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Thursday's Top 25 Boxes

At New York

No. 9 DUKE 76, ST. JOHN'S 69

DUKE (21-5)

Singler 5-6 1-4 15, Thomas 4-6 1-2 9, Henderson 4-12 11-13 19, Williams 5-6 0-0 11, Scheyer 3-8 10-14 18, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Paulus 0-1 0-0 0, Pocius 0-0 0-0 0, Plumlee 2-2 0-0 4, Zoubek 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-43 23-33 76.

ST. JOHN'S (12-14)

Evans 6-13 3-3 15, Thomas 2-3 0-0 4, Kennedy 7-10 5-6 20, Boothe 4-6 2-3 10, Horne 3-5 0-0 7, Roberts 3-9 0-0 6, Edmondson 2-2 0-0 4, Coker 0-0 2-2 2, Burrell 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 27-50 13-16 69.

Halftime-Duke 37-26. 3-Point Goals-Duke 7-15 (Singler 4-5, Scheyer 2-4, Williams 1-2, Paulus 0-1, Smith 0-1, Henderson 0-2), St. John's 2-3 (Kennedy 1-1, Horne 1-1, Roberts 0-1). Fouled Out-Evans, Horne, Kennedy, Singler, Thomas. Rebounds-Duke 24 (Henderson, Thomas 4), St. John's 26 (Kennedy 9). Assists-Duke 11 (Singler 4), St. John's 10 (Boothe 4). Total Fouls-Duke 20, St. John's 26. A-13,800.

At Villanova, Pa.

No. 12 VILLANOVA 82, RUTGERS 72

RUTGERS (10-16)

Echenique 1-2 2-2 4, N'Diaye 1-1 2-2 4, Farmer 6-10 3-4 17, Rosario 7-11 2-2 19, Pettis 1-3 0-0 2, Chandler 5-11 1-2 13, Inman 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-0 2-2 2, Coburn 1-3 0-0 2, Griffin 3-7 0-0 9. Totals 25-48 12-14 72.

VILLANOVA (21-5)

Clark 3-5 0-2 6, Anderson 3-11 2-2 8, Cunningham 5-17 2-3 12, Tchuisi 0-0 0-0 0, Reynolds 5-11 10-11 21, Pena 0-2 2-2 2, Colenda 0-0 0-0 0, Fisher 4-5 4-4 14, Redding 1-1 0-0 2, Wooten 0-0 0-0 0, Stokes 6-9 0-0 17. Totals 27-61 20-24 82.

Halftime-Villanova 37-31. 3-Point Goals-Rutgers 10-22 (Griffin 3-6, Rosario 3-7, Farmer 2-3, Chandler 2-5, Coburn 0-1), Villanova 8-19 (Stokes 5-7, Fisher 2-3, Reynolds 1-4, Clark 0-1, Anderson 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Rutgers 28 (Echenique, N'Diaye, Rosario 6), Villanova 33 (Anderson, Cunningham 6). Assists-Rutgers 15 (Rosario 5), Villanova 14 (Reynolds 6). Total Fouls-Rutgers 19, Villanova 14. A-6,500.

At Charlotte, N.C.

CHARLOTTE 65, No. 16 XAVIER 60

XAVIER (21-5)

Brown 4-8 0-0 9, Anderson 5-9 3-4 13, Love 2-6 0-0 4, Raymond 3-7 2-3 9, Jackson 3-8 0-0 7, Redford 1-1 0-0 3, McLean 2-6 4-5 8, Frease 2-4 3-4 7, Holloway 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 12-16 60.

CHARLOTTE (10-15)

Mack 4-12 3-5 12, Wilderness 3-5 8-10 15, Coley 2-6 2-3 6, Harris 3-8 1-2 7, Andersen 5-8 1-1 16, Barnett 1-1 0-0 3, Ngoundjo 0-1 0-0 0, Coleman 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 21-50 15-21 65.

Halftime-Charlotte 29-27. 3-Point Goals-Xavier 4-15 (Redford 1-1, Raymond 1-3, Brown 1-4, Jackson 1-6, Holloway 0-1), Charlotte 8-19 (Andersen 5-7, Wilderness 1-1, Barnett 1-1, Mack 1-6, Coley 0-1, Coleman 0-3). Fouled Out-Anderson. Rebounds-Xavier 36 (McLean 8), Charlotte 32 (Andersen, Wilderness 6). Assists-Xavier 7 (Anderson, Frease, Jackson 2), Charlotte 13 (Harris 10). Total Fouls-Xavier 19, Charlotte 14. A-7,051.

At Spokane, Wash.

No. 17 GONZAGA 91, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 54

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (2-25)

Deric 0-6 1-2 1, Armstead 3-8 2-3 8, Young 6-9 0-0 13, DuBois 3-11 1-2 9, Teel 5-14 1-2 13, Counts 1-4 1-1 4, Kanne 1-5 0-0 3, Sweezy 1-4 1-2 3, Reilly 0-2 0-0 0, Libuit 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-63 7-12 54.

GONZAGA (20-5)

Daye 5-8 2-2 13, Heytvelt 6-13 6-6 18, Pargo 2-7 0-0 4, Bouldin 1-2 1-2 4, Downs 4-9 5-7 16, Goodson 3-5 0-0 6, Pontarolo-Maag 0-0 0-0 0, Sorenson 1-2 0-0 3, Gray 7-10 4-4 23, Foster 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 31-61 18-21 91.

Halftime-Gonzaga 41-22. 3-Point Goals-Loyola Marymount 7-24 (Teel 2-3, DuBois 2-7, Counts 1-3, Young 1-4, Kanne 1-4, Reilly 0-1, Deric 0-1, Sweezy 0-1), Gonzaga 11-21 (Gray 5-7, Downs 3-7, Daye 1-1, Bouldin 1-1, Sorenson 1-2, Pargo 0-1, Heytvelt 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Loyola Marymount 31 (Sweezy 8), Gonzaga 44 (Daye 7). Assists-Loyola Marymount 8 (Counts, Teel 2), Gonzaga 17 (Pargo 6). Total Fouls-Loyola Marymount 18, Gonzaga 16. A-6,000.

At Los Angeles

No. 20 UCLA 85, No. 22 WASHINGTON 76

WASHINGTON (19-7)

Brockman 7-14 2-4 16, Thomas 5-14 2-6 12, Dentmon 9-16 0-0 22, Pondexter 6-10 0-0 12, Gant 2-4 0-0 4, Holiday 1-2 0-0 2, Overton 3-3 0-0 6, Bryan-Amaning 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 34-68 4-10 76.

UCLA (20-6)

Holiday 4-9 2-2 10, Aboya 6-12 1-2 13, Collison 6-14 4-4 17, Shipp 6-10 5-6 20, Dragovic 6-10 0-0 15, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Keefe 0-0 2-2 2, Roll 2-4 1-2 6, Gordon 1-3 0-0 2, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-64 15-18 85.

Halftime-UCLA 34-27. 3-Point Goals-Washington 4-8 (Dentmon 4-5, Thomas 0-3), UCLA 8-17 (Shipp 3-3, Dragovic 3-7, Roll 1-2, Collison 1-3, Holiday 0-2). Fouled Out-Brockman. Rebounds-Washington 36 (Brockman 14), UCLA 36 (Aboya 11). Assists-Washington 15 (Holiday 4), UCLA 16 (Collison 5). Total Fouls-Washington 16, UCLA 11. A-11,145.