Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee (18-1) erased its first double-digit deficit of the season and took command by ending the first half on a 24-2 run and scoring the first four points of the second half. That put the Volunteers on track for their 14th consecutive victory in the school’s longest win streak since it opened the 1922-23 season with 14 straight wins.
Grant Williams scored 19 points for Tennessee, and Admiral Schofield had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 2 Duke 66, Georgia Tech 53
Durham, n.c.
Zion Williamson added 22 points to help the Blue Devils (17-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their 12th in a row in the series with Georgia Tech.
No. 3 Virginia 82, Notre Dame 55
South Bend, Ind.
The Cavaliers shot 52.2 from the field in their second straight victory since a 72-70 loss at Duke on Jan. 19. Kyle Guy, Indiana’s 2016 Mr. Basketball at Lawrence Central near Indianapolis, had 15 points. Ty Jerome added 13 points, and Kihei Clark finished with 12.
No. 12 Marquette 87, Xavier 82
Cincinnati
Joey Hauser added 21 points for the Golden Eagles (18-3, 7-1 Big East).
Illinois 78, No. 13 Maryland 67
New York
Andres Feliz had 15 points for the Fighting Illini (6-14, 2-7 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game skid by handing the Terrapins their second straight conference loss.
No. 24 Iowa State 87No. 20 Mississippi 73
Oxford, Miss.
Iowa State (15-5) put on an offensive show, making 13 straight shots during the second half to turn a tight game into a relatively easy victory.
No. 21 North Carolina State 69Clemson 67
Raleigh, n.c.
The Wolfpack (16-4, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed by six with 26.5 seconds left, but Clemson missed four straight free throws to keep the door ajar.
No. 23 Louisville 66Pittsburgh 51
Louisville, Ky.
The Cardinals (15-5, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot just 39 percent, but their strong defense shut down the Panthers (12-8, 2-5) in the second half. Pittsburgh led 41-40 after a Trey McGowens three-point play with 15:37 remaining.
No. 5 Oregon 79Washington State 65
Pullman, Wash.
Ruthy Hebard added 20 points and Sabrina Ionescu 14 for Oregon (18-1, 7-0 Pac-12), which is enjoying the best Pac-12 start in its history.
No. 6 Stanford 80, Colorado 69
Boulder, Colo.
Stanford (17-1, 7-0 Pac-12) shot just 26 percent in the first half and trailed by eight at the half.
No. 9 Oregon State 86Washington 39
Seattle
The Beavers (16-3, 6-1 Pac-12) didn’t let last Sunday’s double overtime loss at home to Arizona State linger, matching a season-high with 30 first-quarter points and leading by as many as 22 in the opening 10 minutes. Goodman was the spark to Oregon State’s big start, hitting all four of her attempts from deep, including a desperation heave under pressure as the first quarter clock expired.
Amber Melgoza led Washington (8-12, 1-7) with 20 points.
No. 10 Marquette 90, Xavier 44
CINCINNATI (AP) — Allazia Blockton became the first Marquette player, men or women, to score 2,000 career points and the Golden Eagles beat Xavier.
Blockton, the reigning Big East Player of the Year, missed five games with an ankle injury before returning Sunday against St. John’s. Even without their star, the Golden Eagles were able to keep winning and moved up to 10th in the poll — their highest ranking ever.
Erika Davenport led Marquette with 18 points and 19 rebounds.
Marquette (17-3, 8-0) jumped out to a commanding first quarter lead before Xavier (10-9, 1-7) got untracked.
Aaliyah Dunham scored 16 points to lead Xavier.
UCLA 61, No. 16 Arizona State 59
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Japreece Dean made a 3-pointer with 9 seconds left to lift UCLA past Arizona State.
Lauryn Miller scored 17 points for the Bruins (10-9, 3-4 Pac-12). Dean finished with 14 points. Michaela Onyenwere had 11 and Lajahna Drummer added eight points and 11 rebounds.
Courtney Ekmark led the Sun Devils (13-6, 4-4) with 14 points. Reili Richardson’s layup gave them a 59-58 lead with 36 seconds left. She finished with 12 points.
Arizona State led 31-26 at halftime, but the Bruins scored nine of the first 11 points in the second to take a 35-33 lead. The Sun Devils were outrebounded 40-37 and made just six of 11 free throws.
No. 21 Utah 87, California 74
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Megan Huff scored 18 of her 24 points in the second half and Utah celebrated its first appearance in The AP Top 25 in nearly 11 years with a victory over California.
Kiana Moore added 18 points, Dre’una Edwards 15 and Dru Gylten 11 for the Utes (17-1, 6-1 Pac-12), who won their fifth straight. The Utes, who shot 53 percent, made their Top 25 season debut this week, the first time in the rankings since 2008 when they finished No. 18 in the final poll. Utah is off to its best start in program history.
Huff, the Utes’ leading scorer at nearly 20 points a game, scored the first 10 points of the second half.
Kristine Anigwe scored 24 points, 12 from the free-throw line, with 15 rebounds for the Golden Bears (12-6, 3-4).
