Freshmen carry Wake to stunner over Duke
By: Associated Press - | ∞
Freshmen Jeff Teague and James Johnson showed no fear of Duke. Instead, they helped coach Dino Gaudio claim a victory that surely would have made his late best friend proud.
Teague scored 26 points and the host Demon Deacons shocked the No. 2 Blue Devils 86-73 on Sunday night, snapping the Blue Devils' 12-game winning streak and giving the first-year coach his signature victory as the heir of the late Skip Prosser's program.
"I watched them on TV (and) I dreamed about (North) Carolina and Duke," Teague said, adding that he and Johnson "talked about that when we first got here, 'Playing Duke, they're going to pressure you.'
"That's why I want to play. I'm not an All-American or nothing, but I want to go out and try to beat one."
Johnson added 24 points and a personal-best 16 rebounds for the Demon Deacons (16-8, 6-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), who claimed their first victory against a top-five team since Chris Paul's sophomore season in 2004-05. This time, the tie-dye-clad "Screamin' Demons" student section poured onto the court to celebrate the program's biggest win since they knocked off the then-No. 4 Blue Devils (22-2, 10-1) on Feb. 2, 2005.
UCLA 56, USC 46
At Los Angeles: Darren Collison scored 14 points, Kevin Love added 13 and No. 6 UCLA (22-3, 10-2) defeated USC (15-9, 6-6) to remain atop the Pac-10 standings by a half-game.
Notre Dame 71, Rutgers 68
At Piscataway, N.J.: Tory Jackson had 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and No. 20 Notre Dame (19-5, 9-3 Big East) held off Rutgers, handing the Scarlet Knights (10-17, 2-12) their sixth straight loss
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Tennessee 81, Vanderbilt 68
At Nashville, Tenn.: Candace Parker scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and top-ranked Tennessee (23-2, 9-1 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from a home loss with a victory over No. 25 Vanderbilt (19-7, 8-3).
Connecticut 90, Pittsburgh 64
At Pittsburgh: Renee Montgomery scored 17 points and No. 2 Connecticut (24-1, 11-1 Big East) used an 18-2 run to end the first half to hand No. 18 Pittsburgh (18-7, 8-3) a third consecutive loss.
North Carolina 97, Florida State 77
At Chapel Hill, N.C.: Erlana Larkins had 18 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals to lead No. 3 North Carolina (24-2, 11-0) over Florida State (15-10, 5-5) to remain unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Maryland 76, Duke 69
At Durham, N.C.: Crystal Langhorne had 25 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 4 Maryland (27-2, 11-1 ACC) beat No. 12 Duke (19-7, 8-3) in a game that came hours after coach Brenda Frese gave birth to twin boys.
LSU 78, Mississippi 48
At Baton Rouge, La.: Sylvia Fowles scored 19 of her 22 points in the first half to help No. 7 LSU (22-3, 11-0 SEC) beat Mississippi (10-14, 4-7).
Baylor 79, Oklahoma 59
At Waco, Texas: Angela Tisdale scored 23 points and Jessica Morrow added 20 to help No. 8 Baylor (22-3, 10-2 Big 12) win its 16th straight game at home with a victory over No. 10 Oklahoma (18-5, 8-3).
Old Dominion 73, Towson 61
At Towson, Md.: Megan Pym had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 13 Old Dominion (22-3, 13-0 Colonial Athletic Association) win its 16th consecutive game with a victory over Towson (16-8, 8-5).
Iowa State 62, Oklahoma State 57
At Stillwater, Okla.: Alison Lacey scored 15 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 41.1 seconds left, as Iowa State (16-8, 5-6 Big 12) endured a second-half rally by No. 15 Oklahoma State (20-4, 8-3).
Kansas State 56, Missouri 39
At Columbia, Mo.: Ashley Sweat and Kimberly Dietz each scored 15 points and No. 17 Kansas State (18-6, 10-1) held its lead in the Big 12 Conference with a win over Missouri (8-16, 1-10).
Texas A&M 70, Texas Tech 56
At College Station, Texas: Takia Starks had a career-high 29 points and No. 20 Texas A&M (18-7, 6-5 Big 12) took advantage of mistake-prone Texas Tech (14-11, 2-9) for a win.
Note
Conference USA officials said they were investigating what happened after top-ranked Memphis' 79-78 victory over Alabama-Birmingham in Birmingham, where the Tigers were showered with debris after avoiding an upset. Cups, water bottles and pompoms were thrown by fans in the UAB student section as the Tigers were being escorted off the court toward their dressing room Saturday night.
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