Tigers too much for Bulldogs
Seimone Augustus had 18 points, and the top-ranked LSU Tigers (21-1, 8-0 SEC) held the Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-8, 3-5) scoreless for almost 14 minutes during the first half in a 67-40 victory on Sunday in Starkville, Miss.
The Southeastern Conference’s stingiest defense held the Bulldogs to just nine first-half points and kept Tan White, the nation’s leading scorer (22.6), in check on 6-of-23 shooting for 20 points.
(2) Ohio St. 78, Indiana 46: At Columbus, Ohio, Caity Matter scored 18 points to lead the Buckeyes (22-2, 9-1 Big Ten) to their 11th straight win by beating the Hoosiers (9-12, 2-9). … (3) Duke 75, (24) Florida State 64: At Durham, N.C., Monique Currie scored 14 points for the Blue Devils (22-2, 8-1 ACC), who had a 24-2 run early in the second half to erase a 35-34 halftime deficit en route to defeating the Seminoles (19-5, 5-4). … (5) Tennessee 99, Mississippi 67: At Knoxville, Tenn., Shanna Zolman scored 21 points and the Volunteers (18-3, 8-0 SEC) made a school-record tying 13 3-pointers in their win over the Rebels (15-7, 5-4). … (7) Rutgers 69, Syracuse 61: At Piscataway, N.J., Cappie Pondexter had 17 of her 21 points in the second half, and the Scarlet Knights (16-5, 7-2 Big East) forced 26 turnovers in their win over the Orange (11-10, 3-7). … (10) Michigan St. 68, Illinois 59: At East Lansing, Mich., Liz Shimek had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the Spartans (20-3, 9-2 Big Ten) over the Illini (13-8, 5-6). … (14) Minnesota 76, Michigan 55: At Ann Arbor, Mich., Janel McCarville had 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Gophers (18-4, 8-2 Big Ten) defeated the Wolverines (5-17, 1-10). … (18) Georgia 68, Kentucky 64: At Athens, Ga., freshman Tasha Humphrey scored a career-high 32 points, including the last five for the Bulldogs (18-6, 7-3 SEC), who beat the Wildcats (14-9, 3-5). … (20) Maryland 87, Clemson 82: At Clemson, S.C., Ashleigh Newman hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 21 points for the Terrapins (16-5, 5-4 ACC), sending the Tigers (7-14, 1-8) to their eighth straight loss. … (22) Temple 75, Duquesne 53: At Pittsburgh, Kamesha Hairston had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the Owls (18-3, 10-0 Atlantic 10) over the Dukes (7-14, 2-8). … Purdue 50, (23) Penn State 44: At West Lafayette, Ind., Katie Gearlds scored 21 points, including two free throws with 21.7 seconds left, as the Boilermakers (13-9, 6-5 Big Ten) beat the Lions (14-8, 9-2).