VIRGINIA ENDS SEMINOLES’ WIN STREAK

VA.» Kihei CHARLOTT E S VILLE,

Clark scored 15 points, including a go-ahead layup with 59 seconds left, and Virginia ended No. 5 Florida State’s 10-game winning streak, 61-56 on Tuesday night.

Mamadi Diakite had 19 points and nine rebounds for Virginia, which has won two straight after losing four of its previous five. That stretch raised questions about whether the defending national champions would even make the NCAA Tournament this year.

The game was tied 11 times and neither team could get any separation over the final 10 minutes. Virginia trailed 56-55 before Clark drove down the left side of the lane, reached across and banked his shot in on the right side. After Devin Vassell missed a jumper for the

Seminoles, Mamadi Diakite hit a pair of free throws with 13.9 seconds left for Virginia (14-6, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).

The Seminoles (17-3, 7-2) had two chances to tie it, but Wyatt Wilkes missed badly on a 3-point try from the top of the key and Trent Forrest also missed from the left corner. Braxton Key added a pair of free throws for Virginia.

NO. 8 VILLANOVA 79, ST. JOHN’S 59.

ORK» Saddiq Bey

N EWY scored 23 points, Collin Gillespie had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Villanova won its seventh straight game, easily handling St. John’s at Madison Square Garden.

Justin Moore, starting for injured forward Jermaine Samuels, added 11 points as the balanced Wildcats (17-3, 7-1 Big East) won for the 13th time in 14 games.

Rasheem Dunn had 24 points for St. John’s (13-9, 2-7).

NO. 9 DUKE 79, PITTSBURGH 67.

» Vernon Carey D URHA M , N .C. Jr. had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Duke (17-3) beat Pittsburgh.

NO. 16 BUTLER 69, GEORGETOWN 64.

TON» Kamar Baldwin WA S HI N G heated up after halftime, scoring 12 of his 13 points then to help Butler (17-4) defeat Georgetown (12-9).

NO. 25 RUTGERS 70, PURDUE 63.

P I S CA T AWAY , » Caleb McConnell

N . J . scored 16 points and Rutgers (16-5, 7-3 Big Ten) beat Purdue.

FRESNO STATE 79,

AIR FORCE 68.

» Sid

AI R F ORCE ACADE M Y

Tomes scored 16 points, but his effort wasn’t enough as the Falcons fell to 9-13 (3-7 Mountain West).

Fresno State (7-14, 3-7) was led by New Williams, who scored a game-high 25 points.