Top-ranked Duke cruises past Maryland

The bench is deep, the defense is sound and several players can score. Coach Gail Goestenkors believes this might be her best team at Duke, and no one on No. 6 Maryland could dispute that assertion Sunday.

Lindsey Harding and Chante Black each scored 19 points, and the second-ranked Blue Devils remained unbeaten by cruising to an 86-68 victory in College Park, Md.

Duke (14-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) built a 17-point halftime lead in its 13th straight win over the Terrapins.

“This could be our best team ever,” Goestenkors said. “We’ve had talent before, but now we have more experienced talent, and we’ve certainly got more depth than we’ve ever had before.”

Maryland (14-2, 1-1) never got closer than nine points in the second half.

UCLA 77, (9) Arizona St. 69: At Los Angeles, Noelle Quinn tied her season high with 24 points and Lisa Willis added 23 to lead the Bruins (9-6, 4-2 Pac-10) past the Sun Devils (12-3, 3-2). … (14) Purdue 51, Michigan 43: At Ann Arbor, Mich., Aya Traore scored 13 points and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton had six points in the final minutes to lead the Boilermakers (12-2, 4-0 Big Ten) past the Wolverines (6-10, 0-4). … (17) Georgia 89, Florida 70: At Athens, Ga., Sherill Baker scored 20 points and added four steals to extend her career steals record to 352 as the Lady Bulldogs (11-3, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) beat the Gators (13-2, 1-1). … (25) Virginia Tech 67, (19) Boston College 62: At Blacksburg, Va., Megan Finnerty and Kirby Copeland combined for 26 points to lift the Hokies (14-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) past the Eagles (12-4, 0-2). … Arkansas 52, (20) Vanderbilt 51 (OT): At Fayetteville, Ark., reserve Leslie Howard led the Razorbacks (10-5, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) with 13 points, including the winning free throw with 2.1 seconds left in overtime in a win over the Commodores (10-4, 0-1). … (24) Temple 66, La Salle 64 (OT): At Philadelphia, Candice Dupree scored 29 points, including the game-winning three-point play with 2.8 seconds remaining in overtime as the Owls (10-3, 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference) beat the Explorers (5-8, 2-1).