Seton Hall stuns No. 8 Connecticut
Jordan Theodore scored all 19 of his points in the second half and Seton Hall ended almost 11 years of frustration by stunning No. 8 Connecticut 75-63 on Tuesday night at Newark, N.J., in coach Kevin Willard's biggest win since taking over the program last season.
Herb Pope added 15 points, and Fuquan Edwin and Aaron Cosby had 12 apiece as the Pirates (13-2, 2-1 Big East) beat Connecticut (12-2, 2-1) for the first time since March 3, 2001 - a span of 11 games. The win also snapped the Huskies' current seven-game overall winning streak.
Jeremy Lamb had 19 points for Connecticut, which was playing its final game without coach Jim Calhoun, who is serving a three-game NCAA suspension.
No. 2 Kentucky 73, UALR 51: At Louisville, Ky., Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and the Wildcats (14-1) overcame a slow start with a big run that put away Arkansas-Little Rock (5-11) at Freedom Hall.
No. 6 Ohio State 71, Nebraska 40: At Columbus, Ohio, Jared Sullinger had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Ohio State shook off its most recent loss with a victory over Nebraska (8-6, 0-3).
The Buckeyes (14-2, 2-1 Big Ten) had little difficulty in their first game since a painful 74-70 defeat at No. 13 Indiana on Saturday. In that loss, the Buckeyes had 17 turnovers and committed 22 fouls.
No. 7 Missouri 87, Oklahoma 49: At Columbia, Mo., Kim English had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Missouri (14-0, 1-0 Big 12) routed Oklahoma (10-3, 0-1).
No. 10 Michigan State 63, No. 18 Wisconsin 60, OT: At Madison, Wis., Wisconsin's Ryan Evans had an apparent game-tying 3-pointer overturned on an officials' replay review, allowing Michigan State to hold on for a victory over the Badgers (12-4, 1-2).
Draymond Green had 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Keith Appling added 16 points for the Spartans (14-2, 3-0 Big Ten), who have won 14 straight.
No. 11 Louisville 73, St. John's 58: At New York, Russ Smith scored 17 points and Louisville snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over St. John's (7-7, 1-2) at Madison Square Garden.
Kyle Kuric added 15 points and Gorgui Dieng added 12 for the Cardinals (13-2, 1-1 Big East).
No. 13 Florida 79, UAB 61: At Gainesville, Fla., Erving Walker scored 23 points, Kenny Boynton added 20 and Florida (12-3) beat the Blazers (5-8).
Fordham 60, No. 22 Harvard 54: At New York, Bryan Smith scored 22 points, and Chris Gaston added 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Fordham (7-6) past Harvard (12-2).