WOMEN'S COLLEGE ROUNDUP Top 25 games

Ohio St. 75, No. 10 Minnesota 57
COLUMBUS -- Past a midseason lull that knocked them from the Top 25, the Ohio State Buckeyes are making a push for the NCAA tournament. "We have become a better team in the past five games," Buckeyes coach Jim Foster said Thursday night. "Our team has maturity and is growing and as a result, good things are happening. We are doing the things you need to do to win." Caity Matter led the Buckeyes (14-8, 6-5 Big Ten) with 28 points, including 24 in the first half when Minnesota lost leading scorer Lindsay Whalen to a wrist injury. Whalen left the game with about 3 minutes before halftime after being knocked to the floor while going for an offensive rebound. The severity of her injury won't be known until Friday, a Minnesota team spokeswoman said. The Buckeyes were ahead 32-16 when Whalen, who averages 21.4 points per game, got hurt. Ohio State easily built its lead without the Golden Gophers' best player on the floor. "It really took a toll on us when she went out. She's kinda the heart and soul of our team, but we made the commitment at halftime to not quit and I don't think we quit," Gophers coach Pam Borton said. Matter made 10 of 12 shots, including 4-of-5 3-pointers, in the first half to help the Buckeyes take a 43-18 lead at the break. "I was smart with my shot selection and they went in," Matter said. "There was intensity on the floor tonight." Ohio State shot 18-for-27 in the first half and 59.1 percent for the game, while the Gophers went 7-for-26 before halftime and finished at 35.5 percent. "We didn't show up tonight in the first half and they took advantage of our turnovers," Borton said. "It was like a flurry. We never dug ourselves out of it." Janel McCarville led Minnesota (18-4, 7-4) with 16 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Kadidja Andersson added 11 points and Whalen scored five. Jessica Davenport had 13 points for Ohio State and LaToya Turner added 12 points and nine rebounds.
No. 3 Tennessee 70, No. 19 Georgia 67
ATHENS, Ga. -- Ashley Robinson and reserve Brittany Jackson scored 15 points apiece for Tennessee. Janese Hardrick missed a layup in traffic in the final seconds that could have won it for Georgia, which lost to Tennessee for the 10th time in 11 games. Shyra Ely scored all eight of her points in the second half for the Vols (20-2, 8-0 Southeastern Conference), who never trailed in winning their 29th straight conference game. They reached 20 wins for the 19th straight year under coach Pat Summitt. Hardrick and Sherill Baker and Hardrick had 14 points apiece for Georgia (16-7, 5-5).
No. 4 Duke 80, Wake Forest 55
DURHAM, N.C. -- Alana Beard scored 23 points to lead Duke over Wake Forest for the 25th straight time. Iciss Tillis had 22 points, seven rebounds and four blocks for Duke (19-3, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Erein Ferrell had 17 points and Elizabeth Strunk 15 in the fourth straight loss for Wake Forest (10-13, 3-9).
No. 6 Louisiana Tech 83, Hawaii 45
RUSTON, La. -- Amber Obaze scored 17 points to lead Louisiana Tech to its 10th consecutive victory. Tech (17-2, 10-1 Western Athletic Conference) stretched its home winning streak against unranked teams to 157 games and to 92 against conference rivals. Amisha Carter added 15 points and eight rebounds for Louisiana Tech. Hawaii (5-14, 3-7) was led by Jade Abele with 14 points.
No. 14 Auburn 82, Mississippi 70
OXFORD, Miss. -- Reserve Louise Emeagi scored 21 points in 26 minutes, and Le'Coe Willingham had 20 points and seven rebounds for Auburn. The Tigers (19-5, 7-3 SEC) have won three straight since losing in overtime to Tennessee on Feb. 1. Tywanna Inmon scored 17 points for Mississippi (15-9, 6-4).
No. 16 LSU 92, Arkansas 65
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Doneeka Hodges scored 22 points and Seimone Augustus had 20 to give coach Sue Gunter her 700th career victory, despite missing the game because of bronchitis and a viral infection. It was the 300th victory on their home court for the Tigers (19-4, 7-2 SEC). Kristin Moore and April Seggebruch had 13 points each for Arkansas (14-8, 3-6).
No. 17 Michigan St. 59, Michigan 54
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Lindsay Bowen scored 14 of her 17 points during a second-half comeback, and Michigan State (19-4, 9-3 Big ten) scored the final 11 points of the game. Michigan (11-14, 4-8) was led by Stephanie Gandy with 17 points.
Mississippi St. 88, No. 20 Florida 76
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Tan White scored 22 points and Tiania Burns had 21 for Mississippi State, which snapped five-game winning streak. The Bulldogs (10-12, 4-5 SEC) made 51 percent of their shots and earned their first victory this season over a ranked team. Vanessa Hayden scored 23 points and Tashia Morehead had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Florida (16-6, 6-3).
UCLA 87, No. 24 Arizona 68
LOS ANGELES -- Noelle Quinn had 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead UCLA to its fourth consecutive victory. Lisa Willis scored 19 points and Nikki Blue added 16 points and 11 assists for the Bruins (13-10, 8-6 Pac-10). Dee-Dee Wheeler led Arizona (18-6, 10-3) with 25 points, and Shawntinice Polk added 13 points and 10 rebounds.
-- Associated Press