No. 2 Michigan has best-ever start, beats Wildcats

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jon Teske scored all 17 of his points in the first half, and No. 2 Michigan is now off to its best start in program history after an 80-60 victory over Northwestern on Sunday night. The Wolverines (17-0, 6-0 Big Ten) started 16-0 on two previous occasions, but this season’s team surpassed that by routing Northwestern. Zavier Simpson scored a careerhigh 24 points for Michigan, and Teske matched his own career high in scoring.

The 7-foot-1 Teske made three 3-pointers, plus a couple more midrange shots. Simpson — who entered the game shooting 29 percent from 3-point range — connected five times from beyond the arc.

NO. 6 MICHIGAN STATE 71, PENN STATE 56

In State College, Pa., Nick Ward had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Michigan State past Penn State.

Matt McQuaid added 15 points and Cassius Winston chipped in 11 for the Spartans (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten), who have won 10 straight. They also beat the Nittany Lions (7-10, 0-6) for the 10th consecutive time.

WOMEN NO. 1 NOTRE DAME 78, WAKE FOREST 48

In South Bend, Ind., Marina Mabrey scored 18 points and No. 1 Notre Dame dominated from start to finish in a victory over Wake Forest.

Jessica Shepard had 16 points while Brianna Turner had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (16-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who got a rare off-day from leading scorer Arike Ogunbowale. Ogunbowale, who had 30 points Thursday in Notre Dame’s 82-68 win over No. 2 Louisville, saw her 37-game double-digit scoring streak end. She scored just four points on 1-of-11 shooting from the field.

In Louisville, Ky., Asia Durr scored 21 points and Louisville bounced back nicely from its first loss of the season, topping Georgia Tech.

The Cardinals (15-1, 3-1 ACC) shot 38 percent from the field in Thursday’s 82-68 loss at topranked Notre Dame. But they put together a fast start against Georgia Tech and then used their defense to put away the Yellow Jackets (12-5, 2-2) after they made a charge in the third quarter.

NO. 3 UCONN 63, SOUTH FLORIDA 46

In Storrs, Conn., Katie Lou Samuelson scored 19 points to reach the 2,000-point milestone and UConn overcame a sluggish start to beat South Florida.

Megan Walker added 14 points and Napheesa Collier had 12 for the Huskies (14-1, 3-0 American), who have never suffered a conference loss in the AAC.

NO. 5 OREGON 72, UCLA 52

In Los Angeles, Ruthy Hebard had 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Satou Sabally added 19 points and Oregon routed UCLA for its eighth straight victory.

Hebard’s double-double was her fourth in six career games against the Bruins (9-8, 2-3 Pac-12), who dropped their fifth in a row to the Ducks (15-1, 4-0).

NO. 6 STANFORD 78, ARIZONA 48

In Tucson, Ariz., Alanna Smith scored 20 points, DiJonai Carrington added 19 and Stanford rolled past Arizona to complete a twogame Pac-12 road sweep in the desert.

Smith made four of six 3-pointers and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Cardinal, who turned the game into a rout with a 27-0 run at the end of the first half and the start of the second.

NO. 8 N.C. STATE 66, VIRGINIA 38

In Charlottesville, Va., Erika Cassell had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and North Carolina State remained the only unbeaten Division I women’s team with a victory over Virginia.

Kiara Leslie added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolfpack (17-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Kai Crutchfield and Elissa Cunane each scored 11.

NO. 10 OREGON STATE 76, USC 52

In Los Angeles, Mikayla Pivec scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half and Oregon State routed USC.

Maddie Washington added 19 points and Aleah Goodman had 17, matching a career-high with five 3-pointers, for the Beavers (13-2, 4-0 Pac 12). Oregon state led by five when it took command by closing the third quarter with a 19-2 run. The Beavers held the Trojans (10-6, 0-5) to just 17.6 percent shooting (3 of 17) in the period.

NO. 12 SYRACUSE 90, NORTH CAROLINA 77

In Syracuse, N.Y., junior guard Tiana Mangakahia scored 34 points and had 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her first triple-double and Syracuse defeated North Carolina.

Mangakahia was 11-of-20 shooting, including 4 of 6 from the arc and made 8 of 9 free throws for the Orange (14-2, 3-0 ACC), who won their eighth straight and improved to 6-0 at home. The last triple-double by a Syracuse player was Cornelia Fondren’s on Dec. 20, 2015.

GEORGIA 66, NO. 13 TENNESSEE 62

In Athens, Ga., Caliya Robinson had 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and two of her six blocks in a critical last-minute possession on Sunday and Georgia defeated Tennessee, giving the Lady Vols a three-game losing streak for the first time in 33 years.

Tennessee, which had never lost threestraight Southeastern Conference games, lost to Missouri, Kentucky and Georgia by a total of eight points. The first two games were at home, the first time they lost consecutive home games since December 1996.

NO. 15 MARQUETTE 72, GEORGETOWN 62

In Washington, Natisha Hiedeman scored 20 points with 10 rebounds, Erika Davenport also had a double-double and Marquette held off Georgetown.

Hiedeman had five points in an 8-0 run that gave the Golden Eagles (14-3, 4-0 Big East) a 68-60 lead with 35 seconds left. The Hoyas (8-9, 2-4) missed their last 10 shots, making just two free throws in the last five minutes.

MISSISSIPPI 55, NO. 16 KENTUCKY 49

In Lexington, Ky., Crystal Allen scored 16 of her 28 points in the fourth quarter, La’Karis Salter had a double-double and Mississippi upset short-handed, cold-shooting Kentucky.

NO. 19 ARIZONA STATE 62, NO. 24 CALIFORNIA 61

In Tempe, Ariz., Kianna Ibis made 4 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 26 points and Reili Richardson hit 1 of 2 free throws with five seconds left to help Arizona State beat California.

NO. 21 SOUTH CAROLINA 76, LSU 53

In Baton Rouge, La., Te’a Cooper scored 14 points, Alexis Jennings had 10 points and seven rebounds and South Carolina beat LSU for its eighth straight victory.

CLEMSON 57, NO. 22 FLORIDA STATE 45

In Tallahassee, Fla., Kobi Thornton scored 19 points with 10 rebounds and Clemson ended an 18-game losing streak against Florida State.

NO. 25 INDIANA 75, WISCONSIN 68

In Madison, Wis., Jaelynn Penn scored 15 of her 21 points in the first half, Ali Patberg had 15 points, six rebounds and nine assists and Indiana beat Wisconsin.