Ohio State stays perfect after rout of W. Illinois

Canfield High graduate Erin Martin scored eight points in a loss to UConn.
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COLUMBUS -- No. 4 Ohio State continues to click on both offense and defense.
Jessica Davenport scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes to a 75-36 win over Western Illinois on Sunday in the Buckeye Classic championship.
The Buckeyes (3-0) led 38-13 after the first half, holding Western Illinois (3-1) to 25 percent shooting from the floor. Western Illinois made just five of 20 shots in the half.
Ohio State hasn't allowed an opponent to score 40 points this season.
Despite the early lead Sunday, Davenport said the Buckeyes offense was a bit erratic.
"But once we got into a rhythm, we played well," said Davenport, who was named the tournament's MVP.
Ohio State shot 50 percent for the game and scored 24 points off of 21 turnovers. Kim Wilburn had 12 points and Brandie Hoskins added 10 for the Buckeyes.
Western Illinois' problems continued in the second half, shooting just 8 of 23 -- 30.2 percent.
Zane Teilane led Western Illinois with 12 points and six rebounds. Samantha Greer added six points and three rebounds.
"Ohio State is the No. 4 [team] in the country for a reason," Western Illinois coach Leslie Crane said. "They are a great ball club. We play teams like them to learn and get better. We will be fine for the rest of our season in our division."
No. 8 Connecticut 85,Cleveland St. 51
CLEVELAND -- Ann Strother and Mel Thomas each scored 19 points to lead Connecticut.
The eighth-ranked Huskies (5-0), coming off a championship game victory over Oklahoma in the Women's NIT, used a 34-8 run late in the first half and early in the second to rout the Vikings (2-2).
Cleveland State extended the nation's longest active streak of games with a 3-point field goal to 362, but the Vikings couldn't keep up with Strother and Thomas. Thomas went 5-for-10 and Strother 3-for-6 on 3-pointers,
Connecticut has won 151 of its last 154 games against unranked opponents and is 205-17 overall since the 1999-00 season, winning four national titles. Connecticut has outscored opponents by an average score of 77-49 this season.
Thomas hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points in a 12-1 run to start the second half that put the Huskies ahead 55-22. That came after Strother hit a pair of 3s during a 22-7 run on the way to a 43-21 halftime lead.
Dominique Butler led the Vikings with 10 points, Omega Harrington had nine and Canfield High graduate Erin Martin eight.
Brittany Hunter scored 12 points for the Huskies. Connecticut senior Barbara Turner, a native of Cleveland, made all of her shots and scored eight points, but played only 17 minutes because of foul problems.
Connecticut shot 49 percent from the field (28-for-57) and held the Vikings to 35-percent shooting.