Tyler Hansbrough had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 North Carolina routed Rutgers, 97-75, last night in Chapel Hill, N.C., for its school-record 12th straight double-figure victory.
Mike Rosario scored 26 points, and St. Augustine product Anthony Farmer added 12 points for Rutgers (9-4).
The Tar Heels (12-0) hit 14 of their first 17 shots.
Elsewhere:
E'Twaun Moore scored 14 points to help No. 10
Purdue
beat
Valparaiso
, 59-45, in West Lafayette, Ind., yesterday for its sixth consecutive victory. . . . Josh Shipp returned from a two-game absence to score 16 points, and No. 13
UCLA
never trailed in beating outmanned
Louisiana Tech,
78-55, in Los Angeles. Magnum Rolle led the Bulldogs with a career-high 17 points and seven rebounds.
Ralph Sampson III scored a career-high 17 points to help No. 23
Minnesota
to its best start in 60 seasons, beating
High Point
, 82-56, in Minneapolis, to improve to 12-0. . . . Zahir Carrington and Phil Anderson each had a double-double, leading
Lehigh
to a 72-57 victory over
Longwood
in Bethlehem. Carrington, a Masterman graduate, finished with 17 points and a career-best 15 rebounds. . . . Andrew Brown scored 20 points as
Lafayette
defeated
Towson
, 70-63, in Easton.
Indiana
was stunned by
Lipscomb
, 74-69, at home. The Hoosiers blew a 21-point lead. . . . In Newark, N.J., Jamal Smith scored 19 points to lead
Wagner
to a 68-58 win over
New Jersey Tech,
sending the Highlanders' to their 45th consecutive loss. Tech is 0-12 this season. . . . Calvin Baker scored a layup with 10 seconds left in overtime to break a tie and help
Virginia
to an 88-84 victory over
Georgia Tech
in Atlanta.