No. 1 Memphis 79, UAB 78

No. 1 Memphis 79, UAB 78

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chris Douglas-Roberts converted a three-point play with 6.5 seconds left to keep Memphis perfect. The Blazers’ Robert Vaden then missed badly on an off-balance 3-point attempt and Lawrence Kinnard grabbed the long rebound. He heaved up a shot in the paint that went in, and officials promptly headed to the scorer’s table to watch replays. They ruled that Kinnard didn’t get the shot off in time, and the Tigers’ (25-0, 11-0 Conference USA) 44-game regular-season and 34-game league winning streaks were intact.

No. 3 Kansas 69, Colorado 45

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Mario Chalmers had 13 points and Kansas held Colorado’s Richard Roby to just two points in the Jayhawks’ 25th straight at home over the Buffaloes. The Jayhawks (24-2, 9-2 Big 12) scored 23 points off turnovers and outrebounded the overmatched visitors 38-24. Marcus Hall had 15 points for Colorado (10-14, 2-8), which has lost nine of its last 11. Roby, the 6-foot-6 senior who had averaged 18 points in three games at Allen Fieldhouse and had a 30-point effort here last season, was guarded mostly by Darrell Arthur. He missed his first seven shots and wound up 1-of-11 from the field.

No. 4 Tennessee 74, Georgia 71

ATHENS, Ga. — Chris Lofton scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and Wayne Chism had 16 points for Tennessee, which stretched its winning streak to seven games. Lofton was 1-of-6 from 3-point range before halftime, but the senior hit five 3 in the second half, pushing his Southeastern Conference-record total to 398. Tennessee (23-2, 10-1) has won eight straight in the series with Georgia (12-11, 3-7), including a sweep of this season’s two games. Sundiatta Gaines led Georgia with 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Terrance Woodbury added 14 points but missed two 3-pointers in the final minute.

No. 5 North Carolina 92, Virginia Tech 53

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Tyler Hansbrough had 23 points and nine rebounds and Wayne Ellington had 19 points for the Tar Heels (24-2, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who dominated the entire way to avenge last season’s sweep by the Hokies. North Carolina shot 50 percent and held a 54-24 rebounding advantage, while its defense held Virginia Tech to 26 percent shooting. Malcolm Delaney scored 20 points for the Hokies (14-11, 5-6), who have lost three straight games.

No. 7 Stanford 67, Arizona 66

TUCSON, Ariz. — Brook Lopez had 23 points and 10 rebounds and his twin brother Robin added 14 points to lead Stanford.

Syracuse 77, No. 8 Georgetown 70

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Paul Harris scored 22 points and freshman Donte Greene added 18 to lead Syracuse.

No. 11 Texas 82, Baylor 77

WACO, Texas — With Kevin Durant watching his former teammates, Damion James had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas to its fifth straight victory and 22nd in a row against the Baylor.

No. 14 Drake 65, Northern Iowa 55

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Adam Emmenecker scored 13 points and Drake clinched its first Missouri Valley Conference title since 1971.

Oklahoma St. 59, No. 16 Texas A&M 54

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Byron Eaton had 17 points, including two free throws with 9 seconds left, and Oklahoma State snapped a 19-game road losing streak.

No. 17 Connecticut 74,
South Florida 73, OT

TAMPA, Fla. — Craig Austrie’s 12-foot runner in the lane with less than a second left in overtime gave Connecticut its ninth straight win.

No. 18 Kansas State 100, Missouri 63

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Michael Beasley had 40 points and 17 rebounds for his 21st double-double to lead No. 18 Kansas State in a rout.

It was Beasley’s second 40-point game and ninth with at least 30 points. He is is one double-double shy of tying Carmelo Anthony’s NCAA freshman record of 22.

No. 23 Louisville 80, Providence 72

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Earl Clark had 20 points and nine rebounds and made a key 3-pointer with 2 1/2 minutes left for Louisville.

No. 24 Vanderbilt 61, Florida 58

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alex Gordon made four free throws over the final 24 seconds and Vanderbilt held off Florida to remain undefeated at home this season.

Associated Press