Florida State still perfect at home
Patrick Williams had 14 points and nine rebounds, Trent Forrest also scored 14 and No. 8-ranked Florida State beat North Carolina, 65-59, Monday night at Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
RaiQuan Gray had 10 second-half points as the Seminoles (19-3, 9-3 ACC) moved within a win of their best start in league play. Florida State opened 10-2 in ACC play in 2011-12.
Florida State has won 19 consecutive home games — 11 this season and the final eight in 2018-19.
Cole Anthony started in his second game back from knee surgery for North Carolina (10-12, 3-8). The freshman guard scored 16 points on 5-of-23 shooting and added seven rebounds. He shot 3 of 10 from 3-point range and 3 of 8 from the free-throw line.
Seton Hall
Starting point guard Quincy McKnight is being listed as day-to-day with an injury to his left knee. The 12th-ranked Pirates announced late Monday an MRI on the knee showed no damage. The senior was injured late in the second half Saturday of Seton Hall’s 74-62 loss to Xavier. He had to be helped to the locker room.
Robert Morris
The Colonials women (15-6, 10-0) limited visiting Bryant (5-15, 3-6) to 13 second-half points in a 69-39 Northeast Conference victory. Ire Ozzy-Momodu had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Robert Morris, which held Bryant to 3-of-25 shooting in the second half.
Elsewhere
Baylor (19-1) has strengthened its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s poll. The Bears received 49 of 65 first-place votes in the poll to stay comfortably ahead of Gonzaga (23-1), Kansas (19-3) and San Diego State (23-0). That was up from 44 first-place votes from the previous week, with the Bears securing a third consecutive week atop the rankings. Nos. 1-4 remained unchanged a week after the top seven teams held their rankings from the previous week, continuing a stretch of stability there in what has been an unpredictable season with a recordtying seven teams reaching No. 1.
In the women’s poll, South Carolina (21-1) retained its firm grip on the top spot in the women’s poll. The Gamecocks received 26 first-place votes from a 30-member media panel after routing Mississippi in record fashion and beating then-No. 22 Tennessee. Baylor (19-1) remained No. 2, receiving three first-place votes. Oregon (19-2), Connecticut (19-1) and Louisville (21-1) rounded out the first five teams in the poll. The Cardinals got the other firstplace vote. Oregon played Monday night at Connecticut. Ruthy Hebard had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Oregon handed Connecticut its first loss on campus in seven years, rolling to a 74-56 victory. It was Connecticut’s worst home loss since Dec. 5, 2005, when the Huskies lost to North Carolina by 23 points.