Katie Lou Samuelson scored 32 points and top-ranked UConn extended its record winning streak to 93 games on Sunday with a 100-56 rout of Tulane.
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.
Collier hit the game’s first shot and the Huskies led from start to finish for a ninth straight game.
Kolby Morgan had 22 points to lead Tulane (12-7, 3-3 American). The junior guard has scored in double figures in 12 straight games, and more than 20 in her last four.
No. 3 MARYLAND 80, RUTGERS 71
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 19 points, Kaila Charles added 16 and Maryland bounced back from a lackluster first half to beat Rutgers for its seventh straight victory.
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.
After outscoring the Scarlet Knights 26-13 in the period, Maryland coasted to the finish to remain the only unbeaten team in conference play.
Shrita Parker had 19 points and seven assists for Rutgers (6-15, 3-5).
No. 6 NOTRE DAME 77, NORTH CAROLINA 55
CHAPEL HILL, N. C. (AP) — Brianna Turner had 24 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks to help Notre Dame beat North Carolina.
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.
UNC lost Stephanie Watts, the ACC’s No. 2 scorer (18.8) and No. 5 rebounder (8.8) when she appeared to injure her right knee falling on a drive to end the third quarter. She was helped off the court for evaluation and didn’t return to the bench until late in the game.
No. 7 FLORIDA STATE 82, No. 17 VIRGINIA TECH 54
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Leticia Romero scored 18 points and Florida State took the lead early and gradually pulled away in a victory over Virginia Tech.
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.
Chanette Hicks had 18 points and Sidney Cooks scored 16 with 11 rebounds for the Hokies (16-3, 3-3), who trailed 33-22 at halftime and were outscored 27-14 in the third quarter. The Hokies also committed 28 turnovers, leading to 33 points for the Seminoles.
No. 8 WASHINGTON 87, WASHINGTON STATE 44
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Chantel Osahor grabbed a Pac-12-record 30 rebounds and scored 20 points to lead Washington to a rout of Washington State.
The national leading scorer Kelsey Plum scored 29 points for Washington (19-2, 7-1 Pac-12). She passed former Minnesota standout and current member of the WNBA’s Connecticut Suns Rachel Banham for sixth place on the NCAA Division-I all-time scoring list.
Washington State was held to 25.4 percent shooting from the field, 19 percent from 3.
The Huskies went up 11-3 in the first quarter, and took off from there.
Osahor corralled a board over three Cougars, and converted a second-chance bucket late in the third. The rebound was her 25th of the night, and tied the school record for rebounds in a game. She had five more, and was subbed out early in the fourth quarter.
No. 9 LOUISVILLE 66, No. 23 SOUTH FLORIDA 52
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Myisha Hines-Allen scored 27 points and added 12 rebounds as Louisville beat South Florida.
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.
South Florida (15-3) got 14 points from Laia Flores and Ariadna Pujol. Kitija Laksa, averaging 19.9 points, finished with five.
Louisville took a 54-37 advantage after three, a quarter where Hines-Allen picked up nine points.
Flores’ layup got South Florida within 56-46 with 5 minutes to play.
Hines-Allen had 14 points to help the Cardinals go up 38-25 at halftime. Moore made her lone basket of the first half with 3 minutes left in the second quarter to put Louisville up 34-20.
Moore is averaging 12.8 points.
Louisville scored the first nine points en route to a 17-13 lead after the opening period.
No. 10 STANFORD 66, No. 18 ARIZONA STATE 56
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Erica McCall scored 18 points and Stanford kept hold of a share of the Pac-12 lead, earning Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer career victory No. 997 in a win over Arizona State.
Stanford’s Brittany McPhee went down after rolling her right ankle with about 15 seconds left before halftime and was helped to the locker room but returned for the second half and scored 13 points. Karlie Samuelson added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Cardinal (17-3, 7-1 Pac-12).
Sophie Brunner had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead defending Pac-12 regular-season champion Arizona State (14-5, 5-3).
No. 11 OREGON STATE 81, COLORADO 57
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Kolbie Orum and Katie Tudor combined for 30 points and Oregon State rolled to a win over Colorado.
Sydney Wiese added 13 points, Breanna Brown had 10 and Marie Gulich hauled in 13 rebounds to go with nine points for Oregon State (18-2, 7-1 Pac-12), which shot 47 percent from the field and controlled the boards 48-31. Orum shot 6 for 8 from the field for 16 points, while Tudor finished with four 3-pointers and a layup.
Colorado (11-8, 1-7) got a 3-pointer from Zoe Beard in the first quarter to take its only lead of the game, 14-13. Oregon State responded with a 3 from Katie McWilliams to go on top for good, taking a 38-29 advantage into the break and steadily pulling away over the final 20 minutes.
No. 13 UCLA 71, USC 67
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordin Canada and Kennedy Burke each scored 23 points to help UCLA beat USC for the second time in four days, this time a victory.
UCLA improved to 15-4 overall and 6-2 in the Pac-12.
Monique Billings had a double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
USC (10-9, 1-7) suffered its seventh consecutive loss. Courtney Jaco led USC with 18 points, and Kristen Simon added 16 points and eight rebounds. Simon, USC’s leading scorer, was back in the lineup Sunday after missing the three previous games with an injury.
UCLA won its fourth consecutive game and extended its home win streak to 23 games overall and 15 in a row against Pac-12 opponents, dating back to last season.
SYRACUSE 81, No. 14 MIAMI 48
SYRACUSE, N. Y. (AP) — Brittney Sykes scored a season-high 29 points with 11 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals, and Syracuse beat Miami.
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.
Sykes made a layup, hit a 3-pointer and then found Day for a layup to put the Orange up for good at 10-6 with 7:26 left in the first quarter.
