Scheyer and Singler lead Duke past Davidson, 79-67

January 8, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

Associated Press

DURHAM, N.C. — Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler scored 22 points apiece and No. 2 Duke held off a late Stephen Curry-led charge to beat Davidson 79-67 on Wednesday night.

Gerald Henderson added 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting for the Blue Devils (13-1). They never trailed, outscored the Wildcats 20-7 to start the second half and withstood their late comeback attempt to win their 67th straight non-conference home game.

Curry, the nation’s leading scorer, scored 29 points — the most Duke has allowed any player this season — on 10-of-22 shooting for Davidson (10-3), with 21 of those coming in the second half as he tried to rally his team from a 25-point deficit.

No. 11 Syracuse 85, DePaul 68

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Andy Rautins scored 17 points and Paul Harris added 14 to lead six Syracuse players in double figures. It was the sixth straight victory for Syracuse (15-1, 3-0 Big East) and the third consecutive loss for DePaul (8-8, 0-3).

Harvard 82, No. 17 Boston College 70

BOSTON — Jeremy Lin scored 27 points to lead Harvard to an upset of Boston College, coming three days after the Eagles upset previously top-ranked North Carolina.

No. 18 Marquette 81, Rutgers 76

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Wesley Matthews scored 23 points, hitting all 10 of his shots, to help Marquette beat Rutgers. Jerel McNeal added 16 points and Dominic James had 15 for the Golden Eagles (14-2), who won their sixth straight in starting 3-0 in the Big East for the first time since joining the conference in 2005.

No. 23 Louisville 71, South Florida 57

TAMPA, Fla. — Earl Clark scored 22 points and Louisville shut down South Florida during a crucial eight-minute stretch of the second half to pull away in the Cardinals’ Big East opener.

Women

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Emily Cournoyer scored a season-best 19 points with 11 rebounds to propel Providence to a 77-69 upset of No. 19 Pittsburgh.

The Friars’ win overshadowed the performance of Shavonte Zellous, who scored 28 points for Pitt (11-3, 1-1 Big East). Zellous, the nation’s fourth-leading scorer at 23.1 points per game, had 16 in the first half.