TOP 25 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Wright in 2,000-point club as Purdue prevails

Shereka Wright surpassed 2,000 career points in a 57-54 win over Ohio State.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Shereka Wright scored 19 points to lead sixth-ranked Purdue over Ohio State 57-54 Sunday.
Wright joined MaChelle Joseph and Stephanie White as the only players in Purdue history to score 2,000 points.
Erika Valek had 17 points and four assists for Purdue (19-2, 9-1 Big Ten), which outscored the Buckeyes 20-4 during an 11-minute stretch spanning the end of the first and start of the second half to take control and win its 10th straight.
Caity Matter scored 14 points for Ohio State (13-8, 5-5).
No. 13 Minnesota 74,No. 5 Penn State 56
MINNEAPOLIS -- Lindsay Whalen scored 23 points and Janel McCarville added 22, and Minnesota (18-3, 7-3 Big Ten) snapped Penn State's 11-game winning streak. Kelly Mazzante scored 22 and Tanisha Wright had 20 for Penn State (18-4, 10-1), which hadn't lost since a 13-point defeat on the road against then-No. 14 North Carolina on Dec. 30.
No. 1 Tennessee 72, S. Carolina 58
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Shyra Ely had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Shanna Zolman scored all 12 of her points in the first half while Tasha Butts and Tye'sha Fluker each added 10 for Tennessee (19-2, 8-0 Southeastern Conference). South Carolina (9-12, 0-8) lost to Tennessee for the 29th straight time. Lauren Simms and Cristina Ciocan scored 13 points apiece and Iva Sliskovic added 10 points for South Carolina.
No. 4 Connecticut 83,No. 22 Miami 65
STORRS, Conn. -- Diana Taurasi had 21 points and six steals and Connecticut (18-2, 8-1 Big East) overcame 33 turnovers. Ashley Battle added 18 points for the Huskies. Chanivia Broussard led Miami (16-4, 5-4) with 20 points and Tamara James scored 19.
No. 9 Texas Tech 62,No. 17 Baylor 59
WACO, Texas -- Chesley Dabbs scored the go-ahead basket with 32 seconds remaining for Texas Tech (20-3, 6-3 Big 12). Alesha Robertson led the Raiders with 25 points. Sophia Young paced Baylor (17-5, 5-4) with 19 points and Steffanie Blackmon scored 17.
No. 10 Kansas State 79,No. 11 Colorado 53
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kendra Wecker had 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Kansas State (17-3, 8-1 Big 12). Tera Bjorklund led Colorado with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
North Carolina St. 62,No. 12 North Carolina 54
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Kaayla Chones scored 17 of her game-high 23 points in the second half for N.C. State (13-11, 5-6 Atlantic Coast Conference). Chones also had a team-high 13 rebounds. Camille Little led North Carolina (18-4, 8-3) with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
No. 19 Auburn 68, No. 14 LSU 50
AUBURN, Ala. -- Natasha Brackett scored 22 points and Le'Coe Willingham added 16 for Auburn (18-5, 6-3 SEC). Payne had a career-high 15 rebounds and 10 blocks. Seimone Augustus led LSU (18-4, 6-2) with 17 points.
No. 15 DePaul 61, Marquette 59
CHICAGO -- Charlene Smith's basket with one second remaining gave DePaul (20-2, 8-1 Conference USA) the win. Smith scored 17 points, and Khara Smith had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Demons. Ashley Luke added 16 points, and Jenni Dant 11. Christina Quaye led Marquette (16-6, 6-3) with 16 points.
Arkansas 71, No. 16 Georgia 63
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Shameka Christon scored 28 points, and Arkansas (14-7, 3-5 SEC) snapped Georgia's three-game winning streak. Christi Thomas led Georgia (16-6, 5-4) with 14 points.
No. 18 TCU 76, Southern Miss 45
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kim Ortega scored 15 points and Sandora Irvin had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead TCU (18-4, 7-2 C-USA). Michelle Poindexter led Southern Miss (14-8, 2-7) with 17 points.
No. 20 Michigan State 70,Northwestern 46
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Lindsay Bowen scored 14 points and Michigan State (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten) won for the eighth time in nine games. Michelle Zylstra scored 18 points for Northwestern (7-15, 0-11).
Seton Hall 51,No. 23 Notre Dame 45
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- LaNedra Brown scored all 10 of her points in the final 9:21 for Seton Hall (13-8, 5-5 Big East). Melissa Langelier scored 13 points and made four free throws in the final 25 seconds for Seton Hall. Jacqueline Batteast had nine points for Notre Dame (14-8, 7-3).
No. 24 Florida 76, Kentucky 56
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Bernice Mosby scored 13 points and Vanessa Hayden added 11 for Florida (16-5, 6-2 SEC), which won its fifth straight. SeSe Helm scored 27 points for Kentucky (9-14, 1-9).