Providence led, 43-29, early in the second half before the Huskies battled back to stop the Friars' upset attempt.

No. 3 Iowa St. (12-1) beat Colorado 79-69; beat No. 25 Baylor 74-55. No. 4 Duke (12-2) beat Virginia Tech 88-65; beat SMU 89-62. No. 5 Alabama (12-2) beat No. 12 Oklahoma 107-79.

No. 1 UCLA (15-0) beat No. 24 Michigan 86-70; beat Indiana 73-62. No. 2 South Carolina (14-1) beat Missouri 83-52; beat Mississippi St. 95-68. No. 3 Notre Dame (12-2) beat No. 17 North Carolina 76-66.

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Boston U. at Army, 1 p.m. Richmond at UMass, 1 p.m. UConn at Villanova, 1:30 p.m. American at Holy Cross, 2 p.m. Bucknell at Colgate, 2 p.m. Fordham at Duquesne, 2 p.m. Hofstra at Delaware, 2 p.m.

No. 20 Purdue (11-4) beat Northwestern 79-61. Next: at Rutgers, Thursday. No. 21 Memphis (11-3) vs. North Texas. Next: vs. East Carolina, Saturday.

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The UConn men's basketball team stays put on David Borges's AP Top 25 ballot after a narrow win over Providence on Sunday.

Colgate at Bucknell, 2 p.m. Holy Cross at American, 2 p.m. Iona at Siena, 2 p.m. Johnson & Wales (RI) at Brown, 2 p.m. Lafayette at Navy, 2 p.m.