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Slaughter helps Western Kentucky upset Louisville
A.J. Slaughter and Western Kentucky are quickly establishing themselves as a mid-major powerhouse. Just ask Rick Pitino and No. 3 Louisville. Vanderbilt defeats Virginia Commonwealth 71-66 CANCUN, Mexico — A.J. Ogilvy scored 25 points to help Vanderbilt beat Virginia Commonwealth 71-66 Sunday night and win the Cancun Challenge championship. Wake Forest beats Baylor in 76 Classic final ANAHEIM, Calif. — L.D. Williams had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeff Teague added 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help No. 19 Wake Forest beat Baylor 87-74 on Sunday night in the 76 Classic championship game. Drake defeats New Mexico 68-62 CANCUN, Mexico — Brent Heemskerk scored 17 points to lead Drake to a 68-62 victory over New Mexico on Sunday night. Gray lifts Gonzaga to 83-74 win over Tennessee LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Steven Gray scored 19 points, Matt Bouldin added 17 and No. 9 Gonzaga beat No. 12 Tennessee 83-74 on Sunday night to win the Old Spice Classic. Morehead St. beats UCF 71-65 CANCUN, Mexico — Maze Stallworth scored 17 points as Morehead State held off a late Central Florida rally for a 71-65 win on Sunday night. Richmond defeats Coppin State 78-67 RICHMOND, Va. — David Gonzalves led Richmond with 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the Spiders' 78-67 victory over Coppin State on Sunday night. LSU defeats Troy 92-57 BATON ROUGE, La. — Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 32 points as LSU defeated Troy 92-57 on Sunday night. No. 1 Tar Heels cruise past UNC-Asheville 116-48 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Ty Lawson scored 22 points to help No. 1 North Carolina beat North Carolina-Asheville 116-48 on Sunday despite playing without national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough. Georgetown rebounds from loss with win LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Austin Freeman scored 18 points, and DaJuan Summers had 14 in No. 21 Georgetown's 75-48 victory over Maryland on Sunday in the Old Spice Classic. South Dakota State tops Central Arkansas 72-67 CANCUN, Mexico — Garrett Callahan scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half to help South Dakota State defeat Central Arkansas 72-67 on Sunday. Western Kentucky stuns No. 3 Louisville 68-54 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Western Kentucky found a way to stop Samardo Samuels and No. 3 Louisville. Tyus leads No. 17 Florida in 86-65 win over UMKC ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite a sloppy first half, No. 17 Florida discovered it has a strong bench while routing Missouri-Kansas City 86-65 on Sunday. Mason leads No. 6 Texas over Rice AUSTIN, Texas — Justin Mason scored 14 points and No. 6 Texas shook off any lingering jet lag from a holiday tournament in Hawaii with a 77-56 win over Rice on Sunday. Mason leads No. 6 Texas over Rice AUSTIN, Texas — Justin Mason scored 14 points and No. 6 Texas shook off any lingering jet lag from a holiday tournament in Hawaii with a 77-56 win over Rice on Sunday. The Citadel beats Grambling State 55-41 CANCUN, Mexico — Cameron Wells scored 10 points and had 14 rebounds as The Citadel beat Grambling State 55-41 on Sunday. No. 5 Michigan State beats Wichita State 65-57 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Marquis Gray scored 12 points to lead No. 5 Michigan State to a 65-57 win over Wichita State Sunday in the Old Spice Classic. McAlarney scores 32 to lead Irish to victory SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kyle McAlarney scored 32 points and Ryan Ayers had a career-high 19 points to lead No. 8 Notre Dame to its school-record 39th straight home victory, beating Furman 93-61 on Sunday. N.C. State beats UNC Greensboro 79-52 RALEIGH, N.C. — Courtney Fells scored 22 points to lead North Carolina State past UNC Greensboro 79-52 on Sunday. Rain, leaking roof, delays Old Spice Classic LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Michigan State-Wichita State fifth-place game at the Old Spice Classic has been delayed by a heavy rainstorm that caused the roof at the Milk House to leak. Page scores 21 in Oklahoma State victory LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Keiton Page scored 21 points and Obi Muonelo added 19 to lead Oklahoma State past Siena 77-68 at the Old Spice Classic on Sunday. Saturday's College Basketball EAST Harangody out indefinitely for Notre Dame SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody is out indefinitely with pneumonia. Virginia Commonwealth defeats New Mexico 67-55 CANCUN, Mexico — Eric Maynor scored 18 points to lead Virginia Commonwealth to a 67-55 victory over