Monday, Feb. 08, 2010
Maryland routs North Carolina
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closeCOLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Greivis Vasquez had 26 points and 11 assists, and Maryland solidified its hold on second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 92-71 victory over skidding North Carolina on Sunday.
Eric Hayes scored 16 for the Terrapins (16-6, 6-2), who never trailed after taking a 7-6 lead. Maryland has won four of its last five games against North Carolina, including last year's memorable 88-85 overtime thriller.
In that game, Vasquez scored 35 to help the Terrapins rally from 16 points down. In this one, Maryland let a 16-point lead dwindle to 3 before pulling away.
Marcus Ginyard led North Carolina (13-10, 2-6) with 17 points and Deon Thompson had 16. It was the sixth loss in seven games for the Tar Heels, their worst streak since 2002. The defending NCAA champions are 10th in the ACC, a half-game out of last place.
Top 25
No. 3 Syracuse 71, (at) Cincinnati 54 | Kris Joseph hit a pair of 3s that sparked Syracuse's decisive second-half run, and the Orange kept the best start in school history going with a victory over Cincinnati, their 10th in a row.
Syracuse (23-1, 10-1 Big East) closed the game with a 28-5 run that featured Joseph's two 3-pointers and a lot of good defense. Andy Rautins led the Orange with 20 points.
The Bearcats (14-9, 5-6) fell apart down the stretch, getting only one field goal and three free throws after pulling ahead 49-43 with 12:26 to go. Ibrahima Thomas led Cincinnati with a season-high 13 points.
(At) No. 13 Ohio State 68, Iowa 59 | Evan Turner matched his career high with 32 points, leading Ohio State past Iowa and stretching the Buckeyes' Big Ten winning streak to seven.
Jon Diebler added 12 points for the Buckeyes (18-6, 8-3), who have won four in a row overall and seven of eight.
Eric May scored 16 points, Aaron Fuller and Cully Payne 11 each, and Matt Gatens 10 for the Hawkeyes (8-16, 2-9), who have lost four in a row and won just once away from home.
Big South
(At) Radford 77, High Point 73 | Blake Smith scored 15 points and Art Parakhouski grabbed 17 rebounds to help Radford defeat High Point.
The Highlanders (13-10, 9-4 Big South Conference) shot 52.9 percent (27 of 51), while holding the Panthers (11-12, 6-6) to 30.3 percent shooting (20-for-66).
High Point made just seven field goals in the second half after leading 38-37 at halftime.
Women's Top 25
No. 1 Connecticut 84, (at) Louisville 38 | Tina Charles had 20 points and nine rebounds as Connecticut (23-0, 10-0 Big East) breezed by Louisville (11-12, 3-7) in a rematch of last year's national championship game.
The victory was UConn's 62nd in a row, extending the second-longest streak ever in women's NCAA Division I, trailing only the 2001-03 Huskies' mark of 70 straight.
(At) No. 2 Stanford 77, Southern California 39 | Jayne Appel passed Nicole Powell to become Stanford's career rebounding leader with 1,153, Kayla Pedersen had 18 points and 14 boards and the Cardinal (21-1, 11-0 Pac-10) beat cold-shooting Southern California (13-9, 7-4) for their 42nd straight home win at Maples Pavilion.
(At) No. 7 Xavier 67, Richmond 55 | Dee Dee Jernigan matched her career high with 15 points to lead four Xavier players in double figures and the Musketeers (18-3, 8-0 Atlantic-10) held off Richmond (15-8, 4-4).
No. 8 Ohio State 86, (at) Penn State 73 | Samantha Prahalis had 26 points, Maria Moeller added three key second-half 3s and Ohio State (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten) overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Penn State (15-8, 7-6).
South Carolina 52, (at) No. 14 Georgia 42 | Valerie Nainima scored 21 points to lead South Carolina to a win over Georgia.
Nainima hit three 3-pointers for South Carolina (13-10, 6-5 SEC).
Freshman Jasmine James scored 11 for Georgia (19-5, 6-5), which played most of the game without two seniors. Center Angel Robinson hit her head on the knee of a South Carolina player while diving for a ball in the first half and left the game dizzy. She did not return.
Point guard Ashley Houts drew her fourth foul five minutes into the second half and did not play the rest of the game.
(At) No. 15 Florida State 83, Wake Forest 38 | Chasity Clayton had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida State (20-4, 6-2 ACC) to a rout of Wake Forest (14-9, 5-4).
(At) No. 17 Texas 81, Texas Tech 51 | Brittainey Raven scored a game-high 22 points to help Texas (16-6, 5-3 Big 12) rout Texas Tech (13-9, 1-7).
Mississippi 102, (at) No. 19 LSU 101 (3OT) | Kayla Holloway's layup with 11 seconds left in the third overtime lifted Mississippi (15-8, 6-4 SEC) to a wild win over LSU (15-7, 4-6).
No. 20 Kentucky 71, (at) Arkansas 57 | A'Dia Mathies scored 27 points and Victoria Dunlap added 22 points and 11 rebounds to help Kentucky (20-3, 8-2 SEC) beat Arkansas (9-14, 1-9) for its seventh straight win.
No. 22 Iowa State 65, (at) Missouri 39 | Alison Lacey had 18 points and seven assists to lead Iowa State (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) to a win over Missouri (11-11, 1-8).
No. 25 St. John's 66, (at) Seton Hall 45 | Kelly McManmon and Centhya Hart each scored 11 points to lead St. John's (19-4, 7-3 Big East) to a win over Seton Hall (9-14, 1-9).
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