DURHAM, N.C. — There wasn't a smile before or after Duke's lopsided win over Georgia Tech.
The Blue Devils said to get used to it.
No. 2 Duke was at a physical and emotional high after its first loss of the season, getting 23 points apiece from Carlos Boozer and Mike Dunleavy and forcing 18 first-half turnovers in a 104-79 victory over the Yellow Jackets on Thursday night.
"I thought there was just hard play," coach Mike Krzyzewski said when asked why his team seemed angry. "Don't confuse hard play for anger."
"Today was not about winning. Today was about dominating and we did that," Chris Duhon said. "We just want to find something to tick us off so we can play with a chip on our shoulders."
The game was physical as the two teams combined for 56 fouls.
"I didn't have a whistle in my mouth so I don't know what went on. It was just physical," Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt said.
Duke fell from the top ranking and saw its 22-game winning streak end after a one-point loss to 17-point underdog Florida State on Sunday night. But the Blue Devils (13-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Georgia Tech for the 11th straight time, scoring the third-most points in the 68-game series.
Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets (7-9) fell to 0-3 in the ACC for the first time since the 1996-97 season. Tony Akins and Ed Nelson led the Yellow Jackets with 14 points each.
Southern California 81, No. 11 UCLA 77
Inglewood, Calif. Freshman Errick Craven scored seven of his 13 points in the final 3:18 and Southern California upended No. 11 UCLA to take sole possession of first place in the Pac-10. The Trojans (13-2, 5-0) won their ninth game in a row and are off to their best start since 1975. Coach Henry Bibby improve to 2-9 against his alma mater, where he played on three national championship teams. The Bruins (11-3, 4-1) had their nine-game winning streak snapped in front of a rowdy, pro-USC crowd. The game was moved to the Forum from the Trojans' usual home court at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, which is being used as a practice rink for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
No. 14 Stanford 67, Oregon State 50
Corvallis, Ore. Josh Childress took over for foul-plagued teammate Casey Jacobsen and scored 19 points, including seven straight during a second-half run that lifted Stanford. Chris Borchardt added 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Cardinal (9-3, 2-1 Pac-10), who trailed by four with 14:18 left before going on a 23-5 run.
No. 20 Arizona 92, Washington State 85
Pullman, Wash. Jason Gardner scored 23 points and Arizona held off scrappy Washington State. Arizona (10-4, 3-2 Pacific 10) has won 33 straight games against Washington State, dating to 1986. Washington State (4-9, 0-5) lost its seventh straight despite a career-high 27 points from J Locklier. He also had 11 rebounds. Arizona's Luke Walton, back after missing three games, scored 15 points and dished out 11 assists.
Detroit 63, No. 24 Butler 54
Detroit Greg Grays scored 17 points and Terrell Riggs added 14 as Detroit won its 36th straight home game. The Titans (7-7, 1-1 Horizon) haven't lost at home since Jan. 16, 1999, when they lost to Butler. It is the second longest home winning streak in the country to Michigan State's 53-game run.
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