New Mexico Saturday night. Murray State defeats St. Catharine 77-66 MURRAY, Ky. — Jeffery McClain scored 20 points and Murray State was almost perfect from the free-throw line to defeat NAIA school St. Catharine 76-66 on Saturday night. Liberty tops William & Mary 80-74 in 2OT LYNCHBURG, Va. — Anthony Smith scored 22 points and Seth Curry had 13 of his 21 points in overtime to lift Liberty to an 80-74 double-overtime victory over William & Mary on Saturday night. Centenary beats Alcorn State 64-51 BATON ROUGE, La. — Nick Stallings scored 19 points and Centenary defeated Alcorn State 64-51 on Saturday night. Vanderbilt defeats Drake 72-57 CANCUN, Mexico — Brad Tinsley scored 19 points and three other Vanderbilt players scored in double figures to defeat Drake 72-57 on Saturday night. New Orleans tops Southern 61-57 NEW ORLEANS — T.J. Worley scored 19 points to lead New Orleans to a 61-57 win over Southern on Saturday night. No. 20 Villanova beats Rhode Island 78-65 PHILADELPHIA — Dante Cunningham had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 20 Villanova broke open a close game in the second half to beat Rhode Island 78-65 in the championship game of the Philly Classic on Saturday night. South Alabama beats UC Davis 72-60 MOBILE, Ala. — DeAndre Coleman scored 19 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead South Alabama to a 72-60 victory over UC Davis on Saturday night. Dayton upsets No. 15 Marquette 89-75 HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Rob Lowery scored a career-high 21 points Saturday night and Dayton used its depth and quickness to beat No. 15 Marquette 89-75 in the final of the Chicago Invitational Challenge. Chattanooga beats Tennessee Temple 108-67 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Stephen McDowell scored 24 points to lead Chattanooga to a 108-67 win over Tennessee Temple 108-67 on Saturday night. Mount Saint Mary's beats Boston University 78-69 EMMITSBURG, Md. — Jeremy Goode scored 23 points to lead Mount Saint Mary's to a 78-69 victory over Boston University on Saturday night. East Carolina edges Winthrop 63-60 ROCK HILL, S.C. — Sam Hinnant scored 19 points and East Carolina held on to defeat Winthrop 63-60 on Saturday night. Young, Fields lead No. 4 Pitt to 57-43 victory NEWARK, N.J. — Sam Young scored 15 points and Levance Fields added 14 to lead No. 4 Pittsburgh to a 57-43 victory over Washington State on Saturday night in the championship game of the Legends Classic. Kennesaw State beats UMES 64-49 KENNESAW, Ga. — Kelvin McConnell scored 19 points to lead Kennesaw State to a 64-49 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday night. Navy defeats Radford 73-71 ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Kaleo Kina scored a career-high 30 points to lift Navy to a 73-71 overtime victory over Radford on Saturday night. No. 13 UCLA tops Florida International, 89-54 LOS ANGELES — Freshman guard Jrue Holiday scored 20 points to lead No. 13 UCLA to an 89-54 rout of Florida International on Saturday night. Wagner upends Bucknell 83-79 LEWISBURG, Pa. — Justin Drummond hit four free throws in the final minute and finished with 15 points while Joey Mundweiler had 19 points for Wagner in an 83-79 victory over Bucknell on Saturday night. South Carolina State beats Coker 66-64 LYNCHBURG, Va. — Jason Flagler made a jumper as time expired to lift South Carolina State to a 66-64 victory over Coker on Saturday night. Penn State defeats Towson 78-54 PHILADELPHIA — Stanley Pringle scored 16 points and Taylor Battle had 15 and a career-high nine assists in leading Penn State to a 78-54 win over Towson in a consolation round game of the Philly Hoop Group Classic at the Palestra. Mutombo leads W. Carolina past N. Illinois 71-67 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Harouna Mutombo scored 22 points and Western Carolina made just enough free throws to defeat Northern Illinois 71-67 Saturday for fourth place in the Great Alaska Shootout. Tulane beats Maine 66-56 MOBILE, Ala. — Kevin Sims scored 20 points, shooting 4-of-5 from 3-point range, lead Tulane to a 66-56 victory over Maine in the USA Basketball Challenge on Saturday. Jacksonville State routs VMI 95-67 JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Jeremy Bynum scored 24 points and Jacksonville State held previously high-scoring VMI well under its season average in a 95-67 rout Saturday night. Grambling State edges Morehead State 72-71 CANCUN, Mexico — Jamal Breaux scored on a tip-in with 3.5 seconds to lift Grambling State to a 72-71 win over Morehead State in the Cancun Challenge on Saturday. Appalachian State beats Campbell 79-66 BOONE, N.C. — Isaac Butts scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, including five on the offensive end, to help lead Appalachian State