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No. 2 Connecticut 80, Rutgers 49

STORRS, Conn. — Hasheem Thabeet led a balanced attack with 15 points and eight rebounds in the second-ranked Huskies’ win.

No. 4 Oklahoma 93, Coppin St. 62

NORMAN, Okla. — Tony Crocker hit five 3-pointers, including four to blow it open in the first half, and scored 20 points to lead the Sooners in a rout.

No. 6 Wake Forest 94, BYU 87

PROVO, Utah — Jeff Teague scored 30 points and James Johnson had 22 points and 15 rebounds in the Demon Deacons’ win.

St. John’s 71, No. 7 Notre Dame 65

NEW YORK — D.J. Kennedy hit four free throws in the final 15 seconds and had 10 rebounds to send St. John’s to the upset.

No. 10 Michigan St. 77,

Northwestern 66

EVANSTON, Ill. — Raymar Morgan scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Spartans to their seventh straight win.

Kansas 92, No. 14 Tennessee 85

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Sherron Collins had 26 points and nine assists, and Cole Aldrich had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help the Jayhawks win their 32nd straight at Allen Fieldhouse.

No. 20 Clemson 79, E. Carolina 66

CLEMSON, S.C. — Jerai Grant had a career-high 14 points and the Tigers improved to 14-0 for the second time in three years.

No. 21 Minnesota 68,

No. 24 Ohio State 59

MINNEAPOLIS — Lawrence Westbrook led a typically balanced Minnesota offense with 15 points in the Gophers’ win.

No. 22 Xavier 84, Virginia 70

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — B.J. Raymond scored 24 points and hit four of the Musketeers nine 3-pointers as they built a big early lead before hanging on.

No. 25 Butler 75, Valparaiso 62

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Matt Howard scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and Willie Veasley had a career-high 15 points to lead Butler.

Associated Press