Blue Devils withstand Wolfpack
Monique Currie converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds left and the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils’ (20-2, 6-1 ACC) hung on to beat the No. 25 North Carolina State Wolfpack (15-5, 4-3) 52-49 at Raleigh N.C., in what likely was the Blue Devils’ final game at No. 1.
Marquetta Dickens’ missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer that would have tied it for the Wolfpack.
Currie finished with 18 points for Duke. Mistie Williams added 11 points, including a free throw with 15.6 seconds left that gave the Blue Devils a three-point lead.
(2) LSU 57, Auburn 52: At Baton Rogue, La., freshman Sylvia Fowles had her eighth double-double, finishing with 13 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks as the LSU Tigers (19-1, 6-0 SEC) topped the Auburn Tigers (10-9, 1-5). … (3) Ohio St. 69, Illinois 55: At Champaign, Ill., Jessica Davenport had 32 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes (21-2, 8-1 Big Ten) over the Illini (12-7, 4-5). … (6) Notre Dame 65, (9) Connecticut 59: At Storrs, Conn., the Fighting Irish (18-3, 6-2) snapped the Huskies (13-5, 6-1) Big East home winning streak at 112 games, with Courtney LaVere scoring 14 points and anchoring a dominating inside game in Notre Dame’s win. The Irish also ended the Huskies’ 55-game streak at Gampel Pavilion. … (8) Rutgers 70, West Virginia 49: At Piscataway, N.J., Michelle Campbell had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Knights (15-4, 6-1 Big East) used a 21-0 run to take control against the Mountaineers (12-7, 3-5). … (22) Penn St. 81, (10) Minnesota 68: At State College, Pa., Tanisha Wright tied a career high with 32 points and the Lions (13-7, 8-1 Big Ten) beat the Golden Gophers (16-4, 6-2), their fourth win against a top-10 team. … (11) Michigan St. 52, Indiana 40: At Bloomington, Ind., Kelli Roehrig scored all 13 of her points in the second half and sparked a decisive 10-0 run to lead the Spartans (18-3, 7-2) past the Hoosiers (8-11, 1-8). … (12) North Carolina 55, Georgia Tech 41: At Atlanta, Nikita Bell scored 12 of her 14 points in the first half to power the Tar Heels (17-3, 5-2 ACC) over the Yellow Jackets (12-6, 3-4). … (13) Texas Tech 67, Texas A&M 54: At College Station, Texas, Cisti Greenwalt matched a career high with 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Red Raiders (16-3, 7-1 Big 12) over the Aggies (11-7, 2-6). … (17) DePaul 74, South Florida 66: At Chicago, Khara Smith scored 24 points and pulled down 17 rebounds as the Blue Demons (17-3, 6-1 C-USA) held off the Bulls (14-8, 4-4). DePaul is undefeated at home this season at 11-0. … (23) Vanderbilt 84, Florida 73: At Nashville, Tenn., Abi Ramsey set a school record with eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points as the Commodores (15-5, 4-3 SEC) beat the Gators (12-8, 3-4). … (24) Temple 64, Xavier 62: At Philadelphia, Kamesha Hairston scored 31 points, including the game-winning layup as time expired, to lead the Owls (17-3, 9-0 Atlantic 10) over the Musketeers (13-6, 7-1) for their 14th straight win.