to a 79-66 win against Campbell on Saturday. Maryland-Baltimore County beats Toledo 61-56 BALTIMORE — Darryl Proctor and Jay Greene each scored 14 points and Maryland-Baltimore County held Toledo without a field goal for nearly 9 minutes down the stretch to win 61-56 on Saturday. McGowan leads No. 22 Miami past Stetson, 79-65 CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Stetson defense held Jack McClinton scoreless for an entire half, but the Miami guard still found a way to contribute. Lewis leads San Diego to win SAN DIEGO — Chris Lewis scored a career-high 19 points and Roberto Mafra added 13 to lead San Diego to an 82-48 win over San Diego Christian on Saturday. Brown leads No. 16 Xavier to 60-53 win CINCINNATI — Derrick Brown scored a career-high 23 points Saturday, and No. 16 Xavier overcame cold shooting and the loss of another point guard to stay unbeaten with a 60-53 victory over Miami (Ohio). Buffalo rallies to top Temple 83-73 AMHERST, N.Y. — Calvin Betts led Buffalo with 18 points as the Bulls rallied for an 83-73 win over Temple Saturday. Southeastern Louisiana beats Dillard 99-59 HAMMOND, La. — Kevyn Green scored a game-high 30 points as Southeastern Louisiana defeated Dillard 99-59 on Saturday. Seton Hall beats Delaware, 75-70 NEWARK, N.J. — Jeremy Hazell paced a balanced scoring attack with 17 points and Eugene Harvey added 15, leading Seton Hall to a 75-70 win over Delaware on Saturday. UC Riverside beats Colgate 54-44 HAMILTON, N.Y. — Aaron Scott scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading UC Riverside to a 54-44 win over Colgate on Saturday. George Mason defeats Ohio 74-65 FAIRFAX, Va. — Dre Smith and Cam Long each scored 15 points and George Mason never trailed during a 74-65 victory over Ohio on Saturday. Lehigh beats Dartmouth, 73-60 HANOVER, N.H. — Zahir Carrington had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead Lehigh to a 73-60 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday. Austin Peay defeats Georgia Southern 77-66 STATESBORO, Ga. — Drake Reed scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Austin Peay past Georgia Southern 77-66 on Saturday. Tennessee Tech beats Louisiana-Monroe 108-70 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Frank Davis scored 22 points and six other Tennessee Tech players scored in double figures to easily handle Louisiana-Monroe 108-70 on Saturday. Mississippi defeats Morgan State 78-70 OXFORD, Miss. — Chris Warren scored 25 points and David Huertas added 22 points in Mississippi's 78-70 victory over Morgan State on Saturday. Binghamton beats Utah Valley 73-66 BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — D.J Rivera scored 20 points, and Malik Alvin added 14 points to lead the Binghamton to a 73-66 win over Utah Valley on Saturday. Niagara tops Hartford 103-63 to win title PHILADELPHIA — Rob Garrison tied his career high with 19 points and Niagara broke open a close game late in the first half, beating Hartford 103-63 and winning the Liberty Bracket championship of the Philly Hoop Group Classic at the Palestra. Niagra tops Hartford 103-63 to win title PHILADELPHIA — Rob Garrison tied his career high with 19 points and Niagra broke open a close game late in the first half, beating Hartford 103-63 and winning the Liberty Bracket championship of the Philly Hoop Group Classic at the Palestra. Martin's late basket lifts Stony Brook NEW YORK — Chris Martin scored on a put-back with 38.1 seconds to play to give Stony Brook a 62-60 victory over Columbia on Saturday that broke a 3-game losing streak for the Seawolves. No. 2 Connecticut routs Bryant 88-58 HARTFORD, Conn. — Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points and 12 rebounds and No. 2 Connecticut routed Bryant 88-58, giving coach Jim Calhoun his 780th career win. Marshall holds off Old Dominion HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Tirrell Baines scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Marshall hold off Old Dominion in a 68-64 victory on Saturday. No. 25 Wisconsin beats Wisconsin-Milwaukee 67-46 MADISON, Wis. — Trevon Hughes scored 16 points and Joe Krabbenhoft added 12 points and 10 rebounds as No. 25 Wisconsin beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 67-46 on Saturday. Bulldogs can't score in 59-22 loss COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Turner scored 16 points and had a career-high 13 rebounds and Ohio State held Samford to the fewest points by an opponent in 69 years in a 59-22 victory on Saturday. Friday's College Basketball EAST LSU tops Centenary 64-58 BATON ROUGE, La. — Chris Johnson scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead LSU to a 64-58 win over Centenary on Friday night. Georgia Tech beats Jacksonville 79-76 ATLANTA — Alade Aminu scored 19 points and