College basketball

Men: Wake rides out rally to overcome Duke

By wire services
Published February 3, 2005

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Chris Paul scored 23 and No. 7 Wake Forest withstood a flurry of late 3-pointers to hang on for a 92-89 victory over No. 4 Duke on Wednesday night.

The Demon Deacons led by as many as 14 in the second half and appeared headed to an easy victory. But J.J. Redick made three 3-pointers in the final 2:14 and Sean Dockery hit one as Duke cut it to 90-89 with three seconds left.

The Blue Devils had to foul and sent Taron Downey to the line with two seconds left. He made both to make it 92-89, and Redick's off-balance 3 fell short at the buzzer.

Aside from wins over Oklahoma and at North Carolina State, the Blue Devils have yet to fully prove themselves.

VA. TECH 73, UM 63: Zabian Dowdell scored 23 as the visiting Hokies beat a fellow conference newcomer. The Hurricanes fell below .500 in the ACC for the first time.

PROVIDENCE 98, UVA 79: Donnie McGrath hit all nine 3-point attempts for a career-high 27 points, helping the host Friars end a seven-game skid.

LSU 95, UGA 79: Antonio Hudson scored a career-high 26 and the Tigers beat the Bulldogs on the road for the first time in 14 years.

S. CAROLINA 64, ARKANSAS 52: Tarence Kinsey had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the host Gamecocks.

OLE MISS 70, AUBURN 55: Justin Johnson scored a season-high 19 as the host Rebels ended a four-game skid.

VANDY 67, TENNESSEE 62: Freshman guard Alex Gordon scored a season-high 30 as the host Commodores swept the season series.

NO. 9 LOUISVILLE 77, NO. 18 UC 70: Freshman forward Juan Palacios scored 17 and banked in an unlikely 3-pointer to seal the win for the host Cardinals. Taquan Dean scored 19, and the 6-foot-8 Palacios shot 8-for-10 and grabbed 10 rebounds for Louisville, which has won eight in a row and 13 of 14.

UAB 86, MARQUETTE 63: Demario Eddins matched his season high with 23 points and added nine rebounds for the visiting Blazers, who outscored the Golden Eagles 50-6 in the paint.

MEMPHIS 72, ECU 66: Rodney Carney scored 19, including the 1,000th of his career, for the host Tigers.

HOUSTON 63, SAINT LOUIS 43: Andre Owens scored 26 to lead the host Cougars.

NO. 10 OKLA. ST. 77, KANSAS ST. 57: Joey Graham had 23 points and 10 rebounds and John Lucas III had 19 points and 10 assists for the Cowboys, who extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 26.

NO. 14 OKLAHOMA 69, TEXAS A&M 65: Taj Gray scored 22 of his 24 in the second half as the host Sooners overcame a 16-point deficit.

NO. 19 WISCONSIN 73, N'WESTERN 58: Kammron Taylor's 18 points led five players in double figures for the host Badgers.

NO. 23 UCONN 81, NO. 24 VILLANOVA 76: Rashad Anderson scored 21 and a made key block in the closing seconds as the host Huskies beat a ranked foe for the first time in their past four tries.

GEORGETOWN 61, SETON HALL 51: Brandon Bowman scored 25 and the host Hoyas held the Pirates to 31 percent shooting.

ST. JOHN'S 53, RUTGERS 52: Lamont Hamilton scored 16, including the winner with 5.5 seconds left, and added a career-high 16 rebounds as the host Red Storm snapped a three-game skid.

OHIO ST. 75, PURDUE 65: Je'Kel Foster's 15 points led five players in double figures for the host Buckeyes. Boilermakers coach Gene Keady missed the game because of the flu.

MINNESOTA 71, MICHIGAN 54: Jeff Hagen scored 15 to lead four players in double figures for the visiting Golden Gophers.

INDIANA 68, PENN ST. 63: Bracey Wright scored 17 before leaving early in the second half with an injured left ankle as the host Hoosiers barely got past the Big Ten's last-place team.

TEXAS TECH 97, COLORADO 90: Jarrius Jackson scored a career-high 25 to lead the host Red Raiders.

IOWA: Leading scorer Pierre Pierce was kicked off the team while under investigation by West Des Moines police for intent to commit sexual abuse, burglary and other crimes at the home of a former girlfriend.

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