Florida's LaDarius Halton, left, and Louisiana State's Collis Temple battle for possession of a loose ball. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Brett Nelson equaled his career high with 26 points Wednesday night to help No.2 Florida beat LSU 102-70 and match a school record with its 11th straight Southeastern Conference victory.

        Nelson wasn't the only one setting personal bests for the Gators (15-1, 4-0). Orien Greene had 14 points and 11 assists, both career-highs, and Udonis Haslem matched his career-high with 16 rebounds.

        Florida shot 60 percent from the field.

        The loss was a startling detour for LSU (11-5, 1-2), and Tigers coach John Brady had the right idea: He got ejected with 17:22 remaining after refusing to move from center court when referee John Clougherty hit him with his first technical foul.

        Before his ejection, Brady was the only form of entertainment the Tigers could offer. He yelled at players, officials, his own assistants, and at one point, got so angry, he raised his knees to his chest, put both feet on the edge of his chair and screamed in frustration.

        Much of his anger was directed at LSU's biggest star, Collis Temple III. Temple had 15 points, but they were all meaningless. The team's leading scorer this season was invisible — both on the court and on the score sheet — until LSU trailed 58-35 with 16:06 left.

        Florida had too many highlights to list.

        LSU (11-5) — Williams 4-4 0-0 8, Dupree 8-18 3-3 19, Bridgewater 3-7 0-0 6, Bright 1-4 1-2 4, Temple 5-9 0-0 15, Young 2-3 1-2 6, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Whipple 0-1 0-0 0, Hudson 3-8 0-0 7, Davis 2-2 1-1 5, Wilson 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 28-56 6-10 70.

        FLORIDA (15-1) — Greene 5-8 1-2 14, Bonner 4-9 2-2 11, Haslem 8-10 4-5 20, Nelson 8-12 4-4 26, White 1-5 1-2 3, Halton 5-9 0-2 12, Lee 5-6 1-5 11, Colas 1-3 1-2 3, King 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-63 14-24 102.

        Halftime—Florida 47-26. 3-Point goals—LSU 8-17 (Temple 5-7, Bright 1-1, Young 1-2, Hudson 1-3, Dupree 0-4), Florida 12-26 (Nelson 6-9, Greene 3-5, Halton 2-4, Bonner 1-5, White 0-3). Fouled out—Bright. Rebounds—LSU 26 (Dupree 8), Florida 35 (Haslem 16). Assists—LSU 13 (Dupree, Bright, Thompson, Whipple 2), Florida 19 (Greene 11). Total fouls—LSU 17, Florida 15. Technicals— LSU coach Brady 2. Ejections, LSU coach Brady. A— 12,447.

        No.5 Oklahoma 78, Nebraska 51
        LINCOLN, Neb. — Ebi Ere scored 16 points and Oklahoma overcame a slow start with defense to win its 13th straight game.

        The Sooners (14-1, 3-0 Big 12) held Nebraska without a field goal for a 12:49 span over the end of the first half and start of the second.

        Oklahoma held the Cornhuskers to their worst shooting percentage ever. Nebraska was 16-for-65 from the field (24.6 percent), worse than the 25.5 percent in a loss to Minnesota in 1998. Brian Conklin had 14 points and John Robinson added 10 for Nebraska (8-7, 1-3).

        OKLAHOMA (14-1) — McGhee 5-11 3-3 13, Brown 2-2 0-0 4, Ere 6-16 2-2 16, White 4-6 0-0 9, Price 5-11 1-1 13, Cano 1-1 0-0 3, Detrick 5-9 1-3 12, Johnston 1-1 0-0 3, Ainooson 0-1 0-0 0, Selvy 2-2 1-1 5, Szendrei 0-2 0-0 0, Liggett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 8-10 78.

        NEBRASKA (8-7) — Buckendahl 0-2 0-0 0, Turek 1-4 1-2 3, Cochran 2-15 0-0 5, Muhleisen 0-4 0-0 0, Clemmons 0-10 8-10 8, Thomas 2-3 1-3 5, Robinson 4-12 0-0 10, Boeker 0-0 0-2 0, Conklin 5-9 0-0 14, Simms 0-3 2-2 2, Bohac 0-0 0-0 0, McCarty 1-1 0-0 2, Heimos 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 16-65 12-19 51.

