Augustin, Longhorns beat Aggies

D.J. Augustin scored 27 points and No. 7 Texas rolled over No. 22 Texas A&M 77-50 on Monday night for the Longhorns’ sixth straight win.

The rout was a complete reversal of A&M’s dominant 17-point win in College Station on Jan. 30, which was Texas’ last loss. The Longhorns (22-4, 9-2 Big 12) ran away with this one from the start with a 16-4 run to open the game and a front line that matched the Aggies’ muscle for 40 minutes.

Augustin was dazzling in the first half, nearly outscoring A&M (20-6, 6-5) by himself with 17 points as Texas built a 39-18 lead.

(10) Xavier 81, Rhode Island 77: At South Kingstown, R.I., Josh Duncan scored 23 points and B.J. Raymond added 14 to help the Musketeers (22-4, 10-1 A-10) edge the Rams (20-6, 6-5).

(12) Georgetown 68, Providence 58: At Providence, R.I., Roy Hibbert had 18 points and Jonathan Wallace added 14 as the Hoyas (21-4, 11-3 Big East) beat the Friars (13-13, 4-10).

(18) Louisville 61, Syracuse 50: At Louisville, Ky., Terrence Williams scored all 12 of his points in the second half and the Cardinals (21-6, 11-3 Big East) held off the Orange (17-10, 7-7).

No. 1 to meet No. 2

Memphis survived its closest game of the season to remain the lone unbeaten and a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press men’s poll.

Losses by Duke and Kansas last week allowed Tennessee to make the jump from fourth to No. 2, setting up the 38th career matchup of the top two teams in the rankings.

Tennessee (23-2) is at Memphis (25-0) on Saturday, the first 1-2 meeting since No. 2 Ohio State beat No. 1 Wisconsin 49-48 on Feb. 25, 2007.

UConn Huskies regain top spot

Connecticut regained the top spot in the Associated Press women’s poll after receiving 38 of the 50 first-place votes.

Connecticut had been No. 1 for seven straight weeks before last week.

Tennessee, meanwhile, lost its grip on No. 1 and fell to No. 3 after a home loss to LSU on Thursday.