Shabazz Napier scored 24 points to lead No. 8 Connecticut over in-state rival Fairfield 79-71 on Thursday night at Hartford, Conn., in the final game before coach Jim Calhoun serves a three-game suspension for NCAA recruiting violations.

No. 1 Syracuse 80, Tulane 61: At Syracuse, N.Y., James Southerland and Brandon Triche each hit a pair of 3-pointers to key a 19-point first-half surge, and Syracuse (13-0) beat Tulane (11-2).

No. 2 Ohio State 69, Miami of Ohio 40: At Columbus, Ohio, William Buford scored 18 points as Ohio State (12-1) beat Miami of Ohio (3-7).

No. 3 Kentucky 87, Loyola (Md.) 63: At Lexington, Ky., reserve Kyle Wiltjer scored a personal-best 24 points and a trio of freshmen sparked Kentucky's (11-1) 17-2 second-half run to beat the Greyhounds (8-3) for the Wildcats' 42nd straight win at home.

No. 6 Baylor 72, Saint Mary's 59: At Las Vegas, Quincy Miller scored 15 points and Perry Jones III had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead Baylor (11-0) past Saint Mary's (10-2) in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational.

No. 9 Missouri 78, No. 25 Illinois 74: At St. Louis, Phil Pressey had 18 points, five assists and two steals, and Missouri (12-0) held off a second-half charge by Illinois (11-2).

No. 10 Marquette 64, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 50: At Milwaukee, Junior Cadougan tied his career high with 15 points and Marquette (11-1) beat cross-town rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee (9-4) for the 39th straight time.

No. 11 Florida 82, Florida State 64: At Gainesville, Fla., Bradley Beal scored 21 points, and Florida (10-2) beat rival Florida State (8-4).

No. 12 Kansas 63, Southern California 47: At Los Angeles, Elijah Johnson scored 14 points, Conner Teahan added 13 and Kansas (8-3) beat the Trojans (5-8).

Long Beach State 68, No. 14 Xavier 58: At Honolulu, Michael Caffey came off the bench to score 14 points and the 49ers (6-5) used a balanched scoring attack to beat Xavier (8-2) in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic.

No. 16 Georgetown 70, Memphis 59: At Washington, Jason Clark scored 18 points as Georgetown (10-1) beat Memphis (6-5).

No. 17 Indiana 89, UMBC 47: At Bloomington, Ind., Matt Roth, Jordan Hulls and Christian Watford led a 3-point barrage in the second half that carried Indiana (12-0) past Maryland-Baltimore County (1-10).

No. 18 Mississippi State 82, Northwestern State 67: At Jackson, Miss., Arnett Moultrie had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Mississippi State (12-1) beat Northwestern State (7-6).

No. 19 Michigan State 90, Lehigh 81: At East Lansing, Mich., Keith Appling scored 19 points and had seven rebounds to lead Michigan State (11-2) past Lehigh (9-4).

No. 20 Michigan 77, Bradley 66: At Ann Arbor, Mich., Evan Smotrycz had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Michigan (10-2) past Bradley (5-7).

No. 23 Creighton 87, Northwestern 79: At Omaha, Neb., Doug McDermott scored 27 points and Creighton (10-1) defeated Northwestern (10-2).