Williams wins No. 800

Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams earned his 800th career victory when Isaiah Hicks scored 20 points to lead No. 9 North Carolina (17-3, 5-1 ACC) to an 85-68 victory against visiting Syracuse (11-8, 3-3). Kennedy Meeks added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels. The win made Williams just the ninth Division I coach to reach 800 wins.

More Top 25 men

Villanova 76, Seton Hall 46: Kris Jenkins scored 16 points to lead No. 1 Villanova (18-1, 6-1 Big East) past visiting Seton Hall (126, 2-4).

Creighton 72, Xavier 67: Cole Huff made two free throws with 16.7 seconds left as visiting No. 7 Creighton (18-1, 5-1 Big East) rallied to beat No. 22 Xavier (13-5, 3-3).

Butler 88, Marquette 80: Kelan Martin scored 22 points and host No. 13 Butler (16-3, 5-2 Big East) beat Marquette (12-6, 3-3).

Top 25 women

Mississippi St 73, Mississippi 62: Victoria Vivians scored 23 points as host No. 4 Missississpi State beat Mississippi (13-5, 2-3).

Tennessee 71, Notre Dame 69: Jaime Nared hit a jumper with 10.3 seconds left as the host Vols (11-6) beat the No. 6 Irish (16-3).

District women

Saint Francis, Pa. 70, Robert Morris 55: Robert Morris (8-9, 3-3 NEC) struggled with the Saint Francis (8--9, 5-1) press. Megan Smith led the Colonials with 14 points.

Penn State 76, Wisconsin 46: Lindsey Spann scored 17 points as host Penn State (12-6, 2-4 Big Ten) defeated Wisconsin (513, 0-5).