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No. 7 Georgetown 79, Providence 70

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Chris Wright scored 21 points and Greg Monroe had 12 points and 12 assists to lead Georgetown. Wright scored 16 points in the second half as the Hoyas (18-5, 8-5 Big East) erased an eight-point deficit. Jamine Peterson scored 23 points and Bilal Dixon had 16 rebounds for Providence (12-12, 4-8). Providence led 47-40 with 15 minutes left before Georgetown scored 14 of the next 15 points, getting a three-point play from Wright to tie it and then took the lead with 12 minutes left. Julian Vaughn scored 19 for the Hoyas. Georgetown, which according to the RPI has the most difficult strength of schedule in the nation, was coming off a 103-90 win over then-No. 2 Villanova on Saturday. But they will get no sympathy from the Friars. At No. 7, Georgetown is the worst team Providence will play in the next two weeks. Coming up are No. 4 Villanova, No. 5 West Virginia and No. 3 Syracuse. The Friars, who had already beaten No. 19 Connecticut and lost to third-ranked Syracuse, fell to 1-2 against ranked teams. Providence led by as many as eight points in the second half before Georgetown came back, tying it on Wright’s steal and fast-break layup with 12 minutes left and taking a 49-48 lead when he hit the foul shot to convert the three-point play.

No. 22 Vanderbilt 90, Tennessee 71

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jeffery Taylor scored 16 of his career-high 26 points in the first half, and Vanderbilt never trailed. The Commodores (18-5, 7-2) grabbed sole possession of second place in the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division, one loss behind No. 3 Kentucky. Tennessee (18-5, 6-3) had a three-game winning streak snapped. Jermaine Beal scored 20 points and A.J. Ogilvy had 11 for Vanderbilt, which didn’t miss reserve John Jenkins. The freshman who had been averaging 10.4 points was hospitalized with flu. J.P. Prince led Tennessee with 19 points, Wayne Chism had 16, Melvin Goins 11 and Scotty Hopson 10. Brian Williams, suspended for nine games after a New Year’s Day arrest, returned to the rotation but didn’t enter the game until 13:34 was left and the game well in the Commodores’ control.

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No. 4 Notre Dame 66, Cincinnati 50

CINCINNATI — Lindsay Schrader scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half, when Notre Dame built a 20-point lead with its full-court pressure and held on. The Irish (22-1, 9-1 Big East) have won seven straight since their loss to No. 1 Connecticut on Jan. 16, a streak set up by offensive balance and unrelenting defensive pressure. Schrader led the way against Cincinnati (10-12, 3-7), shaking off a 1-for-7 first half. The senior guard made six straight baskets early in the second half, pushing the lead to 20. When Cincinnati got the lead down to nine, Schrader made a three-point play that ended the comeback. Becca Bruszewski added 14 points and eight rebounds.

Associated Press