SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kris Joseph had 17 points, Scoop Jardine added 14 and No. 1 Syracuse cruised past Bucknell 80-61 on Tuesday night.
The Orange (12-0) won their 30th straight nonconference home game.
Bucknell entered the game 1- 8 against Syracuse, but that lone win, a 74-69 triumph over the 17th-ranked Orange, came in the Bison’s last visit to the Carrier Dome in November 2005.
No. 2 Ohio State 70,
Lamar 50
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger bounced back from his latest injury to score 18 points and grab 11 rebounds.
Deshaun Thomas added 16 points for the Buckeyes (11-1).
Devon Lamb and Stan Brown each had 10 points for Lamar (8-4), which had a fourgame winning streak come to an end. The Cardinals’ record against Big Ten teams dropped to 1-5.
No. 3 Kentucky 82,
Samford 50
LEXINGTON, Ky. ( AP) — Doron Lamb scored 26 points and Darius Miller added 17 as Kentucky extended its home winning streak to 41 games.
The Wildcats (10-1) played without Terrence Jones, who missed the first game in his collegiate career after dislocating the pinky on his left, shooting hand on Saturday.
The Wildcats scored the first 11 points of the game, pushed the lead to 45- 22 at halftime and led by as many as 34 points late.
No. 4 Louisville 69,
College of Charleston 62
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kyle Kuric had 17 points and eight rebounds and Louisville escaped an upset on its home court to remain unbeaten.
The Cardinals (11-0) trailed 57- 55 with 5: 06 to play but went on a 9- 2 run over the next 3 minutes, capped by a 3- pointer by Chris Smith that put them ahead 66- 59 with 2:06 left.
No. 15 Pittsburgh 71,
St. Francis (Pa.) 47
PITTSBURGH (AP) — J.J. Moore scored 15 points and Dante Taylor added 14 points and eight rebounds for Pittsburgh.
The Panthers (11-1) won their ninth straight by holding the Red Flash (3-8) to 35 percent shooting and continuing their dominance on the glass. Pitt came in leading the nation in rebounding margin — grabbing 12 more a game than the opponent — and added to those numbers by outrebounding St. Francis 42-21.
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