No. 7 Tennessee Beats Kentucky

Tony Harris scored 27 points as No. 7 Tennessee (22-4, 10-3 in the Southeastern Conference) defeated No. 18 Kentucky, 74-67, Wednesday night at Knoxville, Tenn. Kentucky is 19-8 and 9-4.

In other men’s games involving top 25 teams: Kenyon Martin scored a career-high 33 points and had 14 rebounds as No. 3 Cincinnati (25-2, 13-0 Conference USA) was a 95-69 winner over Southern Mississippi (16-9, 6-7) at Cincinnati. . . . Morris Peterson scored 17 points for No. 5 Michigan State (21-6, 11-2 in the Big Ten) in a 79-63 victory over Penn State (13-11, 5-8) at State College, Pa. . . . Mike Miller scored 25 points to liftNo. 9 Florida (21-5, 10-3 in the SEC) to a 90-68 victory over Georgia (10-16, 3-10) at Athens, Ga. . . . Jason Hart had a career-high 14 assists for No. 13 Syracuse (22-3, 11-2 in the Big East) in a 91-63 home-court victory over Villanova (16-10, 6-7). . . . No. 15 Louisiana State (22-4, 9-4 in the SEC) overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half of a 64-59 victory over South Carolina (11-15, 3-10) at Columbia, S.C. . . . Eduardo Najera scored 19 points for No. 20 Oklahoma (21-5, 9-4 in the Big 12) in a 93-65 victory over Texas Tech (11-13, 2-11) at Norman, Okla. . . . Kansas (20-7, 9-4 in the Big 12) was an 83-58 winner over Nebraska (10-16, 3-10) at Lincoln, Neb. . . . Arkansas (14-12, 6-7) was a 78-63 winner over No. 24 Vanderbilt (17-7, 7-6 in the SEC) at Fayetteville, Ark.

In women’s games involving top 25 teams: Asjha Jones scored 19 points as top-ranked Connecticut (25-1, 14-0 in the Big East) handed West Virginia (6-19, 1-13) its worst-ever loss, 100-28, at Morgantown, W.Va. . . . No. 7 Texas Tech (22-3, 11-3 in the Big 12) was a 91-85 winner over Texas (17-10, 8-6) in overtime at Austin, Texas. . . . Shawnetta Stewart scored 27 points at Piscataway, N.J., for No. 8 Rutgers (18-6, 10-4 in the Big East) in a 73-51 victory over No. 17 Boston College (21-7, 10-4). . . . Desire Francis scored 26 points for No. 13 Iowa State (20-5, 11-3 in the Big 12) in an 81-58 victory over Texas A&M; (11-13, 3-10) at College Station, Texas. . . . Missouri (17-8, 7-7) held off No. 25 Kansas (19-7, 10-4) for a 65-62 victory at Columbia, Mo.