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Women’s Top 25 roundup: N.C. State snaps No. 6 Florida State’s 12-game winning streak

Georgia Tech guard Imani Tilford (0) tries to steal the ball from Notre Dame forward Brianna Turner, center, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Atlanta. Notre Dame won 55-38. (John Bazemore / Associated Press)
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Georgia Tech guard Imani Tilford (0) tries to steal the ball from Notre Dame forward Brianna Turner, center, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Atlanta. Notre Dame won 55-38. (John Bazemore / Associated Press)

Ashley Wilson scored 19 points and Chelsea Nelson added 17 to help North Carolina State beat No. 6 Florida State 70-61 on Monday night, snapping the Seminoles’ 12-game winning streak in Tallahassee, Florida.

The Wolfpack (12-3, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 49-46 going into the fourth quarter before going on a 10-3 run to take the lead. Nelson scored seven points in the quarter. Wilson made all 14 of her free throws as the Wolfpack were 20 of 25 from the line.

Miah Spencer added 12 points for North Carolina State, which has defeated top-10 teams in back-to-back games for the first time since 2007. The Wolfpack ended Notre Dame’s 35-game ACC winning streak last Thursday.

Leticia Romero scored 20 points for Florida State (13-2, 1-1), which lost for the first time since a two-point defeat to top-ranked UConn on Nov. 14. Their 12-game winning streak ties a school record with the 2004-05 squad.

(13) Duke 58, (8) Louisville 55: Lexie Brown scored 17 points and the Blue Devils (13-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Cardinals (13-3, 1-1) for its ninth straight win in Durham, North Carolina.

Rebecca Greenwell had 10 points for the Blue Devils, who shot 44 percent and forced 19 turnovers, turning them into 18 points.

Myisha Hines-Allen had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Cardinals, who had won seven in a row. Asia Durr finished with 15 points and Mariya Moore added 14 points in a tight game with six ties and 16 lead changes.

(7) Notre Dame 55, Georgia Tech 38: Arike Ogunbowale scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half, Brianna Turner had nine points and 11 rebounds and the Fighting Irish (13-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Yellow Jackets (11-3, 0-1) in Atlanta.

After dropping five spots in The Associated Press poll earlier in the day, the Irish were never threatened after seeing a 35-game league winning streak end last week at North Carolina State.

Notre Dame took its first double-digit lead on Ogunbowale’s 3-pointer early in the second quarter and went up by 21 late in the period.

Georgia Tech missed 22 of its first 28 shots from the field and had 12 turnovers when consecutive jumpers by Kristina Nelson made it 34-11 at the 2:14 mark of the second.

(14) Miami 82, Pittsburgh 50: Laura Cornelius made 8 of 8 from the field, including six 3-pointers, and both of her free throw attempts to finish with a career-high 24 points and the Hurricanes (12-2, 1-1 ACC) beat in the Panthers (9-5, 0-1).

Jessica Thomas added 10 points for Miami, which scored 30 points off Pitt’s season-high 26 turnovers.

Aysia Bugg’s 3-pointer gave Pitt a one-point lead with 5:29 left in the first quarter but the Hurricanes scored 16 of the next 18 points to made it 24-11 going into the second. The Panthers, who came in averaging 12.3 turnovers per game (tied for eighth fewest in the country), committed nine turnovers during that run and went scoreless for the final three minutes, 31 seconds.

(18) Virginia Tech 76, North Carolina 68: Regan Magarity scored 24 points and tied a career high with 17 rebounds to help the Hokies (14-0, 1-0 ACC) remain unbeaten this season with a win over the Tar Heels (11-3, 0-1) in the conference opener for both teams in Blacksburg, Virginia.

It was the fourth time in Magarity’s career she’s collected 17 boards.

Sidney Cook added 16 points with 10 rebounds and Chanette Hicks chipped in 10 points and 10 boards, marking the first time since 2010 that Virginia Tech has had three players with double-doubles in a single game. Samantha Hill finished with 14 points for the Hokies.

Leading by five at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Virginia Tech pulled away with a 9-1 run capped by Magarity’s bucket to make it 65-52 with six minutes left. North Carolina twice cut the deficit back to single digits down the stretch but got no closer than seven.

Walker finished with 22 points, including a bucket in the third quarter that gave North Carolina its only lead, 44-42.

(23) DePaul 61, Providence 56: Brooke Schulte had 23 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in a late 12-0 run and the Blue Demons (11-4, 3-0 Big East) rallied to defeat the Friars (9-5, 1-2) in Chicago.

Allegra Botteghi’s jumper at the 3:36 mark had the Friars on top 54-49. Tanita Allen responded with a 3 for the Blue Demons and Schulte hit her only trey with 1:49 to go. Amarah Coleman followed up with a layup at 1:14 and then Allen and Kelly Campbell both hit a pair from the line in the last 20 seconds.

Providence missed four straight shots before a closing jumper.

The Friars led 29-24 at the half and was up 48-47 after three despite DePaul making nine straight shots.

Jacqui Grant added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Demons, who have won five straight. It was their second straight game since leading scorer Jessica January was lost indefinitely with an injury. The senior who averages 15.3 points and 6.7 assists, had surgery on her right index finger last Tuesday.

Yoyo Nogic had 16 points for Providence.