COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Unbeaten Connecticut Wins 10th Game in Row

Ray Allen overcame a horrible first half to finish with 27 points and lead No. 6 Connecticut to a 98-78 thrashing of St. John’s on Sunday at Hartford.

The Huskies, 10-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big East, took command about six minutes in with their pressure defense and fast-break conversions, solidifying their claim to a shot at the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press poll.

Donny Marshall added 18 points for Connecticut.

Marshall and Charles Minlend of St. John’s were ejected after a pushing incident with 3:56 to play. Under NCAA rules, both players are suspended for their next game.

OTHER GAMES

Michigan (7-6), plagued by dismal shooting, fell behind early and was unable to come back in a 73-63 loss to Penn State (6-2) at State College, Pa. . . . Lorenzen Wright scored 24 points as Memphis (11-4, 1-0) held on to defeat DePaul (6-4, 0-2), 77-69, in a Great Midwest Conference game at Rosemont, Ill. . . . Doug Etzler scored 37 points as Ohio State (4-7) defeated George Mason (5-6), 121-96, at Columbus, Ohio. . . . Temple (6-1, 2-0) held West Virginia (4-5, 0-2) to five points in the final 12:52 while rallying for a 67-56 Atlantic 10 victory at Morgantown, W.Va. . . . Wes Flanigan scored 24 points and Auburn (8-3, 1-1) held off Mississippi (4-6, 1-1), 88-74, by making 37 free throws in an SEC game at Auburn, Ala. . . . In WAC games late Saturday, Keith Van Horn scored 26 points to lead Utah (10-3, 1-1) past Fresno State (5-6, 0-3), 79-71, at Fresno, and Tony Maroney made two late free throws to lift Hawaii (7-4, 1-2) to a 62-61 victory over New Mexico (7-6, 2-1) at Honolulu. The Lobos played without leading scorer Charles Smith, who was suspended because of two alleged thefts.