Cincinnati ? As the fouls added up and Cincinnati pulled away, Louisville coach Rick Pitino decided he had seen enough.

Pitino got rapid-fire technical fouls and an automatic ejection Saturday, sparing him from the final 11 minutes of the Bearcats’ 101-80 victory over the fourth-ranked Cardinals.

By that point, Cincinnati (15-8 overall, 7-5 Conference USA) had the game in hand, and Pitino had enough of the officials, who sent the Bearcats to the line for a school-record 58 free throws.

“It was time to just go relax,” said Pitino, who had his double-breasted jacket tightly buttoned, his tie neatly knotted and his head down as he left the court. “I’ve seen enough.”

He saw reserve Tony Bobbitt jump-start Cincinnati’s offense by making five consecutive shots. Leonard Stokes had 31 points, and Bobbitt finished with 25 as Cincinnati won for only the second time in seven games — its worst slump during coach Bob Huggins’ 14 seasons.

Mostly, Pitino saw the Bearcats go to the free-throw line, where they went 42-of-58 — both figures setting school records. Louisville was 15-of-35, figures padded by some late free throws.

“We got a directive two weeks ago out of the blue saying hand-checking would be called,” Pitino said. “There was no mention of people being thrown out of bounds and assaulted.

“Guys just have to ref the game. I haven’t been happy with it all season. It’s got to be a two-way street. They just evened it up at the end.”

Since winning 17 straight, Louisville (19-4, 9-3) has lost three of four. The Cardinals lost their poise as well Saturday — Reece Gaines and Joshua Tinch also got technicals.

Gaines got his with 8:07 left in the first half, after complaining that he’d been bumped as he took a shot, but no foul was called. His third foul sent him to the bench and left the Cardinals without their best player.

“I didn’t use any profanity,” said Gaines, who led Louisville with 18 points. “I explained what happened. I didn’t show disrespect in any way. I was surprised, but I should have used better judgment.”

Louisville's Erik Brown (33) has his shot blocked by Cincinnati's Armein Kirkland, front right, and Eric Hicks, back right, in the Bearcats' 101-80 victory. Cincy beat the fourth-ranked Cardinals Saturday in Cincinnati.

A rough two weeks for the Cardinals ended with their most lopsided loss since falling, 77-50, at Cincinnati last season.

“We didn’t understand how tough it is to stay on top,” Gaines said.

Out of ideas for getting his team turned around, Huggins closed the Shoemaker Center during practice last week and prohibited his players from giving interviews. They voted not to talk to the media after the win Saturday.

Huggins has been displeased with his players’ lack of effort in practice throughout the season.

“They haven’t worked as hard as we have in the past,” Huggins said. “Hopefully, we’ve turned the corner. Yesterday’s practice was as good as we’ve had in the 14 years I’ve been here.”

Bobbitt, one of Huggins’ most outspoken players, got Cincinnati rolling when he came off the bench. He missed his first four shots, then hit three consecutive three-pointers for a 47-33 halftime lead.

No. 1 Arizona 92,

Arizona State 72

Tempe, Ariz. — Luke Walton scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Arizona used a 24-5 run late in the first half and early in the second to beat Arizona State. The blowout came in front of the fourth-largest crowd ever at Arizona State. It was the first time the Sun Devils had played host to a top-ranked opponent. Channing Frye, coming off a career-best 25 points against USC last Saturday, scored 23 points, 17 in the first half for the Wildcats (21-2, 13-1 Pac-10). The 6-foot-10 sophomore from nearby Phoenix was 9-for-11 from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds.

No. 7 Florida 77,

Vanderbilt 74, OT

Nashville, Tenn. — Matt Walsh scored 19 points, including the last four of overtime, lifting Florida over Vanderbilt. Florida (22-4, 10-2 Southeastern Conference) also got 18 points from Anthony Roberson, whose driving one-hander with 4.7 seconds left in regulation sent it to overtime. Matt Bonner added 17 points. Matt Freije scored 24 points to lead the Commodores (10-13, 3-9), who lost their fifth straight.

