TOP 25 ROUNDUP Sunday’s games

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No. 9 Oklahoma 66, No. 21 Michigan St. 55

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Amanda Thompson had 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead a balanced attack and help Oklahoma overtake Michigan State. Courtney Paris had 13 points and 14 rebounds to stretch her NCAA-record streak of double-double performances to 68. The Sooners (7-2) broke a 53-53 tie with a 13-2 closing run. Ashley Paris, Courtney’s twin sister, and Danielle Robinson each had 12 points for Oklahoma, which trailed by 11 at halftime. Jenna Plumley added eight points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer, and five steals. Ursuline High graduate Courtney Davidson came off the bench to lead the Spartans (7-3) with 18 points.

No. 1 Tennessee 96, Gonzaga 73

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Angie Bjorklund scored 23 points and Candace Parker 18 to lead Tennessee. Nicky Anosike added 14 points and 11 rebounds for Tennessee (9-0), which played the last of five straight home games and won’t return to Thompson-Boling Arena until Jan. 10. Jami Bjorklund scored 19 points for the Bulldogs (6-4), who fell to 1-4 on the road.

No. 5 Stanford 87, No. 10 Baylor 63

STANFORD, Calif. — Candice Wiggins was simply brilliant on both ends. Wiggins scored 21 of her 35 points in the first half, had four steals, three assists and two blocks, and Stanford dealt Baylor its first defeat of the season.

No. 8 LSU 76, Louisiana Tech 45

RUSTON, La. — Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead LSU. The Lady Tigers (7-2) were never seriously threatened, taking a 40-22 halftime lead. The Lady Techsters (4-6) made only a third of their first-half shots, a tally that dropped to 21.2 percent in the second half.

No. 20 Texas 76, Louisiana-Lafayette 43

AUSTIN, Texas — Carla Cortijo led Texas’ up-tempo offense, scoring 14 points and adding seven assists in the Longhorns’ victory. Texas (8-2) struggled to find its shooting rhythm in the first half, but opened the second half with a 21-12 run to build an insurmountable 59-35 lead.

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No. 14 Texas A&M 64, Ark.-Pine Bluff 37

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — It didn’t matter Sunday, but the Texas A&M Aggies know they’ll have to develop more of a killer instinct to win once Big 12 play begins next month. Josh Carter scored 16 points andTexas A&M (9-1) used stifling defense to win. The Aggies held Arkansas-Pine Bluff scoreless for nearly 10 minutes to start the game, then the Golden Lions went without a basket for an 8 1/2-minute span in the second half. Coach Mark Turgeon and his players were upset they allowed the Golden Lions to get back in it after they jumped to an 18-0 lead. “We don’t have that killer instinct yet,” Turgeon said. “We’ve done it a lot. This time Arkansas-Pine Bluff wasn’t good enough to come back. It was disappointing. We’ve worked really hard to try and get better at that.” The win improves the Aggies’ home record to 7-0 and breaks a three-game winning streak for Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

No. 21 Arizona 69, Fresno St 50

TUCSON, Ariz. — Jerryd Bayless scored 21 points, and Arizona routed Fresno State for its fourth straight victory. Chase Budinger added 16 points and Jordan Hill finished with 15 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats. Arizona (7-2) played for the second time since coach Lute Olson announced he would extend his personal leave of absence through the end of the season. In the first game, Arizona spotted Illinois a 12-0 lead in Chicago before rallying for a 78-72 overtime victory. Facing Fresno State in an early afternoon game, the Wildcats again started slowly, trailing 17-15 midway through the first half. But Arizona responded with a 20-2 run to take a 35-19 halftime lead. Bayless fueled the spurt with three 3-pointers and a jam off an alley-oop pass from Nic Wise. On the defensive end, Arizona limited Fresno State to 29.2 percent shooting in the first half. The Bulldogs had more turnovers (nine) than field goals (seven) and scored only two baskets in the final 11:39 of the first half. The Wildcats put together a 10-5 surge after halftime to end any possibility of a Bulldogs rally. Kevin Bell scored 12 points and Hector Hernandez had 11 for the Bulldogs (5-5), who dropped their second straight and fell to 1-4 on the road.

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