Gani Lawal had 15 points with 12 rebounds to help Georgia Tech hold off Jacksonville's late charge in a 79-76 victory on Friday night. South Alabama beats Maine 71-59 MOBILE, Ala. — LaShun Watson scored 13 of his career-high 15 points in the first half to lead South Alabama to a 71-59 victory over Maine on Friday night. McNeese State beats Florida Atlantic 72-68 LAKE CHARLES, La. — C.J. Collins scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half to lift McNeese State past Florida Atlantic 72-68 on Friday night. No. 15 Marquette routs Northern Iowa 73-43 HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Wesley Matthews scored 17 points and No. 15 Marquette used a 20-0 first-half run Friday night to rout Northern Iowa 73-43 in the Chicago Invitational Challenge. Morningstar leads Jayhawks past Coppin St LAWRENCE, Kan. — Cole Aldrich had a career-high 23 points and also grabbed 11 rebounds to help No. 22 Kansas beat Coppin State 85-53 Saturday night for its 27th straight home victory. William & Mary beats SCSU 74-63 LYNCHBURG, Va. — David Schneider scored 22 points to lead William & Mary to a 74-63 win over South Carolina State on Friday night. Charleston Southern beats N. Florida 68-60 in OT CHARLESTON, S.C. — Omar Carter and Jamarco Warren scored 15 points apiece as Charleston Southern defeated winless North Florida 68-60 in overtime Friday night. High Point defeats Montreat 100-50 HIGH POINT, N.C. — Eugene Harris' 20 points led five players in double figures for High Point in its 100-50 win against Montreat on Friday night. No. 5 Michigan State rebounds with convincing win LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Raymar Morgan scored 29 points as No. 5 Michigan State rebounded from its first loss of the season with a convincing 94-79 win over Oklahoma State in a losers' bracket game Friday night at the Old Spice Classic. No. 4 Pittsburgh rolls past Texas Tech 80-67 NEWARK, N.J. — Sam Young scored 24 points and DeJuan Blair added 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Pittsburgh to an easy 80-67 victory over Texas Tech in the semifinals of the Legends Classic on Friday night. Clemson beats Presbyterian 79-58 CLEMSON, S.C. — Trevor Booker scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead undefeated Clemson to a 79-58 victory over Presbyterian on Friday night. Coll. of Charleston edges South Carolina CHARLESTON, S.C. — Tony White Jr. made two free throws with 3.4 seconds to play in overtime to lift the College of Charleston to an 82-80 victory over South Carolina on Friday night. UC Davis defeats Tulane 76-62 MOBILE, Ala. — Joe Harden scored a career-high 20 points and tallied a team-high eight rebounds as UC Davis defeated Tulane 76-62 on Friday night. Rhode Island 77, Penn St. 72 PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Baron scored 20 points, including four crucial free throws in the last 12.6 seconds, as Rhode Island defeated Penn State 77-72 in the Philly Classic tournament on Friday. Niagara has 23-3 run to beat Monmouth, NJ 71-48 PHILADELPHIA — Rob Garrison scored 18 points and Niagara went on a 23-3 run midway through the first half to defeat Monmouth, N.J. 71-48 at the Palestra on Friday. Liberty defeats Coker 88-66 LYNCHBURG, Va. — Seth Curry scored 22 points to help lead Liberty to an 88-66 win over Coker on Friday night. No. 9 Gonzaga routs upstart Maryland 81-59 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Josh Heytvelt had 22 points and No. 9 Gonzaga beat Maryland 81-59 on Friday in the semifinals of the Old Spice Classic. Northwestern State tops Alcorn State 77-65 BATON ROUGE, La. — Damon Jones scored his team-high 21 points in 18 minutes as Northwestern State beat Alcorn State 77-65 on Saturday night at the LSU Invitational. The victory gave Northwestern State coach Mike McConathy the 500th win of his career. No. 12 Tennessee beats No. 21 Georgetown 90-78 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Tennessee came at Georgetown in waves. Teague leads Wake Forest past UTEP 82-79 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jeff Teague capped a 29-point performance by making two free throws with 14 seconds remaining, leading No. 19 Wake Forest to an 82-79 victory over Texas-El Paso in the 76 Classic on Friday. Griffin leads Oklahoma past Purdue, 87-82 in OT NEW YORK — Blake Griffin had 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and matched a career high with 21 rebounds to help No. 11 Oklahoma rally past No. 10 Purdue 87-82 on Friday in the championship of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Dukes up: No. 7 Blue Devils top Duquesne 95-72 DURHAM, N.C. — Lance Thomas scored a career-high 21 points to help No. 7 Duke rout Duquesne 95-72 on Friday. Thursday's College Basketball EAST Pendergraph leads No. 14 Arizona