Dominique Jones ignited a comeback by scoring 22 of his 29 points in the second half, and South Florida extended its longest Big East winning streak, stunning No. 7 Georgetown (16-5, 6-4), 72-64, Wednesday night.

South Florida (15-7, 5-5) shot 65 percent after halftime to win its fourth consecutive conference game, including a 70-61 win Sunday against then-No. 17 Pitt that gave the Bulls three in a row for the first time since joining the Big East in 2005.

The Bulls, who also have five Big East wins in a season for the first time, trailed by 13 points late in the first half and by 35-26 at halftime due to 60 percent shooting by Georgetown.

But the Hoyas went cold in the second half and Jones began to show the flair that has him averaging 35 points during the winning streak.

Jones went 6 of 9 in the second half, played 39 of 40 minutes, and finished with eight rebounds and four assists. With 1:05 to play and his team leading by eight points and shooting free throws, Jones walked to the crowd and twice bellowed: "Y'all come watch Dominique Jones play!" He flexed his muscles at the final horn and told the local USF radio crew his "heart was beating too fast" to do an interview.

Greg Monroe had 21 points and eight rebounds -- none in the second half -- before fouling out with 2:52 to play.

The Hoyas stumbled in a trap game sandwiched between the president-attended win against Duke and an upcoming Saturday showdown against No. 2 Villanova.

• Marquette 80, DePaul 69: Lazar Hayward had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Marquette (14-8, 5-5) avenged an earlier loss to visiting DePaul (8-14, 1-9) to extend its winning streak to three. Darius Johnson-Odom added 21 points for the Golden Eagles.

• Kansas 72, Colorado 66: Marcus Morris scored six of his 15 points in overtime and grabbed a key rebound that helped top-ranked Kansas (21-1, 7-0 Big 12) avoid what would have been the season's biggest upset with a victory at Colorado (11-11, 2-6).

• Ohio Sate 75, Penn State 62: Evan Turner scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half and Jon Diebler hit a critical 3-pointer to lead host No. 13 Ohio State (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten) to a victory against Penn State (8-14, 0-10). The Buckeyes closed the game on a 10-0 run and handed the Nittany Lions their 10th loss in a row.

n Vanderbilt 75, Mississippi St. 72: Jermaine Beal scored 17 points, and No. 18 Vanderbilt (17-4, 6-1 SEC) held off Mississippi State (16-6, 4-3).

• Xavier 72, George Washington 56: Amber Harris scored 18 points and Ta'Shia Phillips added 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead visiting No. 7 Xavier (17-3, 7-0 Atlantic 10) past George Washington (5-16, 2-6).

• Texas 75, No. 13 Oklahoma 57: Ashleigh Fontenette scored 21 points as visiting No. 17 Texas (15-6, 4-3) continued its rise in the Big 12 with the victory against No. 13 Oklahoma (15-6, 5-3). Texas snapped Oklahoma's 20-game winning streak at the Lloyd Noble Center

• Texas A&M 65, Missouri 55: Danielle Adams and Tanisha Smith scored 19 points each to lead No. 12 Texas A&M to the win against Missouri. The win ended a two-game skid for the Aggies.

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