COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Greivis Vasquez did something no Maryland player had done since 1987, and the Terrapins pulled off an upset that was almost as remarkable.

Vasquez had a career-high 35 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists — Maryland's first triple-double in 22 years — and the Terrapins rallied from a 16-point deficit to shock No. 3 North Carolina, 88-85, in overtime yesterday, ending the Tar Heels' 10-game winning streak.

"I just have no words to describe this feeling right now," Vasquez said. "It was an unbelievable game. I've played big-time games at Maryland, but I put that game on the top."

Vasquez, a junior guard, was sensational early and late. He scored Maryland's first 16 points, and in overtime hit a pivotal 3-pointer with 1:15 left and made two free throws with 5.4 seconds remaining to put the Terrapins up by three.

After North Carolina's Ty Lawson lost the ball while heading toward the basket just before the buzzer, many of the 17,950 fans stormed the court to celebrate the unlikely upset.

At the center of the celebration was Maryland coach Gary Williams, who came under fire earlier this season after the Terrapins slipped under .500 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after losing to Duke by 41 points and North Carolina by 17.

"Every Maryland fan should be grateful because that man right there can coach," Vasquez said.

Even North Carolina coach Roy Williams offered words of praise for his counterpart, saying, "The best team won today. The stronger team, the tougher team, the better-coached team. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the way it was."

The triple-double by Vasquez was the first for Maryland (17-9, 6-6) since Derrick Lewis did it twice in 1987.

Lawson led the Tar Heels (24-3, 10-3) with 24 points, Danny Green had 18 and Tyler Hansbrough had 11 points and 11 rebounds. But North Carolina got only five points from its bench, compared to 41 by Maryland.

NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 64, SOUTH FLORIDA 50

HARTFORD, Conn. — Hasheem Thabeet had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the 7-foot-3 junior also blocked six shots as the Huskies (25-2, 13-2 Big East) beat the Bulls (8-18, 3-11) to reach the 25-win mark for the 11th time in the last 20 years.

The Huskies, who were playing their third game without injured guard Jerome Dyson, their top outside threat, were just 1-of-7 from 3-point range. But that 3-pointer, by A.J. Price, made it 51-40, and was part of a 14-4 run that put the game out of reach.

"We feel like we can win any style of game, whether it be slow or up-tempo or physical," Price said. "Tonight showed it. The game was played at their pace, but we still prevailed."

TEXAS 73, NO. 2 OKLAHOMA 68

AUSTIN, Texas — A.J. Abrams scored 18 of his team's final 20 points, leading the Longhorns (18-8, 7-5 Big 12) to an upset of the Sooners (25-2, 11-1), who had to play most of the game without leading scorer and rebounder Blake Griffin after he sustained a concussion in the first half.

Abrams scored 16 in a row in the final 8 minutes, hitting four 3-pointers, then capped off the scoring with two free throws with 4 seconds to play.

"I feel like with Blake playing it would have been a different game and I feel like with him we would have won," said Oklahoma's freshman guard Willie Warren, who led the Sooners with 27 points.

NO. 4 PITTSBURGH 80, DEPAUL 61

PITTSBURGH — DeJuan Blair muscled inside for 20 points and 18 rebounds, and the Panthers (25-2, 12-2 Big East) opened the second half with a 16-2 run for a 56-32 lead in cruising past the Blue Demons (8-19, 0-14), who set a school record with their 14th loss in a row.

"He (Blair) has a Charles Barkley kind of body and a great feel for playing," DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright said.

NO. 5 MEMPHIS 70, TEXAS-EL PASO 63

EL PASO, Texas — Tyreke Evans scored 25 points and the Tigers (24-3, 12-0) pulled away from the Miners (16-10, 7-5) in the second half to extend the nation's longest winning streak to 18 games with their 53rd consecutive Conference USA win.

"We toughed it out against a very prepared team that came out with an excellent game plan," said Memphis coach John Calipari, who coached against Tony Barbee, his former assistant. "After the game I had 25 text messages saying, 'tough win.' That was a war."

NO. 7 LOUISVILLE 72, CINCINNATI 63

CINCINNATI — Terrence Williams scored 20 points and Preston Knowles' 3-pointer capped a 12-3 run for a 67-54 lead with 4:58 to play as the Cardinals (21-5, 12-2 Big East) made it stand the rest of the way in a victory over the Bearcats (17-10, 7-7).

NO. 10 MARQUETTE 78, GEORGETOWN 72

WASHINGTON — Wesley Matthews had five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, including a trey for a 61-59 lead with 7:58 left, and the Golden Eagles (23-4, 12-2 Big East) never trailed again in beating the Hoyas (14-11, 5-9), who have lost seven of nine.

NO. 11 MISSOURI 66, COLORADO 53

BOULDER, Colo. — Leo Lyons had 13 points and 15 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, and the Tigers (23-4, 10-2 Big 12) took a 37-26 halftime lead with the Buffaloes (9-17, 1-11) getting no closer than nine the rest of the way.

NO. 15 KANSAS 70, NEBRASKA 53

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Sherron Collins had 22 points, Cole Aldrich added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Jayhawks (22-5, 11-1 Big 12) used a 12-3 run to open a 50-35 lead with just under 10 minutes left to beat the Cornhuskers (16-9, 6-6).

