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College basketball: Hansbrough lifts lethargic Tar Heels

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Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points and showed no ill effects from a weekend concussion to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Nicholls State 88-78 on Wednesday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Wayne Ellington added 20 points for the Tar Heels (10-0), who played at home for the first time in a month after six straight games away from the Smith Center. But North Carolina looked lethargic against the determined Colonels (4-8), who hung around and never let the Tar Heels run away with it – but never seriously threatened, either.

Ryan Bathie scored 17 points to lead the Colonels, who shot 14 for 28 from 3-point range to hang around the whole way.

(2) Memphis 79, Cincinnati 69: At Cincinnati, freshman guard Derrick Rose scored a career-high 26 points, steadying the Tigers (9-0) in a victory over the Bearcats (4-6).

(9) Michigan St. 85, San Jose St. 45: At East Lansing, Mich., Raymar Morgan and Durrell Summers both scored 16 points and Drew Neitzel added 14 to help Michigan State (10-1) beat San Jose State in a matchup of Spartans.

(12) Tennessee 86, UNC-Asheville 73: At Knoxville, Tenn., Chris Lofton scored 24 points and became the Volunteers’ (10-1) all-time 3-point shooter in a victory over the Bulldogs (8-3).

(14) Texas A&M 79, Detroit 39: At College Station, Texas, freshman DeAndre Jordan had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the Aggies (10-1) to a victory over the Titans (4-7).

(16) Butler 83, Bradley 64: At Indianapolis, A.J. Graves scored 21 points and freshman Mike Green had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (10-1) past the Braves (7-4).

(19) Arizona 52, UNLV 49: At Las Vegas, Jordan Hill had 16 points and 19 rebounds as the Wildcats (8-2) rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit for a victory over the Rebels (7-3).

(24) West Virginia 90, Radford 60: At Radford, Va., Darris Nichols and Alex Ruoff both scored 23 points to lead the Mountaineers (9-1) to a victory over the Highlanders (4-9).

Women

(1) Tennessee 82, UCLA 70: At Los Angeles, the Lady Vols (10-0) came alive after a sluggish first half and overcame a season-high 23 turnovers to beat the Bruins (4-6). University High grad Angie Bjorklund scored 12 points for Tennessee.

(8) LSU 63, Miami 52: At Cancun, Mexico, Quianna Chaney scored 16 points, and Sylvia Fowles had 13 points and 12 rebounds to help the Lady Tigers (8-2) beat the Hurricanes (5-7) in the Caribbean Classic.