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No. 4 Villanova 92, Louisville 84

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Reynolds scored a season-high 36 points, including a game-clinching layup in the final minute, to lead Villanova. Reynolds was nearly perfect, going 9 of 10 from the field, including making all five of his 3-point attempts, as the Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big East) snapped a three-game losing streak to the Cardinals (12-5, 3-1). The teams combined for 44 turnovers, 67 fouls and 94 free throws. Samardo Samuels led Louisville with 21 points and Edgar Sosa added 17, but the Cardinals had no answer for Reynolds. The senior guard scored 30 points in the second half, including Villanova’s final 16, to help the Wildcats beat the defending conference champions. Louisville led by as many as 17 points in the first half but faltered in the second against the Wildcats’ pressure.

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Maryland 61, No. 23 Virginia 60

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Lori Bjork scored 20 points and Lynetta Kizer had 19 points and 14 rebounds to help Maryland. The loss spoiled an otherwise special night for Virginia’s Monica Wright, who scored 20 points to pass Dawn Staley as the women’s career scoring leader in Virginia history. Wright had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but was defended very closely and no foul was called. The Terrapins (13-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coming off a 28-point loss at North Carolina State, only let Virginia lead twice, both times briefly, and won despite turning the ball over 28 times. They also held the Cavaliers to just 30.8 percent shooting overall. The Cavaliers (11-4, 0-1), who lost by 18 in their league opener at No. 16 Florida State, had several chances in the final minute, but came up short.

No. 21 Georgia Tech 72, Clemson 58

ATLANTA — Brigitte Ardossi scored 19 points and Mo Bennett added 15 as Georgia Tech bounced back from a loss in its ACC opener with a win over Clemson. Georgia Tech (14-3, 1-1 ACC) is 7-0 at home this season. The Yellow Jackets had a 48-33 edge on the boards, with Bennett getting nine rebounds and Ardossi grabbing eight. Lindsay Mason scored 14 points and Shaniqua Pauldo added 11 for Clemson (9-9, 0-2). Lele Hardy also had 11, but was 4-for-18 from the field. The Yellow Jackets took command with a 14-2 run to start the second half, pushing their lead to 49-31. Ardossi and Bennett each had five points during the spree and Deja Foster, who had seven rebounds and six assists, scored the other four.

Associated Press