Harvard stuns No. 17 Boston College
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:48:24 PST)
Boston College coach Al Skinner had been warning his players all along. It showed they didn't listen. Jeremy Lin scored 27 points to lead Harvard to an 82-70 upset over No. 17 Boston College on Wednesday night, three days after the Eagles upset previously top-ranked North Carolina. "I tried to pre-warn them," said Skinner after one of the Eagles' more disappointing regular season losses in many...

Zags end No. 15 Vols' home streak at 37
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:43:24 PST)
After watching Gonzaga fall behind Tennessee in the second half, coach Mark Few thought, 'Here we go again.' His team seemed on the verge of losing its fourth straight game for only the second time in Few's 10-year career with the Zags. "It's human nature," Few said. "I just told the guys we've got to get back to savoring the moment and savoring the competition.

No. 2 Duke holds off Davidson 79-67
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:45:20 PST)
Stephen Curry started creating shots, and not coincidentally, they started to fall. Just that quickly, Davidson was on its way back from a big deficit -- and it was starting to feel like last March again. But the Wildcats had too far to come, especially against No. 2 Duke. "We still had a 10-point lead.

No. 3 Tar Heels bounce back with rout
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:50:24 PST)
At least North Carolina can say it responded to a loss a lot better than it did a close game. Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points to help the third-ranked Tar Heels beat College of Charleston 108-70 on Wednesday night, bouncing back from their stunning home loss against Boston College over the weekend. Deon Thompson added 15 points for the Tar Heels (14-1), who used a 19-2 run spanning halftime to turn...

No. 11 Orange use balance to rip DePaul
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:31:11 PST)
DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright got a first-hand look at hot-shooting Andy Rautins and his Syracuse teammates, and he could only marvel at what they did to his Blue Demons. Rautins scored 17 points and Paul Harris added 14 to lead six Syracuse players in double figures in the No. 11 Orange's 85-68 win on Wednesday night.

Matthews stars as No. 18 Marquette wins
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:11:53 PST)
Wesley Matthews was unaware he set a school record with his 10-for-10 shooting, but was very conscious of the foul shot he missed when his Marquette team was watching a huge lead nearly slip away. Fortunately for the Golden Eagles, those 10 baskets held up. "You take it how you can get it," said Matthews after his 23 points and six rebounds helped No.

No. 23 Louisville defeats South Florida
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:59:01 PST)
Earl Clark lost his shooting stroke, but not his confidence. Shrugging off a subpar performance in a win over Kentucky, the Louisville star scored 22 points and helped the No. 23 Cardinals open Big East play with a 71-57 victory over South Florida on Wednesday night. Three days after missing nine of 11 shots, the 6-foot-9 junior from Plainfield, N.J., stepped up with leading scorer Samardo Samuels...