TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Brandon Bass had 15 points and 14 rebounds as LSU defeated Alabama 60-54 Saturday night in a sloppy game dominated by turnovers and missed layups.
Alabama took a 48-47 lead with 3:24 left on a layup by Kennedy Winston, but LSU responded with a 3-point shot from the corner by Antonio Hudson. The Tigers kept the lead from there.
LSU's Jaime Lloreda also had a double double, with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Hudson came off the bench and scored.
Winston, Alabama's leading scorer, scored 23 and made 3 of 6 3-pointers. Antoine Pettway scored 12 for the Crimson Tide.
Alabama's second-leading scorer, Earnest Shelton, who missed two games with a knee injury, played briefly wearing a brace on his right knee, but did not score.
LSU took a 28-22 lead in an ugly first half, with the teams combining for 16 turnovers, 11 by Alabama. The Crimson Tide lost its third in a row, shooting 30 percent in the first half. The Tigers were at 32 percent.
GEORGIA 71, ARKANSAS 50: Damien Wilkins scored a career-high 26 and Chris Daniels added 16, helping the host Bulldogs end a three-game losing streak.
Georgia hadn't lost that many in a row since 2000. After three straight games with fewer than 60 points - another streak that matched one three years ago - the Bulldogs had their highest point total in regulation since Dec. 22, when they beat Charleston Southern 79-59.
"It's exactly what we wanted. It's been a long time since we got to just cheer for the final five minutes," Daniels said.
Jonathon Modica scored 17 points and Ronnie Brewer had 10 for the Razorbacks, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. They fell to 0-4 on the road in the SEC.
Georgia came into the game last in the conference in several offensive categories, including scoring margin, field-goal percentage and 3-point field-goal percentage.
The Bulldogs scored the first six points and never trailed. After shooting less than 40 percent in five straight games, they finished at 53 percent from the field, only the third time this season they've made at least half their shots.
"I'm stunned, and the players in the locker room are stunned," Arkansas coach Stan Heath said.
C-USA
DePAUL 70, EAST CAROLINA 65: Drake Diener scored 21 and Andre Brown had 19 points and eight rebounds for the visiting Blue Demons. Diener made 6 of 8 shots from the field, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range. Brown shot 7 of 10 from the field, helping DePaul shoot 49 percent. The Blue Demons have won four of five, and are 5-0 all time against East Carolina.
SOUTHERN MISS 64, TULANE 58: Jarekus Singleton scored 19 and Charles Gaines had 17 points and 13 rebounds for visiting Southern Mississippi, which used a 10-0 run to take a 42-34 lead with 12:45 left. Marcus Kinzer matched his career-high with 17 points for Tulane.
UAB 72, SAINT LOUIS 52: Mo Finley scored 23 points, 16 in the second half, to lead the host Blazers. Saint Louis center Tom Frericks, who started his college career at UAB, had six points and a game-high eight rebounds. Saint Louis committed turnovers in its first five possessions of the second half as UAB pushed its lead to 15.
MEMPHIS 75, TCU 69: Sean Banks had 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks for the visiting Tigers. Corey Santee scored a season-high 21 for the Horned Frogs, who led 67-62 with 3:38 left. Banks put Memphis ahead for good with 1:44 left.
The 49ers take early lead and hang tough.
CINCINNATI - Charlotte coach Bob Lutz knew his team had to get a quick start, then outshoot and outrebound the Bearcats the rest of the way.
Charlotte did just that for its first victory in 10 tries in Cincinnati.
"Usually, here, you're down 10 before the first media timeout," Lutz said. "Figuratively, not literally, they punch you in the face and take your candy away.
"We've stressed for the last two days rebound and being physical. We were able to get off to a good start, but that's not enough. You've got to be able to sustain it to get a win."
Curtis Withers' two free throws with 45 seconds sealed the victory after Charlotte led most of the way and staved off several rallies.
Nick Williams missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
"I got a good look. It just didn't go," Williams said.
Coach Bob Huggins said Cincinnati had a poor practice Friday and it showed.
"They outmanned us. They totally outmanned us," Huggins said. "They got every rebound and every loose ball. I don't have problems losing. I have a problem with not competing."
A basket by Kareem Johnson gave Cincinnati a 79-77 lead with 3:07 left. Withers answered with a basket, and Martin Iti's dunk put Charlotte ahead for good.
Steve Novak makes eight 3-pointers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Cardinals coach Rick Pitino said he felt fine on Saturday - until the Golden Eagles' Steve Novak started hitting 3-pointers.
Novak made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 as Marquette beat Louisville in Pitino's first game back from a two-day medical leave.
"Except for Novak's shooting, I feel fine. I don't feel good about our basketball team. That would make anybody sick," Pitino said.
