Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules
Syracuse, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Trevor Cooney scored 21 points and No. 2 Syracuse withstood an early barrage from Villanova before pulling away for a 78-62 victory in a top-10 matchup of former conference rivals from the Carrier Dome. The Orange (12-0) fell behind 25-7 nine minutes in after the Wildcats sank five of their first seven attempts from 3-point range, but used an improved defensive effort and big performances from Cooney and Tyler Ennis to overcome their early deficit and remain unbeaten while dealing Villanova its first loss of the season. Cooney knocked down 5-of-8 shots from beyond the arc and Ennis tallied 20 points to aid the rally. C.J. Fair helped Syracuse’s cause as well by posting 17 points and six rebounds. Villanova (11-1) went just 5-of-24 on 3-point tries after its early success and shot only 38 percent overall for the contest. James Bell netted a game- high 25 points in a losing cause, accounting for six of the Wildcats’ 10 makes from long distance.
Final Score: (4) Wisconsin 80, Prairie View 43
Madison, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Sam Dekker scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the fourth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers to an 80-43 victory over the Prairie View A&M Panthers. Ben Brust netted 11 points while Frank Kaminsky and Nigel Hayes added 10 apiece for Wisconsin (13-0), which is off to its best start in school history. Montrael Scott scored 14 points for the Panthers (2-10), who have now lost five straight.
Final Score: (9) Duke 82, Eastern Michigan 59
Durham, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Freshman Jabari Parker scored 23 points to lead the ninth-ranked Duke Blue Devils to an 82-59 victory over Eastern Michigan at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Andre Dawkins nailed six 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 20 points for Duke (10-2), which extended the longest active home winning streak in the nation against non-conference opponents to 109 games. Mike Talley paced the Eagles (7-4) with 20 points. Eastern Michigan has lost four of its last six games.
Final Score: (15) Connecticut 82, Eastern Washington 65
Bridgeport, CT (SportsNetwork.com) – Shabazz Napier recorded 15 points and nine assists and No. 15 Connecticut pulled away in the second half for an 82-65 victory over Eastern Washington at Webster Bank Arena. Ryan Boatwright contributed 14 points and Niels Giffey finished with 13 to help the Huskies successfully tune up for Tuesday’s American Athletic Conference opener at Houston. Connecticut (11-1) also utilized some sharp free throw shooting to prevail, making good on 25-of-27 attempts from the charity stripe for the contest. Tyler Harvey posted a game-high 19 points in the loss, the fourth in a row for Eastern Washington (5-6). Ognen Miljkovic and Drew Brandon had 15 and 13 points, respectively, for the Eagles.
Final Score: (17) Memphis 75, Jackson State 61
Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Michael Dixon Jr. had 14 points and 17th- ranked Memphis beat Jackson State by a 75-61 margin on Saturday. Shaq Goodwin added 13 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two steals for Memphis (9-2), which has won two in a row. David Pellom and Joe Jackson tallied 12 and 11 points, respectively. Julysses Nobles ended with 20 points for Jackson State (4-8), which had a two-game winning streak snapped. Brandon West had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
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