Durham, NC (My Sportsbook) - Seth Curry poured in 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting, and No. 1 Duke stayed perfect with a hard-fought 90-77 victory over a game Santa Clara at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mason Plumlee again filled the stat sheet with 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, while Ryan Kelly added 10 points and 11 boards in the 101st straight non-conference home win for the Blue Devils (12-0). Kevin Foster paced Santa Clara (11-3) with 29 points, but it wasn't enough for the Broncos to post their first upset against a top-ranked opponent.

Final Score: (4) Louisville 80, Kentucky 77

Louisville, KY (My Sportsbook) - Russ Smith scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, and No. 4 Louisville held off intrastate rival Kentucky, 80-77, at a raucous KFC Yum! Center. Chane Behanan and Peyton Siva contributed 20 and 19 points, respectively, for the Cardinals (12-1), winners of seven straight since their lone loss to now-No. 1 Duke. Archie Goodwin paced Kentucky (8-4) with 22 points but committed five of the Wildcats' 15 turnovers. Ryan Harrow chipped in 17 points in defeat.

Final Score: (10) Ohio State 87, Chicago State 44

Columbus, OH (My Sportsbook) - Deshaun Thomas had 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists to lead 10th-ranked Ohio State to an 87-44 win over Chicago State on Saturday. Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 13 points and Aaron Craft had 10 points and six assists for the Buckeyes (10-2), who bounced back from a 74-66 loss to then ninth-ranked Kansas last Saturday. LaQuinton Ross and Amedeo Della Valle scored 15 and 11 points, respectively, in the triumph. Quinton Pippen had 12 points and Nate Duhon added nine for the Cougars (3-12), who remain winless on the road this season.

Final Score: (12) Illinois 81, Auburn 79

Chicago, IL (My Sportsbook) - Illinois has yet to regain its shooting touch from beyond the arc, but escaped the United Center with a win due to the aid of the foul line. Tracy Abrams hit 13 of the Fighting Illini's 27 made foul shots and finished with 27 points in No. 12 Illinois' 81-79 triumph over Auburn. Illinois finished at a 67.5 percent clip (27-of-40) from the charity stripe, while the Tigers attempted 24 fewer from the line (10-of-16). Abrams added eight rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Illini (13-1), who shot just 26.7 percent (4-of-15) from three after a porous 25 percent effort (8-of-32) coming off their lone loss of the campaign to Missouri last Saturday. Illinois, coming in tied for the top spot in the country with 9.8 3-pointers per game, shot 41.9 percent from downtown over its first eight contests, but had hit on just 29.7 percent of its attempts in December heading into today. Frankie Sullivan sunk five triples and netted 21 points to lead the Tigers (5-7), who have dropped six of their last nine contests.

Final Score: (14) Florida 78, Air Force 61

Sunrise, FL (My Sportsbook) - Erik Murphy had 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists in No. 14 Florida's 78-61 win over Air Force in the Orange Bowl Classic. Kenny Boynton netted 14 points and Patric Young added 13 for the Gators (9-2), who had lost two of their last three games -- to Kansas State and then-No. 8 Arizona -- coming in. Michael Lyons tallied 11 points and seven boards for Air Force (8-3), which is 3-3 over its last six contests since beginning the campaign with five straight victories.

Final Score: North Carolina 79, (20) UNLV 73

Chapel Hill, NC (My Sportsbook) - Dexter Strickland scored 16 points to lead North Carolina in a 79-73 victory over No. 20 UNLV on Saturday. P.J. Hairston gave 15 points to go with four steals, James Michael McAdoo added 13 points and nine rebounds while Marcus Paige finished with 12 points for the Tar Heels (10-3), who have won five of six. Anthony Bennett posted 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Anthony Marshall and Katin Reinhardt each gave 15 points as well for the Rebels (11-2), who had a nine-game winning streak stopped.

Final Score: (23) North Carolina State 84, Western Michigan 68

Raleigh, NC (My Sportsbook) - C.J. Leslie scored 19 points to lead five Wolfpack players in double figures, as 23rd-ranked North Carolina State cruised to an 84-68 win over Western Michigan. Richard Howell had 18 points on 8-of-8 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds for the Wolfpack (10-2), who extended their winning streak to six games. T.J. Warren contributed 15 points, Scott Wood finished with 11 and Lorenzo Brown added 10. Nate Hutcheson paced the Broncos (8-5) with 16 points, while Shayne Whittington supplied 14 and nine boards. Darius Paul donated a 12-point, 10- rebound double-double in Western Michigan's fourth loss in six games.