LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Chris Smith matched his personal best with 19 points to go over 1,000 for his career and No. 5 Louisville beat IUPUI 90-60 Wednesday night for the Cardinals' 16th straight victory at home.
Gorgui Dieng hit all eight of his shots to set a career high with 18 points to go along with 12 rebounds as the Cardinals started 8-0 for the second straight season.
Louisville's schedule hasn't been too difficult with only one road game so far before the Cardinals travel to face No. 1 Kentucky in a Dec. 31 showdown.
In the meantime, they're continuing to get healthier with the return of forward Rakeem Buckles. He hadn't played since tearing a ligament in his right knee in February and had a three-point play during a key 15-0 second half run that sealed the victory.
Stephen Thomas led IUPUI (2-8) with 14 points.
The Cardinals are still missing forward Wayne Blackshear (right shoulder), guard Elisha Justice (broken nose), Stephan Van Treese (left knee) and Mike Marra (left knee). Blackshear and Justice should return in the coming weeks, while Van Treese and Marra are out indefinitely.
No. 7 DUKE 87, COLORADO STATE 64.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Freshman Austin Rivers scored 17 points for No. 7 Duke and Andre Dawkins added 15 first-half points for the Blue Devils.
Duke (8-1) was playing its first game since last week's lopsided loss at Ohio State. Duke had no trouble knocking down shots and finished the game shooting 56 percent, with Dawkins and Mason Plumlee helping the Blue Devils build a 17-point halftime margin.
Dawkins didn't play in the second half after sustaining lower-back spasms late in the first half.
Greg Smith scored 18 points to lead the Rams (5-4), who had stretches of offensive success to keep the game from getting completely out of hand. But Duke ran off 10 straight points to build a double-digit lead in the first half before pushing ahead 47-30 by the break.
No. 8 XAVIER 73, BUTLER 61
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tu Holloway scored 14 of his 16 points from the free-throw line and Mark Lyons also had 16 points.
The Musketeers (7-0) kept their perfect record intact by scoring 10 straight points in the second half after leading by 18 in the first.
Butler (4-5) was led by Chase Stigall and Roosevelt Jones, who each had 10 points. But Jones needed to help to leave the floor in the second half after sustaining an apparent knee injury.
The Bulldogs have now lost back-to-back games for the first time since the 2006-07 season and haven't been under .500 this late in the season since 2004-05 when they finished 13-15.
No. 12 FLORIDA 78, ARIZONA 72, OT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Patric Young scored a career-high 25 points and Erving Walker made free throws down the stretch.
Walker finished with 14 points, including seven in the extra frame. He overcame a poor shooting night from the field (3 of 16) and a miserable performance from 3-point range (1 of 9).
The Gators (6-2) extended their home-winning streak to 11 and won their first resume-building game of the season. They previously lost at Ohio State and Syracuse.
Florida won despite maybe the worst free-throw shooting performance in coach Billy Donovan's 16 seasons. The Gators were 15 of 32 from the charity stripe.
Jesse Perry led the Wildcats (6-3) with 23 points and seven rebounds. Kyle Fogg added 19 points before fouling out in overtime. Nick Johnson and Solomon Hill also fouled out for Arizona.
No. 14 WISCONSIN 70, WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 42.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Jordan Taylor had 15 points and 10 assists to lead the Badgers.
Ryan Evans scored 14 points and Jared Berggren added 13 for the Badgers (7-2), who took control with a 14-1 run in the first half. Evans and Berggren had back-to-back dunks as Wisconsin scored the first eight points of the second half to build a 20-point lead.
Wisconsin won despite shooting just 3 of 17 from 3-point range.
The Phoenix (4-5) turned the ball over 16 times, leading to 21 points, as they fell to 1-17 against the Badgers.
Alec Brown scored 10 points for Green Bay.
DAYTON 74, No. 16 ALABAMA 62
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Chris Johnson scored 20 points and Dayton closed with a 17-9 run to knock off No. 16 Alabama and ruin Crimson Tide head coach Anthony Grant's homecoming.
Grant starred for the Flyers from 1983-87. Alabama fell behind 38-27 at halftime with star forward JaMychal Green on the bench most of the first half with two fouls. Green scored the Tide's first six points and finished with 12 on 6 of 9 shooting.
Dayton (6-3) led 56-40 with 11:52 to play when Alabama increased its defensive pressure to cut its deficit to 57-53 with 7:43 left.
Tony Mitchell led Alabama with 18 points and Trevor Releford added 13. The Tide shot 50 percent from the floor, but made only 4 of 16 3-point shots and was outrebounded 26-24.
No. 22 TEXAS A&M 64, SAM HOUSTON STATE 37
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Ray Turner scored 15 points, Elston Turner added 14 and No. 22 Texas A&M beat Sam Houston State 64-37 on Wednesday night for its fifth consecutive victory.
Ray Turner added 10 rebounds for the Aggies (7-1), who have won 66 straight non-conference home games.
Demarcus Gatlin paced the Bearkats with 13 points, despite going 5 of 20 from the field. Sam Houston State finished 15 of 60 (25 percent) from the floor, the fifth straight opponent Texas A&M has held below 35 percent shooting.
Sam Houston State (3-6) struggled mightily from long range, finishing 4 of 24 on 3-pointers. The Aggies have held four opponents in a row under 50 points for the first time since the 1959-60 season.
No. 24 ILLINOIS 48, ST. BONAVENTURE 43
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Brandon Paul scored 12 points in the final four minutes Wednesday to keep No. 24 Illinois undefeated with a sloppy 48-43 comeback win over St. Bonaventure.
Paul finished off a three-point play to tied it at 41 with 2:39 left and Meyers Leonard gave the Illini (9-0) their first lead since the first half with a pair of free throws shortly afterward.
Paul finished with 17 points. D.J. Richardson added 11 and Leonard had eight rebounds.
Andrew Nicholson led St. Bonaventure (3-4) with 17 points and eight rebounds.