for LSU (13-7, 2-4).
No. 24 Virginia Tech 73, Georgia Tech 65
ATLANTA -- Zabian Dowdell scored 23 points and A.D. Vassallo had 19 to help Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech.
The Hokies (16-5, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won three straight, six of eight and 12 of 14. Georgia Tech (13-7, 2-5) has lost three straight to drop into 10th place in the ACC.
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