Duke nips Syracuse; Boeheim ejected

Freshman Jabari Parker scored 19 points as No. 5 Duke held on to beat topranked Syracuse 66- 60 after a potential tying basket was waved off with 10.4 seconds remaining on Saturday night in Durham, N. C.

With Syracuse trailing 60- 58, Orange coach Jim

Boeheim was ejected when he was called for two technical fouls after official

Tony Greene ruled C. J. Fair’s drive for a basket did not count because of an offensive foul.

Quinn Cook converted three free throws on the technical fouls to put the game out of reach.

Rodney Hood added 13 points for the Blue Devils ( 22- 6, 11- 4ACC), who hold a 31- game home- court winning streak.

Jerami Grant’s 17 points and Fair’s 12 points led the Orange ( 25- 2, 12- 2), which had its school- record 25game winning streak ended three nights earlier by lowly Boston College.

Cardinals win thriller:

Russ Smith hit a jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining to send No. 11 Louisville to a 58- 57 win at No. 7 Cincinnati.

The Cardinals ( 23- 4, 12- 2 American Athletic) led by nine with 5: 13 to play, but Cincinnati stormed back with an 11- 0 run, leading to a frenetic final two minutes.

Montrezl Harrell had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Louisville, which has won six straight since losing at home to Cincinnati last month.

Sean Kilpatrick scored 28 points for the Bearcats ( 24- 4, 13- 2), joining legend

Oscar Robertson as the only players in school history to reach 2,000 career points.

Around the nation: Scottie Wilbekin had 18 points and seven assists as No. 2 Florida ( 25- 2, 14- 0 SEC) won 75- 71 at Mississippi for its 19th straight victory. ...

Tekele Cotton had 21 points and seven steals as No. 3 Wichita State ( 29- 0, 16- 0 Missouri Valley) blasted visiting Drake 83- 54 to remain Division I’s only unbeaten. ... Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points as No. 8 Jayhawks ( 21- 6, 12- 2 Big 12) ripped No. 19 Texas 85- 54 in Lawrence, Kan. ...

Frank Kaminsky scored 21 points as No. 16 Wisconsin overcame No. 15 Iowa in a 79- 74 victory at Iowa City.