Hansbrough , who came back for his senior season after being crowned the National Player of the Year , moved into the top spot with a tough leaner in the lane with two Evansville defenders hanging on him with 7:42 left in the first half
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Hansbrough , who came back for his senior season after being crowned the National Player of the Year , moved into the top spot with a tough leaner in the lane with two Evansville defenders hanging on him with 7:42 left in the <m> first half </m>
Hansbrough , who came back for his senior season after being crowned the National Player of the Year , moved into the top spot with a tough leaner in the lane with two Evansville defenders hanging on him with 7:42 left in the <m> first half </m>
Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler each logged 22 points , as the second-ranked Duke Blue Devils fended off a late Davidson rally to top the Wildcats , 79-67 , at Cameron Indoor Stadium .
Scheyer also dished out four assists while Singler added six rebounds for Duke ( 13-1 ) , which won its fifth straight game and moved to 9-0 at home .
Gerald Henderson contributed 11 points and seven boards to the winning effort .
The nation 's leading scorer , Stephen Curry , posted a game-high 29 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists .
But the sharpshooter went just 1-for-8 from three-point range and had seven of Davidson 's 17 turnovers in the loss .
Andrew Lovedale finished with 15 points while pulling down seven boards for the Wildcats ( 10-3 ) , whose three losses this season have all come against ranked opponents .
Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and seven rebounds in a balanced attack , and the third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels bounced back from their first loss with a 108-70 rout of the College of Charleston Cougars .
Deon Thompson had 15 points for the Tar Heels ( 14-1 ) , who were beaten at home by Boston College , 85-78 , on Sunday .
Danny Green scored 14 points , while Ty Lawson posted 15 points and eight assists in the win .
Wayne Ellington contributed 10 points for North Carolina .
Tony White , Jr. had a team-high 16 points for the College of Charleston ( 10-3 ) , which has lost two straight after a 10-game win streak .
Antwaine Wiggins and Donavan Monroe each had 12 points in the loss .
Andy Rautins scored 17 points and added six assists , leading 11th-ranked Syracuse to an 85-68 win over DePaul at the Carrier Dome .
Arinze Onuaku totaled 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Orange ( 15-1 , 3-0 Big East ) , who have won six in a row since falling to Cleveland State on December 15 .
Paul Harris finished with 14 points , nine boards and four blocks , while Eric Devendorf chipped in 13 points .
Dar Tucker poured in 18 points for the Blue Demons ( 8-8 , 0-3 ) , who have dropped four of their last five games .
Will Walker netted 13 points and Mac Koshwal pulled down 13 rebounds to go along with a 12-point effort .
Matt Bouldin scored 26 points , as Gonzaga dominated overtime to record an 89-79 win over 15th-ranked Tennessee , snapping the Volunteers ' 37-game home winning streak .
Wednesday 's matchup was the second meeting between the schools this season , as Gonzaga also beat Tennessee , 83-74 , in the title game of the Old Spice Classic on November 30th .
As for the Vols ' home winning streak , the 37 games are a school record and it had been the second-longest active streak in the nation -- second only to Notre Dame 's 44 .
Austin Daye finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for Gonzaga ( 9-4 ) , which snapped a three-game losing streak .
Josh Heytvelt added 15 points and 12 boards in the win for the Bulldogs .
Cameron Tatum had 22 points to pace Tennessee ( 9-4 ) , which has lost two in a row .
Tyler Smith added 17 points for the Vols before appearing to suffer a left knee injury late in overtime .
Wayne Chism had a career-high 19 boards and 15 points in the loss .
Jeremy Lin posted a game-high 27 points with eight assists , as Harvard shocked 17th-ranked Boston College , 82-70 , at Conte Forum .
Oliver McNally had 17 points , including a 10-for-11 mark from the foul line , for the Crimson ( 8-6 ) , who recorded their first-ever win over a ranked team .
Andrew Pusar added 13 , while Doug Miller scored eight points with nine boards .
Corey Raji posted 16 points for the Eagles ( 13-3 ) , who had won 10 consecutive games , including an 85-78 shocker at then-No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday .
Tyrese Rice added 14 points , and Joe Trapani had 12 in a surprising setback .
Wesley Matthews posted a game-high 23 points thanks to perfect 10-for-10 shooting from the floor , with a team-best six rebounds as 18th-ranked Marquette slipped by Rutgers , 81-76 , at the RAC .
Jerel McNeal posted 16 points for the Golden Eagles ( 14-2 , 3-0 Big East ) , winners in six straight games. Dominic James added 15 points with six assists .
Mike Rosario scored 22 points for the Scarlet Knights ( 9-7 , 0-3 ) , who dropped their fourth in a row , all to ranked opponents .
Corey Chandler chipped in with 19 points and seven boards while JR Inman posted a game-high eight rebounds in the loss .
Earl Clark finished with 22 points and nine rebounds , as 23rd-ranked Louisville opened its Big East slate with a 71-57 win over South Florida .
Edgar Sosa added 12 points for the Cardinals ( 10-3 , 1-0 Big East ) , who have won two in a row since a loss to UNLV on New Year 's Eve .
Louisville had opened Big East play with a loss in each of the past four seasons , but this season began league play with a road win .
However , the Cardinals did so against the only team in the Big East -- which has nine teams ranked in the AP Top 25 -- with a losing record .
South Florida ( 5-9 , 0-2 ) has lost four of its last five games overall , and two in a row , after opening its Big East schedule last Friday with a loss to Syracuse .
Dominique Jones had 11 points and five boards in the loss for the Bulls , while Augustus Gilchrist also chipped in 11 points .