Big wins for Orange, Hall

John Gillon hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer, and Syracuse upset No. 10 Duke at home, 78-75, on Wednesday night as the Orange kept alive their postseason hopes.

With just 7.5 seconds left on the clock after a Duke miss, Gillon drove to the top of the key and banked in a desperation shot. Duke (22-6, 10-5 ACC) had won seven straight. Gillon finished with 26 points and Tyus Battle had 18 for Syracuse (17-12, 9-7) in a game that featured 11 ties, half of them in the closing minutes.

l Angel Delgado had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Desi Rodriguez added 22 points and host Seton Hall (17-10, 7-8 Big East) took a major step toward a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 71-64 victory over fading Xavier.

l Kelan Martin scored 22 points and fueled a stunning second-half rally to lead visiting No. 22 Butler past No. 2 Villanova, 74-66, snapping the Wildcats’ on-campus home winning streak at 48 games.

Kamar Baldwin added 15 points for the Bulldogs (22-6, 11-5 Big East), who have handed the defending national champion Wildcats two of their three losses this season.

Jalen Brunson scored 24 points and Josh Hart had 18 for Villanova (26-3, 13-3).

l Corey Sanders scored 15 and Mike Williams 14 for Rutgers (13-16, 2-14) in its 68-64 home loss to Michigan.

l Javontae Hawkins scored 20 points, Christian Sengfelder scored 19 points with five 3-pointers, and Fordham (13-15, 7-8 Atlantic 10) beat Duquesne on the road, 70-52, for its third straight win.

l Justin Jackson scored 21 points and No. 8 North Carolina pulled away after halftime to beat No. 7 Louisville, 74-63, in Chapel Hill, N.C.

UCONN WINS 102ND STRAIGHT

Napheesa Collier scored a career-high 31 points and top-ranked UConn routed No. 23 Temple at home, 90-45, to extend its (27-0, 14-0 American) record winning streak to 102 straight.