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Harding Nana scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed three rebounds to lead the University of Delaware to a 85-59 victory over Siena Tuesday night.
The Blue Hens collected 21 steals, a school record.
David Lunn led Delaware (6-2) with 10 rebounds and scored eight points.
Darryl Gladden
scored a team-high 13 points for Siena (3-6) and grabbed seven rebounds. Paul
Williams also grabbed seven rebounds.
Iowa State received a minor blow Tuesday when guard Tim Barnes was declared ineligible for the season.
Barnes, who started all but one game last season, was determined to be entering his fifth year of competition, meaning his eligibility has been exhausted. He averaged 11.3 points and 5.0 assists in 2002-03.
Arrested on drunken driving charges earlier this year, Barnes did not see action in 2003-04 after he became academically ineligible for the first semester.
In Barnes' absence, the unbeaten Cyclones have turned to freshman Curtis Stinson, who has established himself as one of the top newcomers in the Big 12 Conference.
Louisville's Kendall Dartez scored 10 seconds later, and Dean followed with a 3-pointer before George hit two free throws to give Louisville a 57-51 lead.
A four-point play by Gerald Fitch pulled Kentucky within two, but Garcia made a 3-pointer with Azubuike in his face to put the Cardinals ahead 60-55. Kentucky missed three 3-point attempts in the final minute.
Azubuike and Cliff Hawkins each had 12 points for Kentucky. Fitch, who entered the game averaging a team-high 19.1 points, did not score in the first half and finished with nine points on 3-of-12 shooting.
``I'm disappointed in our play,'' Smith said. ``We seemed to once again not play with the poise and the patience that we needed to.''