No. 1 Connecticut 86, No. 3 Oklahoma 72

No. 1 Connecticut 86, No. 3 Oklahoma 72
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Sue Bird scored 21 points and Asjha Jones had a career-high 18 rebounds to lead Connecticut to an 86-72 win over previously unbeaten Oklahoma. It was a physical game that moved in choppy spurts because of 49 fouls. Both teams had key players in foul trouble throughout the game. The Huskies (11-0) were without sharpshooter Diana Taurasi for much of the first half because of foul trouble. Stacey Dales, the leading scorer for the Sooners (10-1), played just 10 minutes in the second after she picked up her fourth foul in the first 15 seconds of the period. Taurasi finished with 18 points, all in the second half. Dales scored 11, five below her average. UConn led by as many as 14 in the first half when Tamika Williams hit two free throws with 10:51 left. The Sooners countered with an 11-0 run, getting 3-pointers from LaNeishea Caulfield and Rosalind Ross to cut the lead to 21-18. Taurasi picked up her third foul in that surge and sat out for all but a few seconds of the remaining half.
No. 4 Vanderbilt 75, Vermont 54
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Chantelle Anderson scored 16 points and Vanderbilt shot well from 3-point range to beat Vermont. Abi Ramsey scored 12 points, making all four of her 3-point shots. Vanderbilt (11-1) was 12-of-17 on 3s. Morgan Hall scored 12 points for Vermont (5-4).
No. 11 Louisiana Tech 78, Arkansas St. 54
RUSTON, La. -- Erica Smith scored 19 points and Ayana Walker had 13 points and 13 rebounds for Louisiana Tech. Amber Obaze added 11 points for the Lady Techsters (5-3). Rae-Anne Smith led Arkansas State (5-7) with 20 points.
Pittsburgh 82, No. 18 N.C. State 65
CANCUN, Mexico -- Mandy Wittenmyer scored 22 points as Pittsburgh beat North Carolina State in the Sports Tour International tournament.
The Wolfpack (6-5) lost their fifth straight game -- the longest winless slide against nonconference competition in school history. Freshman Rachel Stockdale led N.C. State with 17 points.
No. 24 LSU 68, Prairie View 26
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU allowed the fewest points in school history, and Temeka Johnson and the Tigers romped past Prairie View. The previous low, also against the Lady Panthers, came in a 104-28 victory on Dec. 1, 1995. LSU (6-3) scored the final 22 points of the first half to take a 38-8 lead. Casey Hart had 11 points for Prairie View (2-6).
-- Associated Press