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No. 2 Duke 69, No. 12 Texas Tech 58

NEW YORK

Zion Williamson had 17 points, 13 rebounds and Duke fans roaring each time he touched the ball before he fouled out, and the second-ranked Blue Devils ended No. 12 Texas Tech’s unbeaten start. RJ Barrett scored 16 points for the Blue Devils (11-1) and the program earned its 35th win at MSG. Cam Reddish hit a late 3-pointer for a 63-57 lead that sealed the win in the first meeting between the programs. Both reached the Elite Eight last season and the atmosphere had a late-March feel. Jarrett Culver scored 25 points for the Red Raiders (10-1) in their first loss since the NCAA Tournament.

No. 21 Houston 60, Utah State 50

HOUSTON

Armoni Brooks scored all of his 15 points in the second half and No. 21 Houston overcame a sluggish first half to rally past Utah State. Brooks shot 5 for 10 in the second half and led the way as the Cougars (11-0) came back from a 10-point halftime deficit for their 24th consecutive home win. DeJon Jarreau had 10 points off the bench for Houston, which shot 32 percent from the field, including 39 percent in the second half. Dwayne Brown Jr. had 19 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and Quinn Taylor added 14 points and nine rebounds for Utah State (9-3).

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No. 3 Louisville 72, Central Michigan 68

MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH.

Asia Durr scored 26 of her 31 points in the second half and No. 3 Louisville held off Central Michigan to improve to 12-0 for the second straight season. Durr scored 11 straight Louisville points down the stretch. Sam Fuehring added 14 points for the Cardinals. Reyna Frost had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Central Michigan (8-2). Micaela Kelly added 19 points.

No. 5 Maryland 77, Delaware 53

NEWARK, DEL.

Shakira Austin had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Kaila Charles added 16 points and 11 rebounds and No. 5 Maryland beat Delaware to improve to 11-0. Stephanie Jones and Taylor Mikesell each had 15 points for the Terrapins, with Mikesell hitting five 3-pointers. Makeda Nicholas had 12 points for Delaware (4-7) before leaving with an injury with 7:28 to play. The Blue Hens are 0-13 against the Terrapins.

No. 7 Oregon 82, Air Force 36

EUGENE, ORE.

Sabrina Ionescu set an NCAA record with her 13th triple-double and Ruthy Hebard had 20 points on 9-for-9 shooting to lead No. 7 Oregon past Air Force. Ionescu, who shared the career mark with BYU’s Kyle Collinsworth, finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists for the Ducks (10-1) in her 82nd game. The junior All-America guard broke the record with her 10th rebound during the fourth quarter.

No. 12 Texas 81, UT Rio Grande Valley 66

EDINBURG, TEXAS

Jatarie White had 20 points and 12 rebounds and No. 12 Texas pulled away from UT Rio Grande Valley. Joyner Holmes added 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals for the Longhorns (9-2), who only led by one point a minute into the second half. Sug Sutton had 13 points and nine assists.

No. 17 Arizona State 68, Fresno State 52

TEMPE, ARIZ.

Courtney Ekmark scored 17 points including a trio of fourth-quarter 3-pointers to help No. 17 Arizona State pull away from Fresno State. Kianna Ibis added 15 points for the Sun Devils (9-2), whose only two losses came on a combined eight points to top-10 teams Baylor and Louisville.

No. 20 DePaul 102, Loyola-Chicago 76

CHICAGO

Chante Stonewall tossed in 14 points to lead seven players in double figures and No. 20 DePaul breezed to a victory over Loyola-Chicago. Rebekah Dahlman pitched in with 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Blue Demons (9-3), who ran their winning streak to six. Lexi Held had 13 points, while Ashton Millender and Sonya Morris both scored 12.

No. 22 Michigan State 89, FAU 74

EAST LANSING, MICH.

Jenna Allen scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Nia Clouden tied her career-high with 18 points and No. 22 Michigan State defeated Florida Atlantic. Allen posted her third double-double this season. Sidney Cooks added 15 points and nine rebounds as MSU (10-1) improved to 7-0 at home. The Spartans shot 53 percent, including 41 percent from the arc (9 of 22).

No. 24 Miami 90, Vanderbilt 65

WINTER PARK, FLA.

Emese Hof and Beatrice Mompremier had double-doubles and No. 24 Miami had its best opening half of the season to coast to a win over Vanderbilt. Hof had 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting with 11 rebounds and Mompremier had 16 points with 13 boards for her third-straight and eighth double-double of the season. Mykea Gray had 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, four assists and three steals for the Hurricanes (10-2), who have won four straight.

Associated Press