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— Miami shocks No. 7 Duke 78-74 in OT (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 16:35)

Leave it to the biggest player on Miami's roster to put the Hurricanes on his back and carry them to their most impressive victory in quite a while. Reggie Johnson -- all 6-foot-10 and 284 pounds of him -- scored five of his career-high 27 points in overtime of Miami's 78-74 upset of No. 7 Duke on Sunday.
— Hot-shooting Northwestern tops Illinois (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 15:26)

John Shurna scored 24 points to lead Northwestern past Illinois 74-70 on Sunday. Reggie Hearn added 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting for the Wildcats (14-8, 4-6), who shot 60 percent from the floor to win back-to-back Big Ten games for the first time this season. Brandon Paul scored 22 points and Meyers Leonard had...
— Woodall leads Pitt to fourth win in row (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 15:08)

Travon Woodall scored a career-high 29 points and Ashton Gibbs added 25 to lead Pittsburgh to a 79-70 win over Villanova on Sunday, its fourth straight win. The Panthers (15-9, 4-7 Big East) led by as many as 18 in the second half, though the Wildcats (10-13, 3-8 Big East) were able to trim that lead to three on a pair of Jayvaughn...
— Green leads No. 9 Spartans past Michigan (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 14:40)

Michigan State's Draymond Green made good on his guarantee against Michigan with the best game of his career in the series. Green had 14 points and 16 rebounds -- as many as his hated rival could manage -- to lead the ninth-ranked Spartans to a 64-54 win over the 23rd-ranked Wolverines on Sunday, ending a three-game losing streak in the rivalry.
— Bryant's late 3 gives West Va. OT win (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 13:47)

Darryl Bryant's 3-pointer with just over a second left in overtime gave West Virginia an 87-84 win over Providence on Sunday. The two teams exchanged leads throughout the extra period, and Providence's Gerard Coleman made 1 of 2 free throws to tie it at 84-all with 10 seconds left. Bryant then drove down the court and hit the game-winner.

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— No. 6 Kentucky women stall out against LSU, 61-51 (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 17:25)

By the time A'dia Mathies took it upon herself to start scoring more, it was too late for No. 6 Kentucky. Mathies scored all of her team-leading 12 points in the second half, but got little help as the Wildcats' saw their 10-game winning streak end with a 61-51 upset at LSU on Sunday. "We were outplayed, outcoached every way you could be," Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell said.
— LSU women upset No. 6 Kentucky, 61-51 (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 17:09)

Right when LSU's season looked like it was slipping away, the Lady Tigers summoned the kind of end-to-end intensity that even No. 6 Kentucky couldn't handle. "We just played with an attitude like we had nothing to lose, just to leave it all out there, and you saw that from everybody," LSU forward LaSondra Barrett said.
— No. 19 Penn State women rally for 68-65 victory (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 16:39)

Penn State coach Coquese Washington had a simple message to her team: The game is long, so have some patience and keep playing. That's exactly what happened Sunday afternoon. Because despite making only one their first 18 shots and trailing by 15 points in the first half the No. 19 Lady Lions rallied for a 68-65 victory at Minnesota on Sunday.
— Auburn women lose 82-61 at No. 8 Tennessee (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 15:59)

Auburn coach Nell Fortner could see just enough mistakes in eighth-ranked Tennessee's game to know that the Tigers had a chance. They just couldn't do enough against the Lady Volunteers' size and pressure to get the win. The Tigers' 23 turnovers led to 21 points for the Lady Vols, who got the 82-61 win on Sunday.
— No. 8 Tennessee beats Auburn women 82-61 (AP)

(Sunday, 05 February 2012 15:55)

Frustrated with their players' passive defensive of late, the Tennessee coaches went back to the pressure scheme that's worked so well for the Lady Volunteers in the past. There were no complaints from the eighth-ranked Lady Vols, who used the pressure to beat Auburn 82-61 on Sunday. "Actually, after the game the kids said, `That was actually fun,"' associate head coach Holly...

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