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College basketball roundup
Thursday, January 08, 2009

• Jeremy Lin scored 27 points to lead Harvard (8-6), to an 82-70 upset against No. 17 Boston College (13-3), three days after the Eagles upset previously top-ranked North Carolina. The Eagles, who had their 10-game winning streak snapped, defeated the unbeaten Tar Heels, 85-78, in Chapel Hill for one of the school's biggest wins to move into the Top 25. ... Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler scored 22 points apiece as No. 2 Duke (13-1) held off a late Stephen Curry-led charge to beat Davidson (10-3), 79-67. Gerald Henderson added 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting for the Blue Devils. Curry, the nation's leading scorer, scored 29 points -- the most Duke has allowed any player this season. ... Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and third-ranked North Carolina bounced back from its first loss by beating College of Charleston (10-3), 108-70. Deon Thompson added 15 points for the host Tar Heels (14-1) in their first game since Sunday's stunning loss to Boston College. ... Matt Bouldin tied a career high with 26 points to help visiting Gonzaga (9-4) upset No. 15 Tennessee, 89-79, in overtime. With 26 seconds left, Tyler Smith hit a layup for Tennessee (9-4) to tie the score, 73-73. Wayne Chism then came up with a turnover but couldn't get it to the Volunteers' end of the floor before time expired.

First published on January 8, 2009 at 3:21 am