DeJuan Blair had 20 points and 17 rebounds to win his duel with Georgetown standout freshman Greg Monroe, and No. 3 Pittsburgh (14-0, 2-0 Big East) never trailed in yesterday’s 70-54 win over the No. 11 Hoyas (10-2, 1-1) in Washington.
Oklahoma 93, Coppin St. 62
In Norman, Okla., Tony Crocker scored 20 points, hitting five 3-pointers, to lead No. 4 Oklahoma (13-1) over Coppin State (2-11), four days after the Sooners’ first loss of the season, against Arkansas.
Wake Forest 94, BYU 87
In Provo, Utah, Jeff Teague just missed his career high with 30 points and James Johnson had 22 points and 15 rebounds as No. 6 Wake Forest (13-0) ended the nation’s longest home winning streak at 53 by beating BYU (11-2).
Mich. St. 77, N’western 66
In Evanston, Ill., Raymar Morgan scored 22 points and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds to lead No. 10 Michigan State (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) over Northwestern (8-4, 0-2) for the Spartans’ seventh straight win.
Kansas 92, Tennessee 85
In Lawrence, Kan., Sherron Collins had 26 points and nine assists, and Cole Aldrich had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Kansas (10-3) knock off No. 14 Tennessee (9-3) for the Jayhawks’ 32nd straight win at Allen Fieldhouse.
Clemson 79, E. Carolina 66
In Clemson, S.C., sophomore reserve Jerai Grant had a career-high 14 points, and the No. 20 Tigers improved to 14-0 for the second time in three years by beating East Carolina (8-5).
Minnesota 68, Ohio St. 59
In Minneapolis, Lawrence Westbrook led a typically balanced Minnesota offense with 15 points, and the 21st-ranked Gophers (13-1, 1-1 Big Ten) salvaged a split in the opening week of conference play by beating 24th-ranked Ohio State (10-2, 1-1).
In other Top 25 games, No. 22 Xavier beat Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.; and No. 25 Butler won 75-62 at Valparaiso (Ind.).


