Men

No. 4 Duke 92, No. 15 North Carolina 90 (OT)

Back and forth they went, trading big leads, shots and chances to win both in regulation and overtime.

And then the Duke found a way to send its fierce neighborhood rivals home empty again.

Quinn Cook scored 22 points, freshman Tyus Jones matched a season high with 22 and Duke outlasted the Tar Heels on Wednesday night.

"It's tough for this game to always live up to the hype," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "But I think tonight's game exceeded it."

In a thriller befitting college basketball's most intense rivalry, the Blue Devils (23-3, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) let an early 13-point lead slip away and trailed by 10 with less than four minutes left in regulation before rallying for their sixth straight win this season, and their ninth in 12 meetings in the series.

The three freshmen who start for Duke had their customary big games: Jones added eight assists, Justise Winslow added 16 points and Jahlil Okafor had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Kennedy Meeks and Brice Johnson each scored 18 points to lead North Carolina (18-8, 8-5). Nate Britt pulled the Tar Heels within two with one free throw with 3.5 seconds left. He missed the second, Marcus Paige raced in and got his hands on the rebound — but Winslow grabbed it as the buzzer sounded.

"My teammates came to battle," said Paige, who finished with five points on 2-of-11 shooting. "They played fantastic the whole game. And I didn't really give them anything."

Amile Jefferson scored 13 points for the Blue Devils, who went up 90-89 with just under two minutes left in OT on Okafor's layup.

Cook gave Duke a two-point lead with a free throw with 31.8 seconds remaining. And when he missed the second attempt, he gave the Tar Heels a chance.

North Carolina milked the clock and worked the ball to J.P. Tokoto, whose short jumper from the left baseline hit off the front of the rim. The rebound went to Cook, who was fouled with 5.2 seconds left.

Cook missed the first free throw but made the second to put Duke up 92-89. North Carolina got the ball near midcourt before calling a timeout. Britt was fouled before the Tar Heels could even think about hoisting a 3.

Tokoto had 15 points, Isaiah Hicks scored 12 and Britt finished with 11 points, while Johnson added 12 points before fouling out early in overtime for the Tar Heels, who have lost four of five.

No. 5 Wisconsin 55, Penn State 47

Sam Dekker scored 22 points and Frank Kaminsky added 16 as No. 5 Wisconsin overcame a late Penn State surge.

Dekker and Penn State's D.J. Newbill waged an entertaining scoring battle. Newbill scored 29 points, but the next-highest scorer for Penn State (15-12, 3-11) was Brandon Taylor with seven.

The Badgers (24-2, 12-1), despite shooting 39 percent, were aided by Nigel Hayes' 13 rebounds and nine points.

Wisconsin's 24th victory marked the school's best start in program history.

No. 11 Northern Iowa 59, Loyola 39

Seth Tuttle and Nate Buss each scored 10 points as Northern Iowa won its 14th straight.

The Panthers (25-2, 14-1 Missouri Valley Conference) never trailed and moved within one win of matching the 2009-10 team's school record streak.

They also tied a season low for points allowed while holding Loyola (16-11, 6-9) to its lowest scoring total, and this game was every bit as lopsided as the numbers indicated.

Northern Iowa led by 12 at halftime and broke it open after the Ramblers trimmed it to nine early in the second period.

Syracuse 69, No. 12 Louisville 59

Rakeem Christmas rebounded from his worst game of the season, scoring 29 points and blocking four shots.

It was the first game between the teams as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Syracuse (17-9, 8-5 ACC) was coming off an 80-72 home loss to fourth-ranked Duke in which Christmas was outplayed by freshman Jahlil Okafor.

Louisville (20-6, 8-5) was out to bounce back from Saturday's home loss to North Carolina State, but was without senior guard Chris Jones, who was suspended for violating team rules and did not make the trip. Freshman Quentin Snider made his first start in place of Jones, the team's assist leader (3.7 per game) and third-leading scorer (13.6 points).

The Cardinals have lost three of four and two straight after leading at the half.

No. 14 Iowa State 70, No. 22 Oklahoma State 65

Jameel McKay had career highs of 17 points and 14 rebounds for Iowa State.

