men’s top 25 roundup

No. 3 Pittsburgh 87, Rider 68

PITTSBURGH

Brad Wanamaker had 16 points and 11 assists as Pittsburgh shut down Rider’s 3-point shooters. Ashton Gibbs also scored 16 points and Dante Taylor added 12 to help the Panthers win their 53rd consecutive non-conference home game and their 102nd in 103 games. Pitt is 9-0 for the eighth time in nine seasons.

No. 8 Syracuse 65, N.C. State 59

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

Scoop Jardine scored 23 points, Rick Jackson added 16, and Syracuse shut down North Carolina State late. North Carolina State (4-3) seemed poised for an upset after taking a six-point lead, but Syracuse clamped down in the final eight minutes, forcing two shot-clock violations and holding the Wolfpack without a basket for the final 7:20.

North Carolina 75, No. 10 Kentucky 73

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Tyler Zeller scored a career-high 27 points and hit the go-ahead free throws with 47 seconds left, helping North Carolina edge Kentucky. Zeller scored 12 of the final 16 points for the Tar Heels (5-3), who earned a needed victory against a big-name opponent.

No. 14 Memphis 77, Western Kentucky 61

MEMPHIS, TENN.

D.J. Stephens had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Memphis overcame another sloppy performance. Joe Jackson led the Tigers (7-0) with 15 points and six assists.

No. 16 Georgetown 68, Utah State 51

WASHINGTON

Chris Wright had 21 points and Georgetown (8-0) relied on defense instead of 3-pointers to pass its latest nonconference test against Utah State.

No. 21 BYU 78, Hawaii 57

SALT LAKE CITY

Jimmer Fredette scored 16 points and sophomore Stephen Rogers added a career-high 13 off the bench to lead BYU. Rogers entered the game having missed all seven attempts from beyond the arc, but gave the Cougars (8-0) a spark after Hawaii pulled within 23-19 with 6:55 left in the first half.

No. 23 Washington 108, Texas Tech 79

SEATTLE

Justin Holiday had 17 of his career-high 20 points in the first half, Matthew Bryan-Amaning added 18 points and Washington rolled past Texas Tech.

Associated Press