Durham, n.h. — Anthony Lamb had 28 points and eight rebounds to lead Vermont to a 73-59 victory over New Hampshire on Wednesday night for its fifth straight win.
The Catamounts (14-4, 4-0 America East) have beaten New Hampshire (3-14, 1-3) in 10 consecutive games, and is off to their best start since the 2004-05 squad began 13-4.
Lamb was 11-of-21 shooting. Ernie Duncan and Stef Smith added 14 points each. Lamb, Duncan and Smith made all seven of Vermont’s 3-pointers. Robin Duncan chipped in with 11 points.
David Watkins scored 16 points to lead New Hampshire.
No. 14 Auburn 85, Texas A&M 66
College Station, Texas — Bryce Brown scored all but two of his 22 points in the first half and Auburn routed Texas A&M.
The Tigers (13-3, 2-1 SEC) won on the road for the first time in league play this season. They dominated the Aggies (7-8, 1-3) from the start and never looked back.
Kansas State 74, No. 20 Oklahoma 61
Norman, Okla. — Barry Brown scored 25 points and Dean Wade added 20 to help Kansas State beat Oklahoma. It was Kansas State’s second straight road win over a ranked team — the Wildcats won at Iowa State last Saturday. It was also Wade’s second game back since missing six in a row with a torn tendon in his right foot.
Women
No. 1 Notre Dame 80Virginia Tech 51
Blacksburg, Va. — Jessica Shepard had 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 Notre Dame took command with a 24-1 run in the second quarter,
No. 2 UConn 75, Tulane 33
New Orleans — Megan Walker scored a career-high 34 points and Katie Lou Samuelson added 17 to power UConn over Tulane.
The Huskies (15-1, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) pounded Tulane (13-4, 3-1) with its size and strength, holding the Green Wave to 18.3 percent shooting and forcing 22 turnovers.
West Va. 73, No. 18 Iowa State 64
Morgantown, W.Va. — Lucky Rudd and Tynice Martin combined for 42 points, 16 in the fourth quarter when, and West Virginia pulled away.
No. 20 Rutgers 65, Purdue 63 (ot)
New Brunswick, n.j. — Stasha Carey made three free throws in the final nine seconds of overtime as Rutgers survived blowing a 14-point late in regulation to beat Purdue and stay alone atop the Big Ten.
Northwestern 75, No. 25 Indiana 69
Bloomington, Ind.— Lindsey Pulliam scored a season-high 27 points, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah had the 30th double-double of her career and Northwestern defeated Indiana.