Travis Diener added 17 points and seven assists as the Golden Eagles snapped Louisville's 16-game winning streak. Novak, who went 9-for-16 from the field and 4-for-4 from the line, also had eight rebounds
"I can't remember but a couple of games in high school like this. None in a place like this," Novak said.
Marquette also ended Louisville's 16-game winning streak at Freedom Hall, which dated to the Golden Eagles' 78-73 victory Feb. 27. Marquette trailed by 19 in that game and coach Tom Crean showed his players tape of the comeback Friday. Crean is 5-1 against Louisville since Pitino became coach in 2001.
Louisville's leading scorer, Francisco Garcia, scored 20 but had eight turnovers. Taquan Dean, Louisville's top 3-point shooter, had four points on 1-for-5 shooting as he tries to recover from a pulled groin.
Trailing by 19, Stanford rallies
EUGENE, Ore. - Chris Hernandez scored all of his 22 in the second half and led No. 2 Stanford back from a 19-point deficit to beat Oregon 83-80 Saturday.
It was Oregon's first loss at McArthur Court this season and third home loss in 39 games.
Oregon led 45-26 early in the second half, but Stanford whittled away and took its first lead since the opening basket when Josh Childress' 3-pointer made it 70-69 with 3:50 left.
The teams traded the lead, but Hernandez hit a pair of free throws with 1:12 to go and Nick Robinson added a layup to put the Cardinal up 79-75.
James Davis gave the Ducks a chance in the final seconds when his 3-pointer pushed Oregon to 81-80, but Hernandez hit a pair of free throws and Davis' 3-point attempt at the buzzer bounced off the back rim.
Luke Jackson led Oregon with 25 points.
The Cardinal was without starting forward Justin Davis, who injured his knee Thursday against Oregon State. Matt Haryasz, who started for him, had 19 points and seven rebounds.
NO. 1 DUKE 82, NO. 14 GEORGIA TECH 74: Luol Deng scored a career-high 22 and the Blue Devils won their 15th in a row. The host Yellow Jackets haven't beaten Duke since 1996.
Duke went ahead for good on Deng's free throw with 3:13 remaining, and J.J. Redick followed with a 3-pointer that made it 72-68.
B.J. Elder made two free throws with 2:52 left to get Georgia Tech within two, but the Yellow Jackets missed their next five shots. Duke pulled away when Daniel Ewing made a 3 and Shavlik Randolph dunked off a pass from Chris Duhon.
Spurred on by a raucous sellout crowd, Georgia Tech raced to a 15-4 lead. But the game took a turn after a brawl nearly broke out alongside the Georgia Tech bench with 11:06 left in the half. Redick fell on his back and was called out of bounds. Elder tried to snatch the ball away and tussled with Redick. Robert Brooks came off the bench and shoved Redick, then got into it with Ewing, who shouted, "You want a piece of me?"
No punches were thrown, but Brooks was ejected and four technicals were called. The Blue Devils scored the next 11.
NO. 3 SAINT JOSEPH'S 83, TEMPLE 71: Jameer Nelson and Delonte West each had 21 points, and the host Hawks set an Atlantic 10 record with 20 3-pointers. David Hawkins tied a career high with 36 points for Temple.
After a putback by Dwayne Jones in the opening minute, the Hawks' next nine field goals were 3-pointers. Nelson and Chet Stachitas sank three each to give Saint Joseph's a 33-11 lead midway through the first half.
NO. 6 UCONN 63, BOSTON COLLEGE 58: Emeka Okafor and Rashad Anderson scored 16 each and the visiting Huskies held on in the final three minutes.
UConn trailed 30-29 at halftime but never was behind after Ben Gordon's two free throws made it 47-44. Boston College tied it three times after that. The Huskies took the lead for good at 55-53 on Taliek Brown's layup with 2:42 left.
NO. 9 ARIZONA 61, WASHINGTON ST. 57: Channing Frye made a short jumper with 58 seconds left and the visiting Wildcats held on.
Washington State coach Dick Bennett missed the game because of the flu. Assistant coach Tony Bennett, his son, took over.
Arizona had its lowest point total of the season. It was averaging 88, best in the nation.
Frye scored 17 as Arizona won its 37th in a row over Washington State.
The Cougars held Arizona to 39 percent shooting and forced 14 turnovers. But they were outrebounded 45-24 and shot only three free throws, making one. Arizona was 16-of-19 from the line.
NO. 11 MISS. STATE 73, AUBURN 68: Shane Power made four free throws in the final 19 seconds for the visiting Bulldogs, who outrebounded the Tigers 41-25 and are off to their best SEC start in 41 years (7-1).
Timmy Bowers had 17 points and Lawrence Roberts had 14 points and 11 rebounds despite foul trouble for Mississippi State, which overcame career nights by Quinnel Brown (20) and Lewis Monroe (17) for the Tigers.
