Uconn finishes league unbeaten
No. 1 Huskies topple Marquette in finale of regular season
Olivia Nelson- Ododa had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Uconn past Marquette in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Aaliyah Edwards added 16 points and eight rebounds for Uconn (21-1, 18-0 Big East), which ended the regular season without a conference loss for the eighth straight year.
Camryn Taylor scored 19 points to lead Marquette (17-5, 14-4), which lost for the first time in six games and will be the No. 2 seed in this weekend’s Big East Tournament.
Lauren Van Kleunen had 12 points and Jordan King added 11 for the Golden Eagles. Columbia High graduate Selena Lott had six points and eight assists for Marquette.
Baylor 64, Texas 57: Nalyssa Smith scored 23 points and No. 6 Baylor used a dominant third quarter to build a lead, then had to fight off a late Texas rally to earn a victory that locked up sole possession of the Big 12 title for the Lady Bears. Baylor had already clinched a least a share of the program’s 12th league championship and 11th in a row, and the victory locked out any chance West Virginia had of staking a claim to the crown.
Butler 86, Depaul 81: Upe Atosu scored 22 points and Butler had its best offense game of the season to shock No. 25 Depaul to wrap up the regular season. It was Butler’s first-ever win over Depaul in 21 meetings.
Men
Syracuse 72, North Carolina 70: Buddy Boeheim scored 26 to become a 1,000-point career scorer and Syracuse breathed some life into its NCAA Tournament hopes by holding on for a win over North Carolina. The Orange were up 14 with 5:18 to play, 10 with less than two minutes to go and eight going into the final minute before it turned into a nail biter. Glens Falls graduate Joseph Girard had four points for the Orange.
Virginia 62, Miami 51: Sam Hauser scored 18 points and No. 21 Virginia ended a three-game skid by handing Miami its sixth loss in a row. Trey Murphy III added 12 points for the Cavaliers (16-6, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who took command with a 14-2 run to end the first half.
Notes: No. 11 Florida State has extended coach Leonard Hamilton’s contract through the 202425 season . ... Michigan finally broke the stranglehold of Gonzaga and Baylor atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, moving to No. 2 behind the Bulldogs . ... Texas A&M moved up to No. 2 behind Uconn in the women’s poll.