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DeMarcus Nelson returns for Blue Devils
Jan 8 2006 9:30PM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - DeMarcus Nelson returned to the lineup for top-ranked Duke against No. 23 Wake Forest on Sunday, his first game since breaking his right ankle in November.
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No. 24 W.Va. upsets No. 3 Villanova 91-87
Jan 8 2006 9:11PM (CT)
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Joe Herber scored 23 points and Kevin Pittsnogle had 22, leading No. 24 West Virginia to a 91-87 victory over No. 3 Villanova on Sunday.
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Georgia Tech upsets No. 11 Boston College
Jan 8 2006 8:17PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Zam Fredrick hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 33.5 seconds left and Georgia Tech pulled out a 60-58 victory Sunday over No. 11 Boston College, which went more than 11 minutes without a field goal and struggled to make anything outside the lane.
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UCLA hands Arizona St. 2nd straight loss
Jan 8 2006 7:58PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Noelle Quinn tied her season high with 24 points and Lisa Willis added 23 to lead UCLA to a 77-69 victory over No. 9 Arizona State on Sunday.
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Arkansas nip No. 20 Vanderbilt at buzzer
Jan 8 2006 7:12PM (CT)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Leslie Howard's free throw with 2.1 seconds left in overtime gave Arkansas a 52-51 victory over No. 20 Vanderbilt on Sunday.
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Academic report may lead to NCAA sanctions
Jan 8 2006 7:05PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA would scrap a rule prohibiting men's and women's basketball teams from playing in more than two exempt tournaments in a four-year period under a compromise reached Sunday by the Division I Management Council.
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NOW upset by Joe Paterno's comments
Jan 8 2006 6:18PM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A leader from the women's rights group NOW has asked Joe Paterno to resign over comments the Penn State football coach made about an alleged sexual assault.
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Virginia Tech rallies past Boston College
Jan 8 2006 5:39PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Megan Finnerty and Kirby Copeland combined for 26 points to lead No. 25 Virginia Tech to a 67-62 win over No. 19 Boston College.
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Humphrey, Baker lead Georgia past Florida
Jan 8 2006 5:11PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Sherill Baker had 20 points and extended her career mark with four steals to help lead No. 17 Georgia to an 89-70 victory over Florida on Sunday.
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Dupree excels as Temple nips La Salle
Jan 8 2006 4:47PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Candice Dupree scored 29 points, including the game-winning three-point play with 2.8 seconds remaining in overtime, to lead No. 24 Temple to a 66-64 victory over La Salle on Sunday.
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Carney leads Memphis past Winthrop
Jan 8 2006 4:45PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Rodney Carney scored 21 points and Darius Washington had seven of his 14 points during a key stretch to help No. 4 Memphis hold off Winthrop 73-63 on Sunday.
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Purdue tops Michigan for 8th straight
Jan 8 2006 4:21PM (CT)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Aya Traore scored 13 points and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton scored six points during a key stretch to lead No. 14 Purdue to a 51-43 win over Michigan on Sunday.
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Duke wins battle of high scoring squads
Jan 8 2006 3:22PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - In a matchup between the two highest-scoring teams in NCAA women's basketball, the difference was the defense of No. 2 Duke.
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No. 1 Tennessee tops rival Connecticut
Jan 8 2006 4:10AM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sidney Spencer scored a career-high 21 points, including four key free throws in the final 2 minutes Saturday afternoon, and top-ranked Tennessee outlasted No. 7 Connecticut 89-80 to add another classic game in this storied rivalry.
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No. 8 Gonzaga defeats Saint Mary's 68-60
Jan 8 2006 1:40AM (CT)
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) - Adam Morrison scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half and No. 8 Gonzaga overcame a poor second half to avenge a road loss to Saint Mary's last season, beating the Gaels 68-60 Saturday night in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams.
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Washington St. upsets Washington on road
Jan 8 2006 12:36AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Josh Akognon made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining, and Washington State beat No. 10 Washington 78-71 Saturday night for its first win ever over a Top 10 team on the road.
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Wiggins scores 37 as Stanford prevails
Jan 8 2006 12:19AM (CT)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Candice Wiggins scored a career-high 37 points to rally No. 16 Stanford to a 76-64 victory over Oregon at McArthur Court on Saturday night.
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