Boozer pumps in 23 in blowout

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 13 rebounds and No. 1 Duke extendeded its winning streak to 22 games with a 106-71 victory over Davidson on Wednesday night at the Charlotte Coliseum.

Forward Dahntay Jones was out of the starting lineup for the Blue Devils (12-0) this season, but finished with 19 points in 26 minutes. Mike Dunleavy left the game with an ankle injury with eight minutes to go in the first half.

No. 2 Kansas 81, Valparaiso 73

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Drew Gooden scored 10 of his 30 points over the final five minutes as the Jayhawks (11-1) held off Valparaiso for their 11th straight victory.

No. 6 Kentucky 101, Tulane 67

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Tayshaun Prince scored 22 points and Keith Bogans and Gerald Fitch each had 16 as Kentucky (9-2) won in its annual game in Freedom Hall.

No. 7 Illinois 76, Minnesota 53

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brian Cook had 16 points and the Illini (12-2) shot 52 percent in the second half of the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.

No. 9 Iowa 69, Wisconsin 57

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Luke Recker scored 23 points and Reggie Evans added 21 points and 17 rebounds as Iowa (12-3) won its sixth straight.

No. 16 Syracuse 87, Rutgers 66

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Preston Shumpert scored 26 points and Syracuse tied a school record with 22 steals in the Big East opener for both teams.

No. 17 Missouri 74, Coppin St. 47

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kareem Rush had 23 points and Clarence Gilbert added 17 as the Tigers (10-3) snapped their three-game losing streak.

No. 18 Alabama 93, Bethune-Cookman 46

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Erwin Dudley had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Crimson Tide (12-2), who shot 51.6 percent from the field and held Bethune-Cookman to just 36.4 percent.

Wright St. 90, No. 20 Butler 87, 2 OT

INDIANAPOLIS -- Cain Doliboa scored 28 points and Vernard Hollins added 27, both career-highs, and Wright State handed Butler its first loss of the season.

No. 21 Miami 79, No. 24 Georgetown 71

WASHINGTON -- James Jones scored 22 points and Miami tied a school record with its 14th straight victory.

No. 23 Wake Forest 67, Richmond 52

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Darius Songaila had 15 of his 19 points in the first half and Josh Howard scored 10 of 16 in the second for the Demon Deacons (10-3), who improved to 8-0 at home this season and has won 23 straight at home against nonconference opponents.

No. 25 Marquette 85, Morris Brown 38

MILWAUKEE -- Sophomore Scott Merritt scored a career-high 22 points for Marquette, which played without its leading scorer. Sophomore guard Dwyane Wade, who leads Marquette (11-2) with a 19.3 scoring average, missed the final nonconference game because of a minor injury to his left knee.

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No. 1 Connecticut 112, Pittsburgh 43

STORRS, Conn. -- Led by Swin Cash's 19 points and 10 rebounds, top-ranked Connecticut tuned up for No. 2 Tennessee by blowing out Pittsburgh 112-43 Wednesday night.

No. 3 Oklahoma 78, No. 16 Colorado 67

NORMAN, Okla. -- Rosalind Ross scored a career-high 25 points, and Oklahoma rebounded from its first loss of the season by beating Colorado in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Kansas St. 69, No. 4 Iowa St. 63

AMES, Iowa -- Kendra Wecker had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Kansas State upset Iowa State to snap the Cyclones' 26-game home winning streak.

No. 5 Stanford 50, Rutgers 46

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- T'Nae Theil scored 14 points to lead fifth-ranked Stanford to victory over Rutgers, which was without two starters.

No. 9 Texas Tech 76, Kansas 54

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Jolee Ayers scored a career-high 22 points, and Cisti Greenwalt had a double-double for Texas Tech in each team's Big 12 opener.

No. 11 Duke 90, Maryland 74

DURHAM, N.C. -- Alana Beard scored 25 of her 35 points in the first half -- the fourth-highest total in Duke history.

No. 18 Michigan 58, Michigan St. 45

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- LeeAnn Bies scored 17 points, Jennifer Smith added 14, and they controlled the backboards for Michigan.

No. 19 North Carolina 93, Florida St. 81

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Coretta Brown scored 21 points, and Kenya McBee led a second-half rally for North Carolina.

Marquette 56, No. 20 Colorado St. 52

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Rachel Klug had 13 points, including four in the final three minutes, and Marquette's defense shut down Colorado State.

No. 21 Texas 61, Nebraska 54

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Stacy Stephens scored 20 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for Texas.

No. 22 Tulane 78, Boston University 63

BOSTON -- Teana McKiver had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Tulane broke the game open with two first-half runs.

Tulane (12-2) held the Terriers to 27 percent shooting in the first half. Katie Terhune led Boston University (7-4) with 26 points.

Adrienne Norris' 3-pointer brought the Terriers within 19-15 with 11:15 remaining in the first half, but Tulane responded with a run that included points from five different players to build its lead to 30-15.

Courtney Jones hit a 3-pointer and followed with a field goal for Boston University to cut the deficit to 32-21, but Tulane ended the first half with a 15-5 run.