Bulldogs show some bite in win over No. 8 Villanova
College basketball top 25 roundup
INDIANAPOLIS — Chuck Harris scored 20 points and Jair Bolden added 15 on Sunday to lead Butler past Villanova 73-61 on Sunday.
The Bulldogs (9-13, 8-11 Big East) have won two straight since snapping a three-game losing streak and have beaten the Wildcats in four of the last five meetings in Indianapolis.
No. 9 Iowa 73,
No. 4 Ohio State 57
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Luka Garza had 24 points and 11 rebounds as No. 9 Iowa bounced back from a midweek loss to take down No. 4 Ohio State.
No. 12 Houston 98, South Florida 52
HOUSTON — Quentin Grimes scored 22 points, all in the first half, to lead Houston past South Florida.
Women
No. 3 Texas A&M 65, No. 5 S. Carolina 57
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Aaliyah Wilson scored 17 points and N’dea Jones added 16 to lead No. 3 Texas A&M to a win over fifth-ranked South Carolina on Sunday to give the Aggies their first regularseason Southeastern Conference title.
No. 2 N.C. State 68, Syracuse 61
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Elissa Cunane had 17 points and nine rebounds, Jada Boyd added 16 points and North Carolina State held of f Syracuse for its fifth consecutive win.
No. 4 Stanford 72, California 33
STANFORD, Calif. — Kiana Williams scored 12 points in her final home game and defensive stopper fifth-year senior Anna Wilson added three steals playing for the final time on The Farm, and fourth-ranked Stanford used a big second half to beat California.
No. 6 Louisville 78, Notre Dame 61
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Dana Evans and Louisville took care of business quickly and wrapped up their fourth straight regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference title with a victory at mistake-prone Notre Dame.
No. 8 Maryland 62, Northwestern 50
EVANSTON, Ill. — Mimi Collins had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help Maryland beat Northwestern.
Diamond Miller also finished with a double-double, scoring 17 points and adding 10 rebounds for the Terrapins (19-2, 15-1 Big Ten)
Arizona State 66, No. 9 Arizona 64, OT
TEMPE, Ariz. — Taya Hanson scored 19 points, including hitting five 3-pointers, and Jaddan Simmons added 15 points to lead Arizona State to an over time victor y over Arizona.
Oregon State 88, No. 14 Oregon 77
EUGENE, Ore. — Aleah Goodman scored 20 points, leading six into double figures as a deep and balanced Oregon State offense knocked off Oregon in the annual rivalr y game.
No. 16 Arkansas 94, Alabama 76
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Amber Ramirez scored a career-high 35 points with eight 3-pointers and Arkansas beat Alabama.
No. 17 Georgia 95, Florida 80
GAINSVILLE, Fla. — Jenna Staiti scored 30 points, Maya Caldwell added 27, both career highs, and Georgia pulled away from
Florida.
Mississippi 73,
No. 19 Kentucky 69
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Shakira Austin had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Madison Scott also had a double-double and Mississippi upended Kentucky for the second time this season.
Two subpar offensive performances against the Rebels, who won just four conference games, dropped the Wildcats to the fifth-seed — with only one bye — for the Southeastern Conference tournament next week.
No. 20 Tennessee 88, Auburn 54
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rennia Davis scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Tennessee rolled to a win over Auburn, clinching the third-seed in the Southeastern Conference tournament next week.
Fellow senior Kasiyahna Kushkituah added a careerhigh 19 points for the Lady Vols (15-6, 9-4).
No. 23 Mo. State 59, Loyola Chicago 45
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Jasmine Franklin scored 12 points and grabbed a careerhigh 17 rebounds off the bench and Missouri State fought of f a sluggish star t to beat Loyola Chicago.
No. 25 Rutgers 60, Penn State 55
UNIVERSITY, Pa. — Tyia Singleton and Tekia Mack led a fourth-quarter rally as No. 25 Rutgers overcame Penn State for the Scarlet Knights’ seventh straight win.
Singleton had a pair of baskets and Mack two 3-pointers in a 10-0 run that gave Rutgers (12-3, 8-3 Big Ten) a 52-45 lead with four minutes remaining. The Lady Lions (9-12, 6-11) got within three on Shay Hagans’ 3-pointer with 19 seconds to go but then had to foul twice to get Arella Guirantes to the line with 5.4 left. Guirantes made the first free throw and missed the second but Singleton got the offensive rebound.