A.J. Slaughter and Western Kentucky are quickly establishing themselves as a mid-major powerhouse. Just ask Rick Pitino and No. 3 Louisville.

Slaughter had a career-high 25 points, Steffphon Pettigrew added 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Hilltoppers stunned the Cardinals 68-54 on Sunday for their first victory over a top-three opponent in more than 40 years.

"It shows that we can play with anybody in the country," Slaughter said.

Terrence Williams had 19 points, and Earl Clark added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (2-1), which shot just 27 percent, including 6-of-30 from 3-point range.

"You don't like to learn your lessons from losing, but to be quite honest the way we practiced all week, we did not deserve to win," Pitino said. "You reap what you sow."

In other Top 25 games Sunday, it was: No. 1 North Carolina 116, UNC-Asheville 48; No. 5 Michigan State 65, Wichita State 57; No. 6 Texas 77, Rice 56; No. 8 Notre Dame 93, Furman 61; No. 9 Gonzaga 83, No. 12 Tennessee 74; No. 14 Arizona State 88, UTEP 58; No. 17 Florida 86, UMKC 65; No. 19 Wake Forest 87, Baylor 74; and No. 21 Georgetown 75, Maryland 48.

No. 1 North Carolina 116, North Carolina-Asheville 48

At Chapel Hill, N.C., Ty Lawson scored 22 points to help North Carolina cruise to the win without national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough.

No. 5 Michigan State 65, Wichita State 57

At Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Marquis Gray scored 12 points and Michigan State (4-1) bounced back after a loss to Maryland to win two straight in the Old Spice Classic.

No. 6 Texas 77, Rice 56

At Austin, Texas, Justin Mason scored 14 points, and Gary Johnson had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Longhorns (5-1).

No. 8 Notre Dame 93, Furman 61

At South Bend, Ind., Kyle McAlarney scored 32 points and Ryan Ayers had a career-high 19 to lead Notre Dame (5-1) to its school-record 39th straight home win.

No. 9 Gonzaga 83, No. 12 Tennessee 74

At Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Steven Gray scored 19 points, and Matt Bouldin added 17 to lead Gonzaga (4-0) to the Old Spice Classic championship.