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Tar Heels have no trouble with rival

UNC's Raymond Felton scores on his way to 1,000 for his career. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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UNC's Raymond Felton scores on his way to 1,000 for his career. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

North Carolina got only six points from leading scorer Jawad Williams, the first time this season he failed to reach double figures.

On a team with incredible balance, it hardly mattered.

Freshman Marvin Williams had a season-high 20 points, helping the second-ranked Tar Heels beat North Carolina State 95-71 on Thursday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Raymond Felton reached 1,000 career points and added 10 assists for North Carolina (18-2, 7-1 ACC).

Julius Hodge had 18 points for the Wolfpack (13-8, 3-5).

Women’s Top 25

At Hartford, Conn., Charde Houston scored 17 points to lead No. 11 Connecticut to a 57-44 victory over No. 7 Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights’ lowest-scoring game of the season.

The Huskies (14-5, 7-1 Big East) also got a career-high 12 points from Ashley Valley in their 12th straight victory over Rutgers (15-5, 6-2).

(1) LSU 82, Mississippi 58: Seimone Augustus had 22 points to lead the Tigers (20-1, 7-0 SEC) past the Rebels (15-6, 5-3) at Oxford, Miss. Wendlyn Jones added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers. … (3) Duke 72, Miami 63: At Coral Gabels, Fla., Jessica Foley scored 17 points and Monique Currie added 15, leading the Blue Devils (21-2, 7-1 ACC) to victory over the Hurricanes (10-11, 2-6). … (4) Stanford 91, Arizona 74: At Stanford, Calif., Candice Wiggins had 20 points, and the Cardinal (20-2, 11-1 Pac-10) routed the Wildcats (15-7, 7-4). … (5) Tennessee 91, Florida 82 (OT): Shanna Zolman scored a career-high 28 points and the Volunteers (17-3, 7-0 SEC) held off the Gators (12-9, 3-5) in overtime at Gainesville, Fla. … (10) Michigan St. 101, Northwestern 40: At East Lansing, Mich., Victoria Lucas-Perry nearly doubled her career high with 25 points as the Spartans (19-3, 8-2 Big Ten) beat the Wildcats (2-8, 5-18). … (14) Minnesota 81, Iowa 50: Jamie Broback scored 21 points to lead the Gophers (17-4, 7-2 Big Ten) to a win over the Hawkeyes (15-5, 4-5) at Minneapolis. … (18) Georgia 72, Alabama 63: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tasha Humphrey scored 18 points and blocked four shots, leading the Bulldogs (17-6, 6-3 SEC) to victory over the Crimson Tide (12-8, 3-4). … (20) Maryland 84, Georgia Tech 67: At College Park, Md., Shay Doron and Crystal Langhorne each scored 18 points, and the Terrapins (15-5, 4-4 ACC) cruised past the Yellow Jackets (12-7, 3-5). … (21) Vanderbilt 106, Mississippi St. 98, (2OT): At Starkville, Miss., Carla Thomas had a career-high 33 points and 17 rebounds, and the Commodores (16-5, 5-3 SEC) overcame Tan White’s 47-point game to beat the Bulldogs (14-7, 3-5) in double overtime. … (23) Penn St. 76, Michigan 61: Jess Strom matched her career high with 29 points to help the Lions (14-7, 9-1 Big Ten) beat the Wolverines (5-16, 1-9) at Ann Arbor, Mich. … (24) Florida St. 73, Lipscomb 49: At Nashville, Tenn., Roneeka Hodges scored 18 points, and the Seminoles (19-4) snapped their first two-game losing streak of the season with a win over the Bisons (10-8). … (25) N.C. State 62, Virginia 56: Billie McDowell scored 17 points and the Wolfpack (16-5, 5-3 ACC) rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat the Cavaliers (16-6, 5-3) at Raleigh, N.C.