Cooley leads Irish to upset of No. 1 Syracuse

* TOP 25

Jack Cooley scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Saturday night as Notre Dame upset No. 1 Syracuse 67-58 at South Bend, Ind., and handed the Orange their first loss after 20 straight victories.

Fans stormed the court after the Irish's rousing victory. It was the eighth time Notre Dame has beaten a No. 1 team - that ties for fourth-most all-time, with North Carolina having the most with 12.

The Orange (20-1, 7-1) played without starting center Fab Melo, who did not make the trip and will not play Monday against Cincinnati.

Without Melo in the middle, the 6-foot-9, 248-pound Cooley was a major force for Notre Dame (12-8, 4-3) and the Irish won the rebound battle 38-25.

Melo had started all 20 of the Orange's first games, was their leading rebounder with 5.7 a game, averaged 7.2 points and three blocks. School officials gave no explanation why the talented center did not make the trip. C.J. Fair started for the Orange.

James Southerland scored 15 points for Syracuse, which shot just 34 percent and had its lowest scoring game of the season. Scott Martin added 13 for Notre Dame, which hit 50 percent of its field-goal attempts.

Southerland's 3-pointer with 53.9 seconds left brought the Orange to within 62-56 before the Irish held on as Jerian Grant sank four free throws in the final 32 seconds.

It was the first time the Irish have beaten a top-ranked team since 1987 when they defeated North Carolina, also in South Bend. One of the Irish's most dramatic victories over a No. 1 came in 1974, when they stopped UCLA's 88-game winning streak by 71-70.

No. 2 Kentucky 77, Alabama 71: At Lexington, Ky., Darius Miller hit four free throws in the final minute and freshmen Marquis Teague and Anthony Davis each added two more as Kentucky (19-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) held on to beat Alabama (13-6, 2-3) for its nation's best 47th straight home victory.

No. 5 Missouri 89, No. 3 Baylor 88: At Waco, Texas, Ricardo Ratliffe scored a career-high 27 points and Missouri (18-1, 5-1) held on for a victory over Baylor after a furious late rally by the Bears (17-2, 4-2 Big 12).

Florida State 76, No. 4 Duke 73: At Durham, N.C., Michael Snaer hit a 3-pointer as time expired and Florida State (13-6, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped Duke's (16-3, 4-1) 45-game homecourt winning streak.

No. 6 Ohio State 79, Nebraska 45: At Lincoln, Neb., William Buford scored 15 points, Jared Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas had 14 apiece, and Ohio State (17-3, 5-3) routed Nebraska (10-9, 2-6 Big Ten).

No. 7 Kansas 69, Texas 66: At Austin, Texas, Jeff Withey made a layup and free throw with 37 seconds left to give Kansas (16-3, 6-0) the win over Texas (12-7, 2-4 Big 12).

No. 9 Michigan State 83, Purdue 58: At East Lansing, Mich., freshman Branden Dawson scored a season-high 14 points to help Michigan State (16-4, 5-2) pull away and beat Purdue (14-6, 4-3 Big Ten).

No. 10 Georgetown 52, Rutgers 50: At Washington, Otto Porter scored the final six points, including two free throws with 8.5 seconds left, helping Georgetown (16-3, 6-2) beat Rutgers (11-9, 3-4 Big East).

No. 12 Murray State 82, SIU-Edwardsville 65: At Edwardsville, Ill., Isaiah Canaan scored 21 points and Jewuan Long added a season-high 17 to keep Murray State (20-0, 8-0) the only unbeaten team in Division I with a win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (5-12, 3-5 Ohio Valley Conference).

Tennessee 60, No. 13 Connecticut 57: At Knoxville, Tenn., Jarnell Stokes had 16 points and 12 rebounds in his first start, and Tennessee (9-10) hit 7 of 10 free throws in the final minute to hold off Connecticut (14-5).

No. 14 UNLV 80, New Mexico 63: At Las Vegas, Mike Moser had 14 points and 10 rebounds, leading UNLV (18-3, 2-1 MWC) past New Mexico (15-4, 1-2).

No. 16 San Diego State 57, Air Force 44: At San Diego, Chase Tapley scored 16 points and Jamaal Franklin had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help San Diego State (17-2, 3-0) beat Air Force (11-6, 1-2 Mountain West Conference) for its 10th straight win.

