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ASU wins again

Arizona State's Emily Westerberg, right, struggles with Arizona's Amina Njonkou for control of the ball during the second half. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Arizona State's Emily Westerberg, right, struggles with Arizona's Amina Njonkou for control of the ball during the second half. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Emily Westerberg (Central Valley) scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half, including key free throws down the stretch, to give No. 10 Arizona State (26-3, 16-2 Pac-10) a 59-54 victory over Arizona (10-20, 4-14) on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.

The win gave Arizona State a single-season school record for victories, passing the previous mark set in 1982.

Westerberg made four free throws in the final 15 seconds to hold off a late charge by the Wildcats, who trailed by 10 with 4:50 left in the game. In the process Westerberg became the school’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,262 points.

ASU also got 16 points from Aubree Johnson (Post Falls).

(3) Connecticut 92, Villanova 49: At Hartford, Conn., Tina Charles had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help the Huskies (26-2, 15-0) rout the Wildcats (7-21, 1-14).

The freshman center scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds by halftime against the Wildcats. Charles played just 25 minutes.

(17) Middle Tennessee 76, Florida Atlantic 63: At Murfreesboro, Tenn., Krystle Horton scored 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Blue Raiders (26-3, 18-0 Sun Belt) to a win over the Owls (6-24, 2-16).

Chrissy Givens scored 31 points for the second straight game to lead the Blue Raiders.

Ohio 70, (18) Bowling Green 67: At Bowling Green, Ohio, Rachel Frederick hit four free throws in the final 2 1/2 minutes to lead the Bobcats (16-11, 9-6 MAC) over the Falcons (25-3, 14-1), ending the nation’s longest home winning streak at 29 games.

(19) Marquette 75, South Florida 63: At Milwaukee, Christina Quaye scored 26 points and Krystal Ellis added 21 to lead the Golden Eagles (23-5, 11-4 Big East) to a victory over the Bulls (18-10, 8-7).

(21) Rutgers 76, Notre Dame 60: At South Bend, Ind., Matee Ajavon scored a season-high 26 points, Essence Carson added 17 and the Scarlet Knights (19-7, 12-3 Big East) used a tight man-to-man defense to slow the Irish (19-9, 10-5) en route to a victory.

The Knights scored 21 points off 16 turnovers by the Irish.

(23) Louisville 68, Syracuse 56: At Syracuse, N.Y., Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points and Brandi Radde added 15 for the Cardinals (24-5, 10-5 Big East) in a win over the Orange (9-19, 3-12).

Nicole Michael’s 17 points gave the freshman 470 points on the season, the most ever by a Syracuse freshman.

(24) Wisconsin-Green Bay 84, Butler 70: At Green Bay, Wis., Nicole Soulis scored 19 points and Amanda Popp added 18 points and seven rebounds as the Phoenix (23-3, 14-0 Horizon League) defeated the Bulldogs.

Oklahoma St. 63, (25) Nebraska 60: At Stillwater, Okla., Andrea Riley scored 17 points and Rashidat Sadiq added 16 as the Cowgirls (19-9, 7-8 Big 12) upset the Cornhuskers (21-8, 9-6).

After shooting only 25 percent in the first half, the Cowgirls started the second half on a 12-2 run to take a 32-26 lead on Sadiq’s layup. They never trailed again.