Syracuse tops UConn, snaps skid

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Rick Jackson had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 17 Syracuse to a 66-58 victory over No. 6 Connecticut (17-4, 5-4) on Wednesday night at Hartford, Conn., and the Orange avoided the first five-game losing streak in coach Jim Boeheim's 35 seasons.

Brandon Triche had 16 points for the Orange (19-4, 6-4 Big East), who had lost four straight game under Boeheim three times before this streak.

"This was a game we had to find a way to win," Boeheim said. "We made the plays we had to. We played well but we also played well at Marquette. That's the league. You have to do that every night. This league is very, very difficult."

No. 5 Duke 80, Maryland 62: At College Park, Md., Kyle Singler scored 22 points, Nolan Smith had 21 and Duke (20-2, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated Maryland (14-8, 4-4) to avoid its first losing streak in nearly two years.

No. 7 San Diego State 56, Colorado State 54: At Fort Collins, Colo., D.J. Gay sank a jumper with 1.8 seconds left to lift San Diego State (22-1, 7-1) past Colorado State (15-7, 5-3 Mountain West Conference).

No. 8 BYU 69, Wyoming 62: At Laramie, Wyo., Jimmer Fredette scored 26 points and Brandon Davies had 20 as the Cougars (21-2, 7-1 MWC) beat Wyoming (8-14, 1-7).

No. 12 Villanova 75, Marquette 70: At Villanova, Pa., Mouphtaou Yarou scored 18 points, Corey Fisher had 17 and Villanova (18-4, 6-3 Big East) snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Marquette (14-9, 5-5).

Oklahoma State 76, No. 14 Missouri 70: At Stillwater, Okla., Darrell Williams scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Oklahoma State (15-7, 3-5 Big 12) past Missouri (17-5, 3-4).

Indiana 60, No. 18 Minnesota 57: At Bloomington, Ind., Tom Pritchard and Verdell Jones each scored 12 points to lead Indiana (12-11, 3-7 Big Ten) past Minnesota (16-6, 5-5).

No. 25 West Virginia 56, Seton Hall 44: At Morgantown, W.Va., Kevin Jones had 13 points and 12 rebounds, leading West Virginia (15-6, 6-3 Big East) past Seton Hall (10-13, 4-7).

No. 22 Utah State 67, Nevada 45: At Logan, Utah, Brockeith Pane scored 18 points and Utah State (21-2, 10-0 Western Athletic Conference beat Nevada (8-14, 5-4).

Brady Jardine came off the bench to record 14 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks for Utah State.

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UCLA 64, Southern California 50: At Los Angeles, Malcolm Lee scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half and UCLA defeated Southern California (12-11, 4-6) for its sixth win in seven games.

The Bruins (15-7, 7-3 Pac-10) stopped a four-game skid against their crosstown rival with a split of the season series. Joshua Smith added 15 points and six rebounds off the bench.