Memphis survived a trap game, barely.

The 23rd-ranked Tigers lost on the road in overtime to nationally-ranked Georgetown last Saturday. They have No. 11 Syracuse coming in this weekend. They beat Arkansas-Little Rock 59-51 on Wednesday night, avoiding the upset trap.

"We just weren't prepared," said Robert Dozier, who led Memphis (6-2) with 15 points. "Guys came in during the warmups and the layup line, and you could kind of see it. Guys were just going through the motions or weren't going hard. We just all around weren't prepared. We played sloppy."

UALR (7-3) got within five points on several occasions late, but Memphis was able to hold on down the stretch, despite not scoring from the field over the final 8:07.

"Guys are tentative," Tigers coach John Calipari said. "They're not confident enough that they can finish the play. Why? Because they just missed three layups."

Both teams shot 33.3 percent from the field and Memphis was 3-of-20 from 3-point range.

"If we weren't this good defensively," Calipari said. "This would be scary."

No. 6 Duke 99, UNC Asheville 56

At Durham, N.C., Gerald Henderson and Kyle Singler both scored 14 points and Jon Scheyer added 13 for the Blue Devils (9-1), who used an early 27-8 run to coast to their 65th consecutive nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

No. 11 Syracuse 82, Canisius 60

At Syracuse, N.Y., reserve Rick Jackson scored a career-high 14 points and Paul Harris added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Orange (10-1), who rebounded from their first loss of the season which came on Cedric Jackson's buzzer-beating shot from beyond halfcourt that gave Cleveland State a 72-69 victory Monday night.

No. 14 UCLA 75, Loyola Marymount 44

At Los Angeles, reserve Michael Roll scored 12 points, hitting four of UCLA's season-high 11 3-pointers, and Darren Collison added 11 points for the Bruins (7-2), who have won three straight since a four-point loss at Texas on Dec. 4.

No. 17 Ohio St. 81, Jacksonville 68

At Columbus Ohio, David Lighty had 21 points for the Buckeyes (7-0), who led by 19 points early in the second half.