St over Charlotte ANAHEIM, Calif. — Arizona State is off to a strong start thanks to its stifling zone defense. Maryland upsets No. 5 Michigan State 80-62 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Gary Williams had a positive message for Maryland, and his unranked team responded. Downs and Pargo key No. 9 Gonzaga's win over OSU LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Micah Downs scored 17 points and Jeremy Pargo added 15 to lead No. 9 Gonzaga past Oklahoma State 83-71 on Thursday night in the opening round of the Old Spice Classic. No. 12 Tennessee overpowers game Siena, 78-64 LAKE BUENA VISTA. Fla. — Bruce Pearl and Tennessee avoided a potential upset by forcing Siena outside. Teague leads Wake Forest past Cal State-Fullerton ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jeff Teague scored 24 points and No. 19 Wake Forest overcame a slow start to hold off Cal State-Fullerton 75-69 Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic. Freeman leads No. 21 Georgetown over Wichita State LAKE BUENTA VISTA, Fla. — Austin Freeman scored 18 points and DaJuan Summers added 14 to lead No. 21 Georgetown to a 58-50 win over Wichita State in a first-round game Thursday at the Old Spice Classic. |
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Montgomery lifts UConn to rout of Oklahoma
STORRS, Conn. — Renee Montgomery had a career-high 30 points and matched the Connecticut record with 13 assists to help the top-ranked Huskies rout No. 4 Oklahoma 106-78 on Sunday night. No. 20 Ohio State beats Dayton 76-61 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jantel Lavender scored 27 points and Samantha Prahalis had 17 to help No. 20 Ohio State rally from a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat Dayton 76-61 in the final of the Buckeye Classic. Johnson lifts No. 9 Vols 88-67 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Glory Johnson tied a career high with 19 points and No. 9 Tennessee rolled to an 88-67 victory against DePaul on Sunday. Old Dominion routs Norfolk State 97-54 NORFOLK, Va. — Jessica Canady scored eight of her 24 points during a 22-3 run to start the game and No. 23 Old Dominion routed Norfolk State 97-54 on Sunday to stretch its home winning streak to 28 games. Gonzaga upsets No. 16 Virginia 69-62 MILWAUKEE — Heather Bowman scored 18 points to lead Gonzaga to a 69-62 upset over No. 16 Virginia on Sunday in the WBCA Classic. Nevada upsets No. 7 Louisville, 85-82 RENO, Nev. — Dellena Criner scored 25 points, and Nevada upset No. 7 Louisville 85-82 on Saturday night in the championship game of the Nugget Classic for the school's first victory over a top-10 team. No. 2 Tar Heels barely hold off Oregon St FREEPORT, Bahamas — Iman McFarland scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help No. 2 North Carolina hold on to beat Oregon State 82-78 on Saturday night in the Junkanoo Jam. No. 5 Stanford overpowers No. 25 Iowa State HONOLULU — Sarah Boothe and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude scored 14 points apiece and No. 5 Stanford routed No. 25 Iowa State 83-45 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic on Saturday night. Walker scores 32 as No. 3 Cal cruises past Iowa ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Ashley Walker scored 20 of her 32 points in the first half to help No. 3 California rout Iowa 76-43 on Saturday night at the Paradise Jam tournament. No. 8 Texas A&M holds off Pepperdine 70-60 MALIBU, Calif. — In 24 seasons as a head coach, No. 8 Texas A&M coach Gary Blair does not remember winning a game when his team committed 28 turnovers. No. 19 Purdue defeats Hawaii 90-74 HONOLULU — Brittany Rayburn scored 22 points and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton added 20 as No. 19 Purdue rolled over Hawaii 90-74 at the Waikiki Beach Marriot Classic on Saturday. No. 11 Texas beats Georgia Tech 76-68 BOCA RATON, Fla. — Brittainey Raven scored 20 points to help No. 11 Texas beat Georgia Tech 76-68 on Saturday in the opening round of the FAU Thanksgiving Classic. No. 15 Auburn beats NC State, 66-51 MIAMI — Sherell Hobbs scored 15 points, leading No. 15 Auburn past North Carolina State 66-51 on Saturday in the opening round of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. No. 17 Vanderbilt beats Virginia Tech, 72-43 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christina Wirth scored a game-high 22 points to help No. 17 Vanderbilt defeat Virginia Tech 72-43 on Saturday night. Karel lifts Wisconsin to upset of No. 6 Baylor ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Alyssa Karel scored 15 points, including a jumper with 7 seconds left, to lift Wisconsin to a 59-58 win over No. 6 Baylor on Saturday. Brooks leads Florida past No. 21 Arizona State FREEPORT, Bahamas — Sha Brooks