It's been a whirlwind few days for Boston College.

Coming off one of the biggest wins in school history, the No. 17 Eagles followed it up with a shocking 82-70 loss to Harvard on Wednesday night.

The Eagles (13-3), who had their 10-game winning streak snapped, upset the unbeaten and then-No.1 Tar Heels 85-78 in Chapel Hill on Sunday to move into the AP Top 25.

"I told them its a short trip from the main house to the big house to the out house," Boston College coach Al Skinner said.

The loss came about six hours after the school's athletic director, Gene DeFilippo, announced that he had fired football coach Jeff Jagodzinski for meeting with the New York Jets.

Not a good day for Boston College, which handed Harvard its first-ever win over a ranked opponent.

"Obviously it's a special night for us and for our basketball program," Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. "To be able to come across town and play against an outstanding basketball team, especially after what they experienced in their previous game."

In other ranked games on Wednesday it was: No. 2 Duke 79, Davidson 67; No. 3 North Carolina 108, College of Charleston 70; No. 11 Syracuse 85, DePaul 68; Gonzaga 89, No. 15 Tennessee 79, OT; No. 18 Marquette 81, Rutgers 76; and No. 23 Louisville 71, South Florida 57.

In Boston, Jeremy Lin led Harvard (8-6) with 27 points and eight assists.

Harvard opened a 57-45 edge with 9:04 to play when Peter Boehm nailed a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired and made it 62-48 just under two minutes later when McNally hit a 3.

Harvard led 66-50 after Doug Miller's layup with 5:06 to play and Lin's poise helped The Crimson maintain control with the Eagles using fullcourt pressure to try and get back in it.

"We were glad we had this opportunity to play them after they took out UNC," Lin said.

No. 2 Duke 79, Davidson 67

At Durham, N.C., Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler scored 22 points apiece and Duke held off a late Stephen Curry-led charge.

Gerald Henderson added 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting for the Blue Devils (13-1). They never trailed, outscored the Wildcats 20-7 to start the second half and won their 67th straight nonconference home game.

Curry, the nation's leading scorer, had 29 points _ the most Duke has allowed by any player this season _ on 10-of-22 shooting for Davidson (10-3), with 21 of those coming in the second half.

No. 3 North Carolina 108, College of Charleston 70

At Chapel Hill, N.C., Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points to help North Carolina bounce back from its first loss.

Deon Thompson added 15 points for the Tar Heels (14-1), who used a 19-2 run to turn the game into a rout. North Carolina shot 59 percent and cracked the 100-point mark for the fifth time this year.

North Carolina held the No. 1 ranking until Sunday's 85-78 home loss to Boston College.

Tony White Jr. had 16 points to lead the Cougars (10-3).

No. 11 Syracuse 85, DePaul 68

At Syracuse, N.Y., Andy Rautins scored 17 points and Paul Harris added 14 to lead six Syracuse players in double figures.

It was the sixth straight victory for Syracuse (15-1, 3-0 Big East) and the third consecutive loss for DePaul (8-8, 0-3).

Dar Tucker led the Blue Demons with 18 points.

Gonzaga 89, No. 15 Tennessee 79, OT

At Knoxville, Tenn., Matt Bouldin tied a career high with 26 points to help Gonzaga upset Tennessee in overtime.

With 26 seconds left, Tyler Smith hit a layup for Tennessee to tie the game at 73. Bouldin missed a shot at the other end of the floor, and Wayne Chism came up with the ball in the ensuing scramble, but couldn't get it to the Vols' end of the floor before time expired.

It was all Gonzaga (9-4) in the extra period, as Austin Daye hit a 3-pointer and four free throws to help the Zags grab their second win over the Vols for the season. Gonzaga won 83-74 on Nov. 30 in the Old Spice Classic championship in Orlando, Fla.

Daye had 20 points, and Josh Heytvelt added 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Gonzaga's win broke a 37-game home winning streak for Tennessee (9-4).

Cameron Tatum scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Vols.

No. 18 Marquette 81, Rutgers 76

At Piscataway, N.J., Wesley Matthews scored 23 points, hitting all 10 of his shots, to lift Marquette.

Jerel McNeal added 16 points and Dominic James had 15 for the Golden Eagles (14-2), who won their sixth straight in starting 3-0 in the Big East for the first time since joining the conference in 2005.

Mike Rosario scored 22 to lead Rutgers (9-7, 0-3), which dropped its fourth straight.

No. 23 Louisville 71, South Florida 57

At Tampa, Fla., Earl Clark scored 22 points and Louisville shut down South Florida during a crucial eight-minute stretch of the second half to pull away in the Cardinals' Big East opener.

Edgar Sosa added 12 points for the Cardinals (10-3, 1-0).

Dominique Jones led South Florida (5-9, 0-2) with 11 points, but missed 9 of 10 shots from the field and was not on the floor at the end when Bulls reserves scored 10 points in the final 1:03 to make the final score look a little more respectable.

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