Wednesday, December 4, 2002

Other Top 25 highlights



Jason Gardner made four of six 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead top-ranked Arizona over Saint Louis 91-58.

The senior guard is 11-of-17 on 3s in the first three games.

Josh Fisher scored 16 points for the visiting Billikens (1-3).

No. 3 Alabama 89, UNC-Greensboro 61 - Erwin Dudley scored 18 points, Kenny Walker added 17 and Mo Williams had 13 points and seven assists as the Crimson Tide (5-0) tied a 31-year-old school mark with its 22nd consecutive home win.

James Maye led the Spartans (3-2) with 13 points, all in the first half.

No. 5 Pittsburgh 96, Norfolk St. 51 - Julius Page scored 16 points to lead the Panthers (4-0), who led by as many as 39 in the first half.

Chakowby Hicks scored 10 for the visiting Spartans (1-2).

West Virginia 68, No. 8 Florida 66 - Freshman Joe Herber had 11 points, including the go-ahead basket with 50 seconds left, and the Mountaineers (3-1) overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half to beat a ranked opponent for the first time in six tries.

Matt Bonner had 18 points for the Gators (4-2), who were coming off a victory over then-No. 2 Kansas in last week's Preseason NIT consolation game.

No. 11 Connecticut 116, Sacred Heart 78 - Ben Gordon had career highs with 31 points and 10 assists, and Emeka Okafor had 19 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth straight double-double, for the Huskies (4-0).

Chris Assel had 15 points for the visiting Pioneers (0-4).