WOMEN'S TOP 25 TUESDAY'S GAMES

No. 7 Connecticut 93, Seton Hall 53
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) -- Renee Montgomery scored 20 points to lead four Connecticut starters in double figures, and the No. 7 Huskies beat Seton Hall. Mel Thomas added 16 points, Ann Strother had 14 and Nicole Wolff scored 10 for Connecticut (13-2, 3-0 Big East), which shot 60 percent from the field. Montgomery was 8-of-11, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, in only 21 minutes. Heta Korpivaara led the Pirates (5-9, 2-1) with 17 points. Jadis Rhodin and Monique Blake each added 12. Seton Hall, coming off a road win over then-No. 12 Notre Dame, shot only 35 percent. The Huskies blew the game open in the second half. Rhodin hit consecutive jumpers to pull Seton Hall to 49-35 with 15:25 left before Connecticut went on a 32-7 run.
No. 20 Notre Dame 67,
Marquette 65, OT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Megan Duffy hit a running layup as the buzzer sounded to give No. 20 Notre Dame a 67-65 overtime victory over Marquette, snapping a three-game losing streak. Duffy finished with a career-high 32 points, including the tying basket with 26 seconds left in the extra period as the Irish (10-4, 1-2 Big East) beat the Golden Eagles at the buzzer for the second straight season. Marquette (10-4, 1-2), which has lost 10 straight to Notre Dame, has lost three straight for the first time since losing their last five games of the 2001-02 season. The Golden Eagles forced the overtime when Krystal Ellis hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the score at 57. Ellis then hit a 3 to start the overtime and led in overtime until Duffy, who scored 17 points in the second half, tied it with her 3. After she hit the game-winning basket, the Irish mobbed Duffy and Courtney LaVere picked up her teammate.
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