Duke's Mike Dunleavy, top, dunks over Georgia Tech's Ed Nelson (32). (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        DURHAM, N.C. — Duke was at a physical and emotional high after its first loss of the season. Georgia Tech just happened to be in the way Thursday night.

        Second-ranked Duke bounced back from its first loss of the season, defeating Georgia Tech 104-79 Thursday night.

        The Blue Devils got 23 points each from Carlos Boozer and Mike Dunleavy and forced 18 first-half turnovers.

        Duke fell from the No.1 ranking and saw its 22-game winning streak end after a one-point loss to 17-point underdog Florida State Sunday. But the Blue Devils (13-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Yellow Jackets for the 11th straight time, scoring the third-most points in this 68-game series.

        Georgia Tech (7-9) fell to 0-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time since the 1996-97 season.

        No Duke player was smiling or joking in warmups, and the Blue Devils took that intensity into the game, getting a basket from each starter in the opening four minutes to build a 20-point lead in less than eight minutes.

        GEORGIA TECH (7-9) — Moore 3-4 0-0 8, Nelson 6-11 2-4 14, Elder 5-9 0-0 10, Akins 4-7 4-7 14, Lewis 2-7 2-2 8, Muhammad 1-4 6-9 8, Lane 2-7 3-5 8, Brooks 2-5 0-0 4, McHenry 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 27-59 17-27 79.

        DUKE (13-1) — Jones 8-15 0-1 16, Dunleavy 8-14 5-11 23, Boozer 6-9 11-14 23, Duhon 3-7 5-6 13, Williams 4-10 3-5 14, Horvath 0-1 2-2 2, Ewing 4-7 4-5 13, Buckner 0-0 0-0 0, Sanders 0-0 0-0 0, Christensen 0-0 0-0 0, Love 0-0 0-0 0, Causey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-63 30-44 104.

        Halftime—Duke 58, Georgia Tech 32. 3-Point goals— Georgia Tech 8-15 (Moore 2-2, Elder 0-2, Akins 2-3, Lewis 2-4, Lane 1-2, McHenry 1-2), Duke 8-22 (Jones 0-1, Dunleavy 2-8, Duhon 2-5, Williams 3-5, Horvath 0-1, Ewing 1-2). Fouled out—Elder. Rebounds—Georgia Tech 38 (Nelson 9), Duke 36 (Jones, Dunleavy 8). Assists—Georgia Tech 15 (Akins 5), Duke 19 (Duhon 7). Total fouls—Georgia Tech 31, Duke 25. Technicals—Duke bench, Lane. A—9,314.

        Southern California 81, No.11 UCLA 77

        INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Freshman Errick Craven scored seven of his 13 points in the final 3:18 and Southern California upset No.11 UCLA to take sole possession of first place in the Pac-10.

        The Trojans (13-2, 5-0) won their ninth game in a row and are off to their best start since 1975.

        At the buzzer, screaming, dancing fans mobbed center court at the Forum to celebrate the end of USC's three-game losing skid against the crosstown-rival Bruins (11-3, 4-1).

        No.14 Stanford 67, Oregon State 50

        CORVALLIS, Ore. — Josh Childress took over for foul-plagued teammate Casey Jacobsen and scored 19 points, including seven straight during a second-half run that lifted Stanford.

        STANFORD (9-3) — Davis 2-4 2-2 6, Borchardt 7-13 3-3 17, Jacobsen 5-12 4-6 15, Barnes 1-6 0-0 3, Giovacchini 0-1 0-0 0, Kirchofer 0-0 2-2 2, Childress 8-15 1-1 19, Johnson 1-2 0-0 2, Hernandez 1-2 0-0 3, Lottich 0-5 0-0 0, Little 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 25-60 12-17 67.

        OREGON ST. (8-7) — Jackson 5-8 2-2 12, Ricci 4-11 6-9 14, Haywood 1-4 0-0 2, Nash 1-3 0-2 2, Masten 2-9 0-0 5, North 2-4 0-0 4, Payton 2-2 0-0 5, Remmers 0-0 0-0 0, See 3-5 0-0 6, Cokley 0-0 0-0 0, Potter 0-1 0-1 0, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-47 8-14 50.

