TOP 25 ROUNDUP \ Tuesday's games

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No. 21 Notre Dame 103, Syracuse 91
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Notre Dame became the first team to crack the century mark in the Carrier Dome in 10 years. After missing their first three 3-pointers, the Irish went 10-for-14 from behind the arc to close the opening half and beat the Orange 103-91 on Tuesday night." We got off to a great start and played fearlessly and with great unselfishness," Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. "We're good offensively. We can put numbers on the board." West Virginia was the last team to score 100 in Syracuse, beating the Orange 101-79 on Dec. 4, 1979. Syracuse abandoned its signature 2-3 zone defense for most of the game because of the tough matchups the Irish provided. But whatever defensive alignment the Orange chose proved no match for the Irish, who even played without 6-foot-9 Rob Kurz (sprained ankle), their second leading scorer at 14 points per game and leading rebounder at 8.8 per game. Russell Carter and Colin Falls more than made up for his absence. Each hit four 3-pointers and combined for 29 points in the opening period, and most were wide-open looks against the defenseless Orange. "We had to play them man-to-man, and we couldn't do it," Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said. "Inside, we had no effort until the end of the game. That's just not going to get it done. The only thing that was a positive is we keep trying." Notre Dame (18-4, 6-3 Big East) won for the first time in four conference road games and halted a three-game losing streak against the reeling Orange (15-7, 4-4), who lost their third straight game.
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No. 6 Connecticut 70, Cincinnati 60
CINCINNATI -- Kalana Greene made three jumpers during an early 19-point run, and Connecticut overcame a second-half slump and reached another program milestone with a victory over Cincinnati. The five-time national champions became the 18th team to win 700 games in Division I.
No. 17 Bowling Green 72, Chicago State 55
CHICAGO -- Ali Mann scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Bowling Green over Chicago State. Five players scored in double figures for Bowling Green (19-2), led by Kate Achter's 14.
No. 18 Texas A & amp;M 64, Oklahoma State 63
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Danielle Gant hit the game-winning free throw with one second left to lift Texas A & amp;M over Oklahoma State.
No. 19 Louisville 64, Villanova 59
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Angel McCoughtry scored 17 points and Jazz Covington added 14 to help Louisville rally past Villanova.
No. 23 Rutgers 66, No. 16 Marquette 56
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Essence Carson scored a career-high 25 points to lead Rutgers. Kia Vaughn scored 10 of her 14 points down the stretch for Rutgers (13-6, 6-2 Big East), which defeated its second straight ranked opponent while snapping a four-game winning streak by Marquette (19-3, 7-2).
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