No. 6 Cincinnati handles SMU for 16th win in row
DALLAS » Kyle Washington had 17 points and eight rebounds and No. 6 Cincinnati remained undefeated in American Athletic Conference play, stretching its overall winning streak to 16 games with a 76-51 victory over short-handed SMU on Sunday.
The Bearcats (23-2, 12-0 AAC) missed their first seven shots, but were down only 5-2 when they finally scored on a dunk by Nysier Brooks. That started a 9-0 run that put them ahead to stay. NO. 9 DUKE 80, GEORGIA TECH 69 » Grayson Allen scored 23 points and Duke beat Georgia Tech to end a two-game losing streak.
Held to single-digits the last two games in losses at St. John’s and North Carolina, Allen was 5 for 14 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and made all 10 of his free throws. He added six assists and four rebounds. It was the most points he had scored since getting 22 against Florida State on Dec. 30. NO. 20 MICHIGAN 83, WISCONSIN 72 » Moe Wagner scored 20 points, went 8 of 14 from the field and added 11 rebounds, and Michigan rode a hot-shooting first half to beat Wisconsin.
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MISSISSIPPI STATE 74, KENTUCKY 55 » Victoria Vivians scored 23 points and Teaira McCowan had 21 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 2 Mississippi State beat Kentucky 74-55 on Sunday. NO. 5 NOTRE DAME 85, GEORGIA TECH 69 » Arike Ogunbowale overcame a first-half scoreless drought of nearly 17 minutes to finish with 27 points, leading Notre Dame past Georgia Tech. NO. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA 64, FLORIDA 57 » A’ja Wilson scored 22 points and South Carolina used a big run spanning the half to beat Florida.
South Carolina (20-5, 9-3 SEC) appeared sluggish after playing its third game of the week and being down to nine healthy players. NO. 8 UCLA 71, NO. 25 ARIZONA STATE 63 » Jordin Canada scored 16 points and Lajahna Drummer added 15 to lead UCLA to a victory over Arizona State. NO. 9 OREGON 90, WASHINGTON STATE 79 » Ruthy Hebard scored 29 points, hitting all 12 of her field goal attempts, as Oregon beat Washington State, to remain in a tie for first place in the Pac-12. NO. 10 MARYLAND 72, RUTGERS 54 » Eleanna Christinaki scored 18 points and Maryland used a big run at the end of the first half to beat Rutgers.
The Terrapins (22-3, 11-1 Big Ten) led 30-26 with 3:43 left in the half before they scored 13 of the final 14 points in the second quarter. NO. 11 TENNESSEE 62, NO. 18 GEORGIA 46 » Mercedes Russell reached a milestone and was on the verge of another as Tennessee dominated Georgia. NO. 12 FLORIDA STATE 91, MIAMI 71 » Imani Wright scored 21 points, Nausia Woolfolk missed a triple-double by a rebound and Florida State defeated rival Miami for the sixth straight time. SOUTH FLORIDA 84, NO. 13 OHIO STATE 65 » Kitija Laksa scored a career-high 41 points, 18 in a decisive first quarter, and South Florida went on to defeat Ohio State. LSU 80, NO. 14 TEXAS A&M 78 » Chloe Jackson scored 27 points and Raigyne Louis added 26 and LSU upended Texas A&M. NO. 16 OREGON STATE 95, WASHINGTON 57 » Kat Tudor hit a career-high tying seven 3-pointers on nine attempts and finished with 23 points and Oregon State hit a season-high 18 3-pointers in its win over Washington. NO. 17 STANFORD 62, COLORADO 53 » Brittany McPhee had 25 points and 12 rebounds to help Stanford beat Colorado.
Stanford (18-8, 12-2 Pac-12) has won six in a row and nine of its last 10. NO. 19 DUKE 60, CLEMSON 35 » Rebecca Greenwell had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Duke reached 20 wins for an Atlantic Coast Conference record 21st straight season with a win over Clemson.
Erin Mathias added 12 points and nine rebounds and Leaonna Odom had 10 points for the Blue Devils (20-6, 9-4). MICHIGAN STATE 66, NO. 21 MICHIGAN 61 » Lexi Gussert scored 11 of her 14 points in the first half to help her team build a double-digit lead and Michigan State held on to beat Michigan.
The Spartans (15-11, 5-8 Big Ten) had lost six straight, reeling without one of their best players and a key reserve. NO. 23 N.C. STATE 73, NORTH CAROLINA 54 » Aislinn Konig scored 18 points and Chelsea Nelson scored 11 with a season-high 16 rebounds and North Carolina State beat North Carolina.