TOP 25 ROUNDUP Women's basketball

No. 13 Minnesota 93, Southern U. 41
MINNEAPOLIS -- Lindsay Whalen had 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Minnesota opened its season. Whalen kicked off her senior year by making 10-of-13 shots, and she scored 17 points while the Gophers built a 49-18 halftime lead. Minnesota held the Jaguars to 23.5-percent shooting from the field in the first half. The Gophers opened the game with an 11-1 run, then used a 13-0 spurt midway through the opening half to go up 29-8. Rolanda Monroe led Southern (0-1) with 17 points.
No. 16 Colorado 85, Harvard 81
MINNEAPOLIS -- Tera Bjorklund scored 33 points and Colorado rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit in the opening round of the Subway Classic. Bjorklund shot 12-for-14 from the field and 9-for-9 at the line for the Buffaloes (3-0), who trailed 37-22 with less than eight minutes remaining in the first half. Kate Fagan scored 23 points and Amber Metoyer had a game-high nine rebounds for Colorado. Reka Cserny had 26 points and Hana Peljto added 22 for the Crimson (0-1), who led 48-43 at the break. Bjorklund scored 20 points in the first half to help keep the Buffaloes in the game, and Fagan scored 14 in the second half as Colorado pulled away.
No. 21 Oklahoma 90, Oral Roberts 42
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Maria Villarroel scored 20 points and Caton Hill added 17 to lead Oklahoma in the opening game of the Bertha Teague Classic. Oklahoma scored 17 straight points to open the second half in the season opener for both teams. Krista Sanchez added 13, all in the second half, for the Sooners. Elisha Turek led Oral Roberts with nine points.
No. 22 Arizona 89, Northern Arizona 67
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Shawntinice Polk scored 25 points, including nine straight to start the second half, to lead Arizona. The spurt by Polk, who made 9-of-14 shots before fouling out with 5:14 remaining, increased Arizona's lead to 59-43. Dee-Dee Wheeler, who finished with 19 points, had two free throws and a driving layup to make it 63-46. The Wildcats also got 19 points from both CoCoa Sanford and Aimee Grzyb. Alyssa Wahl led Northern Arizona in its opener with 26 points. Natalie Metz added 14 and Alexis Rhodes 13.
-- Associated Press