SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Hasheem Thabeet and Jeff Adrien stood at the top of the key as the final seconds ran out, held their arms high and smiled widely at the Notre Dame crowd.

Just as third-ranked Connecticut predicted all week, the Huskies ended the nation's longest home winning streak at 45 games by beating No. 19 Notre Dame, 69-61, last night. The victory kept the Fighting Irish from setting the Big East record with their 21st straight league win at home.

Adrien said he and Thabeet were sending the Irish fans a message.

"Just to let them know that we're here. This is UConn. This is our gym right now and you guys should be quiet," said Adrien, who had 12 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.

The Huskies (18-1, 7-1) held Notre Dame (12-6, 3-4) to a season-low 33 percent shooting and used a 13-1 run to put the game away.

"We went out there and we executed," said A.J. Price, who finished with 13 points. "We played defense, we got stops, we got rebounds and we ran. We did everything we wanted to do and played Connecticut basketball."

UConn coach Jim Calhoun said he couldn't have asked for more from his team, other than better free-throw shooting. The Huskies were just 15-of-30 from the free-throw line.

"We contested every shot. We got a piece of 15 balls at different times on passes and we ran and put pressure on them offensively and defensively," Calhoun said.

Thabeet had nine points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, but his biggest contribution was simply clogging the lane and forcing the Irish to alter their shots.

"It showed up in the fact that terrific players missing shots from point-blank range," Calhoun said. "They won't miss those again. But his presence does that to you."

Kyle McAlarney, after hitting his first three 3-pointers, missed his next 15 shots and finished with only nine points for Notre Dame.

Luke Harangody was 10-of-23 from the field for 24 points. It was the 11th straight game with at least 20 points for Harangody, who also had 15 rebounds for his eighth straight double-double. The rest of the Irish starters were 8-of-39 from the field, or 21 percent shooting, for 22 points.

"We didn't knock down some shots we normally knock down," Irish coach Mike Brey said.

UConn's three reserves scored 20 points, and Jerome Dyson led the way with 15 points.

Calhoun said the Huskies were just too quick for the Irish.

It's the first time in three years the Irish have lost three straight and their first loss at home since an 80-72 defeat by Marquette on Feb. 25, 2006. Notre Dame had only beaten four ranked teams during the streak.

Kansas now has the nation's longest home winning streak at 35 games.

Brey said the streak ending comes almost as a relief.

"That's probably the tightest we've played during the streak. I feel we played like the weight of the world was on us," he said.

McAlarney said the Joyce Center will still be an advantage for the Irish.

"I think we can still look at this place and feel very confident here," he said. "I don't think we should take it as it's the end of the world."

NO. 2 DUKE 85, MARYLAND 44

DURHAM, N.C. — Gerald Henderson scored 17 points, Jon Scheyer added 12 and the Blue Devils (18-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) dominated from the opening tip and led 40-15 at halftime in cruising past the Terrapins (13-6, 2-3),

Duke led by as many as 44 points, handing the Terrapins their worst loss under coach Gary Williams. It was the fourth-largest margin of defeat in Duke history.

NO. 6 OKLAHOMA 95, BAYLOR 76

NORMAN, Okla. — Blake Griffin had 20 points and 17 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the season, and the Sooners (19-1, 5-0 Big 12) won their seventh straight and extended their winning streak against the Bears (15-4, 3-2) to 29 games, going back to 1977.

Taylor Griffin scored 18 points and Willie Warren had 17 for the Sooners, who won their 16th straight at home.

NO. 11 MARQUETTE 79, DEPAUL 70

MILWAUKEE — Jerel McNeal scored 21 points, Wesley Matthews had 20 and Lazar Hayward added 16 points and 17 rebounds as the Golden Eagles (17-2, 6-0 Big East), despite missing 9 of their first 10 shots in the second half, turned back the Blue Demons (8-12, 0-7), who trailed 48-34 at halftime.

The Golden Eagles finish the regular season playing five straight opponents currently ranked in the Top 25, including No. 3 Connecticut, No. 4 Pittsburgh and No. 9 Louisville, the last two on the road.

WASHINGTON 86, NO. 13 UCLA 75

SEATTLE — Freshman Isaiah Thomas scored 24 points, including a 3-pointer for a 55-53 lead with 12:24 left, and the Huskies (15-4, 6-1 Pac-10) later used a 12-2 run to open up a 79-68 cushion in beating the Bruins (15-4, 5-2) for the fifth straight time at home.

