TOP 25 ROUNDUP Women's basketball



No. 4 Duke 72, No. 22 Pittsburgh 51
CANCUN, Mexico -- Lindsey Harding scored 22 points to lead Duke over Pittsburgh in the final game of the Caribbean Classic Tournament. Duke hit 30-of-36 free throws to remain undefeated in 12 games. Carrem Gay added 12 points, Wanisha Smith had 11 and Abby Waner scored 10 for the Blue Devils. Marcedes Walker led Pittsburgh (12-1) with 15 points, and Xenia Stewart scored 10. The Blue Devils pulled away in the opening minutes with a 9-0 run, fueled by an aggressive press, to take a 13-4 lead after five minutes. The Blue Devils also defeated No. 25 Bowling Green and Southern Methodist at the tourney. Pittsburgh finished 2-1, beating East Carolina and Liberty.
No. 1 Maryland 110, Loyola, Md. 55
BALTIMORE -- Marissa Coleman scored 21 points, Crystal Langhorne added 18 on 9-for-9 shooting, and Maryland remained unbeaten. Laura Harper had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Maryland (13-0). The Terrapins have won 19 straight over two seasons, the nation's longest current winning streak. Maryland had six players in double figures and shot 66 percent from the field. The Terrapins matched their season high in points, their most since amassing 111 against La Salle on Feb. 15, 1978. Jill Glessner scored 13 points and Meghan Wood added 11 for Loyola (4-6).
No. 6 Connecticut 93,Colorado State 58
STORRS, Conn. -- Renee Montgomery and Mel Thomas each had 19 points, and all five Huskies starters scored in double figures. UConn (8-0) opened the game with a 16-3 run and never trailed. Kalana Greene scored 17 points, Tina Charles added 15, and Charde Houston had 10. The Rams' only points in the first half came on seven 3-point shots and six free throws. Kelly Jo Mullany hit her first four 3-pointers and led the Rams with 18 points.
No. 11 Georgia 72, Richmond 41
RICHMOND, Va. -- Cori Chambers single-handedly outscored Richmond in the first half. Chambers scored 17 of her 20 points before halftime, when Georgia (11-1) led 35-12. Janese Hardrick had 12 points, five assists and five steals for Georgia. Tasha Humphrey added 11, and Megan Darrah had 10. Katie Hozer led Richmond (4-8) with 12 points, followed by Christina Campion with 11.
No. 12 Vanderbilt 89, Indiana State 75
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Carla Thomas scored 22 points and Vanderbilt won the championship game of the Vanderbilt Holiday Tournament. Christina Wirth added a career-high 18 points for Vanderbilt (11-1). Rachel Maenpaa led Indiana State (7-4) with 23 points and six rebounds. Thomas was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
No. 16 Louisville 77, Florida 60
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Angel McCoughtry had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Jazz Covington added 23 points and Louisville remained unbeaten. The Cardinals (13-0) made the most of their height advantage, outscoring the Gators (5-7) 42-30 in the paint and 19-7 on second-chance opportunities. Sha Brooks led the Gators with 16 points, and Marshae Dotson added 14 points and 13 rebounds.
TCU 74, No. 17 DePaul 73
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico -- Ashley Davis scored 23 points and Adrienne Ross made two free throws in the final seconds to lift TCU in the San Juan Shootout. Ross, who scored all 14 of her points in the second half, was fouled with four seconds remaining and converted both free throws to end a 10-game win streak for the Blue Demons (10-2). Jenna Rubino led four Blue Demons in double figures with 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Caprice Smith added 14 points with four assists.
No. 21 Marquette 89, Manhattan 38
MILWAUKEE -- Danielle Kamm had a career-high 26 points, including six 3-pointers, as Marquette (11-1) won its 10th straight. Christina Quaye added 16 points, including 10-of-13 free throws for the Golden Eagles. Kelly Lam made all four of her shots and had a career-high 17 points. Caitlin Flood led Manhattan -- two games removed a 70-30 loss at Marist -- with 11 points.
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