Syracuse Ends Slide – Top 25 News And Notes For February 5th

UNDATED (AP) — The ninth-ranked Syracuse Orange halted a two-game skid tonight while stretching the nation's longest home winning streak to a school-record 36 games.

C.J. Fair had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Orange downed No. 25 Notre Dame 63-47. Freshman Jerami Grant added a season-high 14 points for Syracuse, which held the Irish to 35 percent shooting.

It matched the season low for points for the Irish, who were held to 47 in a home loss two weeks ago to Georgetown.

The only other top-25 game was a Big East matchup as Lamar Patterson's 12 points led No. 23 Pittsburgh to a 56-46 triumph against visiting Seton Hall. Freshman center Steven Adams added eight points, 15 rebounds and two blocks as the Panthers won for the sixth time in their last seven games.

UNDATED (AP) — For the fifth straight week there is a new No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. This time it's Indiana.

The Hoosiers held the top spot for the first five weeks of the regular season. They moved up two places following their weekend win over No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Kansas' loss to Oklahoma State.

Duke started the current streak of new No. 1s and was followed by Louisville, Duke again, Michigan and Indiana.

The Hoosiers received 58 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel while Florida, which jumped two spots to second, got the other seven.

Michigan fell to third and is followed by Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, Arizona, Miami, Syracuse and Ohio State.