NO. 17 GONZAGA 92, PEPPERDINE 58

SPOKANE, Wash. — Josh Heytvelt had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Matt Bouldin added 16 points as the Bulldogs (21-5, 12-0 West Coast Conference) hammered the Waves (8-20, 5-7) to move a step closer to a third undefeated conference season in the past six with two league games left.

NO. 19 PURDUE 81, INDIANA 67

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — E'Twaun Moore scored 26 points, JaJuan Johnson had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, and the Boilermakers (21-6, 10-4 Big Ten) took a 39-30 lead at intermission with the Hoosiers (6-20, 1-13) getting no closer than six points thereafter.

WASHINGTON STATE 82, NO. 20 UCLA 81

LOS ANGELES — Taylor Rochestie hit five 3-pointers en route to a career-high 33 points, Caleb Forrest soared for a layup with 11 minutes left for a 57-56 lead and the Cougars (14-13, 6-9 Pac-10) never trailed again in their upset of the Bruins (20-7, 9-5).

NO. 21 BUTLER 75, DAVIDSON 63

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Gordon Hayward scored 27 points, including 10 during a 13-3 run to start the second half as the Bulldogs (23-4) opened up a 47-32 lead and never looked back in beating the Wildcats (22-6). Davidson got 20 points from Stephen Curry after he missed Wednesday's game with a sprained ankle.

NO. 22 WASHINGTON 60, USC 51

LOS ANGELES — Quincy Pondexter scored 22 points, including eight points in the last 5 1/2 minutes, to lead the Huskies (20-7,11-4 Pac-10) past the Trojans (16-10, 7-7), who led by four with 5:52 left but scored just one point the rest of the way.

NO. 23 LSU 79, AUBURN 72

BATON ROUGE, La. — Marcus Thornton scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer with just under six minutes left for a 63-60 lead, and the host Tigers (23-4, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) never trailed again in beating the Tigers (17-10, 6-6) for their eighth straight victory.

SAINT LOUIS 57, NO. 25 DAYTON 49

ST. LOUIS — Kevin Lisch had 16 points and six rebounds, Kwamain Mitchell converted a three-point play for a 47-42 lead with 3:25 left, and the Billikens (17-10, 8-5 Atlantic 10) didn't trail thereafter in an upset of the the Flyers (23-4, 9-3).

WAC

St. Mary's 75, Utah State 64: Mickey McConnell scored 22 points, Omar Samhan had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the Gaels (22-5) of the West Coast Conference saw their 11-point lead dwindle to 62-59 with 2:06 left before holding off the Aggies (25-3) of the Western Athletic Conference at Moraga, Calif.

Diamon Simpson added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Gaels, who improved to 12-1 at home. The game was part of ESPN's BracketBuster series.

Louisiana Tech 69, Murray State 60: Magnum Rolle scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked four shots, and Kyle Gibson and Olu Ashaolu each added 16 points to lead the visiting Bulldogs (12-16) of the WAC over the Racers (15-11) of the Ohio Valley Conference at Murray, Ky.

PORTLAND STATE 93, BOISE STATE 81: Jeremiah Dominguez had 22 points, former Hawai'i guard Dominic Waters had 11, and the Vikings (19-9) of the Big Sky Conference raced to a 42-25 halftime lead in beating the the Broncos (17-9) of the WAC at Portland, Ore.

New Mexico State 94, CS Fullerton 86: Gordo Castillo scored 20 points and the Aggies (15-12) of the WAC used a 17-4 run early in the second half to beat the Titans (13-14) of the Big West at Las Cruces, N.M., for their season-best fourth consecutive victory.

Fresno State 71, UC Davis 70: Sylvester Seay had 20 points, seven rebounds and four steals, Mychal Ladd had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the visiting Bulldogs (11-17) of the WAC outscored the Aggies (12-15) of the Big West 5-1 in the final 1:21 at Davis, Calif.

UC Riverside 53, San Jose State 52: Kyle Austin and Javon Borum scored 15 points apiece, and the Highlanders (15-10) of the Big West led 53-46 with 5:05 remaining and held off the Spartans (11-14) of the WAC despite going scoreless in the final five minutes.

IDAHO 78, CS NORTHRIDGE 75: Kashif Watson and Mac Hopson each scored 17 points, and Luciano de Silva and Marvin Jefferson each added 13, helping the Vandals (13-13) of the WAC turn back the Matadors (12-12) of the Big West at Moscow, Idaho.

PACIFIC WEST

CHAMINADE 89, HAWAI'I-HILO 76: Mohamad Tangara scored 22 points to lead three teammates in double figures as the visiting Silverswords (13-9, 7-4 PacWest) beat the Vulcans (12-11, 6-4) in Hilo.

Noah Gottlieb added 19 points, Joel Smith 17 and Jamar Berry 13 for Chaminade, which led 36-30 at halftime. The Silverswords made 30 of 36 free throws.

Perry Baggett scored 22, John Smith 15, Bryan Ngo 14, Jay DeMaestri 11 and Jacobs Briggs 10 for UHH.