Tar Heels continue dominance of NC State

ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points to help third-ranked North Carolina beat North Carolina State 89-80 Wednesday night.

Danny Green added 19 points for the Tar Heels (24-2, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who pulled away in the second half to win their 10th straight game. North Carolina shot 55 percent for the game to improve to 12-1 against its nearby rival since Roy Williams took over at his alma mater before the 2003-04 season.

The Tar Heels used a 14-0 run early in the second half to take control, pushing a three-point halftime lead to 53-38 with 16 minutes left. N.C. State got no closer than six points and trailed by 19 down the stretch.

Javi Gonzalez scored 18 points to lead the Wolfpack (14-10, 4-7 ACC), who shot 54 percent but couldn’t keep pace with the Tar Heels after halftime.

No. 5 Memphis 90, SMU 47

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shawn Taggart scored 19 points and Doneal Mack added 15 points as Memphis cruised.

Robert Dozier had 14 points, and Tyreke Evans and Antonio Anderson each scored 13 for the Tigers (23-3, 11-0 Conference USA), who won their 17th straight. Memphis also extended its winning streak in the conference to 53 games, including the postseason.

Paul McCoy led SMU (7-17, 1-10) with 17 points, while Derek Williams added 11.

Memphis, which entered the game holding opponents to an average of 37.6 percent shooting from the field, limited SMU to 31 percent (17-for-55).

No. 7 Louisville 94, Providence 76

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Terrence Williams had 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds as Louisville overcame a shaky first half. Edgar Sosa paced led the Cardinals (20-5, 11-2 Big East) with 18 points, Samardo Samuels added 17 and Earl Clark had 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Louisville moved into a three-way tie for second place in the conference with No. 4 Pittsburgh and No. 10 Marquette behind No. 1 Connecticut.

No. 8 Wake Forest 87, Georgia Tech 69

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — James Johnson had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Wake Forest avenged its worst loss of the season. Jeff Teague added 15 points for Wake Forest (20-4, 7-4).

No. 15 Kansas 72, Iowa St. 55

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Cole Aldrich had 22 points and 11 rebounds, helping Kansas extend the nation’s longest home-winning streak to 38 games. Sherron Collins added 22 points and six assists for Kansas (21-5, 10-1 Big 12).

No. 23 LSU 72, Arkansas 69

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Marcus Thornton scored 28 points and made a key defensive play in the final minute for LSU.