Birmingham, Ala. ? DaJuan Summers had 18 points and nine rebounds, and No. 5 Georgetown dominated down the stretch to beat Alabama, 70-60, on Wednesday night.
The Hoyas (6-0) went on a 14-1 run after the Crimson Tide (4-3) briefly took the lead in the final minutes, giving up only a free throw and a last-second basket in the final four minutes.
Georgetown turned up the defensive heat against an Alabama team relying heavily on freshmen, forcing bad passes and tough shots.
Roy Hibbert added 14 points, nine boards and four blocked shots for the Hoyas. He was 8-of-12 from the free-throw line as the smaller Tide mostly denied the 7-foot-2 center the ball or fouled him when he got it around the basket.
Jessie Sapp added 12 points, and Alabama native Jonathan Wallace scored 11 for the Hoyas.
No. 8 Washington State 51, No. 17 Gonzaga 47
Spokane, Wash. – Aron Baynes scored 13 points – nine in the second half – and the Cougars’ stifling defense dominated in Gonzaga’s first-ever loss at home while ranked.
Washington State (8-0) won for only the eighth time in 112 road games against ranked teams.
No. 12 Pittsburgh 73, Duquesne 68
Pittsburgh – Levance Fields scored four consecutive points in the final minute, and Pittsburgh held off a frantic rally by city rival Duquesne to remain unbeaten.
No. 18 Clemson 82, East Carolina 67
Greenville, N.C. – Freshman Terrence Oglesby hit six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 22. Fellow rookie Demontez Stitt had 13 points and five assists for the Tigers (8-0), who took control midway through the first half and never looked back. Sam Hinnant scored 16 points to lead the Pirates (3-5).
No. 20 BYU 72, Weber State 57
Provo, Utah – Trent Plaisted had 14 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots to overcome a slow start on offense.
No. 21 Xavier 79, Creighton 66
Cincinnati – Drew Lavender scored 17 points in a tone-setting first half. The Musketeers (7-1) won their sixth in a row behind their 5-foot-7 point guard.
No. 23 Vanderbilt 83, Wake Forest 80
Nashville, Tenn. – A.J. Ogilvy made a hook shot with 30 seconds to play and then hit two free throws to seal Vanderbilt’s victory.