Balanced attack spurs UNC
ENMU’s women’s game is canceled
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Brice Johnson had 16 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 7 North Carolina beat UNC Greensboro 96-63 on Monday night in its final nonconference game.
Marcus Paige added 14 points for the Tar Heels (11-2), who took a double-digit lead by midway through the first half and led by 19 by halftime against the Spartans (4-8). UNC led by at least 11 points throughout the second half though it didn’t land a finishing blow until a 9-0 burst in the final 8 minutes.
The Tar Heels had six players in double figures.
No. 9 BUTLER 92, IUPUI 54: In Indianapolis, Kelan Martin scored 19 points, and Roosevelt Jones had 17 points and five steals as Butler routed crosstown rival IUPUI.
The Bulldogs (11-1) have won eight straight. IUPUI (4-11) was led by Darell Combs with 11 points.
No. 15 DUKE 105, ELON 66: In Durham, N.C., freshman Brandon Ingram scored 26 points for Duke.
Ingram had 11 rebounds and freshman Luke Kennard added 18 points for the Blue Devils (10-2). Tanner Samson had 17 points to lead Elon (9-4).
No. 16 VILLANOVA 77, PENN
57: In Villanova, Pa., freshman Jalen Brunson scored 22 points to help Villanova roll past Penn (5-7).
The Wildcats (10-2) scored the first 14 points and led 30-3, cruising in their final game before the Big East opener Thursday against No. 6 Xavier.
No. 21 UTAH 115, COLLEGE
OF IDAHO 74: In Salt Lake City, Dakarai Tucker and Kyle Kuzma both scored 17 points to help Utah.
Jakob Poeltlo had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Utes (11-2). Aitor Zubizarreta scored 19 points and Joey Nebeker had 15 for the College of Idaho (7-7), an NAIA school.
Women
No. 1 UCONN 83, No. 6
MARYLAND 73: In New York, Breanna Stewart scored 23 points to help UConn beat Maryland (11-1) in the Maggie Dixon Classic.
Stewart missed the Huskies’ game a week earlier with a sprained right ankle, but showed no signs of the injury vs. Maryland as the Huskies (10-0) won their 47th straight game.
No. 3 NOTRE DAME 62, NO. 10 OREGON STATE 61:
In South Bend, Ind., Madison Cable scored 15 points and Lindsay Allen made two free throws with 6 seconds left to help Notre Dame hold off OSU.
Freshman Marina Mabrey added 13 points for the Irish (11-1). Gabriella Hanson’s 18 points led Oregon State (9-2).
No. 7 KENTUCKY 81, TENNESSEE STATE 39: In Lexington, Ky., Evelyn Akhator had 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead Kentucky (11-0). Jayda Johnson led Tennessee State (5-7) with 19 points.
No. 8 MISS. STATE 81, SE
LOUISIANA 41: In Starkville,
Miss., Chinwe Okorie and Victoria Vivians both scored 13 points as the Bulldogs (121) won their seventh straight. Nanna Pool had 18 points for SLU (1-10).
No. 11 STANFORD 73, CHATTANOOGA 30: In Stanford, Calif., Erica McCall scored 18 points as Stanford crushed Chattanooga. McCall was 9-for-16 from the floor and added eight rebounds for the Cardinal (10-2). Alicia Payne led Chattanooga (8-5) with nine points.
No. 15 FLA. STATE 77, JACKSONVILLE 60: In Tallahassee, Fla., Shakayla Thomas scored 23 points as FSU (10-3) opened a 10-0 lead about 3½ minutes in. Christin Mercer led Jacksonville (6-7) with 18 points.
No. 17 ARIZONA STATE 69, CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 46: In Tempe, Ariz., Arnecia Hawkins scored 18 points for Arizona State (9-3) in a win over Cal Northridge (2-10).
No. 21 UCLA 70, UC RIVERSIDE 56: In Riverside, Calif., Monique Billings scored 15 points to spur UCLA (8-3) past UC Riverside (6-7).
Notes
ENMU: Eastern New Mexico’s exhibition women’s game scheduled for Monday at UTEP was another casualty of Winter Storm Goliath and the accompanying hazardous travel conditions. The game was canceled.
The Greyhounds return to action noon Thursday to host Northern New Mexico College.
WNMU: Women’s head coach Rusty Kennedy has resigned to pursue a job as athletic director at Midway (Ky.) University. Matt Enriquez, men’s basketball assistant coach, is taking over.
WNMU is 5-5 this season, 35-56 in Kennedy’s tenure.
Enriquez played at WNMU and recently was elected into the school’s athletic hall of fame. He had been on the men’s staff for 10 years.
TEXAS: Starting center Cameron Ridley is sidelined indefinitely to a broken left foot from practice Sunday. He averages 12.7 points a game.