STILLWATER, Okla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Gary Bell Jr. hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 37 seconds remaining in the game Monday, boosting 10th-ranked Gonzaga over Oklahoma State 69-68.
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- C.J. Leslie fired 21 points Monday and No. 25 North Carolina State rolled to its seventh straight win, 89-69 over North Carolina-Greensboro.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Cody Zeller's double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds Monday powered No. 5 Indiana past Iowa 69-65 in the Big Ten Conference opener for both schools.
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Michael Carter-Williams scored 18 points Monday and Coach Jim Boeheim marked a milestone for No. 7 Syracuse in its 96-62 win over Central Connecticut State.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Andre Hollins scored 22 points Monday and 13th-ranked Minnesota opened Big Ten Conference play with a 76-63 victory over No. 18 Michigan State.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Cashmere Wright led a balanced attack with 18 points for No. 15 Cincinnati in the Bearcats' 70-61 road win over the No. 22 Pittsburgh Panthers.
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Duke remains just shy of the unanimous No. 1 spot in the latest USA Today Coaches' poll but Cincinnati and Nevada-Las Vegas see big drops in their rankings.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Rotnei Clarke fired in six 3-pointers Saturday, finishing with 22 points in 21st-ranked Butler's 68-49 victory over Vanderbilt.
LAWRENCE, Kan., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Travis Releford and Elijah Johnson teamed up to bury nine 3-pointers Saturday and sixth-ranked Kansas cruised to an 89-57 victory over American.
OMAHA, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Doug McDermott provided a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds Saturday, helping stake 12th-ranked Creighton to an 87-70 victory over Evansville.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Trey Burke's double-double of 22 points and 11 assists Saturday helped No. 2 Michigan stay on a roll with an 88-73 victory over Central Michigan.
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- C.J. Fair popped in 13 points and Trevor Cooney added 12 off the bench Saturday, hoisting No. 7 Syracuse over Alcorn State 57-36.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russ Smith had a big second half and finished with 21 points Saturday, carrying No. 3 Louisville past 23rd-ranked rival Kentucky 80-77.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Deshaun Thomas put in 17 points Saturday and 10th-ranked Ohio State got back on the winning track by ripping Chicago State 87-44.
SUNRISE, Fla., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Erik Murphy turned in an all-around game with 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists Saturday in 11th-ranked Florida's 78-61 victory over Air Force.
STORRS, Conn., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- University of Connecticut men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie has been signed to a new six-year contract, school officials said Saturday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Tracy Abrams pumped in 29 points Saturday, propelling No. 15 Illinois past Auburn 81-79 in a game decided at the free throw line.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Dexter Strickland was one of five Tar Heels scoring in double figures Saturday and North Carolina handled No. 17 Nevada-Las Vegas 79-73.
DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Seth Curry scored 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting Saturday and top-ranked Duke knocked off Santa Clara 90-77 to remain undefeated Saturday.
A members of the Hamas security forces patrol the border area between Gaza and Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip May 20, 2013. Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again for four days, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, As Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza closed and border was declared as military zone. Palestinian security forces patrol around the border, witnesses said. UPI/Ismael Mohamad
