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No. 16 Arizona State 82, St. John’s 70

LOS ANGELES

Romello White scored 22 points and No. 16 Arizona State held off St. John’s. Shannon Evans II added 18 points for the Sun Devils (8-0), off to their best start since 1980-81. St. John’s rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the second half to trail 71-70 on a layup by Shamorie Ponds after he stole the ball from White. After Remy Martin missed a layup for the Sun Devils, Bryan Trimble Jr. threw the ball away near the Red Storm’s bench and they never got any closer. Kodi Justice hit a 3-pointer for Arizona State, launching a game-ending 11-0 run. The Sun Devils made 23 of 27 free throws in the game, including their last eight in a row. Ponds scored 19 points, Marvin Clark II added 18 points and Tariq Owens had 17 points for the Red Storm (8-2), who had their three-game winning streak ended. ASU made nine 3-pointers, with Vitaliy Shibel, Evans and Justice hitting three each. Shibel, who fouled out, was 3 of 17 from long range coming in. St. John’s led 19-18 when the Sun Devils closed the first half on a 28-15 run to lead 46-34. Justice scored 10 points, including two 3-pointers, and Evans added seven in the spurt.

WOMEN

No. 1 UConn 103, DePaul 69

CHICAGO

Katie Lou Samuelson scored 20 points, Crystal Dangerfield had 18 and No. 1 UConn gave coach Geno Auriemma his 999th victory with a rout of DePaul. Auriemma is on the verge of joining fellow Hall of Famers Pat Summitt and Tara VanDerveer as the only Division I women’s basketball coaches to reach the 1,000-win mark. Samuelson led six players in double figures, and UConn (8-0) set a season high for points. Dangerfield was 6 of 7 from 3-point range. Napheesa Collier had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Azura Stevens scored 16 points, Kia Nurse added 13, and Gabby Williams scored 11 to go with 10 rebounds and seven assists. Amarah Coleman scored 16 points for DePaul (6-3).

Oklahoma State 87, No. 7 UCLA 72

STILLWATER, OKLA.

Loryn Goodwin had 27 points, six rebounds and five assists for Oklahoma State. Kaylee Jensen had 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Braxtin Miller also scored 19 for Oklahoma State (7-2), whose students stormed the court after the game. Jordin Canada scored 28 points and had seven rebounds and seven assists for UCLA (7-2). Kennedy Burke added 12 points and eight rebounds.

No. 15 Maryland 80, George Washington 54

COLLEGE PARK, MD.

Blair Watson had three 3-pointers and 11 points in the first quarter and finished with 19 points to lead Maryland to its seventh straight victory. Kaila Charles added 14 points and nine rebounds, giving her double figures in every game this season for the Terps (9-2), Ieshia Small had 13 points and Jones had 12. Brianna Cummings had 14 points for George Washington (3-7).

No. 17 Missouri 70, Saint Louis 58

COLUMBIA, MO.

Cierra Porter and Sophie Cunningham posted double-doubles and Missouri made 9 of 10 free throws in the final 63 seconds. Porter hit 11 of 13 free throws and scored 23 points with 18 rebounds, while Cunningham chipped in 15 points and 10 boards for the Tigers (8-1). Amber Smith added 13 points for Missouri. Jackie Kemph paced the Billikens (4-7) with 18 points and seven assists.

Florida Gulf Coast 70, No. 20 Kentucky 64

FORT MYERS, FLA.

Rosemarie Julien scored 23 points, including a clutch three-point play and two late free throws for Florida Gulf Coast. Kentucky had tied the Eagles (9-2) at 57 when Julien converted a three-point play to give them the lead for good. Taylor Murray led Kentucky (8-2) with 19 points.

Associated Press