Kris Joseph hit two 3-pointers that sparked visiting Syracuse's decisive second-half run Sunday, and the third-ranked Orange kept the best start in school history going with a 71-54 victory over Cincinnati, its 10th in a row.
Andy Rautins led the Orange (23-1, 10-1 Big East) with 20 points.
The Bearcats (14-9, 5-6) were led by Ibrahima Thomas with a season-high 13 points.
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No. 13 Ohio St. 68, Iowa 59: Evan Turner matched his career high with 32 points as the host Buckeyes stretched their Big Ten win streak to seven.
Jon Diebler added 12 points for Ohio State (18-6, 8-3), which has won four in a row.
Eric May scored 16 points to lead Iowa (8-16, 2-9), which has lost four in a row.
Top 10 women
No. 1 Connecticut 84, Louisville 38: Tina Charles had 20 points and nine rebounds as visiting Connecticut (23-0, 10-0 Big East) breezed past Louisville (11-12, 3-7) in a rematch of last year's NCAA championship game.
The victory was the 62nd in a row for UConn, the second-longest streak in women's NCAA Division I, trailing its run of 70 from 2001 to 2003.
No. 7 Xavier 67, Richmond 55: Dee Dee Jernigan matched her career high with 15 points for host Xavier (18-3, 8-0 Atlantic-10), which beat Richmond (15-8, 4-4) for its eighth straight win.
No. 8 Ohio State 86, Penn State 73: Samantha Prahalis had 26 points as visiting Ohio State (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten) overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Penn State (15-8, 7-6).
ACC Women
No. 15 Florida State 83, Wake Forest 38: Chasity Clayton had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead host Florida State to a rout of Wake Forest.
The Seminoles (20-4, 6-2 ACC) held the Deacons (14-9, 5-4) to 21.8 percent shooting.
Brittany Waters led Wake with 15 points.
Miami 85, SIU-Edwardsville 60: Shenise Johnson led a balanced scoring effort with 16 points as Miami (16-7) put away overmatched Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (6-19).
Area Women
Shenandoah 76, Meredith 60: Alexis Hargbol scored 13 points to lead visiting Shenandoah (12-7, 8-5 USA South) past Meredith.
Meredith (6-12, 5-8), which trailed 39-15 at halftime, was led by Kristin Stewart with 13 points and eight rebounds.
Mary Baldwin 53, Peace 40: Sabrina Desper scored a game-high 22 points as visiting Mary Baldwin (9-9, 7-7 USA South) defeated Peace.
Megan Sherrill scored nine points to lead Peace (7-13, 3-11). Angel Fuller grabbed 10 rebounds and made a career-high five blocks, second most in Peace history.
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Hours after the Smith Center emptied and the cameras left, long after he and his North Carolina teammates went their separate ways, Tar Heels point guard Kendall Marshall lay awake in the early hours of Thursday morning with certain parts of Duke's 85-84 victory against UNC playing on a loop in his mind. 
Forget about Duke's comeback win over North Carolina. The evidence from this season suggests that the Blue Devils' biggest test of the week will come today when Maryland comes to Cameron Indoor Stadium. 
East Chapel Hill sophomore Ben Griffin was about 13 years old when he challenged a group of then-current and former University of North Carolina golfers. 
Robert Orr, a Raleigh attorney who represented UNC football players Quinton Coples and Devon Ramsay during the school's recent NCAA-related problems, said Friday that the firing of Butch Davis and hiring of Larry Fedora as head football coach would not fundamentally change the chances of similar issues cropping up at the school. 
If Wake Forest wants to extricate itself from the ACC's cellar, wins in its next two games would be a good place to start. 
Rameses, North Carolina's 18th ram mascot, died Thursday night of natural causes. He was 8 years old. 
Remember when ACC teams began conference play about a month ago, and how it seemed like the road to the regular-season championship would be limited to a two-team race between North Carolina and Duke? 
While there will be bonus time to draw up a game plan for Thursday's trip to Duke, the break also comes at a good time for C.J. Williams. Keep up with the latest sports stories with our free e-mail newsletters, delivered to your inbox!
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