TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gerald Henderson scored a career-high 25 points Saturday, leading second-ranked Duke to a 66-58 victory at Florida State.

The Blue Devils (14-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) ran off the first nine points of the second half during a 41-11 run to build their largest lead of the game, 46-21 with 12:45 left.

Toney Douglas led Florida State (13-3, 0-1) with 18 points, but was just 7-of-23 from the floor as the Seminoles shot just 31 percent.

Duke led 19-14 at the half.

No. 5 Connecticut 81, Cincinnati 72

CINCINNATI — A.J. Price made five of eight 3-pointers and scored 22 points, and the Huskies remained unbeaten on the road.

The Huskies (14-1, 3-1 Big East) improved to 7-0 on the road while shooting 58 percent from the field. Jeff Adrien added 13 points and 12 rebounds and Jerome Dyson had 12 points.

Deonta Vaughn scored 19 points, Mike Williams 14 and Yancy Gates 12 for Cincinnati (10-6, 0-3), which has lost four in a row on the heels of a four-game winning streak.

No. 6 Oklahoma 61, Kansas St. 53

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Blake Griffin had 29 points and 15 rebounds in a rare game against single coverage, helping Oklahoma open Big 12 Conference play with a win.

Oklahoma (15-1) was 9-7 and won just three road games in the Big 12 last season. The expectations were a bit higher this season, particularly after the Sooners’ best nonconference record since 1987-88, when they went 15-1 on the way to the national championship game.

Denis Clemente led Kansas State (11-4) with 18 points and Fred Brown added 12.

No. 7 Texas 75, Iowa State 67

AUSTIN, Texas — Damion James scored 19 points to lead Texas to a win over Iowa State in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Gary Johnson added 17 points and had nine rebounds for the Longhorns (12-3), who are undefeated in 11 conference home openers under coach Rick Barnes. The Longhorns also have won a school record 13 in a row at home in the Big 12, dating back to 2007 when Kevin Durant was a Texas freshman.

Craig Brackins scored 20 and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Iowa State (11-5), which lost it’s ninth straight road game in league play.

No. 8 Michigan St. 75, Kansas 62

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Kalin Lucas continued his offensive surge, scoring 22 points to lead the eighth-ranked Spartans over the defending national champions.

Michigan State (13-2) has won nine straight since getting routed by North Carolina, 27 in a row at the Breslin Center over nearly two years and 39 consecutive against nonconference opponents at home since losing to Duke in 2003.

Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich, the only current players who had an impact on last season’s national championship team, scored 25 and 14 points respectively for the Jayhawks (11-4) and reserve Tyrel Reed added 10 points.

Michigan State’s Raymar Morgan had 13 points and eight rebounds and Travis Walton scored 11.

No. 9 Georgetown 82, Providence 75

WASHINGTON — Austin Freeman scored 18 points, Greg Monroe nearly had a triple-double, and Georgetown held Providence scoreless for more than 6 minutes to rally for a victory that ended its two-game Big East losing streak.

Georgetown (11-3, 2-2) trailed by nine points in the first half, and allowed Providence (11-5, 3-1) to go ahead 44-40 on Brian McKenzie’s 3-pointer with 16:15 left.

That, though, is when Monroe began to get more assertive, leading a 15-0 run by the hosts. After a one-basket first half, he finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

Marshon Brooks scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half for Providence, which was trying to get to 4-0 in Big East play for the first time.

No. 11 Syracuse 82, Rutgers 66

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Paul Harris scored 26 points and Jonny Flynn had 15 points and nine assists to lead Syracuse to its seventh straight victory.

Arinze Onuaku added 19 points and Eric Devendorf had 15 for the Orange (16-1, 4-0 Big East), who beat Rutgers for the eighth straight time.

Anthony Farmer had 17 points and freshman Michael Rosario added 15 for the Scarlet Knights (9-8, 0-4), who lost their fifth straight, all to ranked teams.

No. 13 Notre Dame 88, Seton Hall 79

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Luke Harangody scored 30 points to lead Notre Dame as the Irish tied a Big East record with their 20th consecutive league win at home.

The Irish (12-3, 3-1 Big East) have won 45 straight overall at home. The Pirates (9-7, 0-4) have lost four straight this season and six straight to the Irish.

Harangody made four of his first five shots then missed his next 10. He found his shooting touch in the final 10 minutes, though, making four of his final eight shots to become the first Notre Dame player to score at least 20 points in eight straight games since Kelly Tripucka accomplished the feat in 1980.

