TOP 25 ROUNDUP

January 11, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

TOP 25 ROUNDUP

Saturday’s men’s games

No. 2 Duke 66, Florida St. 58

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gerald Henderson scored a career-high 25 points to lead Duke (14-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which ran off the first nine points of the second half during a 41-11 run to build its largest lead of the game, 46-21 with 12:45 left. Toney Douglas led Florida State (13-3, 0-1) with 18 points, but was just 7-of-23 from the floor as the Seminoles shot just 31 percent.

No. 6 Oklahoma 61, Kansas St. 53

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Blake Griffin had 29 points and 15 rebounds in a rare game against single coverage, helping Oklahoma open Big 12 Conference play with a win. Oklahoma (15-1) was 9-7 and won just three road games in the Big 12 last season. The expectations were a bit higher this season, particularly after the Sooners’ best non-conference record since 1987-88, when they went 15-1 on the way to the national championship game.

No. 7 Texas 75, Iowa State 67

AUSTIN, Texas — Damion James scored 19 points to lead Texas to a win over Iowa State in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Gary Johnson added 17 points and had nine rebounds for the Longhorns (12-3), who are undefeated in 11 conference home openers under coach Rick Barnes. The Longhorns also have won a school record 13 in a row at home in the Big 12, dating back to 2007 when Kevin Durant was a Texas freshman.

No. 8 Michigan St. 75, Kansas 62

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Kalin Lucas continued his offensive surge, scoring 22 points to lead the eighth-ranked Spartans over the defending national champions. Michigan State (13-2) has won nine straight since getting routed by North Carolina, 27 in a row at the Breslin Center over nearly two years and 39 consecutive against nonconference opponents at home since losing to Duke in 2003.

No. 9 Georgetown 82, Providence 75

WASHINGTON — Austin Freeman scored 18 points, Greg Monroe nearly had a triple-double, and Georgetown held Providence scoreless for more than 6 minutes to rally for a victory that ended its two-game Big East losing streak. Georgetown (11-3, 2-2) trailed by nine points in the first half, and allowed Providence (11-5, 3-1) to go ahead 44-40 on Brian McKenzie’s 3-pointer with 16:15 left.

No. 11 Syracuse 82, Rutgers 66

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Paul Harris scored 26 points and Jonny Flynn had 15 points and nine assists to lead Syracuse to its seventh straight victory. Arinze Onuaku added 19 points and Eric Devendorf had 15 for the Orange (16-1, 4-0 Big East), who beat Rutgers for the eighth straight time.

No. 12 Clemson 63, North Carolina State 51

CLEMSON, S.C. — Trevor Booker scored 23 points and Clemson improved to 16-0. The Tigers (2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) are within a win of tying the school’s best start, accomplished in 1986-87 and matched two years ago.

No. 13 Notre Dame 88, Seton Hall 79

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Luke Harangody scored 30 points to lead Notre Dame as the Irish tied a Big East record with their 20th consecutive league win at home. The Irish (12-3, 3-1 Big East) have won 45 straight overall at home. The Pirates (9-7, 0-4) have lost four straight this season and six straight to the Irish.

No. 15 Tennessee 86, Georgia 77.

ATHENS, Ga. — Tyler Smith had 24 points and 11 rebounds, including 13 points in the second half, and Tennessee rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Georgia in each team’s SEC opener. Three days after seeing its school-record 37-game home winning streak end with an overtime loss to Gonzaga, the Vols snapped a two-game losing streak.

Miami 77, No. 17 Boston College 71

BOSTON — Dwayne Collins had 13 points with seven rebounds and drew a key charging foul on Tyrese Rice in the final minute to lead Miami to a victory over Boston College.

No. 18 Marquette 75, No. 25 West Virginia 53

MILWAUKEE — Jerel McNeal scored 26 points to lead Marquette past West Virginia. Dominic James added 17 points and Wesley Matthews scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Golden Eagles (15-2, 4-0 Big East), who recovered from a rough shooting start against a physical Mountaineers team to take control in the second half.

No. 23 Louisville 61, No. 18 Villanova 60

PHILADELPHIA — Terrence Williams scored on a drive with 7.4 seconds left to give Louisville the lead, and Villanova missed two shots down low in the final seconds as the Cardinals held.

No. 20 Arizona St 76, Oregon 58

TEMPE, Ariz. — Derek Glasser scored 15 points and had a career-high 11 assists, and Arizona State won for its 10th win in 11 games.

No. 23 Baylor 73, Texas Tech 61.

WACO, Texas — LaceDarius Dunn scored 20 points, including 11 in a row in the second-half spurt that put Baylor ahead for good in a victory over Texas Tech in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Associated Press