Columbia, S.C. ? Tarence Kinsey had 19 points Wednesday as South Carolina beat No. 5 Florida, 68-62, ending a nine-game losing streak to the Gators.

Florida lost its second straight after opening the season with 17 victories.

No. 1 Connecticut 66, St. John’s 50

Storrs, Conn. – Rudy Gay had 20 points and eight rebounds as the Huskies survived their first game as the nation’s top-ranked team.

No. 8 Illinois 77, Minnesota 53

Champaign, Ill. – Dee Brown scored 17 points as the Illini extended their home winning streak to a school-record 32 games.

Marshall 58, No. 9 West Virginia 52

Florida's Lee Humphrey, left, and Corey Brewer try to take the ball away from South Carolina's Dwayne Day (23) as he falls to the floor. The Gamecocks won Wednesday's battle in Columbia, S.C.

Charleston, W.Va. – Mark Patton had 16 points to lead the Thundering Herd in the fourth straight meeting between the schools to be decided by six points or less.

Michigan 72, No. 11 Michigan State 67

Ann Arbor, Mich. – Daniel Horton scored 23 points, and the Wolverines held on to beat their rival for the second time in 14 meetings.

No. 14 G. Washington 94, Duquesne 78

Pittsburgh – Pops Mensah-Bonsu scored a career-high 29 points as the Colonials shook off a sluggish start.

Seton Hall 83, No. 15 N.C. State 65

Raleigh, N.C. – Donald Copeland had 22 points, Kelly Whitney added 17, and the Pirates handed the Wolfpack their first home loss of the season.

No. 18 Maryland 86, Georgia Tech 74

Atlanta – Nik Caner-Medley scored a career-high 33 points, and Maryland shook off the loss of leading scorer Chris McCray for the win that tied Gary Williams with Lefty Driesell as the winningest coaches in Maryland history.

No. 19 Tennessee 88, Mississippi State 65

Starkville, Miss. – C.J. Watson scored 19 points, and the Volunteers followed their weekend upset of Florida with the rout.

No. 20 Boston Coll. 81, North Carolina 74

Chapel Hill, N.C. – Craig Smith scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half to help the Eagles hold off the Tar Heels and give coach Al Skinner his 300th victory.

No. 22 Louisville 67, Cincinnati 50

Louisville, Ky. – Taquan Dean, who missed all but 12 minutes of the Cardinals’ last five games with a sprained ankle, scored 16 points as Louisville snapped a three-game losing streak.

No. 23 Wisconsin 72, Penn State 43

Madison, Wis. – Alando Tucker scored 17, points and the Badgers snapped a two-game losing streak to remain atop the Big Ten standings.