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Posted on: Thursday, January 29, 2009

No. 1 Duke falls to Wake Forest

Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Everybody figured Wake Forest would ask star scorer Jeff Teague to take the shot that would knock off No. 1 Duke. That's why coach Dino Gaudio instead drew up a play for the player whose defensive lapse let the Blue Devils tie it.

James Johnson made up for a horrible final minute on defense by hitting the layup with 0.8 seconds left that helped the sixth-ranked Demon Deacons upend Duke, 70-68, last night in a matchup of the two most recent top-ranked teams.

"We knew everybody was going to key on Jeff Teague — he's the one who scores for us, puts buckets up for us," Johnson said. "I finished the play."

And, more importantly, the game. Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds and freshman Al-Farouq Aminu finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Demon Deacons (17-1, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Kyle Singler had 22 points and 12 rebounds for Duke (18-2, 5-1), which saw its 10-game winning streak snapped.

No. 2 Connecticut 71, DePaul 49: Jerome Dyson scored 18 points and the visiting Huskies (19-1, 8-1 Big East) opened the second half with a 10-3 run for a 51-38 lead in sending the Blue Demons (8-13, 0-8) to their eighth straight loss.

No. 21 Villanova 67, No. 3 Pittsburgh 57: Reggie Redding had 18 points, including two free throws with 8:03 left that broke the game's final tie and started a 7-0 run that gave the Wildcats (16-4, 4-3 Big East) a 55-48 lead in their upset of the Panthers (18-2, 6-2).

No. 5 North Carolina 80, Florida State 77: Ty Lawson's 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted the visiting Tar Heels (18-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) over the Seminoles (16-5, 3-3), who rallied from a 52-39 deficit.

RANKED WOMEN

No. 2 Oklahoma 56, No. 4 Baylor 51: Courtney Paris had 15 points with 14 rebounds for her 111th consecutive double-double and broke a 51-all tie with a layup with 34 seconds left to help the Sooners (17-2, 6-0 Big 12) beat the Lady Bears (17-2, 5-1).