College Basketball Roundup

Sixth-ranked Wake Forest gave Temple plenty of respect, then handed the Owls another loss. <br><br>Reserve Craig Dawson led a balanced attack as the visiting Demon Deacons extended their best start in

Friday, December 22nd 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Sixth-ranked Wake Forest gave Temple plenty of respect, then handed the Owls another loss.

Reserve Craig Dawson led a balanced attack as the visiting Demon Deacons extended their best start in four seasons and prolonged Temple's early season struggles on Thursday night.

Dawson scored a career-best 23 points in 23 minutes, one of three scorers in double figures, as the Demon Deacons beat undermanned Temple 73-65 and extended their winning streak to 15 straight, extending back to last season.

``I felt confident out there, and we approached it like they were Duke or Kansas,'' Dawson said.

Wake Forest is 10-0 this season for the first time since starting 13-0 in Tim Duncan's senior season four years ago. The Demon Deacons held their 17th straight opponent to 40 percent shooting or less and extended the second-longest winning streak in the country, which dates back to last season's NIT championship run. Michigan State has won 20 in a row.

The Owls continued to struggle while playing one of the most difficult schedules in the country. Temple lost its seventh straight, the longest losing streak in coach John Chaney's 19 seasons.

In other games involving Top 25 teams, No. 3 Stanford defeated No. 1 Duke 84-83; No. 5 Illinois beat Missouri 86-81 in overtime; No. 13 Southern Cal defeated BYU-Hawaii 86-74; No. 17 Alabama topped Washington 69-60; No. 21 Notre Dame upended Vermont 96-86; No. 22 Cincinnati edged Clemson 88-80; and No. 24 Mississippi outlasted Southern Illinois 70-66.

Dawson, a junior, credits his workouts with his uncle â€” NBA All-Star Jerry Stackhouse of the Detroit Pistons â€” with his improved play.

``I worked out with Jerry in Detroit over the summer, and it really helped me prepare for this season,'' said Dawson, who leads the team in scoring with a 15.8 average, despite not starting. ``He taught me there's a lot to learn in basketball.''

Robert O'Kelley scored 20 points, Darius Songaila added 17 and Josh Shoemaker had 10 rebounds for Wake Forest.

Temple, which has lost twice to top-ranked Duke and lost to No. 16 Wisconsin last week, has been getting plenty of respect, but no victories since starting the season 4-0.

``I told them Temple is Temple and John Chaney is John Chaney,'' Wake Forest coach Dave Odom said. ``They are a very difficult team to play.''

The depleted Owls are finding every team difficult to play.

Temple's losing streak is its worst since dropping 11 straight in 1975-76. The Owls only had nine players in uniform, including senior captain Quincy Wadley, who missed his third straight game with a left shoulder sprain.

The loss prompted Chaney to close the locker room after the game, saying his players might ``say something wrong.'' He also called a 5:30 a.m. practice on Friday.

Lynn Greer tied a career-high with 25 points for the Owls.

No. 3 Stanford 84, No. 1 Duke 83

Casey Jacobsen banked in a jumper with 3.6 seconds left and finished with 26 points as Stanford erased an 11-point deficit in the final four minutes at the Pete Newell Challenge in Oakland, Calif.

Jason Collins had 10 points and 15 rebounds and his twin brother, Jarron, added 16 points and six rebounds for Stanford.

Shane Battier and Jason Williams each scored 26 points for Duke, which shot just 29 percent in the second half.

No. 5 Illinois 86, Missouri 81, OT

Frank Williams got the last basket in regulation and scored six of his 18 points in overtime as Illinois won its fifth straight and ended Missouri's three-game winning streak in the annual neutral-site game played in St. Louis.

Brian Cook had a career-high 25 points and 11 rebounds for Illinois.

Clarence Gilbert had 23 points and Kareem Rush scored a season-low 11 points for Missouri.

No. 13 Southern California 86, BYU-Hawaii 74

Brian Scalabrine scored 28 points, and Sam Clancy had 17 in the late game at the Yahoo! Sports Invitational in Laie, Hawaii.

Although the Trojans (8-0) won by double figures, they were challenged for most of the game as the Seasiders (5-1) made 14 3-pointers, with Brian Skinner getting six en route to 22 points.

But the inside dominance of Scalabrini and Clancy thwarted BYU-Hawaii. The Trojans scored 26 points in the paint and added another 16 off 21 turnovers by the Seasiders.

No. 17 Alabama 69, Washington 60

Rod Grizzard scored 26 points as the unbeaten Crimson Tide reached the finals of the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Alabama (9-0) will meet No. 22 Cincinnati in Friday night's championship game.

Thalo Green led Washington with 15 points.

No. 21 Notre Dame 96, Vermont 86

Troy Murphy and David Graves had 21 points each, and Ryan Humphrey added 20 as host Notre Dame won its third game in five days.

Tony Orciari scored 27 points, with seven 3-pointers, and T.J. Sorrentine added 22 points for Vermont.

Murphy had 13 rebounds, his fourth double-double this season and 36th of his career.

No. 22 Cincinnati 88, Clemson 80

Steve Logan overcame an ankle injury to score 18 points as the Bearcats advanced to the finals of the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic.

Kenny Satterfield had 22 points and eight assists for Cincinnati.

Junior guard Will Solomon scored 32 points, including the 1,000th of his career, for Clemson.

No. 24 Mississippi 70, Southern Illinois 66

David Sanders scored six of his 15 points in the final two minutes as Mississippi won its first-round game at the Yahoo! Sports Invitational and extended its winning streak to 10 games.

Aaron Harper also scored 15 points for the Rebels.

Joshua Cross scored 21 points for Southern Illinois, which committed 23 turnovers.

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