Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim looks at Syracuse's Wesley Johnson, right, during the first half against Louisville in an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Samardo Samuels scored all eight of his points during a late surge and Jerry Smith sank a pair of clutch free throws with 17.8 seconds left and Louisville rallied for a 66-60 upset of No. 2 Syracuse on Sunday.

Syracuse (24-2, 11-2 Big East), which held off Connecticut 72-67 on Wednesday night after squandering a 16-point lead in the second half, had won 11 straight since a loss to Pittsburgh.

It was the fifth straight win over the Orange for Louisville (16-9, 7-5), which was 0-4 against ranked teams entering the game..

Samuels scored his first points of the game on a pair of free throws with 7:46 left and followed with a hook off the glass to tie the game at 50. Mike Marra's 3 from the left corner gave the Cardinals a three-point edge and Samuels made a twisting layup through traffic to put Louisville up 55-52 with 5:14 left.

Rutgers 71, No. 7 Georgetown 68

Jonathan Mitchell scored a career-high 24 points, including the clinching free throws with 4.1 seconds to play, and Rutgers upset No. 7 Georgetown, the Scarlet Knights' first win over a top 10 team in seven years.

Mitchell's previous career high was 21 points against the Hoyas in an 88-63 loss in January.

He was 9 of 12 from the field for Rutgers (13-12, 3-9 Big East), which kept Georgetown (18-6, 8-5) from going on any extended run.

No. 13 Ohio State 72, Illinois 53

Jon Diebler scored 18 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to lead Ohio State over Illinois.

David Lighty added 17 points and Evan Turner came within two assists of a triple double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

The win kept OSU in a first-place tie in the Big Ten.