WOMEN’S TOP 25 Tuesday’s games

No. 16 George Washington 81, Dayton 73

WASHINGTON — Kimberly Beck scored 18 points, including 10 straight in the second half, to lead George Washington (17-4, 5-1 Atlantic 10), which has never lost to Dayton (17-5, 3-3) It was George Washington coach Joe McKeown’s 499th career victory. Jessica Adair added 17 points and Antelia Parrish and Sarah-Jo Lawrence had 15 each for the Colonials. Kendel Ross led Dayton with 16 points. Brittany Holterman added 14, Nikki Oakland 13 and Kiki Lund 11.

No. 12 West Virginia 63, No. 4 Rutgers 54

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LaQuita Owens scored a season-high 23 points and No. 12 West Virginia used a 21-4 run in the second half to beat No. 4 Rutgers, ending the Scarlet Knights’ 12-game winning streak. Sparkle Davis added 14 points for West Virginia (17-3, 6-1 Big East), which earned its first win over a top 5 opponent without the help of its top two scorers. Rutgers (17-3 7-1) was knocked out of first place and suffered its worst loss of the season in the first game of its toughest stretch. The Scarlet Knights also have road games at No. 14 Pittsburgh and No. 2 Tennessee sandwiched around a home game with top-ranked Connecticut in the next two weeks. UConn and Pittsburgh now share the lead with 6-0 conference records. Kia Vaughn and Matee Ajavon had 12 points apiece for Rutgers, while Epiphanny Prince and Essence Carson scored 11 each.

Associated Press