WOMEN'S TOP 25 Sunday's games



No. 1 Duke 99, Miami 93
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Monique Currie scored 15 of her 43 points in the second overtime to Duke avoid an upset. Currie's 3-pointer with 3:30 remaining in the second overtime put the Blue Devils (24-1, 12-1) ahead for good 83-80. She also was 10-for-10 on free throws in the final 1:33 to secure the victory.
No. 2 LSU 64, Arkansas 42
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Seimone Augustus scored 26 points to help LSU cruise. The Lady Tigers (23-2, 11-1 SEC), who lost at Florida in overtime on Thursday, maintained their one-game lead over Tennessee in the conference race. LSU has games remaining against Alabama and Mississippi State.
No. 4 Maryland 65, N. Carolina State 57
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Laura Harper scored 20 points to lead Maryland. Crystal Langhorne added 14 and Kristi Tolliver 13 for Maryland (23-4, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which won its second straight since a 90-80 loss Feb. 13 at No. 1 Duke. Marissa Coleman had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 5 Tennessee 82, Alabama 65
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Shanna Zolman equaled her career-high with 28 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lift Tennessee. The Lady Vols (24-3, 10-2 Southeastern Conference) finally managed a stress-free game after three consecutive three-point decisions, winning their 30th consecutive meeting with the Crimson Tide (9-16, 3-9).
No. 7 Rutgers 60, Syracuse 43
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Michelle Campbell and Cappie Pondexter each scored 13 points to help Rutgers to its ninth straight win. Matee Ajavon and Essence Carson had 11 each and Kia Vaughn added 10 for Rutgers (21-3, 13-0 Big East), which has won 21 straight conference games dating back to last season.
No. 8 Connecticut 79, Notre Dame 64
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Ann Strother scored 11 of her 19 points during a decisive run midway through the second half to lead Connecticut. UConn led 52-48 when Strother made a pair of free throws and a pair of 3-pointers to give the Huskies a 60-51 lead.
Indiana 63, No. 10 Purdue 61
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Cyndi Valentin hit a tying 3-pointer with 5 seconds left in regulation and a pair of free throws with 3 seconds to go in overtime, giving Indiana the upset and knocking the Boilermakers out of first place in the Big Ten. Valentin led the Hoosiers with 25 points.
No. 12 Baylor 73, Texas Tech 60
WACO, Texas -- Sophia Young scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Baylor. Rachel Allison added 16 points and Jessica Morrow 15, both career highs, for the Lady Bears (19-5, 9-4 Big 12).
No. 13 Georgia 83, No. 22 Vanderbilt 61
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sherill Baker scored a game-high 22 points to lead Georgia. The Lady Bulldogs (18-7, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) pulled away early, as Cori Chambers came off the bench and hit a pair of 3-pointers in a 10-0 run that gave Georgia an early 22-11 lead.
Wisconsin 67, No. 17 Minnesota 61
MADISON, Wis. -- Janese Banks scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures for Wisconsin. Danielle Ward scored with 55.2 seconds left to break a 61-61 tie, and Banks sank four free throws in the final 18.1 seconds to clinch the game for Wisconsin (11-16, 5-10 Big Ten).
No. 23 Temple 70, Dayton 36
DAYTON -- Candice Dupree scored 24 points to help Temple. The Owls (20-6, 11-3 Atlantic 10) used a 20-4 run midway through the first half to pull away from Dayton (16-9, 8-6).
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