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No. 1 LSU 81, Kentucky 58
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Seimone Augustus scored 18 points to lead LSU (24-1, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) past Kentucky. Augustus has posted double figures in 51 consecutive games and 86 of the 94 she's played at LSU. With the victory, the Lady Tigers tied the school record for SEC victories in a single season. LSU went 11-3 in 1999-00 and 2002-03. Samantha Mahoney led Kentucky (14-12, 3-8) with 22 points.
No. 3 Duke 72, Clemson 48
DURHAM, N.C. -- Jessica Foley scored 21 points, and Duke beat Clemson for the eighth consecutive time to push the Tigers' losing streak to 11 games. Wanisha Smith and Williams scored 12 points each for Duke (24-2, 10-1 ACC). Tasha Phillips had 18 points for Clemson (7-17, 1-10).
No. 6 Tennessee 74, South Carolina 44
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Shanna Zolman scored 13 points to help Tennessee to its 60th consecutive Southeastern Conference home victory and 31st in a row against South Carolina. Tennessee (20-4, 10-1) reached 20 victories for the 29th consecutive season under coach Pat Summitt, who is eight victories from passing Dean Smith as the winningest coach in NCAA history. Lauren Simms scored 16 points for South Carolina (6-19, 0-11).
No. 9 Michigan St. 67, Iowa 60
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Liz Shimek scored 20 points, and Kelli Roehrig hit two key baskets during Michigan State's late 12-2 run. Michigan State (23-3, 12-2 Big Ten) won for the seventh consecutive time to set up a showdown at home Sunday against league-leading Ohio State. Crystal Smith led Iowa (16-8, 5-8) with 19 points.
No. 17 Temple 63, St. Bonaventure 53
OLEAN, N.Y. -- Candice Dupree had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help Temple extend its school-record winning streak to 18 games. Kamesha Hairston and Cynthia Jordan added 12 points each for Temple (21-3, 13-0 Atlantic 10). Tory Vyborny had 18 points for St. Bonaventure (8-16, 3-10).
No. 20 Maryland 70, Miami 65
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Crystal Langhorne had 29 points and 22 rebounds to lead Maryland to its 200th Atlantic Coast Conference victory. Shay Doron added 20 points for the Terrapins (18-6, 7-5). Tamara James led Miami (12-12, 4-7) with 27 points.
No. 21 North Carolina St. 71, Florida St. 43
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Khadijah Whittington scored 16 points and had a career-high 13 rebounds to lead North Carolina State (19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) to its fourth consecutive victory and seventh of its last eight games. Roneeka Hodges led Florida State (21-6, 7-5) with 13 points.
No. 22 Vanderbilt 78, Arkansas 43
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Carla Thomas scored 23 points and Vanderbilt held Arkansas to its lowest point total of the season. Ashley Earley added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Vanderbilt (18-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference). Sarah Pfeifer scored 13 points for Arkansas (15-9, 3-8).
No. 23 Wis.-Green Bay 78, Cleveland St. 61
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Tiffany Mor scored 23 points and Wisconsin-Green Bay beat Cleveland State to clinch at least a share of the Horizon League title. Green Bay (22-2, 13-0) has won 16 consecutive overall and 55 in a row at home against conference opponents. Erin Martin led Cleveland State (3-21, 2-11) with 19 points.
No. 24 Penn St. 76, Wisconsin 43
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Jess Strom scored 19 of her 21 points in the first half and had seven assists for Penn State (17-8, 12-2 Big Ten). Tanisha Wright added 14 points to help Penn State win its 27th consecutive game at the Bryce Jordan Center. Annie Nelson had 14 points for Wisconsin (10-13, 4-9).
Associated Press