Tar Heels pull off upset

Reyshawn Terry scored 25 points to help North Carolina jolt No. 10 Kentucky 83-79 on Saturday, giving the Tar Heels a big road victory that ended the Wildcats’ 11-game winning streak at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.

It was a matchup of basketball teams that rank 1-2 in NCAA Division I in overall wins, and defending champion North Carolina showed it is still plenty dangerous despite a depleted roster. The Tar Heels lost the top seven scorers from the team that won it all last season – three to graduation and four to the NBA draft.

North Carolina (4-1) held off two second-half runs by Kentucky (5-2) to beat the Wildcats for the second straight season.

Kentucky, despite career highs in points from guards Rajon Rondo (20) and walk-on Ravi Moss (17), lost for the first time at home since falling 65-59 to Kansas on Jan. 9. Kentucky has been ranked in the top 10 of the last 39 AP polls, but that streak most likely will end next week.

(2) Texas 93, Texas-Arlington 55: Daniel Gibson scored a career-high 29 points and the Longhorns (7-0) routed the Mavericks (4-4) in Austin, Texas.

P.J. Tucker added 20 points for Texas, off to its best start since the 1981-82 team opened 14-0.

(4) Villanova 85, (5) Oklahoma 74: Randy Foye had a career-high 32 points to lead the Wildcats (4-0) past the Sooners (4-1) in Villanova, Pa., in the season’s first matchup of teams ranked in the top five.

Allan Ray scored 21 to top Villanova.

(7) Louisville 90, Prairie View A&M 65: David Padgett had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Juan Palacios added 19 points to lead the Cardinals (2-0) to a victory over the Panthers (1-3) in the Colonial Classic in Louisville, Ky.

Phillip Scott paced the Panthers with 19 points.

(8) Boston College 77, Sacred Heart 66: Jared Dudley scored a season-low 11 points, but he managed to surpass 1,000 in his career and added 12 rebounds as the Eagles (6-0) defeated the Pioneers (1-5) in Boston.

Craig Smith also had a double-double for BC with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

(9) Memphis 91, Cincinnati 81: Freshman Antonio Anderson hit 11 of 15 shots from the floor en route to a game-high 32 points as the Tigers (6-1) topped the Bearcats (3-2) in Cincinnati.

James White and Jihad Muhammad led Cincinnati with 17 points each.

(11) Florida 80, Central Florida 47: Corey Brewer had 25 points, seven rebounds and five steals as the Gators (7-0) crushed the Golden Knights (4-1) in Gainesville, Fla.

The victory was No. 200 for Gators coach Billy Donovan, who became the fastest in school history to reach that mark. Florida also improved to 7-0 for just the third time, joining the 1951-52 and 1984-85 squads.

(12) Illinois 65, Xavier 62: Dee Brown tossed in 23 points and James Augustine scored 20 to help the Fighting Illini (7-0) rally from a 15-point deficit and hold off the Musketeers (3-1) in Chicago.

Justin Cage’s 15 points paced Xavier.

(13) Michigan St. 72, Ark.-Little Rock 67: Paul Davis scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the second half to lead the Spartans (5-2) over the Trojans (3-2) in Grand Rapids, Mich.

(14) Iowa 72, Valparaiso 59: Jeff Horner scored a season-high 19 points and Mike Henderson tied a season best with 15 as the Hawkeyes (7-1) beat the Crusaders (3-1) in Iowa City, Iowa, to win the Hawkeye Challenge for the 20th year in a row.

(17) Indiana 79, Eastern Michigan 63: Robert Vaden scored 18 points and freshman Ben Allen added a career-high 15 as the Hoosiers (4-1) beat the Eagles (1-3) in Bloomington, Ind.

The victory was coach Mike Davis’ 100th in six seasons at Indiana.

(20) Nevada 77, Pacific 70: Mo Charlo scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half and grabbed eight rebounds and Nick Fazekas added 23 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, helping the Wolf Pack (5-0) beat the Tigers (4-3) in Stockton, Calif.

Nevada ended a 20-game losing streak on Pacific’s home floor. The Wolf Pack hadn’t won in Stockton since winning twice during the 1949-50 season.

(21) Alabama 60, Winthrop 57: Chuck Davis scored 22 points and the Crimson Tide (4-1) held on for a win over the Eagles (4-1) in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Torrell Martin scored a game-high 24 points for Winthrop.

(22) Wake Forest 78, Elon 59: Justin Gray scored half his 22 points during the opening 5 minutes of the second half, Trent Strickland added 10 points and 12 rebounds and the Demon Deacons (7-1) cruised past the Phoenix (1-5) in Greensboro, N.C.