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No. 17 Georgetown upends No. 9 Pitt 61-58
Feb 5 2006 7:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Georgetown allowed Aaron Gray to look like the next coming of Patrick Ewing in the first half. In the second half, Pittsburgh's 7-foot center didn't even score.
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Williams, Vanderbilt top Auburn
Feb 5 2006 7:24PM (CT)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - No. 22 Vanderbilt refused to be intimidated by Auburn's size and poured on the defense to defeat Auburn 57-53 on Sunday. Caroline Williams scored 17 points and Carla Thomas added 16 to lead Vanderbilt.
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Florida St. upends No. 24 N.C. State
Feb 5 2006 7:23PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Holly Johnson scored a career-high 21 points to lead Florida State to a 75-61 win over No. 24 N.C. State on Sunday.
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UNLV women's basketball player in hospital
Feb 5 2006 7:11PM (CT)
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - UNLV senior forward Sherry McCracklin remained in the hospital Sunday after hitting her head and sustaining a concussion during a game against Wyoming the day before.
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Minnesota rips Michigan for 7th straight
Feb 5 2006 6:19PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota coach Pam Borton was worried about her team looking past Michigan and ahead to a crucial upcoming stretch. The surging Gophers quickly put her mind at ease.
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Boston College wins 5th straight
Feb 5 2006 6:13PM (CT)
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Sarah Marshall had a career-high 18 points and No. 23 Boston College won its fifth straight game, 70-53 over Clemson on Sunday.
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Purdue beats out sloppy Penn St. squad
Feb 5 2006 6:06PM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - During halftime of a tight game, Purdue coach Kristy Curry told her team in the locker room to stay calm and get ready for another run from underdog Penn State.
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Bethel sparks N.C. State past Maryland
Feb 5 2006 5:41PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Nothing appears to come easily for No. 18 North Carolina State, particularly lately, with three consecutive down-to-the-wire games, one of which went two overtimes.
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Augustus excels as LSU routs Mississippi
Feb 5 2006 5:31PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Seimone Augustus scored 22 points and Sylvia Fowles had 21 points and 13 rebounds, leading third-ranked LSU to a 78-63 victory over Mississippi on Sunday.
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Tennessee pulls away late to beat Arkansas
Feb 5 2006 5:25PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Shanna Zolman scored 21 points and Candace Parker added 18 to lead fifth-ranked Tennessee over Arkansas 77-37 on Sunday.
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Kansas comes from behind to shock Oklahoma
Feb 5 2006 5:20PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Here's a rare sight: Kansas, of all schools, playing the no respect card. Unranked all season with a team made up almost entirely of freshmen and sophomores, the Jayhawks won their fifth straight Sunday, using a stirring comeback from a 16-point second-half deficit to beat No. 19 Oklahoma 59-58.
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36 turnovers help Georgia prevail
Feb 5 2006 5:10PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Janese Hardrick stole the defensive spotlight from teammate Sherill Baker in leading No. 14 Georgia to an 84-59 win over turnover-prone Alabama on Sunday.
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Ohio St. beats Indiana for 9th straight
Feb 5 2006 5:07PM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Ohio State was ready for the big Indiana run. Jessica Davenport scored 23 points and Brandie Hoskins added 17 as the No. 7 Buckeyes held off Indiana's second-half comeback and beat the Hoosiers 61-45 Sunday.
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St. John's holds off South Florida
Feb 5 2006 5:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Greeba Barlow had 20 points to lead No. 25 St. John's to a 78-71 win over South Florida on Sunday.
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No. 1 North Carolina romps Georgia Tech
Feb 5 2006 4:56PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Ivory Latta is such a good shooter that even her best days seem routine to North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell. Latta scored 30 points, including 6-of-7 from 3-point range, to lead the top-ranked Tar Heels to a 75-56 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday.
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No. 10 George Washington rips Richmond
Feb 5 2006 4:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - George Washington played the way it wanted to and patient Richmond never had a chance. The 10th-ranked Colonials, who average over 80 points per game, got the tempo going their way early and beat Richmond 80-55 on Sunday.
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Temple goes up 21-0, never looks back
Feb 5 2006 4:32PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kamesha Hairston and Khadija Bowens each scored 16 points and No. 20 Temple scored the first 21 points of the game on its way to a 79-44 victory over Duquesne on Sunday.
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No. 6 Maryland holds off Virginia 85-71
Feb 5 2006 3:35PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland played near-perfect basketball during a 21-1 run in which the Terrapins turned a close game against Virginia into a potential rout.
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Michigan State rallies past Illinois
Feb 5 2006 3:30PM (CT)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Liz Shimek scored 15 points and Lindsay Bowen added 13 as No. 17 Michigan State rallied to defeat Illinois 57-51 on Sunday.
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Brooks leads Florida over No. 21 Kentucky
Feb 5 2006 2:47PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Sha Brooks scored 21 points, including a key 3-pointer, to lead Florida to a 68-61 win over No. 21 Kentucky on Sunday.
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Penn State rallies past No. 6 Illinois
Feb 5 2006 5:48AM (CT)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Rich McBride thought he had saved Illinois' home-winning streak. He was just a split-second too late. McBride's shot came just after the buzzer and Penn State held off No. 6 Illinois 66-65 on Saturday night, ending the Illini's home winning streak at 33 games.
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No. 5 Gonzaga wins 34th consecutive game
Feb 5 2006 5:47AM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - After four straight close wins, Gonzaga coach Mark Few was pleased his fifth-ranked Bulldogs put an opponent away early for once. Gonzaga beat Santa Clara 85-71 Saturday night, and led by 25 points midway throught the second half as it was never seriously challenged.
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Green excels as Florida beats Kentucky
Feb 5 2006 12:08AM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Taurean Green and Joakim Noah gave No. 8 Florida a rare streak against Kentucky. Green scored a career-high 29, Noah added a career-best 26 and the Gators beat the Wildcats 95-80 Saturday night to extend their winning streak over the Southeastern Conference's most storied program to three games.
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