WOMEN'S ROUNDUP WEDNESDAY'S GAMES
No. 2 Duke 67, Georgia Tech 59
ATLANTA -- Wanisha Smith scored 13 points and Duke survived its closest game of the season. The Blue Devils (15-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) went ahead for good on Abby Waner's 3-pointer less than three minutes into the second half. But they struggled to put Georgia Tech away, scoring their final field goal with 6:27 remaining. Duke wrapped up the victory at the foul line, hitting nine of its last 11 attempts. Georgia Tech (11-4, 0-3) held Duke to its fewest points of the season, far below its 97-point average.
No. 5 Baylor 57, Oklahoma St. 26
WACO, Texas -- Jessica Morrow scored 11 points and Sophia Young added 10 to lead Baylor. The Lady Bears (12-1, 2-1 Big 12) opened the second half with an 11-2 run to extend their lead to 36-16 with 14 minutes left. Oklahoma State's 26 points represented the lowest offensive output for a Baylor opponent in school history. The previous low came in a 69-44 win over Nebraska on Feb. 5, 2003.
No. 10 Rutgers 66, South Florida 65
TAMPA, Fla. -- Cappie Pondexter scored a career-high 40 points and Rutgers rallied to get the road win. Pondexter made a jumper with 8 seconds left to give the Scarlet Knights a 66-64 lead. South Florida's Shantia Grace converted one of two free throws in the final seconds and the Bulls got the ball back after Pondexter missed a free throw, but Jessica Dickson missed a desperation heave at the buzzer.
TCU 76, No. 18 New Mexico 67
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Adrianne Ross scored a career-high 24 points to help TCU get the win. Ross went 10-for-19 from the field and also had five assists and four steals. Ashley Davis came off the bench to score 18 points for the Horned Frogs. TCU (7-6, 1-1 Mountain West) shot 48 percent from the field and forced 19 turnovers.
George Washington 58,No. 19 Temple 41
WASHINGTON -- Freshman forward Jazmine Adair scored 11 points and set career-highs with 11 rebounds and three blocks to lead George Washington to its fourth straight win. Adair also helped limit Temple's Lady Comfort, who was shooting 70 percent for the season entering the game, to six points on 2-for-8 shooting.
No. 24 Missouri 64, Nebraska 58
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Carlynn Savant scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half and Missouri won its 12th straight game. Savant opened the second half with a jumper, sparking a 14-4 run that erased Nebraska's 29-27 halftime lead. Christelle N'Garsanet scored inside and Savant also hit a 3-pointer during the spurt.
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