COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• Wednesday's College Basketball 12/4/2008, 2:15 a.m. CST
(AP) — EAST

• Tar Heels & Hansbrough impressive vs. Michigan St. 12/3/2008, 11:18 p.m. CST
DETROIT (AP) — Top-ranked North Carolina was impressive in what it hopes will be the first of three games at Ford Field.

• UAB defeats South Florida 78-77 in OT 12/3/2008, 10:53 p.m. CST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Paul Delaney hit two free throws with 14.5 seconds left in overtime to give Alabama-Birmingham a 78-77 win over South Florida on Wednesday night.

• West Virginia beats Mississippi 80-78 12/3/2008, 10:42 p.m. CST
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Alex Rouff hit a pair of free throws with 17.7 seconds left to lift West Virginia to an 80-78 win over Mississippi on Wednesday night.

• VMI crushes Winthrop 92-74 12/3/2008, 10:34 p.m. CST
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Keith Gabriel scored a game-high 25 points to lead Virginia Military Institute to a 92-74 win over Winthrop in both teams' Big South Conference opener Wednesday night.

• New Orleans beats Tulane 49-39 12/3/2008, 10:16 p.m. CST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Darrian McKinstry came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points and made his first five shots from the field as New Orleans defeated Tulane 49-39 on Wednesday night.

• Boston University defeats Harvard, 75-59 12/3/2008, 10:09 p.m. CST
BOSTON (AP) — Corey Lowe scored 20 points, Jake O'Brien added 18 points and eight rebounds and John Holland finished with 17 points and seven boards as Boston University defeated Harvard, 75-59, on Wednesday.

• Grambling State defeats Southern-New Orleans 98-53 12/3/2008, 10:01 p.m. CST
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — George Akpele had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Grambling State defeated Southern-New Orleans 98-53 on Wednesday night.

• Presbyterian beats Coastal Carolina 56-53 in OT 12/3/2008, 10:01 p.m. CST
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Josh Johnson scored 17 points as Presbyterian rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit to beat Coastal Carolina 56-53 in overtime Wednesday night in the conference opener for both teams.

• High Point beats NC Central 73-64 12/3/2008, 9:52 p.m. CST
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Earnest Bridges scored a team-high 21 points to lead High Point over North Carolina Central 73-64 on Wednesday night.

• Kentucky forward taken to hospital after collision 12/3/2008, 9:46 p.m. CST
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward Ramon Harris was taken to a hospital after colliding with a teammate during the first half of Kentucky's victory over Lamar on Wednesday night.

• Old Dominion survives Richmond 65-62 12/3/2008, 9:35 p.m. CST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Sophomore forward Keyon Carter had a career-high 14 points and 10 rebounds in his first start as Old Dominion held off Richmond 65-62 on Wednesday night.

• Illinois-Chicago beats Vanderbilt 74-55 12/3/2008, 9:27 p.m. CST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Mayo made eight 3-pointers and scored 30 points as Illinois-Chicago defeated Vanderbilt 74-55 on Wednesday night.

• Raymond leads No. 14 Xavier over Auburn 81-74 12/3/2008, 9:25 p.m. CST
CINCINNATI (AP) — B.J. Raymond scored a career-high 32 points against an Auburn defense that already knew better than to leave him open, and No. 14 Xavier remained undefeated Wednesday night with an 81-74 victory, Sean Miller's 100th as coach.

• Florida International beats Florida Memorial 67-41 12/3/2008, 9:23 p.m. CST
MIAMI (AP) — Cedric Essola scored 17 points to lead Florida International to a 67-41 victory over Florida Memorial on Wednesday night.

• Tillman scores 21 as Ohio beats Tulsa 75-63 12/3/2008, 9:21 p.m. CST
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Jerome Tillman scored 21 points and Ohio turned things around in the second half to beat Tulsa 75-63 Wednesday night.

• Yale beats Holy Cross, 76-66 12/3/2008, 9:19 p.m. CST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Alex Zampier scored a career-high 28 points to lead Yale over Holy Cross 76-66 on Wednesday.

• Anyijong tip-in takes Toledo past UMass, 57-56 12/3/2008, 9:06 p.m. CST
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Justin Anyijong hit a tip-in at the buzzer to take Toledo to a 57-56 victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday night at Savage Arena.

• Rhode Island beats Northeastern, 85-72 12/3/2008, 9:03 p.m. CST
BOSTON (AP) — Kahiem Seawright had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead a balanced attack as Rhode Island defeated Northeastern, 85-72, on Wednesday.

• Vasquez leads Maryland over Michigan 75-70 12/3/2008, 8:55 p.m. CST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Greivis Vasquez had 23 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and six assists to carry Maryland over Michigan 75-70 Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

• Penn State holds off Georgia Tech 85-83 12/3/2008, 8:52 p.m. CST
ATLANTA (AP) — Stanley Pringle scored 22 points, Danny Morrissey came up big from 3-point range and Penn State survived woeful free-throw shooting down the stretch to hold off Georgia Tech 85-83 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night.

• Orange rallies again, beats Cornell 88-78 12/3/2008, 8:52 p.m. CST
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jonny Flynn had 24 points, Paul Harris added 21 points and nine rebounds, and No. 16 Syracuse rallied to beat Cornell 88-78 on Wednesday night.

• East Carolina tops UNC-Wilmington 99-85 12/3/2008, 8:51 p.m. CST
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — James Legan scored 26 points to lead six East Carolina players in double figures in a 99-85 victory over North Carolina-Wilmington on Wednesday night.

• Siena defeats Loyola, Md. 75-68 12/3/2008, 8:46 p.m. CST
BALTIMORE (AP) — Alex Franklin scored 21 points and Edwin Ubiles added 20 to lead Siena past Loyola, Md. 75-68 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener on Wednesday night.

• Cent. Connecticut St. beats Delaware 67-61 12/3/2008, 8:46 p.m. CST
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Ken Horton sank a pair of foul shots with 32.8 seconds on the clock to break a 61-61 tie, and Joe Seymore and Robby Ptacek each hit two more to give Central Connecticut State a 67-61 win against Delaware on Wednesday night.

• Providence beats Brown, 86-62 12/3/2008, 8:40 p.m. CST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Marshon Brooks scored 22 points off the bench and added five rebounds as Providence cruised past Brown, 86-62, on Wednesday night.

• North Carolina's Hansbrough plays vs. Michigan St. 12/3/2008, 8:38 p.m. CST
DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Hansbrough started for top-ranked North Carolina against No. 13 Michigan State, playing for just the fourth time in eight games.

• Longwood rallies to beat James Madison 79-76 12/3/2008, 8:38 p.m. CST
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ryan Bogan scored 24 points as Longwood rallied to beat James Madison 79-76 on Wednesday night.

• Kentucky dominates Lamar 103-61 12/3/2008, 8:35 p.m. CST
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Patrick Patterson scored a career-high 31 points and Jodie Meeks added 19 and six assists as Kentucky rolled by Lamar 103-61 on Wednesday night.

• No. 15 Wake routs Indiana 83-58 12/3/2008, 8:33 p.m. CST
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — James Johnson scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half, and No. 15 Wake Forest routed Indiana 83-58 on Wednesday night.