James leads No. 9 Texas past Wisconsin

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12/24/2008 - Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Damion James scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while A.J. Abrams totaled 21 points as the ninth-ranked Texas Longhorns willed their way to a 74-69 win in hostile territory over a pesky Wisconsin Badgers squad at Kohl Center.

Gary Johnson netted 16 and snagged eight boards for Texas (10-2), which had a six-game win streak snapped in Saturday's 67-63 setback to Michigan State. Their only other loss came by one point to Notre Dame on November 25.

Trevon Hughes led the way with 18 points and Jason Bohannon added 16 for Wisconsin (9-3), which saw its perfect 6-0 mark at home fall with the loss along with a three-game win streak overall. All three of the Badgers' losses have come against ranked foes.

Wisconsin took the early lead in the second half and maintained a three-point edge, 59-56, at the midway point. The game stayed within a possession down the stretch with the lead trading hands all the way until the final minutes.

Bohannon nailed a three to give the Badgers a 68-66 lead but a pair of buckets from Dogus Balbay and James put Texas back in front with just under two minutes left. Marcus Landry evened the score with a layup on the next trip up the floor and Abrams clanked a shot off the rim. James, though, tracked down the rebound for a fresh 24 -- and with 20.1 seconds left -- Johnson banked in a long two from the top of the key for a 72-70 lead.

Hughes came back on the other end and lost the handle while driving to the hoop and James came up with the ball after getting a piece of the shot. Abrams stroked through two from the line with six seconds on the clock and Landry's desperation attempt at a late three was off the mark.

The Longhorns jumped out to an early 11-5 lead but the Badgers kept things tight and took the lead with a 13-2 run through the middle stages of the half. Back-to-back trips to the rim from Hughes put Wisconsin up two and a three- ball by Hughes capped the run for a 28-21 game.

Texas, though, used an 11-0 run to reclaim the lead by four with 3 1/2 minutes left and a layup by James in the waning moments allowed for a two-point edge, 39-37, at the half.

Game Notes

Wisconsin had won four of the five previous meetings with Texas, including a 67-66 verdict versus the Longhorns last season...Landry finished with eight points for the Badgers...Balbay hit just the one field goal but also logged five rebounds, four assists and two steals...Wisconsin's Joe Krabbenhoft chipped in with nine points...Hughes also logged four rebounds and three helpers.

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Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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