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Blue Devils start slow, beat B.C.

Associated Press

Monique Curry scored 14 of her 20 points in the second half and second-ranked Duke shrugged off a slow start to beat No. 22 Boston College 66-52 on Saturday in Boston.

The Blue Devils (16-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) missed 20 of their first 25 shots and finished with their lowest scoring total this season.

Kindyll Dorsey led the Eagles (12-5, 0-3) with 20 points.

(7) Connecticut 70, St. John’s 53: At Storrs, Conn., Charde Houston scored 16 points as the Huskies (15-2, 5-0 Big East) beat the Red Storm (13-3, 3-2). … (10) Rutgers 63, Seton Hall 41: At Piscataway, N.J., Michelle Campbell scored 16 points to lead the Scarlet Knights (12-2, 4-0 Big East) over the Pirates (5-10, 2-2). … (11) DePaul 84, Villanova 75: At Chicago, Khara Smith had 24 points and 14 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season as the Blue Demons (16-1, 3-1 Big East) beat the Wildcats (10-5, 1-3). … (14) Stanford 87, California 75: At Stanford, Calif., Candice Wiggins made a career-high seven 3-pointers, leading the Cardinal (11-4, 6-1 Pac-10) to a victory over the Golden Bears (12-5, 4-3). … (15) Arizona State 69, Oregon State 51: At Tempe, Ariz., freshman Kirsten Thompson scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half, helping the Sun Devils (14-3, 5-2 Pac-10) pull away for a victory over the Beavers (7-7, 1-5). … (16) Oklahoma 85, Oklahoma State 51: At Stillwater, Okla., the Sooners (13-4, 3-0 Big 12) matched their season-high with 13 3-pointers in a romp over the Cowgirls (6-9, 0-4). … (18) New Mexico 62, Wyoming 39: At Albuquerque, N.M., Dionne Marsh scored 13 points to lead the Lobos (13-4, 3-1 Mountain West) over the Cowgirls (12-3, 2-2). … Louisville 61, (20) Notre Dame 51: At Louisville, Ky., Jazz Covington had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Cardinals (12-3, 3-1 Big East) handed the Irish (10-5, 1-3) their fourth loss in five games. … Texas 63, (24) Missouri 54: At Austin, Texas, Ashley Lindsey had 15 points and 11 rebounds and the Longhorns (8-6, 2-2 Big 12) held the Tigers (13-3, 3-1) to one point over the final 11 minutes to rally for a victory.