Shipp, No.1 UCLA sail by Michigan COLLEGE ROUNDUP

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LOS ANGELES -- Josh Shipp scored 18 points, Arron Afflalo added 17 and No.1 UCLA overpowered Michigan 92-55 on Saturday.

Darren Collison added 15 points and eight assists, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scored 13 points for the Bruins (11-0), who are off to their best start since the 1993-94 season, when they won their first 14 games.

Michigan (11-2) is off to its best start in 14 years, but the Wolverines were playing just their third road game. And they have beaten only two teams -- Davidson and Harvard -- with winning records.

Courtney Sims scored 13 points for Michigan.

No.5 Florida 86,

No.3 Ohio St. 60

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Al Horford had 11 points and 11 rebounds in his return from a sprained ankle and keyed the Gators' (11-2) second- half run.

The 6-foot-10 Horford, cleared to play after a morning shootaround, dominated his matchup with talented 7-foot freshman Greg Oden.

Oden was in foul trouble much of the game and finished with seven points and six rebounds for Ohio State (10-2).

No.4 Wisconsin 83, Pacific 47

MADISON, Wis. -- Kammron Taylor scored 17 points to lead four starters in double-figure scoring for the Badgers (12-1).

Steffan Johnson had 16 points for Pacific (3-9), which has lost its last six games, a streak that includes three losses to ranked teams.

No.7 Pittsburgh 84, Dayton 54

PITTSBURGH -- Sam Young scored a career-high 18 points for the Panthers (11-2), who bounced back from consecutive losses to ranked teams.

USC 60, No.8 Wichita St. 56

LAS VEGAS -- Nick Young scored 26 points, and the Trojans (10-3) took the third-place game in the Las Vegas Classic, handing the Shockers their second loss in as many nights after they had opened the season 9-0.

Ogirri led Wichita State (9-2) with 16 points.

No.10 Alabama 99,

Coppin St. 49

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alonzo Gee was 12-for-14 from the field for a career-high 26 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Crimson Tide (11-1).

No.11 Kansas 84,

Boston College 66

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush triggered a 24- 4 run in the first half for Kansas (10-2). Chalmers finished with 22 points.

Sean Williams, the NCAA leader in blocked shots, had 19 points and 15 rebounds -- both career highs -- to go with seven blocks for Boston College (7-3), which had won six straight.

No.12 LSU 68,

Louisiana Tech 52

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Glen Davis bounced back from a season-low eight points with 23, and Terry Martin added 19 to lead the Tigers (7-3).

No.18 Memphis 86,

Middle Tennessee 46

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Doneal Mack scored 18 points to lead five Memphis (9-3) players in double figures.

No.21 Oregon 84, Mercer 64

EUGENE, Ore. -- Aaron Brooks scored 27 points, and Bryce Taylor added 21 to lead the Ducks (11-0), who are off to their best start in 60 years.

Freshman James Florence had 19 points for Mercer (5-6).

Blizzard postpones

Air Force game

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- No.24 Air Force's game at Northern Colorado was postponed because of travel complications from the snowstorm that hit Colorado's most populous region.

A makeup date has not been announced.

Air Force's next game is Thursday against George Washington in the opening round of the Cable Car Classic at Santa Clara.

WOMEN'S TOP 10

No.6 Connecticut 85,

Oakland (Mich.) 53

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kalana Greene had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and four Huskies scored in double figures to lead UConn to its first 9-0 start in three seasons.