McKay, a 6-foot-9 forward, created problems on both ends with his leaping ability. He made 13 of 18 free throws, blocked four shots and had nine offensive rebounds.

Dustin Hogue scored 14 points, Monte Morris had 11 points and Georges Niang scored all nine of his points in the second half for the Cyclones (19-6, 9-4 Big 12). Iowa State outrebounded Oklahoma State 44-28 and had 18 offensive boards to snap a four-game road losing streak.

Le'Bryan Nash and Phil Forte each scored 13 points, but they combined to make just 7 of 24 shots for the Cowboys (17-9, 7-7), who lost their second straight after three consecutive wins over ranked teams.

No. 18 Arkansas 84, Missouri 69

Michael Qualls had 21 points and Arkansas beat Missouri for its fifth straight victory and eighth in nine games.

Bobby Portis added 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help the Razorbacks (21-5, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) continue their best start in conference play since the 1997-98 season. Arkansas' only loss since Jan. 17 is a 57-56 setback at Florida.

Qualls scored in double figures for the third straight game. The junior is 17 of 34 from the field in his last three games after going 14 of 59 in his previous five.

Missouri (7-19, 1-12) has lost 12 straight games for the first time since the 1966-67 season.

Jonathan Williams and Tramaine Isabell led the Tigers with 13 points each.

Providence 84, DePaul 57

LaDontae Henton and New London’s Kris Dunn combined to produce 43 points and 21 boards to lead Providence to a win over DePaul.

Henton and Dunn combined for 27 first-half points and DePaul converted just 7 of 24 shots (29.2 percent) as the Friars took a 41-26 halftime lead. Providence (19-8, 9-5 Big East) shot 52.8 percent from the field, despite making just 1 of 9 3-point attempts.

Billy Garrett Jr. had 11 points including 9-of-10 shooting from the free throw line and Jamee Crockett and R.J. Curington scored 10 apiece for DePaul (12-15, 6-8), which shot just 34 percent from the field.

The Friars, who forced 16 Blue Demon turnovers, scored six straight late in the game to go up 31, the largest lead of the night.

Women

No. 3 Baylor 67, Texas Tech 60

Niya Johnson matched her season high with 17 points and Nina Davis added 12 to help Baylor beat Texas Tech.

The win, the Lady Bears' 24th straight, assured Baylor a share of the Big 12 title with Oklahoma. A win over TCU in Waco on Saturday would give the Lady Bears sole possession of the regular-season title, their fifth straight and sixth overall.

Davis also had 10 rebounds

It was only the sixth time that Baylor (25-1, 14-0 Big 12) has won by single digits.

Ivonne Cook Taylor scored 17 points and Amber Battle had 16 for Texas Tech (15-11, 5-9). Texas Tech tied a season high with 11 3-pointers.

No. 18 Stanford 59, California 47

Amber Orrange keyed a decisive second-half run and finished with 19 points, and Stanford used a dominant second half to hold off California in the first of two meetings between the rivals in a five-day span.

Lili Thompson added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinal (20-7, 12-3 Pac-12), who have won three straight since being swept at the Arizona schools.

Mercedes Jefflo led Cal (19-7, 11-4) with 14 points, but the Golden Bears went the final 12:55 without a field goal. They shot 11.1 percent over the final 20 minutes.

Northwestern 59, No. 21 Nebraska 51

Nia Coffey had 17 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in Northwestern's victory over Nebraska.

Lauren Douglas scored 15 points off the bench to help the Wildcats (20-6, 10-5 Big Ten) win their sixth straight game.

Tear'a Laudermill led Nebraska (18-8, 8-7) with 20 points. The Cornhuskers were 3 of 28 from the field in the first half to fall behind 29-12. They finished 19 of 65.

No. 24 George Washington 65, VCU 57

Jonquel Jones had 15 points and matched her career high with 18 rebounds to help George Washington beat VCU.

Jones also had five assists and six blocks for George Washington (23-3, 12-1 Atlantic 10). Caira Washington added 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Colonials have won two straight after having their 19-game winning streak snapped at Saint Louis.

Isis Thorpe led VCU (14-12, 5-8) with 17 points.