No. 17 Florida 76, LSU 64: At Gainesville, Fla., Erik Murphy scored 15 points and Florida (15-4, 3-1) beat LSU (12-7, 2-3) to extend its home win streak to 16 games.

No. 18 Mississippi State 78, Vanderbilt 77, OT: At Nashville, Tenn., Dee Bost scored on a layup with 51.8 seconds left in overtime, and the Bulldogs (16-4, 3-2) snapped Vanderbilt's (14-5, 4-1 SEC) eight-game winning streak.

No. 19 Creighton 75, Indiana State 49: At Omaha, Neb., Doug McDermott had 12 points as Creighton (18-2, 8-1) cruised past Indiana State (11-9, 2-7 Missouri Valley Conference).

Arkansas 66, No. 20 Michigan 64: At Fayetteville, Ark., BJ Young scored 15 points and Arkansas (14-5) hit its first 11 shots and never trailed on the way to a win over Michigan (15-5).

No. 21 Marquette 79, Providence 72: At Providence, R.I., Jae Crowder scored 18 points to lead Marquette (16-4, 5-2) past the Friars (12-8, 1-6 Big East).

No. 23 Louisville 73, Pittsburgh 62: At Pittsburgh, Kyle Kuric scored 21 points and the Cardinals (15-5, 3-4 Big East) beat the Panthers (11-9, 0-7).

No. 25 Kansas State 66, Oklahoma State 58: At Stillwater, Okla., freshman Angel Rodriguez scored 14 points in his second start, Jamar Samuels added 12 points and 12 rebounds and Kansas State (14-4, 3-3) beat Oklahoma State (9-10, 2-4 Big 12).

* Pac-12

Washington 76, Stanford 63: At Seattle, Tony Wroten scored 21 points and Terrence Ross added 18 as Washington (12-7, 5-2 Pac-12) overwhelmed Stanford (15-5, 5-3) in the second half.

Colorado 64, Arizona 63: At Boulder, Colo., Carlon Brown scored 19 points and Colorado (13-6, 5-2 Pac-12) beat Arizona (13-7, 4-3).

Oregon 75, UCLA 68: At Eugene, Ore., E.J. Singler scored a career-high 26 points and Oregon (15-5, 6-2 Pac-12) rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat UCLA (10-9, 3-4).

Utah 64, Arizona State 43: At Salt Lake City, Cedric Martin scored 17 points and Chris Hines added 14 as the two combined to hit nine 3-pointers to lead Utah (5-14, 2-5 Pac-12) past the Sun Devils (6-13, 2-5).

Oregon State 78, Southern California 59: At Corvallis, Ore., Jared Cunningham scored 18 points and the Beavers (13-7, 3-5) beat the Trojans (5-15, 0-7 Pac-12).

Louisiana Tech 71, San Jose State 67: At San Jose, Calif., Brandon Gibson and Raheem Appleby each scored 19 points and Louisiana Tech (10-10, 2-3) beat San Jose State (6-13, 0-5 WAC).

Nevada 74, Fresno State 61: At Reno, Nev., Deonte Burton scored 18 points and Nevada (15-3, 4-0 WAC) beat Fresno State (9-11, 1-3).

New Mexico State at Hawaii: Late

No. 24 Saint Mary's 93, Santa Clara 77: At Santa Clara, Calif., Matthew Dellavedova scored 26 points and the Gaels (19-2, 8-0 WCC) beat the Broncos (8-10, 0-5).

San Francisco 72, Portland 71: At Portland, Ore., Cody Doolin scored 15 points, including two free throws with 17 seconds left, as San Francisco (13-9, 3-5) squeaked past Portland (5-15, 2-5 West Coast Conference).

BYU 77, Pepperdine 64: At Malibu, Calif., Brandon Davies and Noah Hartsock scored 29 and 20 points, respectively, as Brigham Young (17-5, 6-2 WCC) posted a victory over the Waves (7-12, 1-7).

* NORTHWEST

Montana State 84, Northern Colorado 72: At Bozeman, Mont., Michael Dison's career-high 17 points off the bench led a balanced scoring effort, former Post Falls High standout Shawn Reid added 10 points, and Montana State (10-8, 5-2) beat Northern Colorado (6-12, 3-4 Big Sky).

Montana 85, Sacramento State 56: At Missoula, Mont., Art Steward scored 20 points and the Grizzlies (13-6, 6-1 Big Sky) routed the Hornets (5-13, 0-7).