ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Kris Joseph scored 22 points and No. 1 Syracuse used its defense and depth to rout DePaul 87-68 on Sunday, the unbeaten Orange’s 15th straight victory. C.J. Fair added 16 points, Dion Waiters had 13 and Fab Melo scored 12 points to go with six blocks for the Orange (15-0, 2-0 Big East).
No. 5 No. Carolina 102, Monmouth 65
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — John Henson scored 21 points and North Carolina won its seventh straight overall. Harrison Barnes added 20 points for the Tar Heels (13-2). Freshman Andrew Nicholas led the Hawks (2-12) with 22 points. P.J. Hairston had 16 points for North Carolina.
No. 7 Duke 85, Penn. 55
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Kelly had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Duke. Seth Curry added 15 points for the Blue Devils (12-1). Zack Rosen had 11 points for the Quakers (6-8),.
No. 14 Marquette 81, Villanova 77
MILWAUKEE ( AP) — Darius Johnson- Odom matched a season-high with 24 points to lead Marquette. Reserve forward Davante Gardner had 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (12-2). Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points for the Wildcats (7-7, 0-2).
No. 18 Michigan 61, Minnesota 56
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Freshman Trey Burke scored a season-high 27 points and Michigan won its seventh straight. Julian Welch and Rodney Williams had 11 points each for Minnesota (12-3, 0-2).
Cincinnati 66, No. 22 Pitt 63
PITTSBURGH ( AP) — JaQuon Parker scored a career-high 21 points and Sean Kilpatrick added 19 for streaking Cincinnati.
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