TOP 25 ROUNDUP Women's basketball

No. 7 North Carolina 77,No. 8 Connecticut 54
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ivory Latta had 21 points and five assists and North Carolina dealt Connecticut its worst home loss in the Geno Auriemma era. The Tar Heels (8-0) were nearly unstoppable on offense, extending their lead to 33 points, and they shut down the Huskies (6-1) for long stretches. North Carolina gave the UConn fans little to cheer as its relentless defense accounted for five steals and seven blocks and held the Huskies to 35 percent shooting. The Tar Heels also scored 23 points off UConn turnovers. La'Tangela Atkinson finished with 18 points for North Carolina, and Camille Little added 17. Atkinson and Little combined for 17 rebounds and the Tar Heels outrebounded UConn 42-33. Erlana Larkins finished with three blocks. Ann Strother finished with 13 points and was the only UConn player to reach double digits.
No. 16 Oklahoma 83, No. 22 UCLA 78
NORMAN, Okla. -- Courtney Paris scored 24 points and set an Oklahoma freshman record with 22 rebounds. UCLA rallied from a 19-point, second-half deficit closing to 78-77 on Noelle Quinn's 3-pointer from the right wing with 1:14 to play. Paris answered with a basket inside for the Sooners and, after Nikki Blue missed a driving basket, Leah Rush made two free throws to give Oklahoma an 82-77 lead with 29.7 seconds left. Rush finished with 19 points, Erin Higgins had 14 and Kendra Moore added a career-best 13 for the Sooners. Blue scored 20 of her 23 points in the second half for UCLA. Quinn finished with 18 and Willis 13 for Bruins.
Associated Press