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No. 3 Villanova 90, Notre Dame 72

PHILADELPHIA — Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher each scored 17 points to help No. 3 Villanova get off to the best start in school history. A season after advancing to the Final Four, the Wildcats are 19-1 for the first time and are the only Big East team unbeaten in conference play (8-0). Villanova has won 10 straight overall and is in the mix for the top spot next week in The Associated Press poll. Reynolds and Notre Dame’s Luke Harangody were expected to state their cases for Big East player of the year. Harangody delivered on his end for the Irish (15-6, 4-4) with 21 points and nine rebounds.

No. 6 Texas 95, Texas Tech 83

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas got some unexpected scoring from guards Justin Mason and Dogus Balbay, and the Longhorns avoided a three-game losing streak. Mason scored 18 points and Balbay had 13. The two went into the game averaging just more than seven points between them.

No. 8 Duke 70, Florida State 56

DURHAM, N.C. — Jon Scheyer scored 22 points, Kyle Singler added 20 and Duke held off Florida State. The Blue Devils (17-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot 43 percent against the nation’s toughest field-goal percentage defense and forced 22 turnovers but needed a late 15-4 run to seal their 14th straight home win.

No. 21 Vanderbilt 85, No. 14 Tennessee 76

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jermaine Beal scored 25 points and Vanderbilt beat state rival Tennessee for its 10th straight victory. It was the first win for the Commodores (16-3, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) in Knoxville in five tries, and Tennessee’s first loss at home this season. Vandy is off to its best start in the SEC since 1966 and has grabbed control of the league’s Eastern Division.

Charlotte 74, No. 15 Temple 64

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Derrio Green scored 26 points and Charlotte rallied for a 74-64 victory over Temple to end the Owls’ six-game winning streak and create a logjam atop the Atlantic 10. Chris Braswell added 14 of his 15 points in the second half and Shamari Spears had 11 points and nine rebounds for the 49ers (15-5, 5-1).

Providence 81, No. 19 Connecticut 66

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jamine Peterson had 23 points to go with 14 rebounds, scoring eight of Providence’s 14 straight points as the Friars took the lead and ran away from Connecticut (13-7, 3-4).

Associated Press