Josh Shipp scored a career-high 25 points but went scoreless for more than nine minutes of the second half for the Bruins, who lost for the second time in three games.

NO. 14 TEXAS 67, TEXAS A&M 58

AUSTIN, Texas — Damion James scored 28 points, including 11 in a two-minute stretch of the second half when the host Longhorns (14-4, 3-1 Big 12) opened a 52-40 lead in a victory over the Aggies (15-5, 1-4), who have lost four of their past five.

A.J. Abrams, Texas' best 3-point shooter and career leader, was 0-for-2 from long range and remained three shy of the Big 12 career record of 338 3-pointers held by Kansas' Jeff Boschee (1999-2002).

NO. 15 XAVIER 80, LSU 70

BATON ROUGE, La. — Derrick Brown scored 22 points, B.J. Raymond added 21, and the Musketeers (17-2) used a 17-7 run for a 53-47 lead they never lost in handing the Tigers (15-4) their first loss at home this season, despite 30 points from Marcus Thompson.

The Pete Maravich Assembly Center was packed with an overflow crowd of 13,839, but Xavier, 5-0 on the road coming in, hardly looked intimidated.

NO. 16 BUTLER 78, WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE 48

INDIANAPOLIS — Reserve Shawn Vanzant scored a career-high 20 points to power the Bulldogs (18-1, 9-0 Horizon League) past the Panthers (12-8, 7-3). Butler can tie the conference record of 21 straight wins at home Friday against Valparaiso.

Butler scored the last four points of the first half to make it 32-19, then opened the second half on a 13-2 run to extend the lead to 45-21. Butler led by as many as 25 points before pulling the starters with about 8 minutes left.

NO. 20 VILLANOVA 70, SOUTH FLORIDA 61

TAMPA, Fla. — Dante Cunningham scored 14 points and Scottie Reynolds made four free throws over the final 1:07 as the Wildcats (15-4, 3-3 Big East) finished the game with a 10-3 run to hold off the Bulls (7-12, 2-5), who made just 16 of 29 free throws

USF's leading scorer Dominique Jones, averaging just under 19 points per game, scored 11 before fouling out with 5:28 to go and USF trailing 55-51.

NO. 22 MEMPHIS 54, TENNESSEE 52

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tyreke Evans scored 17 points, including a layup with 2:53 left to give the Tigers (16-3) a 53-50 lead, then added a free throw with one second remaining to help deny the Volunteers (12-6), who had closed to 53-52 on Wayne Chism's two free throws with 2:34 to play.

NO. 23 GONZAGA 93, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 60

LOS ANGELES — Matt Bouldin hit five 3-pointers en route to 18 points, Austin Daye had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the Bulldogs (14-4, 5-0 West Coast Conference) finished with 12 3-pointers in routing the Lions (1-20, 0-5), for their sixth straight victory.

NO. 25 ILLINOIS 64, WISCONSIN 57

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Demetri McCamey scored 25 points and the Illini (17-3, 5-2 Big Ten) opened the second half with a 13-5 run for a 45-30 lead. The Badgers (12-7, 3-4) got no closer than six thereafter in losing their fourth straight.

WAC

BOISE STATE 58, LOUISIANA TECH 53

BOISE, Idaho — Ike Okoye scored 16 points and Anthony Thomas had 12 points and 10 assists, including a 3-pointer with 1:43 left to start a game-ending 6-0 run that helped the Broncos (14-5, 5-2 Western Athletic Conference) hold off the Bulldogs (8-12, 2-5).

Magnum Rolle led Louisiana Tech with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Bulldogs lost for the fifth time in six games.

SAN JOSE STATE 85, FRESNO STATE 79

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Guard Adrian Oliver scored 29 points and the Spartans (9-9, 3-4) lost their 43-29 halftime lead, but rallied to sweep the Bulldogs (8-12, 1-5) in a home-and-home conference series for the first time since 1991.

Dwight O'Neil scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half when the Bulldogs tied the game, 57-57, with 8:32 remaining. But Robert Owens hit two 3-pointers in an 8-1 run for a 65-58 lead with 6:58 left.

IDAHO 67, NEW MEXICO STATE 57

MOSCOW, Idaho — Mac Hopson scored 23 points and the Vandals (9-10, 3-3) finished the game with an 8-0 run after the Aggies (9-11, 3-4) had closed to 59-57 on Jahmar Young's 3-pointer with 2:02 left.

Brandon Wiley, who finished with 16 points, four blocks and seven rebounds for the Vandals, highlighted the closing surge with a breakaway dunk.