DURHAM, N.C. — After North Carolina sealed yet another victory for Tyler Hansbrough on Coach K's court, some Tar Heels celebrated by walking off with four fingers raised into the air.

"I told our guys, 'The streak is going to stop at some time,' " coach Roy Williams said. " 'Let's just put it off for another year.' "

Thanks to Ty Lawson, they did.

Lawson scored 21 of his season-high 25 points in the second half while helping No. 3 North Carolina rally past No. 6 Duke, 101-87, last night.

Hansbrough scored 17 points — and hit another late 3-pointer — while remaining perfect at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the Tar Heels (22-2, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their eighth straight while becoming the first team in nine seasons to hit triple digits against Duke.

They came on strong down the stretch, using late runs of 25-11 and 14-0 to first take the lead for good and then stretch it to 17. In the process, they snapped the Blue Devils' 14-game home court winning streak while claiming first place in the ACC standings.

Wayne Ellington and Danny Green added 15 points apiece. Green and Hansbrough joined former Wake Forest standouts Tim Duncan and Rusty LaRue as the only players to beat Mike Krzyzewski four straight times on the Cameron court that now bears his name.

"Each year it's been different," Hansbrough said. "Our freshman year, no one thought we could come in here and win. ... Tonight was one of those things where you didn't want to think about the record. We just wanted to come out and play."

Kyle Singler scored 22 points and Jon Scheyer added 20 to lead Duke (20-4, 7-3).

No. 1 Connecticut 63, No. 23 Syracuse 49: Hasheem Thabeet had eight points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks, and the host Huskies (23-1, 11-1 Big East) used a 12-0 run for a 56-40 lead midway through the second half in beating the Orange (18-7, 6-6) for their 12th straight win.

No. 2 Oklahoma 78, Baylor 63: Blake Griffin had 18 points and 10 rebounds for his school record-tying 21st double-double this season and the visiting Sooners (24-1, 10-0 Big 12) won their 30th consecutive game over the Bears (15-9, 3-7), a streak that dates back to December 1977.

North Carolina State 82, No. 7 Wake Forest 76: Brandon Costner scored 23 points and the host Wolfpack (13-9, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) watched a 20-point second half lead shrink to 78-76 with a minute left before turning back the Demon Deacons (18-4, 5-4).

No. 8 Memphis 63, Tulsa 37: Robert Dozier scored 23 points and the host Tigers (21-3, 9-0 CUSA) ended the first half with an 11-2 run for a 28-15 lead en route to defeating the Golden Hurricane (17-8, 7-3) for their 51st straight conference victory.

Dayton 71, No. 14 Xavier 58: Chris Wright had 19 points, and the host Flyers (22-3, 8-2 Atlantic-10) led the entire game to beat the defending two-time conference champion Musketeers (20-4, 8-2) for the first time in the last seven meetings.

No. 20 Purdue 61, Penn State 47: JaJuan Johnson had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and the host Boilermakers (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten) opened the second half with an 18-2 run for a 46-28 lead in beating the Nittany Lions (17-8, 6-6).

RANKED WOMEN

NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 77, ST. JOHN'S 64: Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles each scored 21 points, and Maya Moore had 20 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Huskies (24-0, 10-0 Big East) beat the Red Storm (15-7, 3-6).

No. 2 Oklahoma 58, Iowa State 49: Two games after her record-breaking string of 122 straight double-doubles was snapped, Courtney Paris had 25 points and 19 rebounds as the host Sooners (21-2, 9-0 Big 12) held off the Cyclones (18-5, 6-3).

No. 7 Baylor 64, Oklahoma State 62: Danielle Wilson had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Jessica Morrow's jumper broke a 62-all tie with 2:02 left in overtime as the visiting Lady Bears (20-3, 8-2 Big 12) held on to beat the Cowgirls (14-8, 3-6).

No. 10 Louisville 71, No. 22 Notre Dame 66: Candyce Bingham had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Angel McCoughtry added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the visiting Cardinals (22-3, 9-2 Big East) held off a late rally by the Irish (17-6, 6-5).