The Associated Press

COLUMBUS - Devin Harris made five of seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points to lead No. 17 Wisconsin to a 69-57 victory over Ohio State Wednesday night, keeping the Badgers tied for the top spot in the Big Ten.

The Badgers (14-3, 5-1) are off to their best start in conference play since the 1962 team won seven of its first eight games. They have won three in a row and five of their last six and share the conference lead with Indiana.

Not since coach Jim O'Brien's first Ohio State team in 1997-98 lost its first 14 Big Ten games have the Buckeyes (9-10, 1-5) gotten off to a worse start in the league.

Ohio State has lost its last three games and six of its last seven.

After the game, three Ohio State assistant coaches confronted a high school kid who held up a sign that read, "The Wrong Jim O'Brien Resigned." The Boston Celtics' coach, also named Jim O'Brien, quit Tuesday.

WISCONSIN (14-3)-Morley 4-8 0-3 9, Wilkinson 3-4 1-2 8, Helmigk 1-3 0-0 2, Wade 3-11 0-0 6, Harris 9-12 6-7 29, Ukawuba 0-1 0-0 0, Nixon 1-4 0-0 2, Hanson 2-6 0-0 6, Taylor 0-1 0-0 0, Mader 3-4 1-2 7. Totals 26-54 8-14 69.

OHIO ST. (9-10)-T.Dials 3-4 1-1 7, Radinovic 3-3 3-6 9, Sullinger 7-16 0-0 14, Fuss-Cheatham 0-4 2-4 2, Stockman 2-8 1-2 6, Harris 0-1 1-2 1, N.Dials 2-3 2-2 6, Nwankwo 1-2 0-0 3, Billings 1-5 1-2 3, Smith 0-1 2-2 2, Jenkins 1-3 2-4 4, Marinchick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 15-25 57.

Halftime-Wisconsin 37-27. 3-point goals-Wisconsin 9-19 (Harris 5-7, Hanson 2-5, Wilkinson 1-1, Morley 1-2, Nixon 0-1, Wade 0-3), Ohio St. 2-9 (Nwankwo 1-2, Stockman 1-4, Sullinger 0-1, N.Dials 0-1, Billings 0-1). Fouled out-Helmigk. Rebounds-Wisconsin 24 (Morley 6), Ohio St. 41 (Jenkins 10). Assists-Wisconsin 13 (Harris, Wade 4), Ohio St. 8 (Fuss-Cheatham 3). Technical foul-Jenkins. Total fouls-Wisconsin 24, Ohio St. 19. A-13,677.

No. 6 Connecticut 96,

Virginia Tech 60

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Rashad Anderson hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points and Ben Gordon added 22, leading Connecticut (16-3, 4-1 Big East).

CONNECTICUT (16-3)-D.Brown 2-6 1-2 6, Okafor 6-8 4-8 16, Boone 3-6 0-1 6, Gordon 7-10 4-4 22, T.Brown 2-5 0-2 4, Swaller 0-0 0-0 0, Villanueva 5-10 0-0 12, Armstrong 1-1 0-0 2, Baisch 1-1 0-0 2, Tooles 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 9-12 2-2 26, Evanovich 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-60 11-19 96.

VIRGINIA TECH (8-9)-Calloway 0-5 0-0 0, Matthews 6-13 10-14 25, Collins 2-9 0-0 4, Dowdell 2-9 1-2 5, Sailes 4-8 2-4 10, Gordon 2-6 0-0 5, Randall 1-4 2-3 5, Ritchie 0-0 0-0 0, Lattimore 0-1 0-0 0, McCandies 3-9 0-0 6, Tucker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-65 15-23 60.

Halftime-Connecticut 44-27. 3-Point goals-Connecticut 13-23 (Anderson 6-9, Gordon 4-6, Villanueva 2-4, D.Brown 1-4), Virginia Tech 5-17 (Matthews 3-3, Gordon 1-3, Randall 1-3, Collins 0-2, Sailes 0-2, Dowdell 0-4). Fouled out-Villanueva. Rebounds-Connecticut 45 (Okafor 11), Virginia Tech 30 (Matthews 7). Assists-Connecticut 20 (T.Brown 11), Virginia Tech 9 (Dowdell 3). Total fouls-Connecticut 19, Virginia Tech 17. A-7,908.

No. 7 Pittsburgh 68,

Boston College 58

PITTSBURGH - Chris Taft led a midgame 14-0 run, and Carl Krauser had five key points down the stretch to help Pittsburgh (20-1, 6-1 in Big East) hold off the Eagles.

BOSTON COLLEGE (13-6)-Smith 7-12 2-5 16, Dudley 1-3 4-4 6, Agbai 7-15 1-2 17, Hinnant 1-3 3-3 5, Marshall 1-6 0-0 2, Watson 4-6 0-0 8, Hailey 1-2 0-0 2, Doornekamp 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 22-48 12-16 58.

PITTSBURGH (20-1)-Troutman 3-5 0-0 6, Brown 7-9 4-8 18, Taft 5-11 4-5 14, Page 4-9 0-0 10, Krauser 4-10 4-5 12, Demetris 0-1 0-0 0, McCarroll 1-2 0-0 2, Graves 2-4 0-0 4, Morris 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-53 12-18 68.

Halftime-Tied 27-27. 3-Point goals-Boston College 2-9 (Agbai 2-4, Hinnant 0-2, Marshall 0-3), Pittsburgh 2-11 (Page 2-4, Troutman 0-1, Brown 0-1, Demetris 0-1, Krauser 0-2, Graves 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Boston College 27 (Dudley, Watson 6), Pittsburgh 33 (Troutman 8). Assists-Boston College 17 (Watson 5), Pittsburgh 14 (Graves 5). Total fouls-Boston College 18, Pittsburgh 15. A-12,508.

No. 12 North Carolina 68,

N.C. State 66

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Raymond Felton scored 14 points, and Rashad McCants added 13 to lift North Carolina (13-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).

N.C. STATE (11-5)-Melvin 6-8 0-0 15, Collins 1-1 3-4 5, Hodge 5-10 2-2 12, Sherrill 3-7 0-0 6, Atsur 2-4 1-2 7, Evitmov 3-5 2-2 8, O'Donnell 2-4 0-0 5, Watkins 3-8 0-1 8, Bennerman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-48 8-11 66.

NORTH CAROLINA (13-4)-Williams 2-7 2-2 7, McCants 4-11 4-4 13, May 3-7 5-6 11, Scott 2-6 2-2 7, Felton 5-10 1-2 14, Noel 3-4 2-2 8, Terry 0-0 0-0 0, Manuel 4-7 0-2 8, Sanders 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 16-20 68.

Halftime-N.C. State 38-34. 3-Point goals-N.C. State 8-21 (Melvin 3-5, Atsur 2-4, Watkins 2-4, O'Donnell 1-2, Hodge 0-3, Sherrill 0-3), North Carolina 6-15 (Felton 3-6, Williams 1-1, McCants 1-4, Scott 1-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-N.C. State 25 (Melvin 9), North Carolina 32 (May 10). Assists-N.C. State 13 (Melvin, Hodge 4), North Carolina 16 (Felton 5). Total fouls-N.C. State 18, North Carolina 17. A-21,750.

No. 25 Oklahoma 78, Baylor 67

WACO, Texas - Jason Detrick had 15 points as the Sooners beat the Bears for the 19th straight time.

Detrick and Lawrence McKenzie led a decisive 14-2 run early in the second half for the Sooners (12-4, 2-3 Big 12), who have consecutive wins after a four-game losing streak.