Kalin Lucas scored a career-high 24 points, Chris Allen added 13 and visiting Michigan State handed Minnesota its first loss of the season yesterday.
In the teams' Big Ten opener, Michigan State (10-2) wore down Minnesota (12-1) by repeatedly attacking the basket and clogging the lane defensively.
No. 1 North Carolina 84, Nevada 61: : Tyler Hansbrough scored 22 points to keep the visiting Tar Heels undefeated with a school-record 13th straight win by double figures.
Wayne Ellington added 15 points and Ty Lawson had 11 points and seven assists for North Carolina (13-0).
Freshman Luke Babbitt had 22 points, Armon Johnson 15 and Malik Cooke 13 for Nevada (7-6), which trailed 41-27 at the half and shot only 35 percent from the field during the game.
No. 3 Pittsburgh 78, Rutgers 72: : Sam Young had 18 points and Brad Wanamaker scored 13 of his career-high 15 in the second half for the Panthers (13-0) against the Scarlet Knights (9-5) in the teams' Big East opener.
The Scarlet Knights (9-5) led 55-50 midway through the second half. Wanamaker then scored five points in a 9-0 run as the Panthers pulled away.
No. 7 Notre Dame 92, DePaul 82: : Luke Harangody scored 26 points and had 16 rebounds and Zach Hillesland scored a career-high 17 for the Irish (10-2, 1-0) in the teams' Big East opener.
Dar Tucker had 24 points for DePaul (8-6, 0-1).
Utah 66, No. 17 Gonzaga 65: : Luke Nevill scored 15 points to help host the Utes (8-5) send the Bulldogs (8-4) to their third straight loss for only the second time in the past eight years.
Nevada-Las Vegas 56, No. 18 Louisville 55: : Oscar Bellfield hit an acrobatic layup with 16.1 seconds left to lift the Runnin' Rebels (12-2) to their seventh straight win.
The visiting Cardinals (8-3) lost for the second time in three games.
No. 19 Baylor 113, Jackson State 78: : Kevin Rogers scored 21 points and Henry Dugat had 20 for the host Bears (12-1). The Tigers are 1-11.
No. 22 Xavier 78, Robert Morris 57: : Jason Love scored a career-high 15 points as the host Musketeers (9-2) ended a two-game losing streak with a victory over the Colonials (6-7).
Wisconsin 73, No. 23 Michigan 61: : Marcus Landry and Trevon Hughes each scored 16 points and the visiting Badgers (10-3, 1-0) ended a five-game winning streak for the Wolverines (10-3, 0-1).
No. 24 Ohio State 68, Iowa 65: : Jon Diebler scored a career-high 27 points and Evan Turner hit three late free throws to lead the host Buckeyes (10-1, 1-0) over the Hawkeyes (10-4, 0-1).
