Sarah Strong scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 1 UConn broke open a close game in the second quarter on its way to a 92-52 victory against Seton Hall on Saturday in South Orange, N.J.
Blanca Quinonez added 16 points, Azzi Fudd scored 14 and Allie Ziebell had 11 for the Huskies (21-0, 11-0 Big East).
Mariana Valenzuela had 18 points and eight rebounds and Savannah Catalon scored 13 to lead the Pirates (14-6, 8-3), who had won four in a row.
Seton Hall scored the first six points of the game, but KK Arnold made a 3-pointer to break a 15-all tie as part of a 12-2 run that gave UConn a 25-17 lead at the end of the first quarter. Fudd made a 3-pointer to start the second-quarter scoring and four UConn players scored during a 13-3 run that produced a 43-24 lead. The Huskies pushed the lead to 50-28 at halftime.
No. 8 Louisville 85, Boston College 56
Mackenly Randolph scored 13 points and the first-place Cardinals (19-3, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) never trailed while dominating the last-place Eagles (4-18, 0-9) in Louisville, Ky.
Skylar Jones and Tajianna Roberts added 11 points each for Louisville, which scored the first 10 points of the game, led 44-21 at halftime and 71-34 after three quarters on its way to its 12th consecutive victory.
Amirah Anderson scored 16 and Jocelyne Grier added 13 to lead Boston College, which lost its 14th consecutive game.
No. 9 TCU 67, UCF 50
Olivia Miles scored 17 points as the Horned Frogs (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) beat the Knights in Orlando, Fla., to move into a tie with Baylor for the conference lead.
Donovyn Hunter added 12 points and Taylor Bigby scored 11 for TCU, which raced to a 36-17 halftime lead.
Mahogany Chandler-Roberts scored 17 and Khyala Ngodu added 10 for UCF (10-10, 2-7).
Georgia 72, No. 11 Kentucky 67
Mia Woolfolk had a double-double and the Bulldogs handed the Wildcats their third consecutive loss overall in Lexington, Ky.
Woolfolk finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds, Rylie Theuerkauf and Dani Carnegie scored 19 each and Trinity Turner added 14 for Georgia (18-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference).
Asia Boone scored 15 points, Amelia Hassett scored 15 before fouling out, Jordan Obi had 12 points and nine rebounds before fouling out and Tonie Morgan had 10 points and 12 assists for Kentucky (17-5, 4-4).
No. 19 Texas Tech 77, Utah 49
Fifth-year senior Snudda Collins scored a career-high 28 points off the bench as the Red Raiders (20-2, 7-2) never trailed during their Big 12 victory over the Utes (14-6, 5-3) in Salt Lake City.
Collins recorded 20 points in the first half while hitting all four of her 3-point tries. She finished 6 of 7 beyond the arc. Bailey Maupin added 15 points and Jada Malone contributed 11 as Texas Tech led by as many as 35 points.
Reese Ross paced Utah with 13 points and nine rebounds. Lani White added 10 points as the Utes shot just 32.7% from the field while getting outrebounded 34-25.
No. 20 Princeton 58, Brown 49
Fadima Tall had 12 points and eight rebounds and the Tigers held off the host Bears in Providence, R.I., to hold on to sole possession of first place in the Ivy League.
Sky Belker scored 11 points and Toby Nweke added 10 for Princeton (17-1, 5-0), which won its 15th consecutive game.
Grace Arnolie scored 14 points and Alyssa Moreland had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Brown (11-6, 3-2), which lost its second straight after a five-game winning streak.
No. 21 Duke 95, Pitt 41
Toby Fournier scored 19 points, Arianna Roberson and Riley Nelson had double-doubles and the Blue Devils (14-6, 9-0) routed the host Panthers for their 11th straight victory and stayed tied with Louisville atop the ACC.
Roberson finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds, Nelson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Delaney Thomas scored 16 and Taina Mair added 12 for Duke, which outscored Pitt 22-8 in the first quarter and 29-8 in the second quarter for a 51-16 halftime lead.
Mikayla Johnson scored 15 to lead the Panthers (8-14, 1-8), who lost their fifth straight game.
No. 22 West Virginia 91, BYU 77
The Mountaineers scored 29 points off 25 turnovers for the host Cougars en route to winning a Big 12 Conference contest in Provo, Utah.
West Virginia (17-4, 7-2 Big 12) also dominated points in the pain (50-20). Sydney Woodley made six of seven shots – missing her lone 3-point attempt – in scoring a team-high 23 points along with four steals. Carter McCray collected 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, Gia Cooke poured in 21 points and Jordan Harrison added 13 points and four steals.
Delaney Gibb led BYU (15-5, 4-4) with a game-high 28 points but also committed a game-high eight turnovers. Olivia Hamlin contributed 13 points as a reserve, and starter Marya Hudgins added 10.
No. 24 Nebraska 81, Illinois 75
Britt Prince had 20 points to lead four double-figure scorers, and the Cornhuskers (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten) held off the Illini (15-5, 5-4) in Lincoln, Neb., to end a three-game losing streak.
Jessica Petrie and Logan Nissley each tallied 15 points and reserve Petra Bozan added 11 for Nebraska, which led by as many as 19 points.
Cearah Parchment had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Berry Wallace scored 22, Destiny Jackson had 13 and Maddie Webber added 11 to lead Illinois.
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