WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Shane Larkin noticed during warm-ups that something was off with No. 2 Miami. The up-tempo Hurricanes seemed a step slow, and not entirely ready to play.
They certainly paid for it.
Miami’s unbeaten start to Atlantic Coast Conference play is history. So is its 14-game winning streak and its highest-ever national ranking, after the Hurricanes were knocked off by Wake Forest 80-65 on Saturday.
Durand Scott had all 17 of his points in the second half for the Hurricanes (22-4, 13-1), the last of the schools in the six BCS conferences to get its first league loss.
Larkin added 13 points, Trey McKinney Jones had 11 and Kenny Kadji finished with 10.
But Miami never got closer than 11 in the final nine minutes and was out rebounded 36-35 by the younger, smaller Demon Deacons as the best start to ACC play since Duke’s 16-0 mark in 1998-1999 came to a surprisingly lopsided end.
Harris finished with 23 points and hit all five of his three-pointers while freshman Codi Miler-McIntyre added 15 points for the Demon Deacons (12-14, 5-9).
NO. 3 GONZAGA 81, SAN DIEGO 50
SPOKANE, Wash. - Kevin Pangos scored 18 points for No. 3 Gonzaga,which blew out San Diego.
Kelly Olynyk added 14 points and nine rebounds for Gonzaga (27-2, 14-0 West Coast Conference).
Chris Manresa scored 19 points to lead San Diego (13-16, 6-8).
NO. 9 KANSAS 74, TCU 48
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Jeff Withey scored 18 points and Ben McLemore added 14 as Kansas avenged a stunning loss to the Horned Frogs just over two weeks ago.
Perry Ellis and Travis Releford added 12 points each for the Jayhawks (23-4, 11-3 Big 12).
Kansas has won three consecutive since a three-game losing streak that included an embarrassing 62-55 loss to the Horned Frogs (10-17, 1-13) on Feb. 6.
Devonta Abron had 18 points to lead the Horned Frogs, who have lost five consecutive by an average of nearly 22 since their victory over the Jayhawks.
NO. 10 LOUISVILLE 79, SETON HALL 61
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Gorgui Dieng scored a career-high 23 points as No. 10 Louisville topped Seton Hall.
Russ Smith added 19 points and Luke Hancock made 3 three-pointers and finished with 13 points as the Cardinals (22-5, 10-4 Big East) won their third consecutive.
Aaron Cosby scored 17 points for lead Seton Hall (13-15, 2-13), which dropped its ninth consecutive. Eugene Teague added 16 points, Brian Oliver 12 and Fuquan Edwin 11 for the Pirates.
NO. 11 GEORGETOWN 57, NO. 8 SYRACUSE 46
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Otto Porter scored a career-high 33 points and No. 11 Georgetown stopped No. 8 Syracuse’s 38-game winning streak in the Carrier Dome, the longest in Division I, and it came in front of a record crowd of 35,012, the largest ever to see a college basketball game on campus.
It also was the final game between Georgetown (21-4, 11-3 Big East) and Syracuse (22-5, 10-4) in the Carrier Dome as members of the conference - the Orange are leaving the Big East in July to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.
C.J. Fair had 13 points and seven rebounds for Syracuse, which was 4 of 20 on three-pointers.
NO. 12 ARIZONA 73, WASHINGTON STATE 56
TUCSON, Ariz. - Kevin Parrom matched his career best with five three pointers - in six tries - scoring a season-high 19 points as No. 12 Arizona beat Washington State.
Mark Lyons added 14 points and freshman Kaleb Tarczewski had a career-best 12 for the Wildcats (23-4, 11-4 Pacific-12).
Brock Motum scored 20 points but missed six free throws for the Cougars (11-17, 2-13).
NO. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE 73, WEST VIRGINIA 57
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Le’Bryan Nash and Markel Brown scored 16 points each to lead No. 14 Oklahoma State past West Virginia.
Marcus Smart added 14 points, Brian Williams scored 13 and Michael Cobbins had 10 for Oklahoma State (20-6, 10-4 Big 12). Aaric Murray led West Virginia (13-14, 6-8) with 11 points.
NO. 16 NEW MEXICO 91, NO. 22 COLORADO STATE 82
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Kendall Williams made a Mountain West Conference record 10 three-pointers on his way to a career-high 46 points and No. 16 New Mexico ended No. 22 Colorado State’s 27-game home-court winning streak.
Alex Kirk added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lobos (23-4, 10-2 Mountain West), increased their lead in the conference race to two games over the Rams (21-5, 8-4).
Colton Iverson had 26 points and 15 rebounds for the Rams.
NO. 21 MEMPHIS 89, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 73
MEMPHIS - Chris Crawford and Shaq Goodwin scored 19 points each and No. 21 Memphis claimed its second consecutive Conference USA regular-season title.
Memphis (24-3, 13-0 Conference USA) got 16 points from D.J. Stephens scored 16 , while Joe Jackson had 15 points and Adonis Thomas 12 for Memphis.
Dwayne Davis, who carried Southern Mississippi (21-7, 10-3) in the first half, finished with 28 points.
NO. 24 VCU 75, XAVIER 71
CINCINNATI - Troy Daniels scored 19 points, and No. 24 Virginia Commonwealth intensified its full-court defense and overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half against Xavier (15-11, 8-5 Atlantic 10).
VCU (22-6, 10-3) forced 22 turnovers - 12 in the second half during the comeback. Rob Brandenberg added 18 points and scored the Rams’ final six, including two free throws with 10.8 seconds left that clinched it.
Davis and Brad Redford finished with 15 points each for Xavier.
NO. 13 KANSAS STATE 81, TEXAS 69
AUSTIN, Texas - Rodney McGruder scored 20 points and No. 13 Kansas State stayed in the race for its first regular-season conference championship since 1977.
Kansas State (22-5, 11-3 Big 12) made nine three-pointers.
Myck Kabongo had 24 points, the most he’s scored in four games for Texas (12-15, 4-1) since returning from a 23-game NCAA suspension.
VILLANOVA 60, NO. 17 MARQUETTE 56
VILLANOVA, Pa. - Darrun Hilliard scored 22 points and Ryan Arcidiacono and JayVaughn Pinkston each scored 11 to lead Villanova past No. 17 Marquette.
The Wildcats (18-10, 9-6 Big East) beat their third top 25 conference team this season.
Junior Cadougan led Marquette (19-7, 10-4) with 12 points.
NO. 23 OREGON 77, STANFORD 66
EUGENE, Ore. - Johnathan Loyd had season highs of 15 points and nine assists to lead No. 23 Oregon past Stanford.
Carlos Emory had 19 points and Arsalan Kazemi scored 15 points for the Ducks (22-6, 11-4 Pacific-12).
Dwight Powell led the Cardinal (16-12, 7-8) with 16 points and Josh Huestis had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Sports, Pages 32 on 02/24/2013