scored 15 of her 25 points in the second half, and Florida upset No. 21 Arizona State 65-60 on Saturday to win the Lucaya Division championship of the Junkanoo Jam. Ohio State tops Boston U 72-47 in Buckeye Classic COLUMBUS, Ohio — Andrea Walker had 14 points off the bench and Samantha Prahalis and Jantel Lavender each scored 13 to lead Ohio State to a 72-47 victory over Boston University in the Buckeye Classic on Saturday. Coleman and Kizer lead Maryland over Illinois CANCUN, Mexico — Marissa Coleman scored 17 points and Lynetta Kizer added 16 to help No. 10 Maryland top Illinois 79-52 on Friday night in the Caribbean Challenge. Walker scores 30 as No. 3 Cal routs Texas Tech ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Ashley Walker scored 30 points to help No. 3 California rout Texas Tech on Friday night at the Paradise Jam tournament. Duke holds off upset-minded Western Kentucky BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Joy Cheek scored 12 points and Duke held off Western Kentucky 59-56 Friday night. No. 25 Xavier beats Tennessee-Martin 73-41 CINCINNATI — Tyeasha Moss scored 15 points and No. 25 Xavier got off to a fast start in a 73-41 victory over Tennessee-Martin on Friday night. Morrow helps No. 6 Baylor hold off Villanova ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Jessica Morrow scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half, and No. 6 Baylor edged Villanova 62-57 on Friday in the Paradise Jam. Texas A&M tops Penn State 61-57 to remain unbeaten MALIBU, Calif. — Takia Starks scored 20 points and Danielle Gant added 14, leading No. 8 Texas A&M to a 61-57 victory over Penn State in the first round of the Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS tournament Friday. No. 25 Iowa State stays unbeaten HONOLULU — Alison Lacey had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 25 Iowa State to a 75-59 victory over Prairie View A&M on Friday in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic. No. 22 TCU recovers from first loss with victory CANCUN, Mexico — Helena Sverrisdottir scored 18 points and No. 22 TCU recovered from its first loss of the season with a 71-55 victory over Eastern Michigan on Friday in the Caribbean Challenge. Toliver, Coleman lead No. 10 Maryland over Montana CANCUN, Mexico — Kristi Toliver scored 13 points to help No. 10 Maryland beat Montana 71-58 on Thursday night in the Caribbean Challenge. Hampton returns as No. 3 Cal routs South Florida ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Natasha Vital scored a career-high 22 points and Devanei Hampton played for the first time this season to help No. 3 California rout South Florida 85-55 on Thursday night at the Paradise Jam tournament. BC jumps out to 20-0 lead and holds off No. 22 TCU CANCUN, Mexico — Mickel Picco scored 23 points and Boston College started the game with a 20-0 run to beat No. 22 TCU 77-68 on Thursday in the Caribbean Challenge. Allison's 18 points lead No. 6 Baylor over UCF ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Rachel Allison scored 18 points to help No. 6 Baylor beat Central Florida 79-67 on Thursday in the Paradise Jam. No. 15 Auburn beats UAB 91-62 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — DeWanna Bonner scored a game-high 29 points to lead No. 15 Auburn to a 91-62 rout of Alabama-Birmingham on Wednesday night. No. 15 Auburn tops UAB 91-62 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — DeWanna Bonner scored 20 of her 29 points in the second half to help No. 15 Auburn beat UAB 91-62 Wednesday night. No. 4 Sooners down Marist 83-57, UConn next NORMAN, Okla. — Freshman guard Whitney Hand scored a career-high 20 points and Danielle Robinson added 17 points and a career-best eight assists as No. 4 Oklahoma beat Marist 83-57 Wednesday night in a tuneup before its showdown against top-ranked Connecticut. Xavier stops LSU 57-48 BATON ROUGE, La. — Dee Dee Jernigan had career-highs with 15 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 25 Xavier to a 57-48 victory against LSU on Wednesday night. Michigan St. defeats Old Dominion 74-48 EAST LANSING, Mich. — Lauren Aitch had 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench to help No. 24 Michigan State pull away from No. 23 Old Dominion 74-48 on Wednesday night. Maryland pulls away from S. Dakota St 68-56 CANCUN, Mexico — Kristi Toliver scored 16 points and Lynetta Kizer added 13 of her 15 points during a decisive run to help No. 10 Maryland beat South Dakota State 68-56 on Wednesday at the Cancun Caribbean Challenge. Maryland pulls away from S. Dakota St 68-56 CANCUN, Mexico — Kristi Toliver scored 16 points and Lynetta Kizer scored 13 of her 15 points during a decisive run to help No. 10 Maryland beat South Dakota State 68-56 on Wednesday at the Cancun Caribbean Challenge. Texas