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Home Streak on The Line

The West Coast Conference has never had two ranked teams meet. The first such meeting couldn't produce any bigger stakes.

Gonzaga, No. 24 in the nation, puts its 12-game home winning streak against 25th-ranked Saint Mary's on the line Saturday when the top two teams in the conference meet with first place up for grabs.

Battle of Coaching

Jim Calhoun and Bob Huggins have combined to coach in 1,935 games, but they've only squared off against each other once.

The coaches will meet for the first time in nearly 13 years when Calhoun and No. 15 Connecticut welcome Huggins and West Virginia to Hartford, Conn. on Saturday.

Seeking 800

Duke appears to be back on track and set to help its coach make history.

Mike Krzyzewski seeks his 800th coaching victory when the seventh-ranked Blue Devils visit struggling North Carolina State in an ACC matchup on Saturday afternoon.

Badgers Top Spartans

Brian Butch hit a career-high four 3-pointers as No. 10 Wisconsin used a late run to shake loose from No. 19 Michigan State for a 57-42 victory Thursday night.

It was the fifth straight victory for Wisconsin (24-4, 14-2 Big Ten). Michigan State (22-6, 10-5) has lost three of its last five, including three straight road games.

Cardinals Edge Irish

Through the injuries and sometimes inconsistent play that sent Louisville tumbling from the polls more than two months ago, Louisville coach Rick Pitino never doubted the Cardinals would recover.

Now his team is back where Pitino thought it'd be all along: atop the Big East.

David Padgett scored a season-high 26 points and No. 13 Louisville overcame a dazzling 40-point performance from Notre Dame center Luke Harangody to post a 90-85 victory over the 17th-ranked Irish on Thursday.