UConn survives scare from WVU

Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, W. Va.

Maya Moore scored 27 points and No. 2 Connecticut needed a second-half comeback to hold off No. 17 West Virginia, 57-51 Tuesday night.

Connecticut (23-1, 11-0 Big East) overcame its second halftime deficit of the season and a 17 turnovers to beat West Virginia for the 23rd straight time.

West Virginia (20-5, 6-5 Big East) couldn’t keep the momentum of a strong first half going and lost for the fourth time in five games.

Madina Ali led West Virginia with 17 points and Liz Repella added 13.

No. 8 Notre Dame 89, Seton Hall 38

SOUTH BEND, Ind.

Skylar Diggins scored 14 points in a rout for the Irish.

Jasmine Crew led the Pirates in scoring with 10 despite fouling out with 10:18 remaining in the game. Seton Hall (7-16, 0-10) has yet to win a Big East matchup this season.

Diggins added six assists, seven rebounds, and five steals for Notre Dame (21-4, 10-1), which made its first nine field goal attempts.

No. 10 DePaul 77, Syracuse 61

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

Deirdre Naughton hit five 3-pointers, matching her total for the season, and finished with a season-high 19 points.

DePaul (22-3, 9-1 Big East), coming off an 89-66 loss at Connecticut, was an impressive 13 of 23 from beyond the arc as the Blue Demons tied Notre Dame for second in the conference.

No. 16 Georgetown 67, South Florida 38

WASHINGTON

Sugar Rodgers scored 25 points and Georgetown cruised to its most lopsided win in Big East play this season.

The Hoyas (20-5, 8-3 Big East) led 43-25 at halftime and were never challenged en route to winning their sixth straight game.