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No. 2 Syracuse 52, No. 19 Louisville 51

LOUISVILLE, KY.

C.J. Fair scored 13 points and Syracuse scored the final six points of the game, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Cardinals. Syracuse (26-1, 13-1 Big East) held the Cardinals (20-6, 8-5) without a point over the final 31/2 minutes and Fair hit the go-ahead layup with 2:11 left. Fab Melo scored 11 points and the best shooting team in the Big East overcame a 34.4 percent effort, including 1 of 15 from 3-point range, to win for the sixth straight time since losing at Notre Dame. Freshman Chane Behanan had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals.

No. 4 Kansas 59, Kansas St. 53

MANHATTAN, KAN.

Tyshawn Taylor had 20 points in a virtuoso performance for Kansas, which fended off a stiff test from Kansas State for a victory that put the Jayhawks alone in first place in the Big 12. Jeff Withey added 18 points and 11 rebounds in another impressive performance, helping make up for an off game by Thomas Robinson and allow the Jayhawks (21-5, 11-2) to win for the 36th time in their last 39 games against the Interstate 70 rival.

No. 9 Baylor 79, Iowa St. 64

WACO, TEXAS

Perry Jones III scored 18 points and Baylor rebounded from consecutive losses. Jones already had 10 points by halftime, one more than he had combined last week when Baylor (22-4, 9-4 Big 12) lost to No. 4 Kansas and No. 3 Missouri for the second time in four weeks.

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Westminster 78, Penn State Allegheny 59

MCKEESPORT, PA.

Ron Martino (Mooney) scored 13 points and Westminster (6-17) snapped a two-game losing streak. Doug Smith scored 19 for the Titans.

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No. 2 Connecticut 73, Oklahoma 55

NORMAN, OKLA.

Tiffany Hayes scored 23 points, Bria Hartley added 20 and Connecticut won its 12th straight.

No. 13 Tennessee 91, No. 7 Kentucky 54

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Meighan Simmons scored a season-high 25 points and Tennessee routed Kentucky.

Associated Press