        Halftime—Stanford 27, Oregon St. 24. 3-Point goals— Stanford 5-21 (Childress 2-4, Hernandez 1-1, Barnes 1-3, Jacobsen 1-6, Giovacchini 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Lottich 0-5), Oregon St. 2-10 (Payton 1-1, Masten 1-3, Ricci 0-1, Nash 0-1, Jackson 0-2, See 0-2). Fouled out—Davis, Jackson. Rebounds—Stanford 41 (Borchardt 18), Oregon St. 28 (Masten 5). Assists—Stanford 12 (Barnes 4), Oregon St. 10 (Masten 3). Total fouls—Stanford 17, Oregon St. 16. A—8,156.

        No.20 Arizona 92, Washington St. 85

        PULLMAN, Wash. — Jason Gardner scored 23 points for Arizona (10-4, 3-2 Pacific 10), which has won 33 straight games against Washington State dating to 1986.

        ARIZONA (10-4)

        Walton 5-10 3-6 15, Anderson 5-6 3-3 13, Frye 5-6 0-0 10, Stoudamire 4-8 4-4 13, Gardner 7-17 7-7 23, Byrnum 4-9 0-0 8, Fellah 0-0 0-0 0, Zahn 0-0 0-0 0, Latimore 0-0 0-0 0, Fox 4-5 2-2 10. Totals 34-61 19-22 92.

        WASHINGTON ST. (4-9)

        Gill 3-5 0-0 6, Locklier 9-12 9-13 27, Moore 4-11 3-4 12, Bush 4-11 8-10 17, Kelati 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, McNair 1-4 0-2 3, Lyman 3-9 0-0 7, Hughey 1-3 1-3 3, Stasiak 0-0 0-0 0, Riley 4-6 2-3 10. Totals 29-63 23-35 85.

        Halftime—Arizona 44, Washington St. 42. 3-Point goals—Arizona 5-16 (Walton 2-2, Gardner 2-8, Stoudamire 1-3, Anderson 0-1, Byrnum 0-2), Washington St. 4-16 (Bush 1-3, Moore 1-4, McNair 1-4, Lyman 1-4, Kelati 0-1). Fouled out—Anderson, Frye. Rebounds—Arizona 31 (Walton 7), Washington St. 40 (Locklier, Bush 11). Assists—Arizona 21 (Walton 11), Washington St. 14 (Bush 4). Total fouls—Arizona 26, Washington St. 17. A—2,459.

        Detroit 63, No.24 Butler 54

        DETROIT — Greg Grays scored 17 points and Terrell Riggs added 14 as Detroit won its 36th straight home game.

        BUTLER (14-2) — Cornette 1-6 2-2 4, Heinje 5-10 4-7 17, Robisch 2-9 0-0 5, Miller 2-8 2-2 7, Jackson 4-9 5-9 13, Archey 2-6 0-0 6, Monserez 0-2 0-2 0, Walls 1-3 0-0 2, Curry 0-2 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-55 13-22 54.

        DETROIT (7-7) — Riggs 7-15 0-0 14, Mazur 2-4 1-3 5, Grays 3-9 9-11 17, Belin 4-8 0-0 9, Green 3-8 4-8 10, Twyman 1-1 1-2 4, Maxwell 1-1 0-0 2, Fuhs 0-1 0-0 0, Napoleon 0-0 2-2 2, Wallace 0-1 0-0 0, Dillard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-48 17-26 63.

        Halftime—Detroit 26, Butler 23. 3-Point goals—Butler 7-26 (Heinje 3-7, Archey 2-5, Robisch 1-2, Miller 1-5, Walls 0-1, Curry 0-1, Monserez 0-2, Jackson 0-3), Detroit 4-11 (Grays 2-6, Twyman 1-1, Belin 1-2, Green 0-1, Fuhs 0-1). Fouled out—Cornette. Rebounds—Butler 26 (Cornette, Robisch 6), Detroit 43 (Riggs 10). Assists—Butler 6 (Miller 3), Detroit 10 (Belin 4). Total fouls—Butler 21, Detroit 18. A—3,036.

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