Eugene Harvey led the Pirates with 21 points, Robert Mitchell added 15 points and Jordan Theodore had 11.

Tory Jackson and Kyle McAlarney had 18 points each for the Irish. There were 14 ties and 14 lead changes in the game.

No. 15 Tennessee 86, Georgia 77.

ATHENS, Ga. — Tyler Smith had 24 points and 11 rebounds, including 13 points in the second half, and Tennessee rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Georgia in each team’s SEC opener.

Three days after seeing its school-record 37-game home winning streak end with an overtime loss to Gonzaga, the Vols snapped a two-game losing streak.

Bobby Maze had 16 points, Cameron Tatum had 13 and Wayne Chism added 11 for Tennessee (10-4 overall).

Terrance Woodbury led Georgia (9-7, 0-1) with 18 points. Freshman Trey Thompkins had 14 points and nine rebounds.

Miami 77, No. 17 Boston College 71

BOSTON — Dwayne Collins had 13 points with seven rebounds and drew a key charging foul on Tyrese Rice in the final minute to lead Miami to a victory over Boston College.

It was the second straight loss for the Eagles (13-4, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) since they beat top-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill to jump into The Associated Press Top 25.

Collins went 1-for-6 from the floor and 11-for-14 from the line for Miami (12-3, 1-1), which has won nine of 10.

Rice scored 21 with eight rebounds, shooting 6-for-18 from the field. Rakim Sanders had 18 with five rebounds, three blocks and three steals.

No. 18 Marquette 75, No. 25 West Virginian 53

MILWAUKEE — Jerel McNeal scored 26 points to lead Marquette past West Virginia.

Dominic James added 17 points and Wesley Matthews scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Golden Eagles (15-2, 4-0 Big East), who recovered from a rough shooting start against a physical Mountaineers team to take control in the second half.

Da’Sean Butler led West Virginia (11-4, 1-2) with 16 points, but got into foul trouble just after halftime and was held scoreless in the second half.

No. 23 Louisville 61, No. 18 Villanova 60

PHILADELPHIA — Terrence Williams scored on a drive with 7.4 seconds left to give Louisville the lead, and Villanova missed two shots down low in the final seconds as the Cardinals held.

Earl Clark had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (11-3, 2-0 Big East), which won its third straight after losing two of three. Williams who had 10 points and 14 rebounds

Dante Cunningham had 21 points for the Wildcats (13-3, 1-2), who only led twice in the game, the last time at 60-59 on a free throw by Cunningham with 27 seconds left.

Antonio Pena of Villanova was fouled with 4.9 seconds left and he missed both free throws as the Wildcats went 6-for-14 from the line over the final 8½ minutes.

No. 20 Arizona St 76, Oregon 58

TEMPE, Ariz. — Derek Glasser scored 15 points and had a career-high 11 assists, and Arizona State won for its 10th win in 11 games.

James Harden scored 19 points for the Sun Devils (14-2, 3-1 Pac-10), whose three conference wins have come by an average of 26 points.

LeKendric Longmire scored 15 points and Drew Wiley had 12 for Oregon. The Ducks (6-10, 0-4) are off to their worst start in Pac-10 play since 1992-93, when they lost their first 11 games and finished 3-15.

No. 21 Butler 54, Detroit 50

INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Howard scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, including two free throws with 0.8 seconds left to help Butler stave off Detroit’s upset bid.

The Bulldogs (14-1, 5-0) won their sixth straight overall and their 16th consecutive in Horizon League play despite an uncharacteristically poor performance.

Three players — Thomas Kennedy, Eulis Stephens and Eugene Blue — scored eight points apiece to lead Detroit (4-11, 0-6), which has not beaten a ranked opponent on the road since 1979.

No. 23 Baylor 73, Texas Tech 61.

WACO, Texas — LaceDarius Dunn scored 20 points, including 11 in a row in the second-half spurt that put Baylor ahead for good in a victory over Texas Tech in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Dunn’s game-deciding spurt began with just over 12 minutes left when he hit a 3-pointer. After a Tech free throw tied the game at 45, Dunn hit another 3-pointer with 11:11 left and the Bears (13-2) led for good.

Kevin Rogers had 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Curtis Jerrells had 13 points for Baylor.

Alan Voskuil led Texas Tech (10-6), with 14 points.

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