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Only One Undefeated

As the nation's last remaining undefeated team, Memphis has already separated itself from the rest of Division I.

With one more win, the top-ranked Tigers can do the same with their own program's history, as they would become the first Memphis team to start a season with 21 straight victories.

The Tigers look to win their 30th consecutive Conference USA game - including postseason - and 44th in a row at home when they face Texas-El Paso on Saturday.

Big East Treat

As impressive as Marquette has been at home in Big East play, it has been equally awful on the road. The Golden Eagles try again for their first conference road victory Saturday afternoon when they face Cincinnati.

The No. 17 Golden Eagles (15-4, 5-3) have averaged 78.0 points and shot 40.2 percent from 3-point range in their five Big East wins. Marquette, though, scored only 62.7 points per game and shot 37.4 percent in three conference defeats outside the Bradley Center - games it lost by an average of 17.0 points.

No Issues For Duke

For the second straight game, Duke found itself trailing by nine points at halftime. Just as before, the third-ranked Blue Devils knew how to respond.

Greg Paulus scored 22 points and freshman Kyle Singler added 19 to help Duke rally past North Carolina State 92-72 on Thursday night, keeping the Blue Devils alone atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.

Tar Heels Rip Eagles

North Carolina's big early lead vanished, and coach Roy Williams was steamed. So, he yanked everyone off the court, sent in five subs and went ballistic on the bench.

``When Coach takes us out five at a time, we know we did something wrong,'' point guard Ty Lawson said. ``He was cursing us out, basically.''

Everyone got the message, and then everyone got involved in the scoring. All five starters reached double figures and the fourth-ranked Tar Heels scored 21 straight points during their 91-69 rout of Boston College on Thursday night.

Two Hot Teams Clash

Indiana and Wisconsin were perhaps the Big Ten's two hottest teams going into last weekend, having won a combined 23 straight games before Saturday.

On Thursday, though, the 11th-ranked Hoosiers and 13th-ranked Badgers will be looking to rebound from losses when they face off in Madison.