        Halftime—Oklahoma 33, Nebraska 19. 3-Point goals—Oklahoma 8-20 (Price 2-6, Ere 2-8, White 1-1, Cano 1-1, Johnston 1-1, Detrick 1-2, McGhee 0-1), Nebraska 7-30 (Conklin 4-6, Robinson 2-7, Cochran 1-10, Buckendahl 0-1, Muhleisen 0-1, Simms 0-2, Clemmons 0-3). Fouled out—None.
       Rebounds—Oklahoma 44 (McGhee 10), Nebraska 40 (Turek 7).

        No.16 Alabama 77, No.20 Georgia 72
       

        ATHENS, Ga. — Rod Grizzard scored 16 points and Alabama won a rare road game in the Southeastern Conference, holding off Georgia (14-3, 3-1 SEC).

        Georgia, playing for the first time since entering The Associated Press Top 25, got bad news shortly before the tipoff. Starting forward Steve Thomas and backup point guard Tony Cole were suspended while the school investigates rape charges made by a female student.

        Alabama (15-3, 3-1) won for only the third time in its last 26 conference road games.
        ALABAMA (15-3) — Meade 2-3 0-0 5, Grizzard 5-17 4-7 16, M.Williams 4-10 0-0 8, Dudley 6-7 0-1 12, Walker 2-6 1-3 5, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Rambo 3-4 0-2 6, Stinnett 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 2-6 2-2 8, Pettway 4-8 4-4 15. Totals 29-62 11-19 77.

        GEORGIA (14-3) — Wright 0-4 0-0 0, E.Williams 6-17 6-8 24, Ja.Hayes 5-15 6-8 16, Jo.Hayes 6-11 2-5 14, Daniels 2-7 8-10 12, Dean 1-4 0-0 2, Pevey 1-1 0-0 2, Patrick 0-0 0-0 0, Gibson 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 22-63 22-33 72.

        Halftime—Alabama 39, Georgia 32. 3-Point goals— Alabama 8-23 (Pettway 3-5, Smith 2-5, Grizzard 2-7, Meade 1-2, M.Williams 0-4), Georgia 6-21 (E.Williams 6-12, Ja.Hayes 0-1, Dean 0-2, Wright 0-3, Gibson 0-3).
       Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Alabama 48 (Grizzard 12), Georgia 38 (Jo.Hayes 14). Assists—Alabama 15 (M.Williams, Pettway 5), Georgia 12 (Wright 6). Total fouls—Alabama 25, Georgia 17. A—10,523.

        No.21 Missouri 74, Texas A&M 50

        COLUMBIA, Mo. — Wesley Stokes, out of the starting lineup for the second straight game, scored 13 points to lead Missouri. Stokes was one of four Missouri players to score in double figures.
        TEXAS A&M (6-11) — Bean 2-2 6-8 10, J.King 4-7 1-3 9, Butterfras 0-0 0-0 0, Leatherman 2-7 0-0 5, Jackson 2-6 1-2 6, Anderson 5-12 0-0 13, Leal 1-2 0-0 3, Brookhart 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 0-0 0-0 0, B.King 2-8 0-0 4. Totals 18-45 8-13 50.

        MISSOURI (13-4) — Bryant 3-3 2-2 8, Rush 5-12 2-2 15, Johnson 5-11 2-4 12, Gilbert 2-7 7-8 12, Paulding 1-6 1-2 3, Stokes 6-8 0-0 13, Kiernan 0-0 0-0 0, John 0-0 2-2 2, Gage 0-1 0-2 0, Kroenke 2-4 0-0 6, Ferguson 0-0 1-2 1, Echols 0-0 2-4 2. Totals 24-52 19-28 74.

        Halftime—Missouri 30-19. 3-Point goals—Texas A&M 6-18 (Anderson 3-5, Leal 1-2, Jackson 1-3, Leatherman 1-4, J.King 0-1, B.King 0-3), Missouri 7-19 (Rush 3-6, Kroenke 2-4, Stokes 1-3, Gilbert 1-4, Paulding 0-2).
       Fouled out—Bean, Bryant. Rebounds—Texas A&M 23 (Jackson 8), Missouri 37 (Johnson 11). Assists—Texas A&M 10 (Leatherman, Jackson 3), Missouri 11 (Gilbert 4). Total fouls—Texas A&M 20, Missouri 14. A—12,184.

        Florida State 81, North Carolina 71
        TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Monte Cummings scored 20 points and Delvon Arrington added 17 as Florida State sent the Tar Heels to their fourth straight loss.

