UConn women win 91st straight
Huskies break their own record
‘[Top-ranked UConn broke its own NCAA record with its 91st consecutive victory, scoring the first 21 points and romping past SMU, 88-48, on Saturday in Dallas.
Coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies (16-0, 4-0 AAC) broke the record of 90 wins in a row that his team first accomplished more than six years ago. They matched that mark with a 65-point rout of No. 20 South Florida on Tuesday.
The four-time defending national champion Huskies haven’t lost a game since falling in overtime at sixth-ranked Stanford on Nov. 17, 2014.
“It’s a lot, 91 games is a lot,” said Auriemma.
Their first 90-game winning streak broke the Division I record of 88 straight wins by the UCLA men’s basketball team and famed coach John Wooden.
That UConn streak also started after a loss to Stanford, in the 2008 national semifinal game, and ended with another loss at Stanford on Dec. 30, 2010.
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State(1) Baylor68: Manu 77, LecomteKansas scored early26 points foul after trouble battling and (15-1, the 3-1 Big visiting12) downedBears the Wildcats (13-4, 2-3). (2) Kansas 87, Oklahoma State 80: Frank Mason III scored 22 points and the host Jayhawks (16-1, 5-0 Big 12) rallied to beat the Cowboys (10-7, 0-5). (4) UCLA 83, Utah 82:
Lonzo Ball had 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds, helping the visiting Bruins (18-1, 5-1 Pac-12) outlast the Utes (12-5, 3-2). (6) Kentucky 92, Auburn 72: Malik Monk scored 24 points for the host Wildcats (15-2, 5-0 SEC) in a romp past the Tigers (11-6, 1-4). (9) West Virginia 74, Texas 72: Teyvon Myers scored 16 points and the visiting Mountaineers (15-2, 4-1 Big 12) staved off an upset bid by the Longhorns (7-10, 1-4). (15) Louisville 78, (7)
Duke 69: Anas Mahmoud had a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Cardinals (15-3, 3-2 ACC) coasted past the visiting Blue Devils (14-4, 2-3). (12) North Carolina 96, (10) Florida State 83:
Joel points Berryfor theII scoredhost Tar 26 Heels victory (16-3, over 4-1 the ACC) Seminolesin a (16-2, 4-1). (18) Virginia 77, Clemson 73: London Perrantes scored a season-high 25 points and the visiting Cavaliers (13-3, 3-2 ACC) tamed the Tigers (11-6, 1-4). (20) Notre Dame 76, Virginia Tech 71: Steve Vasturia scored 20 points and the visiting Fighting Irish (16-2, 5-0 ACC) topped the Hokies (13-4, 2-3). (23) Florida 80, Georgia 76: Canyon Barry scored 27 points, including four in overtime, as the host Gators (14-3, 5-0 SEC) edged the Bulldogs (11-6, 3-2).
BIG EAST
(3) Villanova 70, St.
John’s 57: Redshirt freshman guard Dante DiVincenzo had a season-high 19 points and the Wildcats (17-1, 5-1) beat the Red Storm (8-11, 2-4) at Madison Square Garden. (13) Butler 83, (14) Xavier 78: Freshman Kamar Baldwin scored all 21 of his points in the second half and the host Bulldogs (15-3, 4-2) took down the Musketeers (13-4, 3-2). (8) Creighton 101, Truman State 69: Marcus Foster scored 21 points
and the host Bluejays (17-1) drubbed the Division II Bulldogs (13-4). Georgetown 72, Connecticut 69: L.J. Peak scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half for the host Hoyas (10-7) in a victory over the Huskies (710). Providence 65, Seton Hall 61: Rodney Bullock scored 22 points and the Friars (12-7, 2-4) turned back the visiting Pirates (12-5, 2-3).
BIG TEN
Penn State 52, (24) Minnesota 50: Tony Carr made two free throws with 5 seconds left to lift the host Nittany Lions (11-7, 3-2) past the Golden Gophers (15-4, 3-3). Maryland 62, Illinois 56: Anthony Cowan scored a career-high 19 points as the Terrapins (16-2, 4-1) downed the host Fighting Illini (12-6, 2-3). Michigan 91, Nebraska 85: Derrick Walton scored 16 of his 20 points in the final 7:25, and the Wolverines (12-6, 2-3) held off the visiting Cornhuskers (9-8, 3-2).
HORIZON LEAGUE
Valparaiso 78, Cleveland State 67: Alec Peters scored 19 of his 30 points in the second half as the Crusaders (14-4, 4-1) rolled past the Vikings (5-13, 1-5).