Los Angeles ? Southern California’s two freshmen were better than UCLA’s one.
Davon Jefferson scored 25 points, and O.J. Mayo added 16 as the Trojans upset the fourth-ranked Bruins, 72-63, on Saturday, ending UCLA’s nine-game winning streak. Kevin Love had 18 points and 12 rebounds for UCLA.
No. 6 Tennessee 74, Ohio State 69
Knoxville, Tenn. – Tyler Smith made two free throws with 11 seconds left.
No. 5 Georgetown 84, Notre Dame 65
Washington – Roy Hibbert and the rest of Georgetown’s tough defense simply shut down Luke Harangody.
No. 16 Vanderbilt 92, LSU 76
Nashville, Tenn. – Alex Gordon and Shan Foster both scored 18 points for Vanderbilt.
No. 25 Villanova 81, Syracuse 71
Syracuse, N.Y. – Scottie Reynolds scored 25 points, Corey Fisher added 15, and Villanova pulled away in the closing minutes.
No. 7 Duke 93, No. 24 Clemson 80
Durham, N.C. – Duke beat Clemson for the 22nd straight time in the series.
No. 12 Butler 78, Youngstown State 69
Youngstown, Ohio – Matt Howard scored 20 points.
Auburn 80, No. 18 Mississippi 77
Auburn Ala. – Frank Tolbert scored 29 points, a career high.
Cincinnati 62, No. 15 Pitt 59
Cincinnati – Cincinnati pulled off another upset.
No. 17 Wisconsin 62, Northwestern 50
Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin used a 13-2 run to pull away.
N.C. State 79, No. 21 Miami 77 (OT)
Raleigh, N.C. – Gavin Grant scored with two seconds left.
No. 20 Xavier 74, George Washington 66
Washington – Drew Lavender scored 14 points.
Stanford 67, No. 22 Arizona State 52
Stanford, Calif. – Brook Lopez scored 10 straight points.