        Florida State (9-6, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) raced to a 16-3 lead and built its advantage to 28-10. But the Tar Heels managed to catch up, 45-45, early in the second half and took a brief lead, 50-49, on a 3-point shot by Adam Boone.

        Kris Lang scored 23 points for North Carolina (5-9, 1-4 ACC) which is off to its worst start since the 1938-39 season, when it also began 5-9.

        Ohio State 76, Penn State 57
        COLUMBUS — Boban Savovic and Brian Brown each scored 15 points and Brent Darby had 14 as Ohio State beat Penn State for its seventh straight victory.

        Savovic's 3-pointer started a 9-0 run that gave the Buckeyes (13-2, 4-0 Big Ten) a 9-2 lead three minutes in, and they never trailed again.

        PENN ST. (5-10) — Jagla 4-7 1-2 9, T. Smith 2-5 3-4 9, Egekeze 0-1 0-1 0, Krimmel 1-5 0-0 0, Watkins 6-11 0-0 14, Chambliss 7-16 0-0 18, Fellows 1-2 0-0 2, Vossekuil 0-0 0-0 0, Tilsch 0-1 2-5 2, McDougald 0-0 0-0 0, Crenshaw 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 6-12 57.

        OHIO ST. (13-2) — Williams 5-7 3-5 13, Radinovic 1-2 0-0 2, Darby 4-7 5-6 14, Brown 5-13 4-4 15, Savovic 5-9 3-7 15, Fuss-Cheatham 0-1 2-2 2, Connolly 1-1 0-0 2, Heflin 0-0 0-0 0, S. Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Dials 4-4 2-2 10, Martin 1-1 0-0 2, Marinchick 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 26-45 20-28 76.

        Halftime—Ohio St. 34, Penn St. 27. 3-point goals— Penn St. 9-22 (Chambliss 4-11, T. Smith 2-2, Watkins 2-5, Krimmel 1-2, Jagla 0-2), Ohio St. 4-13 (Savovic 2-5, Darby 1-3, Brown 1-4, Fuss-Cheatham 0-1). Fouled out—Jagla. Rebounds—Penn St. 18 (Jagla 5), Ohio St. 34 (Dials 8).

        St.Bonaventure 93, Temple 74
        OLEAN, N.Y. — J.R. Bremer scored 28 points, becoming St. Bonaventure's all-time leading scorer, sparking the Bonnies to a decisive victory.

        Patricio Prato scored 25 points and tied a school record with eight 3-point baskets. Bremer hit five 3-point baskets as the Bonnies eclipsed a team record by hitting 19 3-pointers. The previous record of 16 was set against Siena last month.
       David Hawkins scored 25 points to lead the Owls (6-9, 3-1 A-10), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
        East Carolina 87,
       Louisville 77
        GREENVILLE, N.C. — Travis Holcomb-Faye had 20 points to lead four Pirates in double figures as East Carolina won its first C-USA game.

        It was the first Conference USA win for the Pirates (7-9, 1-3), who shot 50 percent for the game and hit 31 of 48 free throws.

        Centre 97, Thomas More 88
        Matt Mooney of Centre led six players in double figures with his 20 points, including 18 in the first half, as Centre handed Thomas More its fourth straight loss. TMC's Kyle Booth led all scorers with 22 points, but the Saints fell to 3-14.

        Mount St.Joseph 72, Manchester 65 (OT)
        Steve Bain scored 22 points, Jarrett Young 13 and Joe Toney 12 as the Mount improved to 6-10, 4-3 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. MSJ forced Manchester (10-7, 5-2) into 23 turnovers.

        Women: NKU 82, Kentucky State 67
       

        FRANKFORT, Ky. — Amy Mobley scored a career-high 31 points as Northern Kentucky University head coach Nancy Winstel recorded her 400th career victory.

        Mobley (Harrison HS) also finished with 15 rebounds and five assists as the Norse improved to 13-2. Winstel, in her 19th season at NKU, has a 400-127 record and is the first basketball coach in Norse history to reach 400 victories.

        “It's nice to get to 400 wins, and this was a hard-earned victory by our kids,” Winstel said.

        Bridget Flanagan (Mercy HS) had 11 points for NKU, which is ranked No.3 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll.
        Mount St.Joseph 53, Manchester 47
       The Lions (7-10, 2-5 HCAC) shot just 39 percent from the floor (20-of-51), but Manchester was worse, shooting 27.8 percent for the game (15-of-54).

        MSJ made the most of the misses, with 44 rebounds (30 on defense). Kori Strange led the Mount with 18 points.

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