TOP 25 ROUNDUP Monday’s games

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No. 10 West Virginia 81, No. 19 Georgetown 68

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Da’Sean Butler scored 22 points in his final home game and West Virginia (23-6, 12-5) clinched a double bye into the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. Devin Ebanks added 15 points, Kevin Jones scored 14 and Darryl Bryant had 11 for West Virginia. The free fall continues for Georgetown (19-9, 9-8), which was ranked No. 7 three weeks ago and has lost four of five.

Texas 87, Oklahoma 76

AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Damion James scored 24 points in his final home game for struggling Texas. Earlier in the day, Texas (23-7, 9-6 Big 12) became the first team since Indiana in 1980 to reach No. 1 and then later drop out of The Associated Press rankings. Texas started 17-0 to reach No. 1 for the first time in school history in January. Tony Crocker scored 24 points to lead Oklahoma (13-16, 4-11).

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No. 1 Connecticut 76, No. 6 Notre Dame 51

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tina Charles had 18 points and eight rebounds to become top-ranked Connecticut’s career leader in both categories. Connecticut (30-0, 16-0), which reached 30 wins for the fifth straight season, can match the record of 70 consecutive wins set by the Huskies from 2001-2003 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Sunday. Syracuse 67, No. 7 West Virginia 48

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Erica Morrow scored 23 points, Syracuse’s efficient zone defense shut down West Virginia in the second half. West Virginia (26-4, 13-3 Big East) had won six straight.

No. 12 Georgetown 71, Seton Hall 49

WASHINGTON — Sugar Rodgers scored 24 points and Georgetown made a school-record 13 3-pointers. Monica McNutt scored 14 points and Latia McGee added 10 for the Hoyas (25-5, 13-3 Big East).

No. 16 St. John’s 77, Pittsburgh 65

PITTSBURGH — Kelly McManmon scored 18 points and St. John’s won for the 11th time in 13 games and clinched a double-bye in the Big East tournament. Da’Shena Stevens added 17 points and 15 rebounds and Shenneika Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (24-5, 12-4), who reached 24 wins in a season for the first time in 26 years. St. Johns’ Nadirah McKenith had 14 assists, tying for the sixth-most in a game in school history. Brittaney Thomas had a career-high 27 points and Chelsea Cole added 11 points and 16 rebounds for Pitt (16-13, 5-11), which had won four of its previous five.

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