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NCAA Men's Basketball Capsules
No. 7 North Carolina rolls past NC State
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Zeller had 21 points and a career-best 17 rebounds to help No. 7 North Carolina beat North Carolina State 74-55 on Thursday night

Reggie Bullock added 11 points in his first career start for the Tar Heels (17-3, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their 11th straight against their longtime rivals.

NO. 14 FLORIDA 64, MISSISSIPPI 60

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Patric Young scored 15 points and Kenny Boynton added 12 for Florida, which rallied from a double-digit first-half deficit.

Florida (16-4, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) fell behind 20-4 in the opening minutes and trailed 38-28 at halftime.

NO. 25 WISCONSIN 57, NO. 16 INDIANA 50

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ben Brust scored 13 points and Wisconsin continued its recent rebound in the Big Ten.

Ryan Evans added 12 points for the Badgers (17-5, 6-3), who had recovered from a rough start to conference play by winning their past five games — including road victories at Purdue and Illinois.

NO. 19 VIRGINIA 66, BOSTON COLLEGE 49

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Mike Scott scored 18 points and Virginia pulled away from a 44-all tie with a 22-3 run.

The victory was just the second in the last seven games against the Eagles for the Cavaliers (16-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who rebounded from a home loss to Virginia Tech on Sunday night in which they managed just 45 points.

NO. 21 SAINT MARY’S 71, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 64

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Holt scored 19 points to lead Saint Mary’s to its 11th straight win over Loyola Marymount.

The Gaels (20-2, 9-0 West Coast Conference) have won 20 games for the eighth time in school history and six of those seasons have been with coach Randy Bennett.