CLEMSON 81, NO. 12 UNC 72: Shawan Robinson shot 5-for-6 from 3-point range and scored a career-high 24 for the host Tigers.
Clemson entered as the ACC's worst 3-point shooting team (29.8 percent), but shot a school-record 84.6 percent, 11-of-13. Clemson got open shots created when the Tar Heels gambled for turnovers by trapping on the perimeter.
The Tar Heels have yet to win am ACC road game this season.
"We are the remedy for most people's woes," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.
NO. 18 OKLA. ST. 70, NO. 13 TEXAS TECH 66: Tony Allen scored 20 and John Lucas made four free throws in the final 12 seconds for the host Cowboys. Allen played strong defense in the second half against Andre Emmett, the Big 12's leading scorer at 21.5. Emmett finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, but didn't score a basket in the final 16 minutes and couldn't get free to get the ball down the stretch.
IOWA STATE 68, NO. 15 KANSAS 61: Freshman Curtis Stinson scored 16 of his 19 in the second half and made a key basket in the final minute, rallying the host Cyclones. Iowa State trailed by 11 in the first half and by nine early in the second half but ended a five-game losing streak to Kansas. Iowa State shot 60.6 percent in the second half and frustrated Kansas with a zone defense. The Jayhawks shot 37 percent and were outrebounded 45-39.
NO. 16 TEXAS 69, TEXAS A&M 59: The Longhorns didn't allow a field goal in the final 12:41 and beat the Aggies on the road for the 10th straight time. Texas shot just 28.2 percent in the first half, but won against A&M for the 29th time in the past 32 games. Despite being outrebounded for just the fifth time, the Longhorns had 20 offensive rebounds and dominated in the paint.
NO. 19 WAKE FOREST 91, VIRGINIA 78: Justin Gray scored 26 in a nearly flawless shooting performance for the host Demon Deacons. Gray started 4-for-4, including three 3-pointers, and Wake Forest pulled away to a 37-10 lead. Gray finished 7-of-10, made 5-of-8 3-pointers and was 7-of-8 from the line. He also led Wake Forest with six rebounds and four assists. Wake Forest leading scorer Eric Williams continued his slump with four points and one rebound, fouling out with 7:27 left. He has scored a combined 41 in the past six games. Virginia missed all 12 3-point attempts, had 19 turnovers and went 16-of-27 from the line.
NO. 20 SYRACUSE 76, VIRGINIA TECH 64: Gerry McNamara scored 26 and Hakim Warrick had 15 points and seven assists for the host Orangeman. Freshman guard Demetris Nichols, who started in place of Billy Edelin, added 12 points. Edelin is out indefinitely for personal reasons. Coach Jim Boeheim said no NCAA or school violations are involved.
OHIO STATE 65, NO. 21 PURDUE 59: Terence Dials dunked over Ivan Kartelo and converted the late three-point play for the visiting Buckeyes. David Teague had a chance to tie it, but missed an open jumper, and Tony Stockman made four free throws down the stretch.
OLE MISS 79, NO. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA 68: Justin Reed scored a career-high 32 and had 11 rebounds for the host Rebels. Reed was 10-of-19 from the field and 11-of-11 from the line as Mississippi improved to 7-0 against the Gamecocks. South Carolina, which leads the SEC in five defensive categories, had its worst defensive performance this season. The Rebels had season highs in points and shooting percentage (46.4).
Commodores rally with a 14-2 run.
NASHVILLE - The Commodores needed a victory desperately, and their timing was perfect.
Dan Cage made a 3-pointer with 2:18 left that gave Vanderbilt the lead for good, and the Commodores held on.
Vanderbilt, which had lost four of five, fell out of the Top 25 last week and needed a victory at home, especially with three of its next four games on the road.
"I could not be happier or prouder of our team," coach Kevin Stallings said.
Kentucky had a 10-game road winning streak in the SEC snapped. The last time the Wildcats lost away from Rupp Arena in the SEC was Feb. 27, 2002 - to Vanderbilt.
"We were able to pull a rabbit out of our hat," Kentucky coach Tubby Smith said of victories at places like Mississippi State. "But you've got to be sounder fundamentally."
Kentucky outrebounded Vanderbilt 41-34, but the Commodores outshot Kentucky 41 percent (20-of-48) to 37 percent (25-of-67).
The Commodores' late 14-2 run included Cage's 3-pointer.
Kentucky had its chances in the final two minutes, but Chuck Hayes fouled Scott Hundley with 1:40 left trying to rebound a miss by Erik Daniels. Cliff Hawkins lost a ball out of bounds, and Russell Lakey stole the ball from Hawkins with 17.7 seconds left.
