COLLEGE BASKETBALL | Men’s and women’s top 25


MEN

Baylor 69, Northwestern 41

EVANSTON, ILL.

Quincy Acy and Pierre Jackson both scored 16 points and No. 7 Baylor remained unbeaten. Four players scored in double figures for the Bears (7-0). Jackson scored 14 points in the first half, while Perry Jones III added 12 and Brady Haslip 11. Drew Crawford had 15 points to lead Northwestern (7-1).

Wichita State 89, UNLV 70

WICHITA, KAN.

Joe Ragland had eight 3-pointers, one off the school record, and finished with 31 points for Wichita State. Ragland entered the game with five 3-pointers this season. Carl Hall added 17 points for the Shockers (5-2). Chace Stanback had 16 points for No. 18 UNLV (8-1).

San Diego State 64, California 63

SAN DIEGO

Chase Tapley scored 25 points, including two free throws with 8.6 seconds left, and San Diego State (8-2) beat No. 24 California (6-2) for the second straight season. Allen Crabbe scored 23 points and Justin Cobbs had 17 for the Golden Bears.

WOMEN

Baylor 89, Minnesota 60

MINNEAPOLIS

Brittney Griner scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Odyssey Sims added 15 points to help No. 1 Baylor (8-0) roll at Minnesota. Rachel Banham scored 19 points to lead Minnesota (4-5).

Notre Dame 76, Creighton 48

OMAHA, NEB.

Natalie Achonwa scored a career-high 20 points to lead three Notre Dame players in double figures. Natalie Novosel had 17 points and Devereaux Peters added 10 for No. 3 Notre Dame (7-1). Ally Jensen finished with 12 points to lead Creighton (4-3).

Purdue 60, Texas A&M 51

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.

Courtney Moses scored 15 points and Brittany Rayburn added 14 to help Purdue defeat Texas A&M. Purdue (7-1) bounced back after a 64-53 loss at No. 7 Duke on Thursday. It was Purdue’s first win over a ranked non-conference opponent since beating Texas in 2009.

Stanford 93, Fresno State 59

FRESNO, CALIF.

Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Stanford used its decisive height and reach advantage to defeat Fresno State. Younger sister Chiney Ogwumike added 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for the Cardinal. Stanford (6-1) turned 28 offensive rebounds into a decisive 37-6 edge on second-chance points while shooting 50.7 percent from the field.

Maryland 76, American 42

WASHINGTON

Alyssa Thomas scored 15 of her 17 points in the first half and Maryland cruised to a victory over American. Laurin Mincy added 13 points for the Terrapins (9-0), who gave up a season-low points on defense and continued their best start since beginning the 2007-08 season, when the Terps won their first 10 games. Gelesia George scored 10 points for American (5-4).

Duke 92, Pittsburgh 43

DURHAM, N.C.

Chelsea Gray had a triple-double with 14 points, a school-record 13 assists and 11 rebounds in Duke’s rout of Pittsburgh. Tricia Liston scored 19 points and Chloe Wells added 14 for the Blue Devils (6-1). Brianna Kiesel had 12 points to lead the Panthers (4-4).

Tennessee 73, Texas 57

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Shekinna Stricklen scored 20 points and Tennessee held off Texas. Vicki Baugh scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Lady Volunteers (4-2), who turned a 49-38 rebounding advantage into 17 second-chance points and got 21 points off 16 turnovers by the Longhorns.

Kentucky 74, Louisville 54

LEXINGTON, KY.

A’dia Mathies scored 20 points and Kentucky used a first-half push to top Louisville. The Wildcats (8-0) put pressure on Louisville early, holding the Cardinals with just one field goal over a 10-minute stretch in the first half. During that span, Kentucky took a 25-10 lead. Only once for the rest of the game did the Cardinals (7-2) get within single digits. Louisville’s Shoni Schimmel finished with 17 points and five assists.

Georgia 75, Georgia Tech 68

ATHENS, GA.

Jasmine Hassell scored a career-high 24 points, Jasmine James added 12 and Georgia beat Georgia Tech. Sasha Goodlett and Tyaunna Marshall scored 19 for Georgia Tech (5-3).

Georgetown 58, Rider 51

WASHINGTON

Sugar Rodgers scores 21 points and Georgetown overcame a double-digit deficit at home to defeat Rider for its sixth consecutive victory.

Green Bay 75, N. Iowa 67

GREEN BAY, WIS.

Julie Wojta scored a career-high 26 points to lead Wisconsin-Green Bay to a win over Northern Iowa.

Delaware 73, William & Mary 57

NEWARK, DEL.

Elena Delle Donne had 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Delaware (6-0) is off to its best start ever.

Associated Press