The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Chris Thomas and Chris Quinn finally played well together, and that was enough to beat No. 5 Connecticut.

Thomas scored 22 of his season-high 31 points in the second half and Quinn added 17 points to lead the Irish to an 80-74 victory over the Huskies Monday, ending a three-game losing streak.

Thomas had been in a slump for six games before scoring 23 in a loss to No. 4 Pittsburgh Saturday, when Quinn went 0-for-8. Against Connecticut, everything changed.

"We've been hearing that Chris Quinn and I can't play good together on the same night, so we figured this is our last stand," Thomas said. "We couldn't take it anymore. We put it together and the whole team put it together."

Torrian Jones added 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Irish (11-9, 5-5 Big East).

Thomas, who was averaging just 11 points in the six games before Pitt - four losses - was 6-of-10 from 3-point range and 9-of-21 overall.

What made the win even more surprising was that UConn (19-4, 7-2) had won five straight, while the Irish had lost five of seven.

CONNECTICUT (19-4)-Villanueva 4-12 1-2 9, D.Brown 1-7 1-2 3, Okafor 10-17 4-4 24, Gordon 8-16 2-2 22, T.Brown 2-7 0-0 4, Boone 2-5 0-0 4, Anderson 3-7 0-0 8. Totals 30-71 8-10 74.

NOTRE DAME (11-9)-J.Cornette 2-5 0-0 6, Francis 0-3 0-0 0, Thomas 9-21 7-8 31, Quinn 5-11 5-8 17, Jones 5-11 4-7 14, R.Cornett 2-7 2-4 6, Falls 0-2 0-0 0, Timmermans 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 25-64 20-29 80.

Halftime-Connecticut 38-35. 3-Point Goals-Connecticut 6-16 (Gordon 4-7, Anderson 2-3, Villanueva 0-2, D.Brown 0-4), Notre Dame 10-20 (Thomas 6-10, J.Cornette 2-3, Quinn 2-5, Falls 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Connecticut 44 (Villanueva, Okafor 9), Notre Dame 39 (Jones 12). Assists-Connecticut 20 (T.Brown 9), Notre Dame 11 (Thomas 5). Total fouls-Connecticut 23, Notre Dame 11. A-11,418.

Seton Hall 68, No. 4 Pittsburgh 67, 2 OT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Andre Barrett made one free throw with 9.6 seconds left in the second overtime to give Seton Hall a victory over Pittsburgh, just the second loss for the Panthers.

Barrett had five of the seven points the Pirates (16-5, 6-3 Big East) scored in the second overtime as they won their fifth of six and improved to 11-1 at home.

The Panthers (22-2, 8-2) had won four straight and four of their last five against Seton Hall.

Pittsburgh and No. 5 Connecticut enter their matchup for first place in the conference Sunday coming off a loss.

PITTSBURGH (22-2)-Troutman 5-10 0-0 10, Brown 4-11 2-2 10, Taft 8-15 0-2 16, Page 1-6 2-2 4, Krauser 7-14 7-10 23, Demetris 0-3 0-0 0, McCarroll 1-4 2-2 4, Graves 0-1 0-0 0, T.Morris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 13-18 67.

SETON HALL (16-5)-Toney-El 2-2 0-0 4, Sweet 3-12 1-2 8, Whitney 5-9 0-0 10, Barrett 8-21 1-3 20, Allen 2-12 4-4 8, J.R.Morris 4-9 0-0 10, Copeland 0-0 0-0 0, Billmeier 3-3 2-2 8. Totals 27-68 8-11 68.

Halftime-Seton Hall 33-29. End of Regulation-57-57. End of first OT-61-61. 3-Point goals-Pittsburgh 2-10 (Krauser 2-5, Demetris 0-1, McCarroll 0-1, Page 0-3), Seton Hall 6-22 (Barrett 3-11, J.R. Morris 2-5, Sweet 1-2, Allen 0-4). Fouled out-Krauser. Rebounds-Pittsburgh 46 (Taft 15), Seton Hall 38 (Sweet 10). Assists-Pittsburgh 8 (Krauser 3), Seton Hall 10 (Barrett 6). Total fouls-Pitt16, Seton Hall 18. A-9,711.

No. 10 Oklahoma St. 80, No. 12 Kansas 60

STILLWATER, Okla. - John Lucas scored 21 points and Tony Allen added 17 to lead Oklahoma State over Kansas, handing the Jayhawks their worst loss in three years. The Cowboys (18-2, 8-1 Big 12) won their eighth straight game and moved into a first-place tie for the conference lead with No. 11 Texas. The rout of two-time defending Big 12 champ Kansas (15-5, 7-2) was a huge step for a school still seeking its first league title since winning the Big Eight in 1995.

KANSAS (15-5)-Simien 12-15 1-3 25, Padgett 3-6 0-1 6, Langford 2-10 3-8 8, Miles 1-7 1-2 3, Giddens 4-8 0-0 12, Hawkins 0-1 0-0 0, Wilkes 0-0 0-0 0, Case 1-5 0-0 2, Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Nash 0-1 0-0 0, Moody 0-0 0-0 0, Graves 2-2 0-1 4. Totals 25-55 5-15 60.

OKLAHOMA STATE (18-2)-J.Graham 3-7 4-4 10, McFarlin 6-9 0-0 12, Lucas 7-9 4-6 21, Bobik 3-9 2-2 11, Allen 5-15 5-8 17, S.Graham 0-1 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 0-0 4-8 4, Monds 1-1 0-0 2, Miller 0-1 2-2 2, Crawford 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 25-53 22-32 80.

Halftime-OSU. 44, Kansas 26. 3-point goals-Kansas 5-14 (Giddens 4-6, Langford 1-2, Hawkins 0-1, Case 0-2, Miles 0-3). Oklahoma St. 8-15 (Lucas 3-5, Bobik 3-5, Allen 2-4, S.Graham 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Kansas 26 (Simien, Langford 6), Oklahoma St. 43 (J.Graham 8). Assists-Kansas 22 (Miles 8), Oklahoma St. 14 (Bobik 5). Technical-Kansas bench. Total fouls-KU 23, OSU 18. A-13,611.