* At Miami, Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and No. 8 North Carolina rallied from an eight-point deficit in the second half to beat the Hurricanes, 73-64. The Tar Heels, who came in leading the nation with 83.5 points per game, shot only 38 percent and went 5-for-18 from three-point range. But they forced turnovers on four consecutive possessions in the second half to get back in the game, and sank four of six free throws in the final minute to sew up the win.
In other games
* At Notre Dame, Jack Cooley scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half to lead No. 23 Notre Dame to a 71-53 win over Rutgers. Cooley also had 18 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (18-8, 9-3 Big East), who won their seventh straight game. Jerian Grant added 11 points, Eric Atkins had 10 points and eight assists, and Pat Connaughton also scored 10.
* At Southeast Missouri State, Donte Poole hit four three-pointers and scored 25 points as No. 16 Murray State, despite a poor game from leading scorer Isaiah Canaan, clinched its third straight Ohio Valley Conference title with a 75-66 victory over Southeast Missouri State. Ivan Aska had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Racers (25-1, 13-1), who have won two straight since getting upset at home by Tennessee State last week to end a 23-0 start.
* At Indiana, Cody Zeller scored 23 points and Verdell Jones had all six of his over the final 4:03 to lead No. 18 Indiana past Northwestern, 71-66. The victory gave coach Tom Crean his first 20-win season in Bloomington, and the Hoosiers (20-6, 8-6 Big Ten) are 15-1 at home.
* At San Diego State, Kendall Williams hit seven of 10 shots, including five of six from three, for 21 points and Drew Gordon pulled down 17 rebounds to go with 17 points as New Mexico (21-4, 7-2 MWC) upset the No. 15 Aztecs, 77-67. The Lobos shot 10-for-19 from three while San Diego State stuggled, going just 3-for-14 from the arc.