A&M tops Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. — Danielle Gant hit a clutch turnaround jumper with 1:26 left and had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 8 Texas A&M to a 54-44 victory over Arizona on Tuesday night. Louisville holds off Utah in 59-48 win SALT LAKE CITY — Angel McCoughtry scored 13 points and had two key steals in the final 3 minutes to help No. 7 Louisville hold off Utah, 59-48 on Tuesday night. No. 1 UConn routs BYU 96-47 PROVO, Utah — Maya Moore had 14 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists and top-ranked Connecticut made its first 11 shots of the second half while pulling away for a 96-47 win over BYU on Tuesday night. No. 22 TCU defeats Houston 91-72 FORT WORTH, Texas — TK LaFleur scored 22 points to lead six TCU players in double figures and the No. 22 Lady Frogs beat Houston 91-72 on Tuesday night. Johnson helps Tennessee rout Western Carolina KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Freshman Glory Johnson tied a career-high with 19 points and ninth-ranked Tennessee rolled to an 83-56 victory against Western Carolina on Tuesday night. Second-ranked North Carolina routs Wofford CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 15 points to lead No. 2 North Carolina to a 96-42 rout of Wofford on Tuesday night. Mallory's 19 lead Notre Dame past Georgia Southern SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Brittany Mallory scored a career-high 19 points and No. 14 Notre Dame jumped on visiting Georgia Southern early in an 85-36 win on Tuesday night. No. 16 Virginia takes care of Colorado 77-43 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Chelsea Shine scored 15 points and Whitny Edwards added 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 16 Virginia to a 77-43 victory over Colorado on Monday night. No. 24 TCU defeats Sam Houston St. 89-75 FORT WORTH, Texas — Helen Sverrisdottir scored 17 points and No. 24 TCU held off a late rally to beat Sam Houston State 89-75 on Sunday night. Breland's 31 lifts N. Carolina past Oklahoma 80-79 NORMAN, Okla. — Jessica Breland scored a career-high 31 points — including two key buckets in the final two minutes — as No. 4 North Carolina held off No. 2 Oklahoma 80-79 on Sunday in the title game of the Women's Preseason NIT. Appel leads No. 8 Stanford to victory. STANFORD, Calif. — Jayne Appel had 19 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 8 Stanford rout No. 3 Rutgers 81-47 on Sunday. Allison leads No. 10 Baylor over Rice HOUSTON — Rachel Allison scored 16 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, leading 10th-ranked Baylor to an 83-58 win over Rice. No. 5 Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech 94-59 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Vicki Baugh, in only her second game back after knee surgery, scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help No. 5 Tennessee beat Louisiana Tech 94-59 on Sunday. Hobbs leads No. 20 Auburn to OT win over Ohio St AUBURN, Ala. — Sherell Hobbs scored six of her 23 points in overtime to lift No. 20 Auburn to an 87-80 win over No. 17 Ohio State on Sunday. Nash, Raven led Texas women to rout of Furman AUSTIN, Texas — Kathleen Nash and Brittainey Raven each scored 22 points to lead No. 14 Texas to a 105-51 win over Furman on Sunday. Florida upsets No. 22 Florida State, 72-57 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sha Brooks scored 24 points to lead Florida to a 72-57 upset over No. 22 Florida State on Sunday. Toliver helps Maryland cruise past UCLA COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Kristi Toliver scored 26 points and passed another career milestone Sunday to lead No. 11 Maryland to an easy 88-65 win over UCLA. Campbell leads Purdue past Oakland WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Danielle Campbell had 13 points and nine rebounds, and No. 21 Purdue beat Oakland, Mich. 68-40 on Sunday afternoon. No. 15 Notre Dame routs BC 102-54 BOSTON — Becca Bruszewski scored 18 points to lead six players in double figures and No. 15 Notre Dame shot 65 percent from the field to cruise to a 102-54 win over Boston College on Sunday. U-M upsets No. 13 Vanderbilt 50-42 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jessica Minnfield scored 14 points for Michigan, which handed No. 13 Vanderbilt its first loss of the season Sunday, 50-42. Waner, No. 6 Duke handle Southern CHICAGO — After their first loss of the season on Friday night, Abby Waner and No. 6 Duke knew what needed to be fixed. No. 9 Louisville beats No. 23 Xavier 65-55 CINCINNATI — Louisville stuck to its defensive game plan, which focused on limiting No. 23 Xavier's standout center Ta'Shia Phillips. Oklahoma St. beats Ark.