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Temple 83, No. 3 Syracuse 79

NEW YORK

Khalif Wyatt scored 33 points and Anthony Lee had 21 — both career highs — and Temple, despite not making a field goal over the final 51/2 minutes, upset Syracuse in the Chevrolet Gotham Classic at Madison Square Garden. The Owls (9-2), coming off a 10-point home loss to Canisius, used the combination of Wyatt from the outside and Lee inside to keep Syracuse at bay. The Orange led by two at halftime but never took a lead in the second half even though there were four ties, the last at 59 with 10:23 to play. C.J. Fair had a career-high 25 points for Syracuse (10-1), which had its 52-game regular-season nonconference winning streak snapped.

No. 12 Missouri 82, No. 10 Illinois 73

ST. LOUIS

Laurence Bowers had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Missouri over Illinois in the annual Braggin’ Rights game. Alex Oriakhi added 13 points and 14 rebounds as Missouri (10-1) won its fourth straight in the 32-year-old series. Jabari Brown had 18 points and Phil Pressey handed out 11 assists. Brandon Paul led Illinois (12-1) with 23 points.

No. 11 Cincinnati 68, Wright State 58

CINCINNATI

JaQuon Parker scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half and Cincinnati remained unbeaten by overcoming another poor start to beat Wright State. The Bearcats improved to 12-0 for the eighth time in school history and the second time in three seasons. Cincinnati won its first 15 games in 2010-11. For the second game in a row, the Bearcats struggled in half-court offense and scored 22 points in the first half.

No. 13 Minnesota 75, Lafayette 50

MINNEAPOLIS

Starting guard Joe Coleman scored 12 points and Minnesota got 42 points from its reserves in a rout of Lafayette. Otto Osenieks added 10 points for the Gophers (12-1), who have won eight straight. Dan Trist scored 14 points for the Leopards (5-9), who are 0-7 on the road. Minnesota led by 15 at halftime.

No. 15 Georgetown 65, American 48

WASHINGTON

Otto Porter had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Georgetown pulled away late in the first half to beat D.C. neighbor American. Greg Whittington added 13 points for the Hoyas (10-1), who took advantage of the sizable talent gap between the Big East school and the Eagles from the Patriot League.

South Dakota State 70, No. 16 New Mexico 65

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

Nate Wolters scored 28 points and handed out seven assists, leading South Dakota State to an upset of New Mexico. Kendall Williams scored 21 to lead the Lobos (12-1), who went a frustrating 7 of 12 from the foul line in the closing minutes as they tried to complete a comeback. Jordan Dykstra had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Jackrabbits.

No. 18 San Diego State 80, San Francisco 58

HONOLULU

Chase Tapley made six 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 33 points and San Diego State beat San Francisco in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic for its 10th straight win. Tapley gave the Aztecs (10-1) their first cushion in the opening half with three jumpers.

No. 19 Butler 75, Evansville 67

INDIANAPOLIS

Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith each scored 20 points to lead Butler past pesky Evansville. The Bulldogs (9-2) won their sixth straight and completed a sweep of the five Indiana schools they played this season in non-conference action — including last weekend’s stunning overtime victory against the top-ranked Hoosiers. Evansville (7-5) was led by Colt Ryan with 25 points.

No. 20 Michigan State 67, Texas 56

EAST LANSING, MICH.

Derrick Nix had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help Michigan State surge past Texas. Nix was 7 for 10 from the field and 11 for 13 at the line, a major improvement for a 64.9 percent foul shooter. Keith Appling had 14 points and Adreian Payne added 13 for the Spartans (11-2), who stayed perfect in six December games.

No. 23 North Carolina 97, Mcneese State 63

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

P.J. Hairston scored a career-high 20 points in North Carolina’s victory over McNeese State.Reggie Bullock added 17 points for the Tar Heels (9-3), who shot 13 of 28 on 3-pointers and never trailed. James Michael McAdoo had 12 points, Leslie McDonald added 11 and Brice Johnson scored 10. Jeremie Mitchell had 13 points to lead the Cowboys (6-4), who had won five straight.

No. 24 Oklahoma State 78, Tennessee Tech 42

STILLWATER, OKLA.

Freshman guard Phil Forte scored 22 points to lead Oklahoma State over Tennessee Tech. Forte shot 6 of 11 from 3-point range and the Cowboys (10-1) hit a season-high 11 3-pointers. Kamari Murphy scored 12 points, Markel Brown and Marcus Smart each had 11, and Kirby Gardner added 10 points.

No. 25 N.C. State 92, St. Bonaventure 73

RALEIGH, N.C.

C.J. Leslie scored a career-high 33 points to lead North Carolina State past St. Bonaventure. Scott Wood added a season-best 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting and Lorenzo Brown had a season-high 11 assists for the Wolfpack (9-2). The nation’s most accurate shooting team shot 57 percent, never trailed and now heads into its weeklong holiday break on a five-game winning streak. Eric Mosley had 18 points for the Bonnies (7-4).

REGIONAL

Kent State 73, Arkansas State 69

KENT

Randal Holt scored 19 points to lead Kent State past Arkansas State in a nonconference showdown. Chris Evans finished with 16 points and six rebounds, and Thomas Kellon came off the bench to add 14 points for Kent State (7-5).

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