The Associated Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Clint Cuffle scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half and shut down Kyle Korver as Evansville ended Creighton's six-game winning streak.

When Lucious Wagner hit a 3-pointer with 4:32 to go, the Aces (6-9, 2-4 Missouri Valley Conference) led 60-59. They never trailed again. Evansville connected on eight of 11 free throws in the final 2:34 to pull away.

Korver entered the game averaging 20 points and leading the nation with 77 3-pointers. But it was an atypical night for him - and Creighton (16-2, 7-1), which earned its highest ranking in school history this week.

Korver finished with five points, was 1-of-12 from the field and failed to make a 3-pointer for only the second time in 60 games.

Wagner and Dan Lytle each scored 15 points for the Aces, while Ian Hanavan had 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

CREIGHTON (16-2)-Lindeman 2-6 1-2 6, Korver 1-12 3-4 5, Deren 2-4 0-0 4, House 4-11 2-3 11, McKinney 2-5 0-0 6, Bowden 4-10 2-2 11, Funk 1-2 0-0 2, Miliner 0-0 2-2 2, Dabbert 2-2 1-1 5, Grimes 4-6 6-7 14. Totals 22-58 17-21 66.

EVANSVILLE (6-9)-Cuffle 9-14 5-6 25, Hanavan 5-8 0-1 11, Lytle 6-12 0-0 15, Burton 0-0 0-0 0, Wagner 5-9 3-4 15, Lee 0-1 1-2 1, Brinkley 1-4 1-2 3, Ferguson 2-2 0-1 4. Totals 28-50 10-16 74.

Halftime-Creighton 31-27. 3-Point goals-Creighton 5-20 (McKinney 2-3, House 1-2, Lindeman 1-3, Bowden 1-4, Funk 0-1, Korver 0-7), Evansville 8-14 (Lytle 3-4, Wagner 2-3, Cuffle 2-4, Hanavan 1-1, Brinkley 0-2). Fouled out-Lytle. Rebounds-Creighton 31 (Korver, Deren 6), Evansville 34 (Hanavan 9). Assists-Creighton 7 (Korver 2), Evansville 21 (Hanavan 8). Total fouls-Creighton 19, Evansville 21. A-6,608.

No. 23 Oregon 91, Washington 66

EUGENE, Ore. - Luke Ridnour had 15 points and 11 assists, while James Davis scored 18 points in Oregon's third straight victory.

Forward Luke Jackson, a lefty averaging 17.1 points going into Thursday's game, left the game in the first half with a cut on his finger that required stitches and did not return. Oregon (13-4, 3-3) didn't need him and led by as many as 39 points in the second half.

Washington (7-9, 2-5) was led by freshman guard Nate Robinson with 18 points. Fellow freshman Mike Jensen added 13 points.

No. 25 California 73, Southern California 68

BERKELEY, Calif. - Freshman guard Richard Midgley had a career-high 23 points as No. 25 California won its sixth straight.

The Trojans (7-7, 3-3 Pac-10) contained California's big three of Pac-10 leading scorer Joe Shipp (13 points), Amit Tamir (12) and Brian Wethers (10), but they forgot about Midgley, who made a huge follow shot with 44.6 seconds left to give the Bears (13-2, 6-0) a 71-68 lead.

After a miss by Desmon Farmer, Shipp sealed it with two free throws helping Cal win its 14th straight at home. Errick Craven had 20 points and Rory O'Neil 19 for the Trojans, who have lost 9 of 11 against the Bears.

Local schools

NKU 75, Bellarmine 68

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Quentin Smith scored 10 of his 17 points in the second half for NKU.

Brenden Stowers added 17 points as the Norse, ranked No. 17 in Division II, rallied from a nine-point deficit. NKU (15-3) is in sole possession of first place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference with a 9-2 record.

Women

NKU 73, Bellarmine 69

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Sharell Snardon scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as NKU rallied.

Bellarmine built a 55-47 lead with 10:46 remaining, but Snardon keyed a 9-0 NKU run with four points as the Norse took a 56-55 advantage.

Bridget Flanagan's 3-pointer with 2:51 to go gave NKU a 63-60 lead. The Norse never trailed again.