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No. 10 Murray State remains unbeaten at 22-0

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 11 months AGO
| February 3, 2012 8:00 PM

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Isaiah Canaan scored 24 of his 32 points in the second half and No. 10 Murray State (22-0, 10-0) remained unbeaten with an 81-73 win over Southeast Missouri State on Thursday night at Murray, Ky.

Jewuan Long added 13 points for Murray State (22-0, 10-0), which is off to the best start by an Ohio Valley Conference team since Western Kentucky opened 21-0 in 1953-54.

No. 7 Duke 75, Virginia Tech 60: At Blacksburg, Va., Austin Rivers scored 18 points, Ryan Kelly had 15, and Duke (19-3, 6-1) used a late first-half run to open a double-digit lead it never relinquished in a victory over Virginia Tech (12-10, 1-6 Atlantic Coast Conference).

No. 12 Florida 74, South Carolina 66: At Gainesville, Fla., Kenny Boynton scored 24 points, Bradley Beal had his fourth double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Florida (18-4, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) beat South Carolina (9-12, 1-6) for its sixth consecutive victory.

* Pac-12

Washington 71, UCLA 69: At Seattle, Terrence Ross scored 10 of Washington's final 12 points to finish with 22, and the Huskies overcame a 10-point deficit with seven minutes remaining to stun UCLA (12-10, 5-5).

Ross' 3-pointer from the wing with 1:20 remaining turned out to be the game-winner, but the Huskies (15-7, 8-2 Pac-12) had to watch Norman Powell's baseline jumper with 3 seconds left hang on the rim and fall off before celebrating their fourth straight win over the Bruins.

Stanford 68, Arizona State 44: At Stanford, Calif., Aarion Bright scored 16 points, Chasson Randle added 14 and Stanford (16-6, 6-4) beat Arizona State (7-15, 3-7 Pac-12).

Oregon 79, Utah 68: At Salt Lake City, Devoe Joseph scored 20 points and Oregon (16-6, 7-3) used a late 11-0 run to beat Utah (5-17, 2-8 Pac-12).

Colorado 82, Oregon State 60: At Boulder, Colo., Andre Roberson had 16 points and 15 rebounds as Colorado (15-7, 7-3) remained unbeaten at home in Pac-12 play with a victory over Oregon State (14-8, 4-6).

Arizona 78, California 74: At Berkeley, Calif., Kyle Fogg scored 23 points, Jesse Perry added 18 and Arizona (15-8, 6-4) beat California (17-6, 7-3 Pac-12).

Nevada 53, Utah State 52: At Reno, Nev., Deonte Burton hit an off-balance 3-pointer with 11.2 seconds left as Nevada (19-3, 8-0) rallied to beat Utah State (12-11, 4-4 Western Athletic Conference), tying a program record with its 16th consecutive victory.

No. 18 Saint Mary's 84, San Diego 73: At Moraga, Calif., Rob Jones had 28 points and eight rebounds, Stephen Holt scored a career-high 23 points and Saint Mary's (22-2, 11-0) survived a slow start to beat San Diego (8-14, 3-7 West Coast Conference) for its 12th straight victory.

Matthew Dellavedova added 17 points, six rebounds and five assists to anchor a late 15-6 run that gave the Gaels the lead for good.

Loyola Marymount 67, Pepperdine 57: At Los Angeles, Jarred DuBois and LaRon Armstead scored 14 points apiece, leading the Lions (14-9, 7-3) past the Waves (8-14, 2-9 WCC).

Portland 84, Santa Clara 78: At Santa Clara, Calif., Ryan Nicholas had 19 points and eight rebounds, leading the Pilots (6-17, 3-7) past the Broncos (8-14, 0-9 WCC).

* Northwest

Idaho State 87, Montana State 86, OT: At Bozeman, Mont., Kenny McGowen scored 30 points and Idaho State (8-14, 6-4 Big Sky) beat Montana State (11-10, 6-4).

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