TOP 25 ROUNDUP \ Women's college basketball

No. 6 Ohio State 77, Cornell 43
COLUMBUS -- Ohio State was determined not to have another second-half meltdown. Jessica Davenport scored 24 points and Brandie Hoskins added 19 Saturday to lead the Buckeyes to a 77-43 win over Cornell in the semifinals of the Buckeye Classic. Ohio State controlled the game early, building a 44-21 halftime lead and never letting Cornell (0-4) mount a threat, a far cry from Tuesday night, when Ohio State blew a 17-point second-half lead and needed two overtimes to defeat Boston College 80-72. Davenport, a first-team All-America center and Big Ten player of the year the past two years, hit 9 of 10 shots from the field and had 10 rebounds. "We did a great job today. The things we were working on in practice really came out today in the game," said Davenport, whose double-double was the 34th of her career. Ahead 52-27 in the second half, Ohio State (4-0) went on a 10-4 run with Davenport hitting two layups and making two free throws. Cornell coach Dayna Smith said her team didn't have an answer for Davenport. "I liked how we tried to compete," Smith said. "We wanted to be aggressive with her, but she is a lot stronger than any of our players." The Buckeyes, who will face Montana in the tournament final today, shot 54 percent from the field in the second half and 50 percent for the game. Montana defeated Davidson 68-61 in Saturday's other semifinal. Jeomi Maduka led Cornell with 21 points, and Kayleen Fitzsimmons added 11. The Big Red committed 20 turnovers and shot 29 percent from the field. Ohio State turned the ball over just 10 times and had 21 assists. "I think the telling stat today was the assist-to-turnover ratio," Ohio State coach Jim Foster said. "I think you can always tell a good team by that stat. I think we got out in transition and got some good shots." Hoskins, Ohio State's senior guard who tore her right Achilles tendon in the second round of the NCAA tournament last March, has scored in double figures in all of the team's games this season. "Ohio State is a very good team," Smith said. "We worked as hard as we could. I'm proud of the way we fought out there. But we were overmatched."
No. 5 Duke 92, Michigan 47
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Lindsey Harding scored 19 points to pace Duke over Michigan. The Blue Devils (5-0) led by double-digits for most of the way after outscoring Michigan 12-2 in the opening three minutes. Duke, fueled by Harding's 13 first-half points, were up by as many as 20 before taking a 44-26 halftime lead. Michigan (4-2) had 22 turnovers, including 12 in the first half. The Wolverines, who got eight points from reserve sophomore forward Carly Benson, never got closer than 21 points in the second half. Duke got 14 points from Alison Bales, who gave the Blue Devils a 83-43 lead after scoring inside with 3:51 remaining. Abby Waner added 14 points to go along with 11 from Carrem Gay.
No. 9 LSU 105, Eastern Washington 52
SAN ANTONIO -- Mesha Williams had 19 points and 12 rebounds for LSU in the UT-San Antonio Thanksgiving Classic. Sylvia Fowles added 17 points and seven rebounds for LSU (7-1). Katy Baker led Eastern Washington (3-3) with 12 points.
No. 13 Arizona State-No. 18 Rutgers, canceled
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands -- The championship game of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam was canceled after the 15-year-old brother of Arizona State senior forward Aubree Johnson died while in St. Thomas to watch her play. Virgin Islands Police Department spokeswoman Shawna Richards confirmed that Johnson's brother, Jordan, died in his sleep but didn't provide other details or a cause of death.
No. 14 Vanderbilt 67,No. 16 California 55
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Caroline Williams scored 18 points, Carla Thomas added 16 and Vanderbilt held California scoreless for almost 11 minutes in the championship game of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament. Christina Wirth and Liz Sherwood each added 10 points for the Commodores (6-0). Ashley Walker led Cal (4-1) with 19 points.
No. 15 Baylor 71, South Dakota St. 53
FREEPORT, Bahamas -- Jessica Morrow scored 14 points for Baylor in the Junkanoo Jam on Grand Bahama Island. Angela Tisdale added 12 points and 10 assists for Baylor (6-1). Megan Vogel led South Dakota State (4-1) with 24 points.
No. 21 UCLA 87, Sacramento St. 64
HONOLULU -- Lindsey Pluimer scored a career-high 27 points and had eight rebounds for UCLA in a consolation game at the Rainbow Wahine Classic. Noelle Quinn added 12 points and 11 assists and Chinyere Ibekwe had 17 points and nine rebounds for UCLA (3-3). Atty Boyer led Sacramento State (1-5) with a career-best 23 points and eight rebounds.
No. 23 George Washington 68,James Madison 56
WASHINGTON -- Jessica Adair scored 16 points and had a career-high 14 rebounds for George Washington (5-1). Meredith Alexis led James Madison (2-1) with 25 points.
No. 25 Texas 79, Oral Roberts 40
AUSTIN, Texas -- Tiffany Jackson scored 21 points and Texas (5-1) overcome a sluggish offensive start. Mariana Camargo led the Golden Eagles (4-1) with 13 points.
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