Chapel Hill, NC (My Sportsbook) - Tyrese Rice scored 25 points, and added eight assists and five rebounds, as Boston College upended top-ranked North Carolina, 85-78, dealing the Tar Heels their first loss in the ACC opener for both schools. Rakim Sanders contributed 22 points, a career-high seven steals, and grabbed six boards for Boston College (13-2, 1-0 ACC), which has won 10 consecutive games. Reggie Jackson scored 17 in the win for the Eagles. The Tar Heels (13-1, 0-1) had not only won each of their games this season, but had done so by double digits. But UNC fell after making just 3-of-16 three-pointers in the second half and 15-of-27 free throws overall. Tyler Hansbrough finished with 21 points and nine boards for the Tar Heels, while Wayne Ellington added 16 points and Ty Lawson 10 in the loss.
Final Score: (5) Duke 69, Virginia Tech 44
Durham, NC (My Sportsbook) - Kyle Singler totaled 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead fifth-ranked Duke to a 69-44 victory against Virginia Tech in the ACC opener for both schools at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Gerald Henderson added 15 points, eight boards and four helpers for the Blue Devils (12-1, 1-0 ACC), who improved to 41-15 all-time in ACC openers and posted a fourth straight win since suffering their only loss of the campaign to Michigan in Ann Arbor, December 6. Nolan Smith chipped in 13 points and Jon Scheyer 11 in the win. Malcolm Delaney was the high scorer with 12 points for the Hokies (9-5, 0-1), who saw their four-game win streak come to an end. Jeff Allen had nine points and A.D. Vassallo seven in the loss.
Final Score: (12) UCLA 83, Oregon 74
Eugene, OR (My Sportsbook) - Darren Collison scored 22 points and had nine assists to lead the 12th-ranked UCLA Bruins over the host Oregon Ducks, 83-74, Sunday at McArthur Court. Josh Shipp was 5-for-6 from beyond the arc and scored 17 points to help UCLA complete a sweep of its trip to Oregon. UCLA (12-2, 2-0) opened Pac-10 play on Friday against Oregon State with a 69-46 victory. Oregon (6-8, 0-2) was led by Tajuan Porter's 24 points and Joevan Catron's 13 points. Oregon also opened the Pac-10 portion of its schedule on Friday, falling to USC, 83-62, in front of a home crowd.
Final Score: California 81, (17) Arizona State 71
Berkeley, CA (My Sportsbook) - Jerome Randle connected on 7-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-7 from behind the arc, as his 26 points and 10 assists helped the California Golden Bears pull out an 81-71 victory over the 17th- ranked Arizona State Sun Devils in a Pac-10 tilt. Patrick Christopher chipped in 20 points, and Jamal Boykin added nine, as the Bears (13-2, 2-0 Pac 10) won their seventh straight game and moved to 11-0 at home. James Harden logged 26 points while pulling down eight rebounds for Arizona State (12-2, 1-1), which had won eight in a row and was coming off a 90-60 whipping of Stanford in the conference opener. Rihards Kuksiks and Jeff Pendergraph each had 16 points in the loss.
Final Score: (18) Louisville 74, Kentucky 71
Louisville, KY (My Sportsbook) - Edgar Sosa's three-point shot with two seconds to play gave the 18th-ranked Louisville Cardinals a 74-71 victory over intrastate rival Kentucky on Sunday at Freedom Hall. Sosa finished with 18 points and Terrance Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to give the Cardinals (9-3) their second win in the last five meetings with the Wildcats. Kentucky (11-4), which had a six-game winning streak snapped, was led by Jodie Meeks' 28 points and Patrick Patterson, who scored 22 along with 15 boards. It was Patterson's 15th career double-double.
Final Score: (23) Michigan 74, Illinois 64
Ann Arbor, MI (My Sportsbook) - Manny Harris was one of five Wolverine players to reach double figures, as 23rd-ranked Michigan grinded out a 74-64 victory over Illinois at Crisler Arena. Harris had 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Wolverines (11-3, 1-1 Big Ten), who have won six of their last seven games. DeShawn Sims totaled 13 points and nine boards, while Laval Lucas-Perry also scored 13 and added five assists. Zack Novak and Zack Gibson contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively, for Michigan, which hit 11 baskets from beyond the arc and outscored Illinois 12-2 down the stretch. Calvin Brock poured in 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Fighting Illini (13-2, 1-1), who had won their last seven outings. Demetri McCamey donated 11 points, 10 assists and five boards in defeat.