Basketball Roundup | Kyle Singler sparks Duke by Maryland

DURHAM, N.C. — He makes three-pointers, he drives to the basket, he creates matchup problems all over the court. Kyle Singler is doing just about everything for No. 2 Duke — except playing like a freshman.

Singler scored a season-high 26 points and sparked the decisive run that helped the Blue Devils withstand Maryland's comeback attempt and beat the Terrapins 77-65 on Wednesday night for their 12th consecutive win.

"He can shoot, defend, pass — he's a winner," coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "He's got it all, and it's all just a matter of getting the physical maturity there. He's still a young body, but he's not a young heart, nor a young mind. He's big-time in both those areas."

For Duke (22-1, 10-0 ACC), Singler also established career highs with 10 field goals and six three-pointers.

Other men's Top 25

At No. 1 Memphis 68, Houston 59

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 22 points and Memphis rallied from its first halftime deficit since Dec. 4 to remain undefeated. The Tigers (24-0, 10-0) have won 47 consecutive games on their home floor, 53 in a row in the regular season and 33 in Conference USA.

Robert McKiver had 21 points for Houston (18-5, 7-2), which had won three in a row.

At No. 4 Tennessee 93, Arkansas 71

JaJuan Smith scored 32 points, including going 6 for 6 from three-point range to lead Tennessee (22-2, 9-1 SEC) over Arkansas (17-6, 6-3).

No. 15 Wisconsin 68,

At No. 13 Indiana 66

Indiana couldn't get a break Wednesday. Not from the NCAA, not from Wisconsin, and in some cases, not even from its fans.

Brian Butch's surprise banked three-pointer with 4.5 seconds left ended one of the darkest days in Indiana basketball history.

Less than 12 hours before tipoff, school officials released a report from the NCAA which accused coach Kelvin Sampson of committing five "major" rules violations.

Sampson received a mixed reaction from the crowd when he was introduced before the game.

At S. Ill. 65, No. 14 Drake 62

Randal Falker had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Southern Illinois snapped Drake's 21-game winning streak.

At No. 17 Connecticut 84,

No. 20 Notre Dame 78

A.J. Price scored 26 points and the Huskies (19-5, 8-3 Big East) survived a 32-point, 16-rebound effort from Notre Dame's Luke Harangody. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Irish (18-5, 8-3).

At Texas Tech 84,

No. 18 Kansas St. 75

Alan Voskuil scored a career-high 30 points and Texas Tech beat Kansas State to give Pat Knight his first win since taking over for his father.

Bob Knight, the winningest coach in Division I history, applauded from his seat in a box as his son-successor got hugs from his assistants and players.

No. 12 Xavier 62,

Charlotte 60

Xavier's Josh Duncan scored 25, including the clinching three-pointer with 15.9 seconds left.

Note

• Daniel Hackett could miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his lower back, leaving USC without one of its top guards. Hackett also has a partially torn oblique muscle.

Top 25 women

At Texas 61, No. 8 Baylor 51

Brittainey Raven scored 18 and Texas (16-8, 4-6 Big 12) stunned Baylor (21-3, 9-2), giving coach Gail Goestenkors her biggest win in her first season with Texas.

At No. 11 West Virginia 56,

Pittsburgh 35

Olayinka Sanni scored 17 and West Virginia (20-3, 9-1 Big East) used 16-2 runs in each half to beat Pittsburgh (18-6, 8-3).