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Top 25 Women

Compiled From Wire Services

Rebecca Lobo scored 18 points as No. 1 Connecticut (15-0 Big East, 23-0) routed Boston College (2-14, 5-19) 86-34 at Storrs, Conn. The win assures the Huskies at least a share of their fifth Big East regular-season title in seven years.

Dana Johnson scored eight of her game-high 19 points during a decisive second-half spurt as No. 2 Tennessee (10-0 Southeastern Conference, 25-1) beat Kentucky (3-7, 11-13) at Knoxville, Tenn.

Shelley Sheetz and Amy Palmer each made three 3-pointers and five Buffs scored in double figures as No. 3 Colorado (12-0 Big Eight, 22-2) routed Iowa State (1-12, 8-17) 83-38 and clinched its third straight Big Eight title.

Michi Atkins scored 34 points to lead the No. 7 Texas Tech Lady Raiders (10-1, 24-3) to a 79-58 victory over Southern Methodist (6-5, 15-8) in a Southwest Conference game at Lubbock, Texas.

Kelly Johnson hit a short jump shot with 0.8 seconds to play to give the Lady Razorbacks (6-4 SEC, 19-5) a 73-71 overtime victory over eighth-ranked Vanderbilt (7-3, 21-6) at Fayetteville, Ark.

Tammy Gibson scored 32 points as North Carolina State (9-5 Atlantic Coast Conference, 16-8) beat ninth-ranked North Carolina (10-4, 23-4) 88-86 in double overtime at Raleigh, N.C.

Kim Calhoun scored a career-high 20 points as No. 11 Penn State (11-3 Big Ten, 20-4) defeated Minnesota (7-8, 12-13) 87-73 at State College, Pa.

Saudia Roundtree had 24 points and seven assists, sparking No. 12 Georgia (8-2 SEC, 22-2) to a 78-56 victory over Auburn (5-5, 16-8) at Athens, Ga.

Gwen Doyle scored 24 points as No. 13 Western Kentucky (9-2 Sun Belt, 20-3) rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit and held off a second-half challenge by New Orleans (5-6, 10-13) for an 85-63 victory.

At West Lafayette, Ind., Stacey Lovelace scored 14 points and Tonya Kirk and Danielle McCulley added 12 each, sending No. 15 Purdue (12-3 Big Ten, 20-6) to a 66-52 victory over Illinois (3-11, 10-4).

Pam Pennon scored 26 points, including six 3-pointers, and grabbed seven rebounds as Oklahoma (10-3, 18-6) beat No. 20 Kansas 103-83 in Big Eight women’s play at Norman, Okla.