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TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona coach Lute Olson simply pointed toward the scoreboard in response to Arizona State's rowdy fans.
The fourth-ranked Wildcats gave Olson his 700th career victory Saturday, with Channing Frye playing preseason All-American Ike Diogu to a standstill in a 93-74 rout of the Sun Devils on Saturday.
"I've been learning all sorts of new words from that student section down there for years, and I thought, "You probably should learn to keep your mouth closed when you're down 30-something,' " the soft-spoken Olson said.
Salim Stoudamire had 26 points and Frye had 17 points and eight rebounds. Hassan Adams had 14 points and Mustafa Shakur 12 to help the Wildcats (9-1) win their eighth in a row.
Olson is 700-240 in 31 years as a coach at Long Beach State, Iowa and Arizona, 508-148 in 21 years with the Wildcats. The 2002 Hall of Fame inductee is the 19th coach to reach 700.
Coach K wins No. 600CLEMSON, S.C. - Daniel Ewing had 19 points and J.J. Redick 17 to give coach Mike Krzyzewski his 600th win at Duke, a 73-54 victory over Clemson. Krzyzewski moved to 600-176 in 24 seasons with the Blue Devils (10-1). He becomes the 13th coach in NCAA Division I to reach that milestone at one school and the fourth fastest all-time behind Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and John Wooden of UCLA and UNC's Dean Smith.
UGA 83, NO. 3 GA. TECH 80 (2OT): Jonas Hayes had four of his career-high 25 points in the second overtime and added 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Georgia Tech's Will Bynum forced the second OT with a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left.
The Jackets (12-1) lost for the first time, snapping a school-record streak to start the season. They haven't won in Athens since 1976.
NO. 6 WAKE 70, N.M. 61: The Demon Deacons overcame a miserable start to remain undefeated, getting 18 points from Chris Paul. Wake Forest (9-0) extended its home winning streak to 22.
The Lobos saw their five-game winning streak end and have lost 19 in a row on the road.
NO. 7 OKLA. 58, PRINCETON 55: A desperation 3-point attempt by Princeton's Ed Persia bounced off the rim, and the Sooners hung on at the All-College Classic in Oklahoma City. The win was No. 400 for Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson, 224-81 in 10 seasons at Oklahoma (10-0).
DeAngelo Alexander led Oklahoma with 22 points
NO. 10 SAINT JOSEPH'S 90, GW 81: Jameer Nelson scored 29 to extend the host Hawks' season-opening winning streak to a school-record 11. The Hawks (11-0) broke the record set by Jack Ramsay's 1964-65 team. Dwayne Jones had his second straight double double with 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Delonte West added 18 points for the Hawks.
NO. 11 LOUISVILLE 91, MURRAY ST. 69: Francisco Garcia scored 17 and set a school record with 15 assists to lead the Cardinals.
Luke Whitehead scored 23 and Larry O'Bannon had a career-high 20 for the Cardinals (9-1), who won their 23rd consecutive home game against a nonconference opponent.
NO. 15 PITT 70, W&M 55: Antonio Graves, starting only because of top scorer Carl Krauser's injury, hit three 3-pointers during a 24-5 run over the final 81/2 minutes of the first half for the Panthers.
Jaron Brown scored 19 during Pittsburgh's 34th consecutive home victory, 28 at the Petersen Events Center. William and Mary fell to 7-75 against Top 25 teams.
NO. 17 SYRACUSE 96, MICH. ST. 83: Josh Pace had a career-high 22 points to lead the host Orangemen. It was the ninth victory in a row for Syracuse (9-1), which played its strongest game in its first big test of the season. Michigan State (5-6), which was ranked No. 3 in the preseason, lost its fifth game against a ranked nonconference opponent.
NO. 18 WIS. 75, CHARLESTON 49: Devin Harris scored 19 and Zach Morley added 18 to lead the Badgers. Mike Wilkinson scored 15 for Wisconsin, which shot 50 percent from the field and extended its home winning streak to 20.
Mike Benton scored 11 for College of Charleston.
NO. 20 ILLINOIS 80, ILL. ST. 73 (OT): Deron Williams returned from a broken jaw and scored 20 to lead the host Illini back from an 11-point second-half deficit. He hit four 3-pointers and had four rebounds while playing with his jaw wired shut.
NO. 21 PURDUE 76, BAYLOR 65: Brandon McKnight scored six of his 23 in a game-turning run just before halftime for the visiting Boilermakers. Baylor (5-7), with just 10 players in uniform after senior starters Terrance Thomas and R.T. Guinn were ruled academically ineligible, stayed close until the Boilermakers went on a 14-5 run at the end of the first half.
NO. 22 VANDY 95, TCU 60: Jason Holwerda had 15 points to lead five visiting Commodores in double figures for their 11th straight win.
Vanderbilt's only other 11-0 start was 33 years ago.
NO. 23 MISSOURI 76, IOWA 56: Linas Kleiza matched his career best with 18 points, including seven in a 21/2-minute stretch of the second half to help the host Tigers end a three-game losing streak. Missouri (5-4) led almost all the way and Iowa's largest lead was two points early in the game.
NO. 24 MISS. ST. 68, ARK.-L.R. 58: Lawrence Roberts scored 11 in a 23-6 run and made key free throws and rebounds in the final minute to lift the visiting Bulldogs. Mississippi State (11-0) overcame sloppy play to match its best start ever. The Bulldogs also were 11-0 two years ago and in 1957-58.