WOMEN'S TOP 25 Monday's games



No. 1 Connecticut 87, N.C. St. 53
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Top-ranked Connecticut carved out a record-tying 69th straight home win, getting a career-high 20 points from Ann Strother and 18 from Diana Taurasi. The Huskies (9-0) matched the NCAA record set seven years ago by Tennessee. The Huskies snapped the Lady Vols' streak with 59-53 win in Knoxville on Jan. 26, 1996. Tennessee handed UConn's its last home loss, 72-71 on Feb. 2, 2000. UConn will have a chance to get its 70th straight home win when it hosts Duke on Saturday.
No. 4 Duke 81, Loyola Marymount 53
LOS ANGELES -- Alana Beard had 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Duke won the LMU Marina Beach Classic.
No. 6 Minnesota 73, Virginia 53
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Lindsay Whalen had 31 points and Janel McCarville 22 on perfect shooting for Minnesota.
No. 9 Stanford 77, Oregon 51
STANFORD, Calif. -- Azella Perryman had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Stanford won at home against Oregon for the 17th consecutive time.
No. 12 Georgia 92, Morehead State 42
RICHMOND, Ky. -- Kara Braxton had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 12 Georgia to its most lopsided win in nearly two years.
No. 16 Virginia Tech 70, Wake Forest 59
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Dawn Chriss scored 17 points and Leva Kublina 15 as Virginia Tech rallied to remain unbeaten.
No 19 TCU 95, Lamar 50
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Ashley Davis and Ebony Shaw scored 17 points apiece to lead six TCU players in double figures.
No 21 Auburn 95, Alabama A & amp;M 28
AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn allowed just eight field goals and beat Alabama A & amp;M 95-28 Monday, the Tigers' sixth straight victory.
No. 23 Michigan St. 55, Cincinnati 43
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Defense was the key once more for Michigan State, which got 12 points from Lindsay Bowen.
Miami 79, No. 24 Vanderbilt 57
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Yalonda McCormick scored a career-high 28 points to help unbeaten Miami upset Vanderbilt in the championship game of the Hurricanes' Holiday Classic.
-- Associated Press