Vanderbilt stuns No. 6 Vols

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tyrin Lawrence knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer as the Vanderbilt Commodores snapped an 11-game skid against its in-state rival by upsetting sixthranked Tennessee 66-65 Wednesday night.

Students rushed the court and joined the Commodores in celebrating easily the biggest win in coach Jerry Stackhouse's fourth season. Then the Commodores (12-12, 5-6) celebrated by running along the courtside slapping high-fives.

Creighton 75, Seton Hall 62:

Baylor Scheierman had 19 points and nine rebounds, Ryan Nembhard added 15 on 6-for-7 shooting and dished out four assists, and No. 23 Creighton fended off feisty Seton Hall. Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 points and Arthur Kaluma had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Bluejays (16-8, 10-3 Big East). Seton Hall (15-10, 8-6) led by six before Creighton quickly fought back. A late 8-0 run helped decide the game.

Women

Ohio State 93, Minnesota 63:

Cotie Mcmahon and Taylor Mikesell combined for 49 points on 17-for-28 shooting and No. 13 Ohio State rolled to a victory.

Mcmahon was 8-for-13 from the field and 9-for-9 from the foul line, converting three threepoint plays for 25 points. Mikesell was 6-for-6 from the 3point line and 9-for-15 overall for 24 points.

Villanova 82, Georgetown 53:

Maddy Siegrist scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Kaitlyn Orihel added a career-high 20 points and No. 15 Villanova beat Georgetown. Villanova closed the first quarter by scoring 19 unanswered points, with eight points from Siegrist, for a 24-7 lead. The Wildcats led 43-16 at halftime behind 13 points apiece from Siegrist and Orihel. Villanova had an assist on 11 of its 15 field goals.

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South Carolina coach Dawn Staley strongly defended her top-ranked Gamecocks on Tuesday following critical comments by Uconn coach Geno Auriemma two days earlier. Auriemma said after the topranked Gamecocks' 81-77 victory that Huskies guard/ forward Lou Lopez Senechal had bruises on her body from the game. “It's just appalling what teams do to her now,” he said. “It's not basketball anymore. I don't know what it is, but it's not basketball.” Staley fired back Tuesday on her radio call-in show, saying when her team has success, “we're called something other than players that are locked in.” “They play the right way,” she continued, “and approach it the right way whether they win or lose. We don't denounce anybody's play.” South Carolina (23-0, 10-0) visits Auburn on Thursday night.