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No. 2 Memphis 82, Tulsa 67

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Willie Kemp scored 14 points and keyed a first half Memphis rally, leading the No. 2 Tigers to in their first game since their only loss. Kemp was 5-of-10 from the field, including 4-for-7 outside the 3-point arc, as five Tigers scored in double figures. Doneal Mack and Shawn Taggart scored 12 points apiece, while Robert Dozier added 11 points and eight rebounds. Antonio Anderson finished with 10 points. Ray Reese led the Golden Hurricane with 18 points and eight rebounds. Ben Uzoh finished with 17 points and Calvin Walls added 10. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Tulsa. Memphis, which took its first loss of the season Saturday against Tennessee, made a fast start to clear its mind about dropping from the nation’s top spot for the first time in six weeks. The Tigers (27-1, 13-0 Conference USA) shot well and protected the ball while maintaining at least a 20-point lead through much of the second half. But Tulsa put together nine straight points late to at least make the score interesting. The Golden Hurricane were too far behind to catch up, though, never cutting the Memphis lead under 13 points. Tulsa (15-11, 6-7) was the unfortunate team in front of a refocused Memphis, and the Golden Hurricane was stymied by a Tigers defense that held them to 44 percent shooting and forced 17 turnovers. Meanwhile, Memphis shot 48 percent on the night, but was 13-of-25 from 3-point range.

WOMEN

No. 4 Rutgers 60, DePaul 46

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The 800-win club has a new member: C. Vivian Stringer. Stringer joined Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt as the only women’s basketball coaches to win 800 games as No. 4 Rutgers beat DePaul. Knowing it was a special night, DePaul coach Doug Bruno had his entire team shake Stringer’s hand during warmups. Bruno also coached DePaul when Summitt beat the Blue Demons for her 800th. Essence Carson scored 20 points and Epiphanny Prince added 15 to lead Rutgers (23-4, 13-1 Big East), which moved into a tie with UConn atop the Conference. The Huskies visit DePaul on Saturday and the Scarlet Knights host Syracuse before a showdown Monday night with the Huskies in Hartford. Everyone in the crowd was given signs marking the 800th victory. With 30 seconds left they gave the Hall of Fame coach a standing ovation and chanted her initials. When the clock reached zero, the players gave their coach the game ball.

No. 14 Notre Dame 92, South Florida 49

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After losing in overtime to South Florida the past two seasons, Notre Dame took all the drama out of Wednesday night’s game early. The Fighting Irish used a 27-5 run in the first half to gain control and continued to pull away throughout to beat the Bulls.

No. 15 George Washington 75, Richmond 59

RICHMOND, Va. — Sarah-Jo Lawrence scored 15 of her 19 points in the second half and George Washington beat Richmond. The Colonials (23-5, 11-2 Atlantic 10) led 42-36 in the second half before Brittani Shells’ 3-pointer and two free throws by Katie Holzer pulled the Spiders to 42-41 with 14:52 to go. George Washington responded with a 14-0 run to seal the win. Kimberly Beck hit a 3-pointer, Lawrence added a pair of free throws and a jumper, Whitney Allen had two baskets and Antelia Parrish hit a 3-pointer. Richmond (13-15, 6-7) never got closer than 11 again. Jessica Adair scored 14 of her 17 points in the first half for the Colonials, and Allen finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Beck and Parrish each scored nine. Shells and Johanna McKnight scored 17 each for the Spiders.

No. 25 Marist 70, St. Peter’s 57

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Rachele Fitz had 24 points and 14 rebounds and Erica Allenspach added 14 points, leading Marist to its 17th straight victory. The game was originally scheduled for last Friday night, but was postponed due to a snowstorm. The two teams are scheduled to face each other again Saturday in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., as the Red Foxes (27-2, 17-0) will try to finish the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season undefeated.

Associated Press