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Dunn, Temple hold on to defeat No. 1 Houston, 56-55

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HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Dunn scored 16 points andmade the go-ahead free throw, Kur Jongkuch blocked Houston’sgo-ahead attempt in the final seconds and Temple held on to defeatthe top-ranked Cougars 56-55 on Sunday.

Temple improved to 3-18 against No. 1 ranked teams. The Owls(12-9, 6-2 American Athletic Conference) earned their first winover a No. 1 ranked team since a 77-69 win at No. 1 Cincinnati onFeb. 20, 2000.

Zach Hicks added 12 points for Temple, which snapped a six-gamelosing streak to Houston. The Owls shot 31% but were 20 of 22 fromthe free throw line.

Jamal Shead scored 13 points, and Marcus Sasser added 12 pointsfor Houston (18-2, 6-1), which saw its nine-game winning streaksnapped.

NO. 3 PURDUE 58, MARYLAND 55

Zach Edey had 24 points and 16 rebounds and Braden Smith’s twofree throws with 3.9 seconds left helped Purdue fend off a furioussecond-half charge from Maryland.

The Boilermakers are off to the best start in school history(19-1, 8-1 Big Ten). They’ve won six straight and are the fifthconference team since 2000 to win 19 of its first 20 games. Edeyhad his 16th double-double this season.

Julian Reese scored 19 points to help the Terrapins (12-7, 3-5)overcome a 14-point halftime deficit to have a chance to force toovertime.

NO. 15 UCONN 86, BUTLER 56

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and UConnsnapped a three-game losing streak in emphatic fashion by routingButler.

Adama Sanogo added 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Huskies(16-5, 5-5 Big East), who won their first 14 games this season butdropped five of six coming into the game. Alex Karaban added 15points and Tristen Newton scored 11 points for the Huskies.

Chuck Harris had 16 points and Simas Lukosius added 12 forButler (11-10, 3-7), which was playing its third straight gamewithout center Manny Bates, who is still recovering from a kneeinjury suffered earlier this month against St. John’s.

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