Riding a four-game losing streak into No. 6 UConn, Jim Boeheim had never lost five in a row in his 35 years. Following a 66-58 win, that is still the case. Elsewhere,
Rick Jackson had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 17 Syracuse to a 66-58 victory against No. 6 Connecticut on Wednesday night and the Orange avoided the first five-game losing streak in coach Jim Boeheim’s 35 seasons.
Brandon Triche had 16 points for the Orange (19-4, 6-4 Big East), who had lost four straight game under Boeheim three times before this streak.
Freshman Jeremy Lamb had 22 points to lead the Huskies (17-4, 5-4), who have lost two straight -- both at home -- since a six-game winning streak.
The game featured the most wins ever in Division I between two coaches. Boeheim came in with 847, seven more than Jim Calhoun, who is also a Hall of Famer.
The 1,687 total bettered the mark of 1,665 set by Texas Tech’s Bob Knight and Oklahoma State’s Eddie Sutton on Feb. 25, 2006.
No. 5 Duke 80,
Kyle Singler scored 22 points, Nolan Smith had 21 and No. 5 Duke defeated
No. 7 San Diego State 56, Colorado State 54
D.J. Gay sank a jumper with 1.8 seconds left to lift seventh-ranked San Diego State past Colorado State 56-54 Wednesday night.
No. 8 BYU 69,
Jimmer Fredette scored 26 points and Brandon Davies had 20 as No. 8 Brigham Young beat
No. 12 Villanova 75, Marquette 70
Mouphtaou Yarou scored 18 points, Corey Fisher had 17 and No. 12 Villanova snapped a two-game losing streak with a 75-70 win against Marquette on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma State 76, No. 14 Missouri 70
Darrell Williams scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Oklahoma State to a 76-70 victory against No. 14 Missouri on Wednesday night.
Tom Pritchard and Verdell Jones each scored 12 points to lead
No. 25
Kevin Jones scored 13 points to surpass 1,000 for his career and No. 25 West Virginia rode a strong first half to a 56-44 win against Seton Hall on Wednesday night.