JIM O'CONNELL

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Lavin at St. John's games but not coaching

Steve Lavin isn't going anywhere. The St. John's coach may not be on the sideline when the Red Storm are playing but he is in charge of the program.

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No. 11 Georgetown beats St. John's 69-49

Hollis Thompson scored all of his 20 points in the second half and No. 11 Georgetown snapped a two-game losing streak with a 69-49 victory over St. John's on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

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Rutgers upsets No. 8 Connecticut 67-60

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Rutgers upsets No. 8 Connecticut 67-60

Freshman Eli Carter continued his scoring streak with 19 points and Rutgers beat a Top Ten team for the second time this season, defeating No. 8 Connecticut 67-60 in coach Jim Calhoun's return from a three-game NCAA suspension.

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No. 15 Pittsburgh beats Oklahoma State 74-68

Travis Ford went to a cliche to sum up Oklahoma State's two trips to Madison Square Garden.

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Rivers leads No. 7 Duke over Washington, 86-60

Freshman Austin Rivers scored 18 points and No. 7 Duke overcame poor free throw shooting to beat Washington 86-80 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

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No. 9 UConn beats No. 25 Harvard 67-53

Tommy Amaker had coached teams that were ranked in the Top 25 before. Just not at Harvard.

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No. 9 UConn beats No. 25 Harvard 67-53

Jeremy Lamb had 18 points and Andre Drummond added 12 on 6-for-7 shooting and No. 9 Connecticut beat No. 25 Harvard 67-53 on Thursday night, spoiling the Crimson's first game ever as a ranked team.

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No. 7 Duke beats Washington 86-60

The Washington Huskies spent almost a week in New York City. They got to see some Broadway shows and other points of interest. They also got to play two ranked teams in Madison Square Garden and left the Big Apple with two losses.

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No. 11 Marquette beats Washington 79-77 at MSG

Jae Crowder hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 6.3 seconds to play and No. 11 Marquette beat Washington 79-77 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.

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Denmon leads No. 10 Missouri over Villanova 81-71

Villanova coach Jay Wright watched No. 10 Missouri and saw a lot of things that reminded him of his 2006 team that reached the final eight of the NCAA tournament and was ranked in the top five all season.

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Denmon leads No. 10 Missouri over Villanova 81-71

Marcus Denmon had his second straight strong game from 3-point range, this time making six and scoring 28 points in No. 10 Missouri's 81-71 victory over Villanova in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.

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Contrite Boeheim commits to child abuse awareness

Two weeks after vilifying two former ballboys who accused his longtime assistant of child molestation, Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim said Saturday he'll campaign against child abuse even though he knows his motives will be questioned.

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No. 5 Syracuse beats Stanford 69-63

Stanford's trip to New York City was looking pretty good.

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No. 5 Syracuse beats Stanford 69-63

Kris Joseph had 18 points and eight rebounds and No. 5 Syracuse closed the game on a 15-3 run in a 69-63 victory over Stanford on Friday night to win the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.

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No. 5 Syracuse pulls away from Virginia Tech 69-58

Virginia Tech was playing just the way it wanted to against No. 5 Syracuse. Then came the Orange's run and the Hokies didn't have an answer.

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No. 5 Syracuse pulls away from Virginia Tech 69-58

C.J. Fair and Dion Waters combined for 21 points in the second half — 19 more than they had in the opening 20 minutes — and No. 5 Syracuse pulled away for a 69-58 victory over Virginia Tech on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.

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No. 18 Vanderbilt beats Oregon State 64-62

Craig Robinson really likes his Oregon State squad. The coach likes it enough that would have loved to have been a teammate.

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No. 18 Vanderbilt beats Oregon State 64-62

Brad Tinsley hit a 15-foot jumper with 4.5 seconds to play and No. 18 Vanderbilt beat Oregon State 64-62 on Monday night in the championship game of the TicketCity Legends Classic at Izod Center.

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No. 18 Vanderbilt beats North Carolina State 86-79

C.J. Leslie gave North Carolina State all he could in his first game of the season until leg cramps kept him on the bench at the end and No. 18 Vanderbilt pulled away for an 86-79 victory Saturday night in the semifinals of the TicketCity Legends Classic.

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No. 18 Vanderbilt beats North Carolina State 86-79

Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings became a shooting coach specialist and he might have quite a future in it.

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Shots don't fall in No. 23 Arizona loss to Aztecs

The Arizona Wildcats' outside shooting touch deserted them, and their 22-game home winning streak was history.

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Mississippi State beats No. 15 Arizona 67-57

Arnett Moultrie had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Mississippi State closed the game on a 10-2 run for a 67-57 victory over No. 15 Arizona on Friday night to win the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.

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No. 19 Texas A&M beats St. John's 58-57

Elston Turner hit a 12-foot jumper with 6 seconds to play for his only points of the second half and No. 19 Texas A&M beat St. John's 58-57 on Friday in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.

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No. 19 Texas A&M beats St. John's 58-57

St. John's coach Steve Lavin knew this season would have some ups and downs in it with a roster featuring only seven scholarship players and all but one in their first season in Division I.

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