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UConn wins 7th straight

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun gives instructions to his team during second-half action against Providence. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun gives instructions to his team during second-half action against Providence. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Hilton Armstrong had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Josh Boone added nine points and 13 boards on Saturday to lead No. 1 Connecticut to its seventh straight win, a 76-62 victory over Providence in Providence, R.I.

The road team had won five straight matchups between the teams, including UConn’s 94-89 double-overtime victory in Providence last year. But the Huskies (18-1, 6-1 Big East) used a 52-34 rebounding edge to score 36 second-chance points to 11 for the Friars.

Providence (9-9, 2-5) fell to 0-5 against ranked teams this season and has not beaten one in 15 tries.

Donnie McGrath scored 18 points for Providence, Randall Hanke had 16 and Sharaud Curry 15. Hanke also had five blocked shots, and his back-to-back layups pulled Providence within 50-45 midway through the second half.

But UConn scored the next seven points, getting a tip-in from Denham Brown, two free throws from Boone and another tip-in from Rudy Gay that made it 56-45 with 9 minutes left. Brown finished with 10 points and eight rebounds, and Gay scored 10.

UConn, which improved to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 when Duke lost to Georgetown last week, played without freshman Jeff Adrien, who was serving a one-game suspension for fighting against St. John’s.

(2) Duke 82, Virginia 63: At Durham, N.C., J.J. Redick scored 40 points on 11-for-13 shooting to lead the Blue Devils (19-1, 7-0 ACC), who defeated the Cavaliers (10-7, 4-3) for the 22nd time in 24 meetings.

(3) Memphis 94, Central Florida 61: At Memphis, Tenn., Rodney Carney was 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 26 points to lead the Tigers (19-2, 5-0 Conference USA) to their eighth straight win by beating the Knights (9-9, 3-2).

(24) Oklahoma 82, (4) Texas 72: At Norman, Okla., Terrell Everett scored 25 points, Taj Gray added 22 and the Sooners (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) exploited LaMarcus Aldridge’s foul trouble to snap the nine-game winning streak of the Longhorns (17-3, 5-1).

(5) Florida 81, Vanderbilt 58: At Gainesville, Fla., Al Horford had 16 points, 16 rebounds and six assists, and the Gators (18-2, 4-2 SEC) bounced back from consecutive losses to beat the Commodores (12-5, 3-3) for the fifth straight time.

(6) Villanova 72, Notre Dame 70: At South Bend, Ind., Kyle Lowry tipped in a missed shot by Randy Foye with 1.7 seconds left for the game-winning basket and the Wildcats (15-2, 6-1 Big East) survived after blowing a 17-point lead in the second half against the Irish (10-8, 1-6).

(8) Illinois 76, Purdue 58: At Champaign, Ill., Rich McBride scored 19 points and the Illini (19-2, 5-2 Big Ten) beat the Boilermakers (7-12, 1-7) for their 33rd straight home win, tying Southern Illinois and Gonzaga for the longest current streak.

(11) Michigan State 69, Penn State 60: At East Lansing, Mich., Shannon Brown scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half to lift the Spartans (16-5, 4-3 Big Ten), who played without center Paul Davis, over the Nittany Lions (10-8, 2-5).

(12) Pittsburgh 77, Marquette 71: At Pittsburgh, Antonio Graves and Carl Krauser led a decisive 10-0 run late in the game as the Panthers (17-1, 6-1 Big East) overcame a sluggish start and a 12-point deficit to beat the Golden Eagles (15-6, 5-3).

(14) George Washington 81, Rhode Island 62: At Washington, Pops Mensah-Bonsu had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the Colonials (16-1, 6-0 Atlantic 10) closed the victory over the Rams (11-7, 5-2) with a 29-8 run.

Iowa 67, (16) Ohio State 62: At Iowa City, Iowa, Adam Haluska scored 18 points to push the Hawkeyes (16-5, 5-2 Big Ten) past the Buckeyes (14-3, 4-3) and into a four-way tie atop the Big Ten.

Temple 91, (18) Maryland 85: At Philadelphia, Mardy Collins scored 25 points and Dustin Salisbery had 23 for the Owls (11-7), who went on a 17-2 run late in the game to beat the Terrapins (14-5).

(19) Tennessee 81, South Carolina 65: At Knoxville, Tenn., Chris Lofton scored 23 points and Andre Patterson had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Volunteers (14-3, 5-1 SEC) over the Gamecocks (11-9, 2-5).

(21) Georgetown 76, Cincinnati 57: At Washington, Jeff Green had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the Hoyas (14-4, 5-2 Big East) pulled away from the Bearcats (14-7, 3-4) early to earn their fourth straight win.

Rutgers 65, (22) Louisville 56: At Piscataway, N.J., Quincy Douby had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Ollie Bailey scored six of his 12 points down the stretch as the Scarlet Knights (13-7, 3-4 Big East) scored the game’s final nine points to beat the Cardinals (14-6, 2-5).

Michigan 85, (23) Wisconsin 76: At Ann Arbor, Mich., Dion Harris scored a season-high 23 points and Courtney Sims added 18 as the Wolverines (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) beat the Badgers (15-5, 5-2) for their second straight win over a ranked opponent.