2 Syracuse Wins at Rutgers in Latest Close Call C. J. Fair scored a career-high 21 points and Scoop Jardine added 17, including a game-sealing 3-pointer with 1 minute 11 seconds left Sunday, as No. 2 Syracuse escaped another close call with a 74-64 victory at Rutgers. The Orange (27-1, 14-1) widened their lead in the Big East standings to two and a half games over No. Syracuse had won two of its previous three games by 3 points or fewer, and Sunday's looked to be going the same way. The Scarlet Knights (12-15, 4-10) beat two top-10 teams this season at home - Florida and Connecticut - and they were right there with the Orange. Gilvydas Biruta matched his career high with 21 points for Rutgers, which was 2 points behind four times in the final 8:45. But the Scarlet Knights could not tie the score or take the lead on seven possessions with the 2-point deficit. DUKE 75, BOSTON COLLEGE 50 Seth Curry scored 18 points and No. 5 Duke (23-4, 10-2) used its smothering defense to cruise into a tie for the Atlanta Coast Conference lead. Duke's defense was so effective that the Eagles went without a basket for more than 14 minutes after taking a 13-7 lead. 76, PURDUE 62 Draymond Green had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and shut down Purdue's Robbie Hummel in the second half. 7 Michigan State (22-5, 11-3 Big Ten) took a one-game lead in the conference title race over Ohio State and Michigan with four games remaining. IN OTHER GAMES Josh Gasser scored 15 points for No. 15 Wisconsin (20-7, 9-5 Big Ten) in its 65-55 victory over Penn State, which dropped to 1-10 on the road, including 0-8 in conference play. ... Matt Gaten scored a career-high 30 points and host Iowa beat No. 18 Indiana, 78-66, to end the Hoosiers" three-game winning streak. MARYLAND 63, DUKE 61 Tianna Hawkins scored 19 points, including the tiebreaking basket with 14 seconds left, and No. 8 Maryland (23-5, 10-4) ended No. 5 Duke's bid to go unbeaten in the A.C.C. Allysa Thomas grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked a last-second shot by Haley Peters to seal the defeat for Duke (22-4, 13-1). 60 Riquna Williams scored 24 points and No. 6 Miami won at home to move into a tie with Duke atop the A.C.C. standings. The Hurricanes (24-3, 13-1) did not allow a point in the final 3:43, after Duke's loss to Maryland was announced over the public-address system. Miami plays at Duke on Friday. DELAWARE 40, DREXEL 39 Elena Delle Donne missed 15 of her first 18 shots but made her last one, a leaner from the wing with two seconds left, to lift No. 10 Delaware (24-1, 15-0) to a win in Philadelphia that clinched the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season title. "I guess I had to make one tonight, and I'm glad it was that one," Delle Donne said. I couldn't throw the ball in the ocean. Delle Donne finished with a season-low 12 points.