Kris Joseph made 8-of-11 shots en route to 18 points, and fourth-ranked Syracuse remained among the ranks of the unbeaten with a 76-59 triumph over St. John's at Madison Square Garden.
Benoit Pouliot scored the game-winning goal in the third period to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Amare Stoudemire led a balanced attack with 26 points and eight rebounds, as the New York Knicks outlasted the Indiana Pacers, 98-92, at Madison Square Garden.
Corey Stokes scored 23 points and Corey Fisher added 19, as eighth-ranked Villanova pulled away late in the second half for an 81-65 victory over Rutgers in the Big East opener for both schools at the Pavilion.
A pair of starters still seeking their initial wins of 2011 face off tonight, when the San Francisco Giants continue a three-game series with the host Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
Madison County Sheriff's deputies and other police and rescue workers were allowed inside the Piggly Wiggly in Harvest Alabama destroyed by a tornado last week.
Lefty Tom Gorzelanny can pick up his first win of the season and pitch his Washington Nationals to a series win over the defending world champions when they take on the San Francisco Giants tonight in the finale of a four-game series at Nationals Park.
Doug Davis hasn't started a major league game since last July, but the veteran left-hander takes a big step in his career comeback when he takes the mound this evening for the Chicago Cubs against the San Francisco Giants.
Reed Johnson's bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning highlighted an offensive outburst the Cubs used to rout the Giants, 11-4, in the opener of a three-game series.