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No. 3 Kentucky outmuscles Tide

LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Wall had 22 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double, and fellow freshman DeMarcus Cousins got his seventh in a row, as No. 3 Kentucky outmuscled Alabama 66-55 on Tuesday night.

With 16 points and 13 rebounds, Cousins extended his UK freshman record with 15 double-doubles. The last Kentucky player to get seven in a row was Jim Andrews, who had a team-record 10 straight in 1973.

With the victory, Kentucky (23-1, 8-1) remained in first place in the Southeastern Conference East Division, one game ahead of Vanderbilt, which beat Tennessee on Tuesday.

Tony Mitchell had 13 points for Alabama (13-11, 3-7).

Cousins' one-handed heave in traffic midway through the second half that gave the Wildcats their biggest lead at 46-32.

No. 6 Purdue 76, No. 10 Michigan St. 64E'Twaun Moore scored a season-high 25 points and JaJuan Johnson added 19 for Purdue.The Boilermakers (20-3, 8-3) have won six straight, while the Spartans (19-6, 9-3) have lost three in a row to lose their commanding lead in the Big Ten.Michigan State trailed by 18 points early in the second half, but pulled within three with 4Z\x minutes left. The Boilermakers held off the rally to snap a nine-game skid at the Breslin Center and reach the 20-win mark for the fourth straight season.

No. 7 Georgetown 79, Providence 70Chris Wright scored 21 points and Greg Monroe had 12 points and 12 assists to lead Georgetown.Wright scored 16 points in the second half as the Hoyas (18-5, 8-5 Big East) erased an eight-point deficit.Jamine Peterson scored 23 points and Bilal Dixon had 16 rebounds for Providence (12-12, 4-8).

Illinois 63, No. 11 Wisconsin 56Demetri McCamey scored 27 points and Mike Tisdale added 19 on 8-of-11 shooting as Illinois snapped Wisconsin's 51-0 home record against unranked Big Ten opponents under coach Bo Ryan.The Illini (17-8, 9-3) became the first team to beat Ryan three times at the Kohl Center after wins in 2005 and '06, and ended Wisconsin's 18-game home winning streak.

No. 22 Vanderbilt 90, No. 12 Tennessee 71Jeffery Taylor scored 16 of his career-high 26 points in the first half, and Vanderbilt swept the season series against its instate rival.The Commodores (18-5, 7-2) grabbed sole possession of second place in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division, one loss behind No. 3 Kentucky.J.P. Prince had 19 points and Wayne Chism added 16 for Tennessee (18-5, 6-3), which had a three-game winning streak snapped.

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