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Friday, January 18, 2008

Cleveland St. sinks No. 12 Butler

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Butler's Mike Green, right, is stopped by the defense of Cleveland State's George Tandy, left, and Cedric Jackson. Butler fell Thursday in Cleveland.

— Cedric Jackson scored 14 points as Cleveland State, a program in disarray for most of the past 20 years, stunned No. 12 Butler 56-52 on Thursday night for the Vikings' first regular-season win over an AP Top 25 team.

J'Nathan Bullock added 14 points, the last one coming on a free throw with 2.6 seconds left for Cleveland State.

No. 6 Tennessee 80, No. 16 Vanderbilt 60

Knoxville, Tenn. - The Volunteers were 8-for-22 on threes, while the Commodores completed only three of their 21 attempts.

No. 8 Washington St. 69, Oregon St. 46

Pullman, Wash. - Aron Baynes scored 17 points, and Derrick Low had 15 for the Cougars.

No. 9 Indiana 65, Minnesota 60

Minneapolis - D.J. White had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Lance Stemler hit a crucial three-pointer to lift the Hoosiers.

Louisville 71, No. 13 Marquette 51

Louisville, Ky. - Terrence Williams scored 20 points, and David Padgett had 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Saint Louis 68, No. 23 Rhode Island 61

St. Louis - Saint Louis held No. 23 Rhode Island to season lows for points and shooting percentage.

No. 22 Arizona State 99, California 90, 2OT

Berkeley, Calif. - James Harden scored 27, helping No. 22 Arizona State make its return to the rankings for the first time in nearly 13 years a success.

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