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No. 1 North Carolina 90,
No. 19 Clemson 88, OT

CLEMSON, S.C. — Wayne Ellington’s 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in overtime lifted the Tar Heels over Clemson. Ellington finished with a career-high 36 points, none more dramatic than his pull-up jumper from the left side of the key with the clock winding down. Only moments earlier, Clemson freshman Demontez Stitt had hit two foul shots with 13.9 seconds to go that put the Tigers ahead, 88-87. Instead, Ellington’s basket sent the Tar Heels (15-0) out of Littlejohn Coliseum with their seventh straight win over Clemson. Ellington scored seven of North Carolina’s nine points in overtime. The sophomore surpassed his career high of 23 set earlier this season in a win over Ohio State. K.C. Rivers led Clemson (12-2) with 24 points, but failed to score in overtime.

No. 9 Duke 81, Cornell 67

DURHAM, N.C. — DeMarcus Nelson matched a season high with 23 points and Duke shook off a slow start to beat Cornell. Kyle Singler added 14 points for the Blue Devils (11-1), who were coming off a 16-day layoff and eventually pulled away for their NCAA-best 58th straight non-conference victory at home. Gerald Henderson scored 12 points and Greg Paulus added 11 for Duke, which only briefly trailed late in the first half and took command early in the second with a 13-3 run. The victory gave coach Mike Krzyzewski his 786th career victory, tying Lefty Driesell for sixth on the all-time wins list. Ryan Wittman had 13 points and 7-foot center Jeff Foote added 10 for Cornell (6-5), which was denied its first victory against an Atlantic Coast Conference team in 56 seasons. Duke’s lineup at tip-off had a different look — Paulus and Thomas started on the bench, Smith made his first career start and 7-foot-1 center Brian Zoubek started for the second time this season.

West Virginia 79, No. 10 Marquette 64

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Alex Ruoff hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead West Virginia to a rout of Marquette, giving coach Bob Huggins his 601st career win. Joe Alexander added 19 points and Da’Sean Butler hit three 3s and had 13 points for West Virginia, which cruised to a 10-1 start before dropping a pair of games to Oklahoma and Notre Dame. The Mountaineers (11-3, 1-1 Big East), employing a seldom-used 1-3-1 zone defense most of the game, surprised Marquette and coach Tom Crean, who appeared to expect Huggins’ trademark, man-to-man defense. Lazar Hayward and Wesley Matthews scored 13 each to lead Marquette (11-2, 1-1), which had won seven straight since a four-point loss to No. 9 Duke in late November.

No. 17 Villanova 64, No. 13 Pittsburgh 63

VILLANOVA, Pa. — Dante Cunningham made two free throws with 10 seconds left and Villanova then forced another turnover to secure a victory over Pittsburgh. Freshman Malcolm Grant had a season-high 22 points for the Wildcats (11-2, 1-1 Big East). The Panthers (12-2, 0-1) matched their season high with 22 turnovers, nine over their season average.

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USC 73, No. 2 Stanford 72

LOS ANGELES — Camille LeNoir hit a jumper with 8.1 seconds remaining, giving Southern California an upset victory over Stanford. LeNoir scored 21 points, including a career high-tying five 3-pointers, for the Trojans (9-6, 2-2 Pac-10), who ended a 10-game losing streak to the Cardinal. Jayne Appel had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Candice Wiggins added 17 points and Kayla Pedersen added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinal (12-3, 2-2), which got swept in Los Angeles for the first time since the 1993-94 season.

Xavier 65, No. 7 Georgia 55

CINCINNATI — Amber Harris scored 19 points and Ta’Shia Phillips added 16, and Xavier handed the Lady Bulldogs their first loss. Georgia (13-1) was one victory away from matching the best start in school history, but found itself trailing most of the game against a young team still trying to find itself. Harris, a sophomore forward who already holds the school’s career record for blocked shots, had 11 points as Xavier (10-5) took control in the first half. Phillips, a freshman center, provided the inside scoring down the stretch, preventing Georgia from making a run. Tasha Humphrey scored 24 points for Georgia, which shot only 33 percent from the field, had 17 turnovers and got out-rebounded 36-26.

No. 1 Connecticut 100, Purdue 50

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Tina Charles had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Connecticut handed Purdue its worst-ever defeat. Purdue’s worst loss had been by 46 points to Ohio State on Jan. 14, 1983. Brittany Hunter scored 15 points, Meghan Gardler scored 14 and Maya Moore and Renee Montgomery each had 13 points for the Huskies (13-0). Danielle Campbell scored 12 points and Lakisha Freeman added 10 for Purdue (6-8).

No. 5 Maryland 110, Clemson 46

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Laura Harper matched her career high with 27 points, Crystal Langhorne added 25 points and Maryland rolled to a win.

No. 10 California 73, UCLA 70, OT

LOS ANGELES — Natasha Vital scored 18 points, including two free throws in overtime, to lead California over UCLA. Devanei Hampton scored three of her 16 points in overtime for the Bears (13-2, 4-0 Pacific 10).

Pittsburgh 97, No. 15 DePaul 68

CHICAGO — Shavonte Zellous scored 31 points to help Pittsburgh upset DePaul. Mercedes Walker had 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for Pitt (11-3). Jania Sims chipped in 11 points and Xenia Stewart added 10.

No. 20 George Washington 98, Brown 22

WASHINGTON — Whitney Allen tied a career high with 16 points and Antelia Parrish added 15 for George Washington. It was the largest margin of victory in school history for GW, and Brown set school marks for worst loss and fewest points in a game.

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