West Hartford, Conn.
Smith was 9-of-11 from the floor and was one point shy of matching his career high. He had one steal in the first half to become the third player in program history with 1,000 points, 250 assists and 100 steals.
Daniel Dion added three 3-pointers and 17 points for New Hampshire (13-7, 4-2 America East). Tanner Leissner had 15 points, Iba Camara scored 12 and each grabbed eight rebounds.
New Hampshire was up, 23-16, with eight minutes to go in the first half, but the Wildcats closed the half on a 20-4 run for a 23-point lead. Smith hit three 3-pointers and scored 10 points during the spurt and Daniel Dion added two 3s and eight points.
No. 22 Xavier 86, Georgetown 75
Cincinnati
Xavier (14-5, 4-3) had dropped three straight — all against ranked Big East teams. The Musketeers allowed a 12-point lead to slip away in the second half on Sunday before their injured point guard frustrated the Hoyas (10-10, 1-6) again. Sumner had a career-high 28 points in an 81-76 win at Georgetown on Dec. 31.
No. 1 UConn 100, Tulane 56
Storrs, Conn.
The 6-foot-3 sophomore hit 11 of 18 shots to come within two points of her career scoring high set Tuesday in Tulsa.
Kia Nurse added 18 points and Napheesa Collier had 17 for Connecticut (18-0, 6-0), which has never lost an American Athletic Conference Game. The Huskies are 60-0 in the regular season and 9-0 in the three conference tournaments.
No. 3 Maryland 80, Rutgers 71
College Park, Md.
The Terrapins (19-1, 7-0 Big Ten) got 11 points and 13 rebounds from Brionna Jones, her 10th consecutive double-double and 14th of the season.
Frustrated by Rutgers’ deliberate pace on offense, Maryland led only 34-30 at halftime. The Terrapins snapped out of it in the third quarter, opening with a 21-4 run in which they made eight of nine shots.
No. 6 Notre Dame 77North Carolina 55
Chapel Hill, n.c.
Marina Mabrey added 13 points for the Fighting Irish (18-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who gave coach Muffet McGraw her 750th victory at the school in her 30th season.
Paris Kea scored 15 of her 21 points in the first quarter for the Tar Heels (12-8, 1-6). But Notre Dame ran off a 10-0 burst to build a double-digit lead early in the second, then a half-closing 9-0 run to pull away.
No. 7 Florida State 82No. 17 Virginia Tech 54
Blacksburg, Va.
Shakayla Thomas added 17 points and Brittany Brown 13 for the Seminoles (19-2, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their sixth in a row against ranked opponents. Florida State outscored the Hokies 49-22 after halftime.
No. 9 Louisville 66No. 23 South Florida 52
Tampa, Fla.
Asia Durr had 13 points for Louisville (18-4). The Cardinals got limited playing time from starters Briahanna Jackson (23 minutes, five points) and Cortnee Walton (16 minutes, two points) due to foul troubles, while Mariya Moore was held to five points.
Syracuse 81, No. 14 Miami 48
Syracuse, n.y.
Alexis Peterson had 24 points and seven assists and Gabby Cooper scored 11 for Syracuse (14-7, 5-2 ACC), which snapped a two-game skid. Briana Day tied a season-high with 14 rebounds.
No. 15 Duke 67, Boston College 44
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Boston College was held to 25-percent shooting overall and just 16 points in the second half.
No. 20 Oklahoma 68Oklahoma State 62
Norman, Okla.
Oklahoma (15-5, 6-2 Big 12 Conference) hadn’t led since the first two minutes of the game before Manning put the Sooners ahead 62-60 with a 3-pointer with 2:44 left.
Gabbi Ortiz followed with another 3-pointer for Oklahoma with 1:10 left to make it 65-60.
No. 21 N.C. State 65, Clemson 53
Raliegh, n.c.
Jennifer Mathurin scored 15 and Chelsea Nelson had 13 points for N.C. State (15-5, 5-2 ACC).
Danielle Edwards scored 15 for Clemson (11-9, 0-7). Thornton and Jaia Alexander had 13 points apiece.
The Tigers won their first eight games of the season — their best start in nearly two decades — but have lost seven in a row and nine of their last 12.