WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Freshmen Jeff Teague and James Johnson showed no fear of Duke. Instead, they helped coach Dino Gaudio claim a victory that surely would have made his late best friend proud.

Teague scored 26 points and the Demon Deacons shocked the No. 2 Blue Devils, 86-73, last night, snapping the Blue Devils' 12-game winning streak and giving the first-year coach his signature victory as the heir of the late Skip Prosser's program.

"I watched them on TV (and) I dreamed about (North) Carolina and Duke," Teague said, adding that he and Johnson "talked about that when we first got here, 'Playing Duke, they're going to pressure you.'

"That's why I want to play. I'm not an All-American or nothing, but I want to go out and try to beat one."

Johnson added 24 points and a personal-best 16 rebounds for the Demon Deacons (16-8, 6-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), who claimed their first victory against a top-5 team since Chris Paul's sophomore season in 2004-05. This time, the tie-dye-clad "Screamin' Demons" student section poured onto the court to celebrate the program's biggest win since they knocked off the then-No. 4 Blue Devils on Feb. 2, 2005.

The Demon Deacons' third straight victory improved them to 14-1 on their home court and snapped a five-game losing streak in the series. They did it on the strength of a 17-2 run midway through the second half and some smothering defense, forcing Duke into a season-high 22 turnovers.

"(Teague) did a great job on defense, but I think it was just us not being as aggressive as we've been all year, taking the right shots, and just passing up a lot of shots that we should have taken, and second-guessing ourselves early," said Duke freshman Nolan Smith. "Lackadaiscial turnovers, out of bounds, that's what happens."

The Blue Devils (22-2, 10-1) entered this one only a one-point overtime loss to Pittsburgh away from a perfect record, and had won their previous 12 games by an average of 14.3 points.

But this time, the Demon Deacons held Mike Krzyzewski's team without a field goal for more than 7 minutes in building the first double-figure lead of the game for either team, with Teague's three-point play with 4:58 left making it 72-62.

"Tonight, we played like we've already done something, and the team that had to win won," Krzyzewski said. "We have to always play like we have to win. That's the sign of a champion."

No. 6 UCLA 56, Southern California 46: Darren Collison scored 14 points, Kevin Love added 13 and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 10 points and 10 rebounds in his return after missing two games because of a sprained left ankle, leading the visiting Bruins (22-3, 10-2 Pac-10) past the Trojans (15-9, 6-6).

No. 20 Notre Dame 71, Rutgers 68: Tory Jackson had 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and Kyle McAlarney added 16 points, including two free throws for a 71-68 lead with 10 seconds to play, to help the visiting Irish (19-5, 9-3 Big East) hand the Scarlet Knights (10-17, 2-12) their sixth straight loss.

RANKED WOMEN

No. 1 Tennessee 81, No. 25 Vanderbilt 68: Candace Parker scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and visiting Lady Vols (23-2, 9-1 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from a 78-62 home loss to No. 7 LSU on Thursday by beating the Commodores (19-7, 8-3) for their 15th straight victory in this instate series.

No. 2 Connecticut 90, No. 18 Pittsburgh 64: Renee Montgomery scored 17 points and the visiting Huskies (24-1, 11-1 Big East) used an 18-2 run to turn a 27-25 deficit into a 43-29 halftime lead that was never threatened the rest of the way in handing the Panthers (18-7, 8-3) their third consecutive loss.

No. 3 North Carolina 97, Florida State 77: Erlana Larkins had 18 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals, and the host Tar Heels (24-2, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) started the game with a 13-2 run and never looked back in cruising past the Seminoles (15-10, 5-5).

No. 4 Maryland 76, No. 12 Duke 69: Crystal Langhorne had 25 points and 12 rebounds to help the Terrapins (27-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) win at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since 2000, beating the Blue Devils (19-7, 8-3) just hours after Maryland coach Brenda Frese gave birth to twin boys.

No. 7 LSU 78, Mississippi 48: Sylvia Fowles scored 19 of her 22 points in the first half as the host Lady Tigers (22-3, 11-0) raced to a 44-29 lead at intermission in rolling past the Rebels (10-14, 4-7) to remain in first place in the Southeastern Conference standings ahead of No. 1 Tennessee.

No. 8 Baylor 79, No. 10 Oklahoma 59: Angela Tisdale, the lone senior and only player remaining from Baylor's 2005 national championship team, had 23 points to lead four teammates in double figures, and the Lady Bears took a 14-8 lead with a 7-0 run and never trailed again in beating the Sooners (18-5, 8-3) for their 16th straight home victory. Courtney Paris had 21 points and 15 rebounds for her 84th consecutive double-double for Oklahoma.

No. 13 Old Dominion 73, Towson 61: Megan Pym had 15 points and 12 rebounds and the visiting Monarchs (22-3, 13-0 Colonial Athletic Association) scored 15 points off 15 turnovers en route to a 39-24 halftime lead in routing the Tigers (16-8, 8-5) for their 16th consecutive victory.

Iowa State 62, No. 15 Oklahoma State 57: Alison Lacey scored 15 points and Heather Ezell added 12, including the go-ahead free throws for a 55-54 lead with 41.1 seconds left, and the visiting Cyclones (16-8, 5-6 Big 12) hit 5 of 7 from the line the rest off the way to turn back the Cowgirls (20-4, 8-3).

No. 17 Kansas State 56, Missouri 39: Ashley Sweat and Kimberly Dietz each scored 15 points and the visiting Wildcats (18-6, 10-1 Big 12) turned a 27-21 halftime lead into a 48-32 cushion midway through the second half to beat the Tigers (8-16, 1-10) and maintain first place in the conference.

No. 20 Texas A&M 70, Texas Tech 56: Takia Starks scored a career-high 29 points and the host Aggies (18-7, 6-5 Big 12), who have won the last five against the Lady Raiders (14-11, 2-9), led from the start in racing to a 34-28 halftime lead that never dipped below five thereafter.