No. 10 Ohio St. 86, Nebraska 61

No. 10 Ohio St. 86, Nebraska 61
COLUMBUS -- Jessica Davenport scored 26 points, including 17 in the first half to almost match Nebraska's total, and No. 10 Ohio State shot 65 percent from the field in routing the Cornhuskers. Davenport hit 8 of 9 shots from the field and the Buckeyes (8-1) held the Cornhuskers to 25 percent shooting in the opening half to build a 36-19 lead. Nebraska (6-3) cut the lead to nine points with less than 7 minutes remaining, but Ohio State went inside to Davenport, its 6-foot-4 post player, for bank shots on the next two possessions to pull away for its fifth win in a row. The Buckeyes shot 78 percent from the field in the second half (18-of-23), making all five of their 3-point attempts.
No. 12 Michigan St. 73, Detroit 64
DETROIT -- Kelli Roehrig scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds to lead No. 12 Michigan State. Liz Shimek added 18 points and Rene Haynes had 16, including a three-pointer that broke a tie late in the second half. Lindsey Pasquinzo had 18 points to lead the Titans, who have lost their last eight meetings with the Spartans. Joanna Cooper added 13 points. Detroit (1-6) split a pair of free throws with 4:43 to play to tie the game at 62, but Haynes hit a triple from the right corner less than 20 seconds later to give the Spartans (8-1) a lead they would never lose.
No. 7 Notre Dame 72, Washington 58
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Crystal Erwin scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-9 shooting and Jacqueline Batteast had 17 points and 10 rebounds, leading seventh-ranked Notre Dame over Washington. The Irish (9-1) opened the game by hitting their first five shots and were in control throughout, shooting 60 percent while holding the Huskies (4-4) to 34 percent shooting. The Irish dominated inside, outscoring the Huskies 42-22 in the paint and outrebounding Washington 38-28. The Huskies simply couldn't stop Erwin, as she became the first player to shoot 9-for-9 at the Joyce Center in 18 years.
No. 17 Boston College 78, New Hampshire 49
BOSTON -- Jessalyn Deveny scored 14 of her 23 points during a 24-9 run to start the second half and finished with nine rebounds, leading No. 17 Boston College past New Hampshire. Clare Droesch scored five of her 13 points in the second-half run. Boston College (7-1) hit eight of its first nine shots in the second half, extending a 31-26 halftime lead to 55-35 on Deveny's free throw with 11:03 to play.Whitney Edwards paced the New Hampshire (3-4) with 10 points.Deveny, who entered the game averaging 17.9 points as the team's top scorer, hit a baseline jumper 13 seconds into the second half. After Droesch sank a 3-pointer, Deveny scored eight of the Eagles' next 10 points, making it 46-30 with 14:36 left.
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