Austin Freeman scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half and No. 22 Georgetown snapped a three-game losing streak with a 74-65 victory over Rutgers yesterday in Piscataway.
Freeman, the Big East preseason player of the year, returned to form for the Hoyas (13-5, 2-4 Big East), who came in 1-4 in the conference, their worst start in 12 years.
Gilvydas Biruta had 14 points for the Scarlet Knights (10-7, 1-4), who lost for the fifth time in six games. Rutgers, which beat then-No. 7 Georgetown 71-68 here last season, has lost nine of 10 to the Hoyas.
Syracuse 67, Cincinnati 52
In Syracuse, Rick Jackson had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season and fourth-ranked Syracuse (18-0, 5-0 Big East) remained unbeaten by handling No. 25 Cincinnati (16-2, 3-2).
Villanova 74, Maryland 66
In Philadelphia, Corey Fisher scored eight of his 17 points during a stunning 19-0 run that helped No. 7 Villanova (16-1) rally from a 12-point second-half deficit and win its 11th straight.
UConn 82, DePaul 62
In Rosemont, Ill., Kemba Walker scored 22 of his 31 points in the first half and No. 10 Connecticut (14-2, 3-2 Big East) upended DePaul (6-11, 0-5).
Duke 76, Virginia 60
In Durham, N.C., Nolan Smith scored 29 points and No. 1 Duke (16-1, 3-1 ACC) bounced back from its first loss in 10 months by pulling away to beat Virginia after trailing by 10 in the first half.
Ohio State 69, Penn State 66
In Columbus, Ohio, freshman Jared Sullinger scored 19 points and hit a three-point play with 13.2 seconds left to lift No. 2 Ohio State (18-0, 5-0 Big Ten) over Penn State.
Kansas 63, Nebraska 60
In Lawrence, Kan., Marcus Morris and Tyrel Reed hit free throws in the final seconds and No. 3 Kansas (17-0, 2-0 Big 12) erased a 10-point second-half deficit to remain unbeaten.
S. Diego St. 87, New Mexico 77
In Albuquerque, N.M., D.J. Gay scored a career-high 30 points and No. 6 San Diego State (19-0, 4-0 Mountain West) stayed unbeaten.
Texas A&M 91, Missouri 89 (OT)
In College Station, Texas, Khris Middleton scored 28 points, including 11 in overtime, and No. 14 Texas A&M (16-1, 3-0 Big 12) beat 15th-ranked Missouri (15-3, 1-2) for its 13th straight win.
Wisconsin 76, Illinois 66
In Madison, Wis., Jon Leuer scored 26 points and hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch as No. 20 Wisconsin (13-4, 3-2 Big Ten) beat No. 16 Illinois (13-5, 3-2).
Louisville 71, Marquette 70
In Louisville, Ky., Kyle Kuric’s layup with 4 seconds remaining capped a furious rally as the No. 18 Cardinals stunned Marquette (12-6, 3-2 Big East). Louisville (14-3, 3-1) trailed by 18 with less than six minutes to go.
Duquesne 78, Temple 66
In Pittsburgh, Bill Clark had 22 points and Duquesne (11-5, 3-0 Atlantic 10) limited No. 19 Temple (12-4, 3-1) to 31 percent shooting.
Charlotte 71, Fordham 61
In Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte broke a 57-57 tie late to pull away from Fordham (6-9, 0-3), which lost its fifth straight despite Brenton Butler’s 14 points.
Canisius 72, Manhattan 51
In The Bronx, Canisius sent Manhattan to its 15th straight loss. George Beamon led the Jaspers (2-15, 0-6) with 21 points.
Old Dominion 75, Hofstra 64
In Hempstead, Hofstra’s (11-6, 5-1 Colonial) 10-game conference winning streak was snapped despite 19 points apiece from Charles Jenkins and Mike Moore.
LIU 84, Wagner 54
In Brooklyn, Jamal Olasewere led five players in double figures as the Blackbirds (13-4, 5-1 Northeast) broke a tie with Wagner (8-9, 4-2) for first place in the conference.
Columbia 79, Cornell 75
In Morningside Heights, Noruwa Agho scored 25 points and Brian Barbour added 21 to help Columbia (10-5) hold off a late rally by Cornell (4-11) in both teams’ Ivy League opener.
