The Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis point guard Antonio Burks contributed leadership, spirit and 17 points Saturday as Memphis beat No. 11 Missouri 61-59, the Tigers' third loss in their last four games.

"I need to step up when players on the floor are not playing hard," Burks said. "I'm learning the role."

Missouri (4-3), which also lost to No. 21 Illinois in the last week, closed to 60-59 on Rickey Paulding's 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining. Jimmy McKinney's running shot from just beyond the 3-point line as time ran out bounced off the rim, giving Memphis (7-2) its third straight win.

MISSOURI (4-3)-Bryant 5-9 2-3 13, Johnson 5-13 4-7 14, McKinney 4-11 2-3 11, Kroenke 1-4 0-0 3, Paulding 3-11 4-6 13, Conley 1-6 0-0 2, Young 0-0 0-0 0, Pulley 1-3 0-0 2, Kleiza 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 20-59 13-21 59.

MEMPHIS (7-2)-Carney 2-9 0-0 4, Erwin 2-2 0-0 4, Banks 3-10 6-9 13, Burks 7-15 0-1 17, Rice 1-6 1-2 3, Hunt 2-11 4-8 9, Lopez 2-2 3-4 7, Diarra 2-4 0-0 4, Barclay 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-62 14-24 61.

Halftime-Memphis 35-26. 3-Point goals-Missouri 6-18 (Paulding 3-4, Bryant 1-3, Kroenke 1-4, McKinney 1-6, Conley 0-1), Memphis 5-23 (Burks 3-7, Banks 1-5, Hunt 1-6, Carney 0-2, Rice 0-3). Fouled out-Johnson. Rebounds-Missouri 49 (Johnson 12), Memphis 35 (Banks 8). Assists-Missouri 10 (McKinney 3), Memphis 14 (Rice 6). Total fouls-Missouri 21, Memphis 19. A-13,300 (est).

No. 10 Saint Joseph's 73,

Pacific 55

PHILADELPHIA - Delonte West scored 22 points and Jameer Nelson added 15 for the Hawks (9-0), who are off to their best start since they won their first 10 games in 1964-65.

PACIFIC (4-6)-Maraker 6-10 3-3 15, Newton 5-8 1-4 11, Davis 2-8 2-3 8, Cockle 2-6 0-0 4, Doubly 1-3 0-0 3, Mihailovic 0-1 0-0 0, Korajkic 3-8 0-0 7, Purnell 0-0 0-0 0, Rose 1-3 0-0 3, Flores 0-0 0-0 0, Kemper 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 21-51 8-12 55.

SAINT JOSEPH'S (9-0)-Carroll 1-4 2-2 5, Bryant 0-3 0-0 0, Jones 2-3 0-2 4, Nelson 5-15 2-2 15, West 8-13 4-7 22, Jesiolowski 0-1 0-0 0, Lee 1-6 0-0 3, Surov 0-0 0-0 0, Barley 2-7 2-2 6, Stachitas 5-7 0-0 14, Mallon 1-5 1-2 4, Hartshorn 0-0 0-0 0-0. Totals 25-64 11-17 73.

Halftime-Saint Joseph's 35-27. 3-point goals-Pacific 5-15 (Davis 2-5, Doubly 1-1, Rose 1-2, Korajkic 1-3, Cockle 0-2, Kemper 0-2), Saint Joseph's 12-30 (Stachitas 4-6, Nelson 3-7, West 2-4, Carroll 1-3, Lee 1-3, Mallon 1-3, Barley 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Pacific 37 (Maraker 8), St. Joseph's 38 (Jones 8). Assists-Pacific 13 (Maraker 3), St. Joseph's 14 (Nelson 6). Total fouls-Pacific 17, St. Joseph's 10. A-3,200.

No. 13 Florida 109,

Eastern Kentucky 63

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Anthony Roberson had 22 points for the Gators (8-2), who shot 64.6 percent (42-for-65) to top 60 percent for the third time this season.

E. KENTUCKY (3-6)-Diakhate 2-6 4-4 9, Haney 2-6 0-0 4, Bentley 4-8 4-8 12, Scott 1-8 4-4 6, Witt 5-14 1-2 14, Dewalt 1-1 0-2 2, Rushing 1-3 0-1 2, Newton 1-1 0-0 2, Brock 0-2 0-2 0, Mascoll 2-5 3-3 7, Slaughter 1-2 0-3 2, Moore 0-2 0-0 0, McPherson 0-1 0-1 0, Volphenhein 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 21-62 17-32 63.

