WOMEN'S TOP 25 | Sunday's games

No. 2 No. Carolina 84, No. 3 Maryland 71
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Playing on the road against the defending national champions before an energized sellout crowd, No. 2 North Carolina didn't flinch. Ivory Latta scored a season-high 32 points, and the unbeaten Tar Heels (23-0, 7-0) extracted a measure of revenge against No. 3 Maryland Sunday night. The crowd of 17,950 was the largest to watch a women's basketball game in Atlantic Coast Conference history, surpassing the 17,243 that viewed the Terrapins' loss to Duke in February 2005. Maryland has hosted the top five crowds in ACC history. On this night, however, the Terps (21-2, 5-2) waited too long to match the intensity of their enthusiastic fans. Maryland fell behind with five minutes elapsed and never caught up, crumbling under a series of turnovers and missed shots.
No. 4 Tennessee 80, Alabama 51
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Shannon Bobbitt scored 20 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the fourth-ranked Lady Vols. Three of the 5-foot-2 junior point guard's 3-pointers came in a four-minute span in the second half that saw Tennessee (19-2, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) go on a run to turn a four-point advantage into a 53-36 lead with 13 minutes to go. Alabama never got closer than 15 points the rest of the way. All-America forward Candace Parker was held to just nine points.
No. 8 LSU 65, Auburn 45
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Sylvia Fowles scored 19 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to help LSU beat Auburn. Quianna Chaney added 17 points for LSU (20-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference), which extended the nation's longest homecourt winning streak to 42 games. Whitney Boddie led Auburn (15-7, 2-4) with 14 points.
No. 11 George Washington 71, La Salle 47
PHILADELPHIA -- Sarah-Jo Lawrence scored 20 points and Jessica Adair added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead George Washington to its 11th straight win. Kimberly Beck had 12 points for the Colonials (18-2, 7-0 Atlantic 10), who also won 11 straight games during the 2003-04 season. The Explorers (15-7, 3-4) missed 22 of their first 23 shots and hit just 3-of-25 field goals in the first half.
No. 14 Georgia 77, Florida 54
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Tasha Humphrey scored 19 points and Ashley Houts added 16 to help Georgia hand Florida its ninth straight loss. The Lady Bulldogs (18-4, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) ended the first half with a 9-1 run to lead 36-27 at the break. The Lady Gators (6-16, 0-7) trimmed the lead to 53-49 on Marsha Dotson's layup with 9:28 remaining, but Georgia closed the game with a 24-5 spurt.
No. 15 Vanderbilt 61, Arkansas 34
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Carla Thomas scored 18 points to lead Vanderbilt over Arkansas. The Lady Commodores (18-4, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) allowed just 10 field goals in the game, a record low for the Lady Razorbacks in Southeastern Conference play. The previous low was 12, in a 2003 game against Auburn. Arkansas (17-5, 3-4) also set a record low in conference play shooting 21.7 percent from the floor, and tied their mark for fewest points in a half with 14.
No. 16 Bowling Green 72, Eastern Michigan 55
YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Kate Achter scored 22 points to lead Bowling Green over Eastern Michigan for the Falcons' 11th straight win. The Falcons (18-2, 8-0 Mid-American Conference) built a 20-point lead in the second half behind Achter and Ali Mann, who scored 19 points.
No. 19 Middle Tennessee 84, Louisiana-Lafayette 57
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Chrissy Given scored 23 points as Middle Tennessee pulled away in the second half for a victory over Louisiana-Lafayette. The Blue Raiders (19-3, 11-0) won their 16th straight game, setting a new school record.
Mississippi State 73, No. 22 Mississippi 71
OXFORD, Miss. -- Marneshia Richard's shot at the buzzer lifted Mississippi State over Mississippi. Richard's shot, which was upheld after a video review, came after Ashley Awkward had tied the game at 71 on a 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds remaining. It was the first home loss for Mississippi (16-6 overall, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) in 12 games this season. Mississippi State's Alexis Rack had 18 points and seven rebounds for Mississippi State (13-8, 4-3).
Rutgers 63, No. 23 Michigan State 57
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Essence Carson scored seven of her 21 points in the final 2:38 to lift Rutgers over Michigan State. The Scarlet Knights (12-6) won for the seventh time in eight games while handing the Spartans (15-6) their second straight loss to an unranked opponent. Victoria Lucas-Perry led Michigan State with 13 points.
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