No. 2 Memphis wins 28th, clinches crown

The Tigers sealed their third straight Conference USA regular-season title.

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Derrick Rose scored 23 points, including 11 in a 5-minute span of the second half, to help No. 2 Memphis pull away to a 76-67 victory over Southern Mississippi on Saturday.

The Tigers (28-1, 14-0) clinched their third consecutive Conference USA regular-season title with their 37th straight league win.

It was the second straight win for Memphis since its 66-62 loss to Tennessee last weekend cost the Tigers the No. 1 ranking with their first loss of the season.

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 22 points for Memphis.

No. 3 North Carolina 90, Boston College 80

BOSTON — Tyler Hansbrough scored 25 points and North Carolina overcame 46 points from Tyrese Rice and an 18-point second-half deficit.

Wayne Ellington had 18 of his 20 points in the second half for the Tar Heels (27-2, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their sixth straight.

Rice surpassed his career highs of 32 points and six 3-pointers by halftime, making 8-of-9 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes. He started the second half with a steal and fast-break lay-up to give him 36 points, and then he hit the next basket to make it 58-40.

But after Corey Raji hit a 3-pointer to give BC (13-14, 4-10) a 61-44 lead, the Tar Heels scored 18 straight points — getting three 3-pointers from Danny Green.

Texas Tech 83, No. 5 Texas 80

LUBBOCK, Texas — Alan Voskuil scored 18 points, including six straight free throws down the stretch, for Texas Tech.

Martin Zeno scored 15 points for the Red Raiders (15-13, 7-7 Big 12), who made 34 free throws in the game including hitting its last 10 to stave off Texas’ comeback.

Texas Tech fans stormed the court after the win, Pat Knight’s and the Red Raiders’ second over a Top 25 team since he succeeded his father as coach in early February.

D.J. Augustine scored 30 points for the Longhorns (24-5, 11-3), who had an eight-game winning streak snapped.

No. 7 Duke 87, North Carolina St. 86

RALEIGH, N.C. — DeMarcus Nelson’s two free throws with 1:01 remaining gave Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski his 800th career victory.

Nelson and Jon Scheyer both scored 19 points for the Blue Devils (25-3, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who used a game-closing 14-5 run to take their first — and only — lead of the half and snap a two-game road losing streak.

Ben McCauley scored 19 points for N.C. State (15-14, 4-11). His free throw with 1:11 remaining put the Wolfpack up 86-85. He fouled Nelson 10 seconds later, and the Duke captain knocked down both free throws.

No. 8 Stanford 60, No. 22 Washington St. 53

STANFORD, Calif. — Brook Lopez scored 19 of his 25 points after halftime and pulled down six rebounds to help Stanford maintain its Pac-10 title hopes.

The 7-foot sophomore was 11-for-16 from the field and had four blocks. He dunked on a put-back with 2:52 to play to give the Cardinal (24-4, 13-3) the lead for good and converted two free throws at 1:39.

No. 11 Georgetown 70, No. 21 Marquette 68, OT

MILWAUKEE — Roy Hibbert and Jonathan Wallace scored 20 points each to lift Georgetown to its fourth straight victory.

The Hoyas (24-4, 14-3 Big East) have won 11 of their last 13, with the losses coming at Louisville and Syracuse.

Wesley Matthews tied his career high with 22 points for Marquette (21-7, 11-6), which had a five-game winning streak snapped.

Trailing by three points early in the overtime, Wallace banked in a 3-pointer to tie the game. Wallace was fouled attempting a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds remaining in regulation and he made all three free throws to tie the game.