Thursday's college basketball roundup

Paulus rallies Duke to victory • NO. 3 DUKE 92, N.C. STATE 72: Greg Paulus scored 22 points, including a burst of three three-pointers early in the second half, to rally the Blue Devils (18-1, 6-0 ACC) to victory against the visiting Wolfpack. Gavin Grant scored 26 points for the Wolfpack (13-7, 2-4).

• NO. 4 NORTH CAROLINA 91, BOSTON COLLEGE 69: Tyler Hansbrough scored 18 points and Deon Thompson 17 as the Tar Heels (20-1, 5-1 ACC) beat the visiting Eagles.

• CALIFORNIA 69, NO. 9 WASHING- TON ST. 64: Ryan Anderson scored 27 points as the visiting Golden Bears (12-7, Pac-10) 3-5) upset the Cougars (17-3, 5-3).

Smith helps Illini upset Ohio State • ILLINOIS 68, NO. 19 OHIO STATE 64: Bloomington Kennedy graduate Jenna Smith had a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Illini (12-9, 4-6 Big Ten) beat the visiting Buckeyes (16-5, 7-3) and dropped them into a three-way tie for first place with Purdue and Iowa.

• MICHIGAN STATE 61, MICHIGAN 58: Allyssa DeHaan scored 15 points as the Spartans (13-10, 5-6 Big Ten) beat the visiting Wolverines (12-8, 5-5).

• INDIANA 86, WISCONSIN 62: Whitney Thomas scored 16 points and Amber Jackson and Haylie Linn 15 as the Hoosiers (13-8, 6-3 Big Ten) beat the Badgers (10-10, 3-7).

• IOWA 70, NORTHWESTERN 55: Megan Skouby had 23 points and seven rebounds as the visiting Hawkeyes (14-7, 7-3 Big Ten) beat the Wildcats (4-17, 0-9).

• NO. 5 MARYLAND 90, MIAMI 50: Crystal Langhorne scored 19 points and became the first Maryland woman to reach 2,000, and the Terrapins (23-2, 7-1 ACC) beat the visiting Hurricanes (8-13, 1-5).

• KENTUCKY 47, NO. 17 GEORGIA 44: Amber Smith scored 12 points, including two free throws with 5.6 seconds to play, as the visiting Wildcats (11-10, 5-2 SEC) beat the Bulldogs (16-5, 3-3).

AREA HIGHLIGHTS

Mavericks top Fighting Sioux • MSU MANKATO 75, NORTH DAKOTA 56: Atila Santos scored 25 points as the visiting Mavericks (16-4, 5-0 NCC) beat the Fighting Sioux (11-9, 0-5). ... Eric Hall had 19 points as South Dakota defeated visiting Minnesota Duluth 71-61. ... In women's games, Alys Seay scored 18 points and Ashley Langen had 18 points and 18 rebounds as North Dakota (19-1, 4-1 NCC) beat MSU Mankato (16-4, 2-3) 84-69.

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