Thursday, February 26, 2009
No. 6 Baylor 84, Texas Tech 53
WACO, Texas — Jhasmin Player scored 18 points and Danielle Wilson added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Baylor. Morghan Medlock scored 12, Jessica Morrow had 11 and Melissa Jones 10 for Baylor (22-4, 10-3 Big 12). Kierra Mallard scored 18 for Texas Tech (15-12, 5-8). Baylor opened the game with a 10-2 run as Kelli Griffin and Jessica Morrow each hit a 3-pointer during the stretch. The Bears then put together a 10-0 run, hitting eight of nine free-throw attempts.
No. 10 Duke 83, Wake Forest 50
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Jasmine Thomas scored 16 points and Duke raced past cold-shooting Wake Forest. Chante Black added 15 points, Joy Cheek 12 and Abby Waner 11 for the Blue Devils (23-4, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who led by as many as 35 points in extending their winning streak over the Demon Deacons to 32 straight.
Temple 74, No. 13 Xavier 65
PHILADELPHIA — Shaqwedia Wallace scored 18 points and Temple upset Xavier to snap the Musketeers’ 15-game winning streak. Shenita Landry added 14 and LaKeisha Eaddy had 12 points for the Owls (19-8, 10-3 Atlantic-10), who won their 21st consecutive regular season league game at home. It was Temple’s first win in four tries over a ranked team this season. The Owls previously fell to Auburn, Rutgers and Duke.
Nebraska 52, No. 20 Kansas State 47
LINCOLN, Neb. — Cory Montgomery had 21 points and eight rebounds to lead Nebraska to an upset over Kansas State. Montgomery hit three 3-pointers for the Huskers (13-13, 4-9 Big 12), who beat a team ranked in the top 20 for the first time this season.
No. 25 Iowa State 76, Colorado 63
AMES, Iowa — Kelsey Bolte scored 23 points and Alison Lacey added 20 as Iowa State beat Colorado. Nicky Wieben also had 19 points for the Cyclones (20-7, 8-5 Big 12), who used a 24-5 advantage from the foul line to secure the win. Kara Richards had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Kelly Jo Mullaney added 20 points for Colorado (11-14, 3-10). Iowa State was 24-for-26 from the line.
Associated Press