-Pine Bluff 91-45 STILLWATER, Okla. — Andrea Riley scored 23 points and No. 19 Oklahoma State extended its non-conference home-winning streak to 26 with a 91-45 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday. Johnson helps Tennessee avoid upset CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Glory Johnson scored 19 points, Vicki Baugh made a tiebreaking free throw with 53.7 seconds remaining and No. 5 Tennessee beat Chattanooga 66-63 on Friday night to avoid a major upset. No. 12 Vanderbilt holds off ETSU JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Christina Wirth and Merideth Marsh scored 16 points apiece and No. 12 Vanderbilt held off East Tennessee State for a 66-55 victory Friday night. Hartford upsets No. 6 Duke 53-51 CHICAGO — Lisa Etienne scored 15 points to help Hartford upset sloppy No. 6 Duke 53-51 in the first game of the DePaul Invitational on Friday night. No. 8 Stanford rolls past New Mexico STANFORD, Calif. — Jillian Harmon led five players in double figures with 13 points, and No. 8 Stanford responded from a tough loss at Baylor with an 84-46 rout of New Mexico on Thursday night. No. 14 Texas beats Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 87-36 AUSTIN, Texas — Kathleen Nash had 11 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 14 Texas to a 87-36 rout of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday night. No. 21 Purdue beats Portland 70-50 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — FahKara Malone made four of six 3-pointers in scoring 17 points and No. 21 Purdue beat Portland 70-50 Thursday night. Toliver leads No. 11 Maryland past James Madison COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland was locked in a tie game with James Madison when Kristi Toliver took it upon herself to end the Dukes' upset bid. Smalley leads No. 20 Auburn over Georgia Southern STATESBORO, Ga. — Alli Smalley scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half to help No. 20 Auburn rout Georgia Southern 71-45 on Wednesday night. No. 2 Oklahoma avoids upset bug with 85-65 win NORMAN, Okla. — Ashley Paris scored 21 points, Amanda Thompson added 20, and No. 2 Oklahoma got acclimated to its highest ranking in school history with an 85-65 win against Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night. Wirth leads No. 13 Vandy over Eastern Kentucky NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christina Wirth scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, to help No. 13 Vanderbilt beat Eastern Kentucky 80-38 on Wednesday night. McCants helps No. 4 UNC rally past No. 23 Xavier CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Rashanda McCants scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half to rally No. 4 North Carolina to a 73-67 win over No. 23 Xavier on Wednesday night in the women's Preseason NIT. Barlow has 19 in Notre Dame's 96-61 win SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ashley Barlow scored 19 points and No. 15 Notre Dame's defense forced 31 turnovers in a 96-61 victory over Evansville on Wednesday night. No. 19 Oklahoma State handles McNeese State 89-56 STILLWATER, Okla. — Andrea Riley had 22 points and eight assists and No. 19 Oklahoma State bounced back from its season-opening loss with a strong second half in an 89-56 win against McNeese State on Tuesday night. No. 22 Florida State holds of North Floirda JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacinta Moore scored 21 points and Tanae Davis-Cain added 15 to help No. 22 Florida State beat the University of North Florida 60-49 on Tuesday night. LSU's streak ends in AP women's poll LSU's streak of Top 25 appearances is over while Connecticut became a unanimous choice at No. 1. Raven leads No. 14 Texas over Old Dominion AUSTIN, Texas — Brittainey Raven scored Texas' first 12 points and finished with 20 and the No. 14 Longhorns routed No. 25 Old Dominion 78-44 on Monday night to win the World Vision Classic. Milner's free throw lifts Virginia over Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Monica Wright scored 35 points and Britnee Milner made a free throw with 6.4 seconds left to help No. 16 Virginia upset No. 5 Tennessee 83-82 on Monday night. Bonner leads No. 20 Auburn over Temple AUBURN, Ala. — DeWanna Bonner scored a game-high 29 points and Sherell Hobbs added 20 to lead No. 20 Auburn to a 95-76 win over Temple on Monday night. Breland helps No. 4 North Carolina beat Kennesaw CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Jessica Breland scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 4 North Carolina past Kennesaw State 102-68 on Monday night. No. 9 Louisville eases by Austin Peay LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Angel McCoughtry scored 15 points and had seven rebounds to lead No. 9 Louisville to a sloppy 72-42 win over Austin Peay on Monday night. |