SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Befuddled in the first half by the Syracuse defense, Maya Moore awoke in the second and helped top-ranked Connecticut remain unbeaten.

Moore scored all 13 of her points in the second half and grabbed 17 rebounds to help the Huskies rally past the Orange, 65-59, last night.

Syracuse, which led by as many as nine in the first half, went cold after Nicole Michael's layup gave the Orange a 41-32 lead with 18:40 left. Syracuse (14-3, 2-2 Big East) went 3-for-14 and failed to get a basket for 8:20 as the Huskies (16-0, 4-0) rallied with a 19-4 run.

Moore's follow started the spurt and her three-point play tied it 45-45 with 12:00 left. The freshman's layup gave the Huskies the lead at 11:32 and they held it the remainder of the game.

"Syracuse did an excellent job taking advantage of our inability to lock down defensively and shots were falling for them," said Moore, who has scored in double figures in all 16 games this season. "I wasn't aggressive as I should have been offensively."

No. 5 Rutgers 57, Georgetown 47: Essence Carson had 18 points and 10 rebounds and the visiting Scarlet Knights (14-2, 4-0 Big East) made just one field goal over the final 6 1/2 minutes, but held off the Hoyas (10-6, 0-3) for their ninth straight victory.

RANKED MEN

No. 11 Michigan State 66, Ohio State 60: The host Spartans (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten) raced to a 27-7 lead, then held off the Buckeyes (12-5, 3-2), who got within three but no closer.

No. 17 Wisconsin 80, Penn State 55: Michael Flowers had 23 points to lead the visiting Badgers (14-2, 4-0) Big Ten) past the Lions (10-6, 2-2).

Boston College 76, No. 21 Miami 66: The host Eagles (12-4, 3-0 ACC) made a 36-33 halftime lead stand up to stun the Hurricanes (14-2, 1-1).

No. 24 Clemson 70, N.C. State 54: Terrence Oglesby hit four 3-pointers en route to 12 points, helping the host Tigers (14-3, 2-1 ACC) cruise past the Wolfpack (11-5, 0-2).