Colonials hold off UMass
Washington ? Danilo Pinnock scored 14 points and had six steals to lead No. 7 George Washington to a 69-66 victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday night.
The Colonials (21-1, 11-0 Atlantic 10) have a 13-game winning streak, the longest in the nation, improved to 13-0 at home and remained on pace for the best season in school history.
No. 8 Tenn. 105, Auburn 89
Knoxville, Tenn. – Chris Lofton scored 25 to lead UT.
No. 9 Pitt 85, Providence 77
Providence, R.I. – Aaron Gray had 22 points on 9-for-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Pittsburgh.
No. 10 Florida 73, Vandy 68
Nashville, Tenn. – Corey Brewer scored a career-high 26 points, and coach Billy Donovan got his 250th career victory.
Wisconsin 78, No. 12 Ohio St. 73
Madison, Wis. – Alando Tucker had 27 points and 16 rebounds.
No. 14 Illinois 63, Northwestern 47
Champaign, Ill. – Rich McBride scored 17 points, and Dee Brown single-handedly squashed a Northwestern rally to lead Illinois.
No. 21 N.C. St. 86, Fla. St. 64
Raleigh, N.C. – Engin Atsur had five of North Carolina State’s 13 three-pointers and scored 19 points.
No. 23 North Carolina 82, Georgia Tech 75
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Tyler Hansbrough set the Smith Center scoring record with 40 points as UNC rallied from 20 down.
No. 24 Bucknell 69, Lafayette 49
Easton, Pa. – Charles Lee had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead Bucknell.
No. 25 LSU 72, Miss. St. 59
Baton Rouge, La. – Glen Davis and Tyrus Thomas had double-doubles to lead LSU.