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Luke Harangody didn't let being in foul trouble against an athletic Georgetown team bother him. Neither did Notre Dame coach Mike Brey. Harangody thought he would spend about 10 minutes on the bench when he picked up his fourth foul with 15:17 left and the 13th-ranked Fighting Irish up by six points. Instead, he sat less than 4 minutes, then scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds down the...

Blake Griffin had 20 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 6 Oklahoma to a 100-64 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday night. The Sooners (14-1) played without coach Jeff Capel, who was hospitalized earlier Monday with stomach flu. Assistant coach Mark Cline took over in his absence. Griffin recorded his 12th double-double in 15 games and had four blocked shots in 22 minutes.

Michigan State traditionally improves during its winter break. This season has been no exception, and it's helped the Spartans climb back toward their preseason ranking. Michigan State, No. 8 in latest Top 25 poll, has won seven straight since being routed by North Carolina. "We're starting to head in the direction that we can sub properly and not by necessity," coach Tom Izzo said Monday.

Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel has been hospitalized with a stomach virus and will not be on the bench for the Sooners' game Monday night against Maryland-Eastern Shore. Assistant coach Mark Cline will lead the No. 6 Sooners in Capel's place. It will be the first time Capel has missed a game in his three seasons with the team.

Pittsburgh made it to the top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time and it wasn't even close. The Panthers (14-0) took advantage of losses by season-long unanimous No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Connecticut to make the jump from third to first Monday, receiving all but two of the first-place votes from the national media panel.

Landry Fields matched his career best with 19 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds as Stanford beat Arizona 76-60 on Sunday night. Lawrence Hill added 14 points as the Cardinal (11-1, 1-1 in the Pac-10) recorded their fourth straight win over the Wildcats. Anthony Goods added 13 points. Jordan Hill scored 17 points and had 16 rebounds for Arizona (9-5, 0-2), which lost its second straight...

If Mike Montgomery's team keeps this up, California might just be considered a contender in the Pac-10 Conference after all. Jerome Randle converted a four-point play with 2:13 remaining, matched his career high with 26 points and had a career-best 10 assists to lead Cal to an 81-71 victory over No. 17 Arizona State on Sunday night for a seventh straight win.

It takes a lot to please Mike Krzyzewski, but there might be only one way for No. 5 Duke to top the dominance of its defense after halftime against Virginia Tech. "Probably (allowing) single digits, he would have been really happy," guard Jon Scheyer quipped. Coach K will just have to settle for allowing 13 points in the second half of his team's 69-44 rout of the Hokies on Sunday night, Virginia...

Tyrese Rice came through with another big game against North Carolina, one that ended all the talk of a perfect season for the top-ranked Tar Heels. Rice scored 25 points and Rakim Sanders added 22 to help Boston College stun North Carolina 85-78 on Sunday, likely ending the Tar Heels' run atop the early season polls with a surprisingly one-sided road victory.

In the midst of a season on the verge of spinning out of control, Louisville coach Rick Pitino told enigmatic point guard Edgar Sosa maybe it would be best if the talented but troubled junior got a fresh start somewhere else. Sosa told Pitino he just needed one more last chance in a career full of last chances.

Dominic Waters capped a career-high 41-point performance by hitting two free throws with 6.5 seconds remaining in the fourth overtime Sunday to give Portland State a 92-91 win over Northern Arizona. The Vikings (12-4, 3-0 Big Sky) trailed 36-20 at halftime and never led in regulation. They forced overtime when Waters' layup in traffic with 9 seconds left tied the score at 57.

Josh Shipp started hitting from the outside when UCLA needed it most. The senior swingman scored 17 points, including four 3-pointers in the second half, to help the 12th-ranked Bruins stifle Oregon's rally in an 83-74 victory Sunday. Darren Collison had 22 points and nine assists for the Bruins (12-2, 2-0 Pac-10), who have won four of their last five games at McArthur Court and eight of nine...

Roeland Schaftenaar's 3-pointer sent the game into overtime and Oregon State went on to beat Southern Cal 62-58 on Sunday, snapping a 23-game Pacific-10 Conference losing streak. Schaftenaar tied a career-high with 18 points for the Beavers (6-6, 1-1), who erased a 15-point second-half deficit. Calvin Haynes added 16 points, including four points in overtime.

Jerel McNeal scored 26 points and hit a career-high seven 3-pointers as Marquette rolled to an easy 84-50 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday. Wesley Matthews added 17 points for Marquette (13-2, 2-0 Big East), which won its first two Big East Conference games for the first time since joining the conference in 2005.

Michigan's basketball program has turned around so much it had a big game in early January. And, the 23rd-ranked Wolverines responded well. Manny Harris had 16 points and four teammates also scored in double figures in Michigan's 74-64 victory Sunday over Illinois to end the Fighting Illini's seven-game winning streak.

Wake Forest feels pretty-well tested for the Atlantic Coast Conference season to begin. The sixth-ranked Demon Deacons just won where no opponent had for more than three years, beating BYU 94-87 Saturday and ending the nation's longest home winning streak at 53. Wake Forest had to rally from an eight-point deficit in the second half and an entire game of deafening taunts and chants from the home...

Illinois State remained undefeated Saturday as Osiris Eldridge scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Redbirds to an 86-64 victory over Creighton on Saturday. Illinois State (14-0, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference) led by four points going into half time, but the Redbirds came back from the break to outscore Creighton (12-3, 2-1) 51-33 in the second period.

The way Tom Izzo was contorting his face and rubbing his eyes, he looked like he had just lost his seventh straight game. Clearly, something was bothering Michigan State's coach. "You got an hour?" he asked. Izzo wasn't pleased with a defense that gave up too many open jumpers and got pushed around a bit too much inside.

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, battling shingles and a cold, took the second half off Saturday night against Rutgers. His team did not. Hasheem Thabeet led a balanced Connecticut attack with 15 points and eight rebounds, and the second-ranked Huskies snapped back from their first loss of the season with an 80-49 win over the Scarlet Knights.

Jerai Grant shares his family's passion for hard work. He may soon have college basketball stardom in common with his famous relatives. Grant, Clemson's sophomore reserve, had a career-high 14 points and gave his team a boost in the middle in a 79-66 victory over East Carolina on Saturday that improved Clemson to 14-0 for the second time in three seasons.