Auriemma moving up
Moves past Summitt for second place on all-time wins list
Olivia Nelson-Ododa led a balanced attack with 18 points and No. 3 UConn, playing for the first time in 10 days, routed Butler 103-35 on Tuesday night.
The win was coach Geno Auriemma’s 1,099th at UConn, moving him past late Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, into second place on the all-time list just two days before the Huskies visit Knoxville to take on the Lady Vols.
Christyn Williams and Aubrey Griffin, who made her first start, each scored 17 points for the unbeaten Huskies (8-0, 7-0 Big East). Tennessee
transfer Evina Wesbrook chipped in with 14 points and freshman Paige Bueckers had 13 points, eight assists and five rebounds.
Okako Adika scored 18 points for Butler (1-9, 1-8), despite spending most of the game in foul trouble, and Genesis Parker added 15 points.
No. 23 Syracuse 88, NorthCarolina 76 — Kiara Lewis scored 10 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter and freshman Tiana Mangakahia had 19 points and 13 assists in a come-from-behind win over North Carolina.
Emily Engstler added 11 points and 13 rebounds, Kamilla Cardoso added 10 points. a career-high 16 boards and four blocks, and Priscilla Williams finished with 11 points and nine rebounds for Syracuse (7-1, 4-1 ACC).
Janelle Bailey led North Carolina (7-5, 2-5) with 22 points. Stephanie Watts had 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals. Alyssa Ustby scored 13 points.
Men
Purdue 67, No. 15 Ohio State 65 — Jaden Ivey scored 15 points and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining, and Purdue rallied to beat No. 15 Ohio State 67-65 on Tuesday night.
Trevion Williams scored 16 points for the surging Boilermakers (11-5, 6-3 Big Ten), who have won four straight, three of them on the road. Sasha Stefanovic also had 15 points.
Purdue led for less than three minutes overall and rallied from six points down in the final 3 1/2 minutes. Ivey scored eight points during the decisive stretch.
Duane Washington Jr. led Ohio State (11-4, 5-4) with 21 points, shooting 6 of 9 from 3-point range.
Georgia Tech eyes return to play
After a dismal start to the season, Georgia Tech turned things around and rolled into the new year with a modest winning streak.
Then COVID-19 struck. The Yellow Jackets were forced to shut down all basketball activities and postpone four straight games.
A long layoff has put coach Josh Pastner in uncharted territory as his team prepares to resume play Wednesday night by hosting No. 20 Clemson.
Having set a clear goal of Georgia Tech returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in more than a decade, Pastner’s team started the season with disheartening losses to state rivals Georgia State and Mercer.
But, after another loss at Florida State in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener, Georgia Tech (6-3, 2-1) ripped off four straight wins — including conference victories over North Carolina and Wake Forest.
The Yellow Jackets haven’t played since their 70-54 rout of the Demon Deacons on Jan. 3.