For a team on a double-digit winning streak, 12th-ranked Georgetown didn't sound so happy last night in Cincinnati.

Jeff Green scored 21 points and had a tone-setting block, helping the Hoyas extend their winning streak to 10 games with a 75-65 victory against the Bearcats that didn't meet their standards.

The Hoyas (21-5, 11-2 Big East) took control with a 13-point run late in the first half, and the league's toughest defense held off its worst team. Cincinnati (10-17, 1-12) has dropped nine in a row, its longest losing streak in 23 years.

The latest win in the streak was perhaps the Hoyas' least satisfying. They were outrebounded, 31-27, by a much smaller team and kept it close with 16 turnovers.

"I don't think we're there yet," Green said. "We made a lot of mistakes. We still need to grow up. We've got to trim those things down."

The win set up a showdown for the conference lead with Pitt (24-4, 11-2) Saturday in Washington, D.C.

Other highlights

Jamar Butler scored 18 points and Greg Oden had 17 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 2 Ohio State (25-3, 13-1 Big Ten) hold off Penn State for the second time in eight days, 68-60. Geary Claxton had 15 points, David Jackson 14 and Danny Morrissey 11 for the Nittany Lions (10-16, 1-12), who have lost their past 12 games. A week earlier, they trailed by 21 at the half but outscored Ohio State, 19-4, down the stretch before falling 64-62. ... Terrence Williams scored 16 points to lead No. 20 Louisville (20-8, 10-4 Big East) to a 72-48 home win against listless St. John's (15-13, 6-9). Louisville has won four in a row and eight of its past 10. ... No. 13 Southern Illinois (24-5, 14-3) beat Indiana State (12-16, 5-12), 58-50, in Terre Haute, Ind., to win the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title outright. ... Jamont Gordon recorded his first career triple-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as Mississippi State (16-10, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) snapped a 13-game losing streak against ranked opponents with an 83-70 win against No. 17 Vanderbilt (18-9, 8-5). ... Jack McClinton scored 14 points, including two late 3-pointers to help Miami (11-16, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) upset No. 24 Virginia (18-8, 9-4), 68-60, in Coral Gables, Fla.

Women's Top 25 highlight

Courtney Paris had 32 points and 13 rebounds for her 53rd consecutive double-double as No. 13 Oklahoma (21-4, 11-3 Big 12) held off host Kansas (9-18, 3-11), 76-70.

District men's highlight

Edinboro (18-8, 8-3) clinched a home game for the first round of the PSAC playoffs with a 81-58 home romp over Clarion (12-14, 5-6).

District women's highlights

Edinboro (14-12, 6-5) clinched a spot in the PSAC playoffs with a 78-66 victory against Clarion (8-17, 3-8). ... Jahzinga Tracey scored 36 points to spark IUP (19-7, 9-2) to an 83-82 overtime win against Shippensburg (17-10, 7-5) and its first PSAC West title since the 1998-99 season. ... Geneva (22-4) tied the single-season school record for wins with a 72-53 victory against Houghton College in the first round of the AMC tournament.