FLORIDA (8-2)-Drejer 6-10 5-5 17, Lee 4-4 0-2 8, Colas 5-7 2-3 12, Roberson 8-11 2-2 22, Walsh 6-11 1-1 15, Haimovitch 0-0 0-0 0, Moss 4-6 0-1 9, Humphrey 3-4 2-2 11, Abukar 1-4 0-0 2, Al-Kaleem 0-1 2-2 2, Appleby 1-2 0-1 3, Richard 4-5 0-2 8. Totals 42-65 14-21 109.

Halftime- Florida 65-35. 3-Point goals-E. Kentucky 4-14 (Diakhate 1-1, Witt 3-7, Scott 0-2, Moore 0-2), Florida 11-26 (Roberson 4-6, Humphrey 3-4, Walsh 2-6, Moss 1-1, Appleby 1-2, Al-Kaleem 0-1, Abukar 0-2, Drejer 0-4). Fouled out-Moss. Rebounds-E. Kentucky 40 (Scott 7), Florida 37 (Colas 9). Assists-E. Kentucky 8 (Haney 3), Florida 27 (Roberson 6). Turnovers-E. Kentucky 23, Florida 16. Total fouls-E. Kentucky 21, Florida 22. A-9,221.

No. 16 Pittsburgh 52,

New Hampshire 38

PITTSBURGH - Julius Page totaled 19 points as the Panthers (12-0) matched the best start in school history. Carl Krauser, Pitt's leading scorer, did not play because of a groin injury.

NEW HAMPSHIRE (3-6)-Dennis 0-4 0-0 0, Walls 1-7 0-0 2, Peterson 1-3 0-0 2, Bullock 3-11 0-0 8, Childs 3-10 1-2 8, Karalis 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 1-3 1-2 3, Liddell 1-8 0-0 2, Janev 5-8 1-3 13. Totals 15-57 3-7 38.

PITTSBURGH (12-0)-Troutman 3-7 1-4 7, Brown 2-12 0-0 4, McCarroll 0-3 0-0 0, Page 7-14 0-0 19, Graves 2-8 0-0 5, Demetris 1-1 0-0 3, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Kendall 0-4 0-0 0, Taft 7-12 0-0 14, Gray 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 1-4 52.

Halftime-Pitt 28-13. 3-Point goals-New Hampshire 5-20 (Janev 2-2, Bullock 2-10, Childs 1-3, Dennis 0-1, Walker 0-1, Karalis 0-3), Pitt 7-21 (Page 5-9, Demetris 1-1, Graves 1-4, Troutman 0-1, McCarroll 0-1, Turner 0-1, Brown 0-2, Kendall 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New Hampshire 36 (Walls, Bullock 5), Pitt 50 (Taft 12). Assists-New Hampshire 9 (Walls, Peterson 3), Pitt 15 (Brown 5). Total fouls-New Hampshire 9, Pitt 14. A-8,571.

No. 22 Purdue 82,

Evansville 62

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Kenneth Lowe finished with 17 points for the Boilermakers (9-2).

EVANSVILLE (1-7)-Cuffle 0-6 0-0 0, Webster 4-6 3-6 12, Burton 3-7 2-4 9, Wagner 3-9 0-1 7, Nelson 0-4 0-0 0, Lee 2-3 0-0 4, Ottens 2-4 0-0 6, Anslinger 5-7 2-2 16, Gore 0-2 2-2 2, Petty 0-0 0-0 0, Strickland 3-3 0-1 6. Totals 22-51 9-16 62.

PURDUE (9-2)-Teague 4-10 0-0 10, Kiefer 5-6 4-6 14, Kartelo 4-4 3-5 11, McKnight 3-11 0-0 6, Lowe 3-11 9-10 17, Buscher 3-6 6-7 12, Ford 0-1 0-0 0, Parkinson 0-1 0-0 0, Nwankwo 1-2 0-0 2, Buckley 2-3 2-2 8, Carroll 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 26-56 24-31 82.

Halftime-Purdue 39-25. 3-point goals-Evansville 9-22 (Anslinger 4-5, Ottens 2-4, Webster 1-2, Wagner 1-3, Burton 1-3, Nelson 0-1, Gore 0-1, Cuffle 0-3), Purdue 6-17 (Lowe 2-5, Teague 2-7, Buckley 2-3, McKnight 0-1, Parkinson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Evansville 23 (Cuffle 6), Purdue 41 (Kartelo 9). Assists-Evansville 14 (Wagner 9), Purdue 20 (Lowe 3). Total fouls-Evansville 24, Purdue 21. A-9,938.