No. 9 Houston takes down Tulane for 10th straight win
No. 20 Miami women pull off upset of No. 2 Louisville
NEW ORLEANS — Corey Davis Jr. made eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points to help No. 9 Houston beat Tulane 85-50 on Sunday for its 10th straight victory.
Armoni Brooks made six 3s on his way to 24 points, and Houston (25-1, 12-1 American Athletic) went 17 for 35 from long range.
The Cougars opened with a 22-5 run. The Green Wave twice got within eight early in the second half, but Davis made three 3-pointers during a 17-0 run that made it 58-33 lead.
Caleb Daniels scored 13 points for Tulane (4-20, 0-12). The Green Wave have lost 14 consecutive games, their longest losing streak in 55 years. NO. 11 MICHIGAN STATE 62, OHIO
STATE 44: In East Lansing, Mich., Kenny Goins had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Michigan State finished with a 20-2 run.
Michigan State (21-5, 12-3) pulled into a first-place tie with Michigan atop the Big Ten, holding Ohio State to 13 points in the second half. Matt McQuaid added 14 points, and Cassius Winston had 13.
Kaleb Wesson scored 12 points for Ohio State (16-9, 6-8). ST. JOHN’S 71, NO. 13 VILLANOVA
65: In New York, LJ Figueroa scored 22 points and St. John’s overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half to beat Villanova.
The Red Storm (19-7, 7-6 Big East) were down 48-34 with 12:30 left. St. John’s scored 20 of the next 25 points, take its first lead on Figueroa’s 3-pointer from the corner that brought the sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden to its feet. During that run, Villanova coach Jay Wright was hit with a technical foul for arguing a call.
Joe Cremo led Villanova (20-6, 11-2) with 14 points. Women NO. 20 MIAMI 79, NO. 2 LOUISVILLE
73: In Louisville, Ky., Emese Hof scored 25 points and No. 20 Miami rallied to beat No. 2 Louisville.
Miami (22-5, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed by as many as 14 in the second quarter. The Hurricanes’ fifth — and biggest — win over a ranked foe in six games this season also gave coach Katie Meier her 350th win in her 18-year career.
Laura Cornelius added 16 points and six assists, and Mykea Gray had 10 points.
Asia Durr led Louisville (23-2, 10-2) with 16 points on 5-for-17 shooting.
NO. 4 UCONN 78, UCF 41: In Orlando, Fla., Naphessa Collier had 18 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals for UConn.
Christyn Williams scored all 12 of her points in the second half for UConn (232, 11-0 American). The Huskies forced 23 turnovers and jumped out to a 23-4 lead.
NO. 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE 92, TEXAS A&M 64: In College Station, Texas, Andra Espinoza-Hunter set career highs with seven 3-pointers and 24 points and Mississippi State bounced back to beat Texas A&M.
Mississippi State (23-2, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) used a big third-quarter run to get back on track after a loss to Missouri on Thursday night snapped a 12-game winning streak.
Anriel Howard, who played her first three seasons at Texas A&M, added 19 points and tied a season high with 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs. NO. 14 IOWA 86, NO. 7 MARYLAND 73: In Iowa City, Iowa, Megan Gustafson scored 24 of her 31 points in the second half and Iowa beat Maryland to tie the Terrapins for the Big Ten lead.
Gustafson also had 17 rebounds, and Tania Davis scored 13 points. The Hawkeyes (21-5, 12-3) have won 10 of 11. Stephanie Jones led Maryland (23-3, 12-3) with 21 points. NO. 8 MARQUETTE 109, SETON HALL 63: In South Orange, N.J., Natisha Hiedeman scored a career-high 34 points and Danielle King added 20 to lead Marquette past Seton Hall.
Marquette (22-4, 13-1 Big East) bounced back from a loss to St. John’s on Friday night that ended a 12-game winning streak. Desiree Elmore scored 21 points for Seton Hall (14-12, 6-9). NO. 10 STANFORD 69, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 67: In Los Angeles, Alanna Smith made a layup with three seconds left to lift Stanford past USC.
Despite losing a fingernail in the first quarter, Smith had 23 points and 12 rebounds to help the Cardinal (21-4, 11-3 Pac-12) rally after trailing for most of the game.