No. 8 Duke 79,

North Carolina State 68

Durham, N.C. — Dahntay Jones scored 19 points, and Daniel Ewing added 18 as the Blue Devils (19-4 overall, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their 27th straight at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Julius Hodge had 18 points and Clifford Crawford added 17 for N.C. State (14-9, 7-5), which dropped to 1-8 on the road this season.

No. 9 Pittsburgh 86, Rutgers 65

Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, the Big East’s top defensive team, held Rutgers, the conference’s worst offensive team, to 14 points in the first half, and the Panthers cruised to a victory. Pitt (19-4, 9-3) moved into a three-way tie with Notre Dame and Syracuse for the Big East West Division lead by winning its 20th consecutive home game.

No. 11 Marquette 79, TCU 68

Fort Worth, Texas — Dwyane Wade had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Robert Jackson had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (20-4, 11-2 Conference USA). Junior Blount had 25 points and Corey Santee added 18 for TCU (8-17, 2-11).

No. 12 Notre Dame 98, Virginia Tech 76

South Bend, Ind. — Matt Carroll scored 25 points, and Chris Thomas had 21 points, 13 assists and six rebounds for the Irish (21-5, 9-3 Big East). Terry Taylor, who had sat out Virginia Tech’s loss at Boston College Wednesday for violating team rules, scored 27 points for the Hokies (10-15, 3-9).

No. 13 Maryland 96,

North Carolina 56

College Park, Md. — Steve Blake scored 18 points, and Drew Nicholas had 17 as the Terrapins (17-7, 9-4) matched the most lopsided Atlantic Coast Conference victory in school history. Ryan Randle scored 16 points for the Terrapins, who have won four straight against North Carolina for the first time since 1930-32.

No. 14 Xavier 73, No. 25 Dayton 72

Dayton, Ohio — Lionel Chalmers scored on an offensive rebound with 24 seconds left, giving Xavier its 10th straight win. David West had 27 points and eight rebounds for Xavier (20-4, 11-1 Atlantic 10). Keith Waleskowski had 18 points for the Flyers (19-5, 11-2).

No. 17 Creighton 67, Fresno State 66

Omaha, Neb. — Kyle Korver made seven three-pointers and scored 27 points for the Bluejays (24-3). Terry Pettis scored 17 points for the Bulldogs (19-6), who had a chance to tie, but Damon Jackson shot an air ball on a three-point attempt, and Renaldo Major put in the rebound at the buzzer.

No. 18 California 84, Southern California 82

Los Angeles — Joe Shipp scored 29 points, and California held Southern California to one point in the final 1:51. The Golden Bears (19-5) remained in a second-place tie with Stanford at 12-3 in the Pac-10 standings and won their fourth straight over the Trojans, who were outscored 8-1 down the stretch.

No. 20 Illinois 73, Northwestern 61

Chicago — Roger Powell scored a career-high 20 points, and Brian Cook had 13 of his 17 in the second half for the Illini (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten), who beat Northwestern for the seventh consecutive time.

No. 21 Stanford 93, UCLA 84

Los Angeles — Julius Barnes scored 27 points in Stanford’s sixth consecutive victory at Pauley Pavilion, the most by any UCLA opponent. The Cardinal (21-6, 12-3 Pac-10) won its fifth straight overall.

No. 22 Georgia 79, South Carolina 66

Athens, Ga. — Jarvis Hayes scored 26 points, and Ezra Williams scored eight of his 16 during a game-turning run at the end of the first half for the Bulldogs (16-7, 8-4 Southeastern Conference).

Ohio State 52, No. 24 Purdue 44

Columbus, Ohio — Brent Darby scored 16 points for the Buckeyes (13-11, 6-7), who improved to 13-3 against ranked opponents in five seasons at Value City Arena. Willie Deane had 13 points for Purdue (16-8, 8-5).