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No. 20 Louisville women strong in loss

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville coach Jeff Walz knew the Cardinals couldn't stop the entire Connecticut team....

No. 3 Ohio State beats Purdue 87-84

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- William Buford scored a career-high 29 points and capped his night with a pivotal dunk in the final minute to power No. 3 Ohio State past hot-shooting Purdue 87-84 on Tuesday....

No. 8 Florida falls 78-58 to No. 1 Kentucky

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Florida kept sticking to its strength by shooting behind the arc. It turned out to be the eighth-ranked Gators biggest problem....

Evansville rallies past No. 17 Creighton 65-57

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Colt Ryan gave Evansville the lead for good by making a 17-footer with 3:08 to play Tuesday night, and the Purple Aces closed the game on a 13-1 run to pull off a 65-57 upset of No. 17 Creighton....

No. 1 Kentucky tops No. 8 Florida 78-58

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night....

No. 2 Notre Dame women beat Orange 74-55
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Devereaux Peters had a season-high 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Kayla McBride added 19 points and No. 2 Notre Dame beat Syracuse 74-55 on Tuesday night....

Griner, No. 1 Baylor women dominate Oklahoma again

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WACO, Texas (AP) -- Baylor and Oklahoma have often played the most anticipated and best games in the Big 12 each season....

DePaul loses 89-76 to No. 18 Marquette

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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- DePaul coach Oliver Purnell found how difficult it is to try and keep up with No. 18 Marquette with his star point guard almost being nonexistent....

Oklahoma women lose big again against No. 1 Baylor

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WACO, Texas (AP) -- Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale actually had a smile on her face when she walked off the court at halftime with her team down by 11 points at top-ranked Baylor....

No. 18 Marquette beats DePaul 89-76

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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Darius Johnson-Odom scored 23 points and Jamil Wilson added 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 18 Marquette to an 89-76 victory over DePaul on Monday night....

Ga Tech women fall short against Top 25 teams.

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DULUTH, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph believes her team is good enough to compete with highly ranked opponents....

No. 4 Missouri holds on to beat Oklahoma 71-68

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- For an uncontrollable situation with 2.5 seconds left on the clock, Oklahoma's last chance to forge overtime against No. 4 Missouri went about as well as it could - until Steven Pledger's 3-point shot refused to go down....

Lamb off, Connecticut loses at No. 24 Louisville

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Jeremy Lamb said he's embarrassed at his play. His Connecticut teammates don't have much to be proud of, either....

No. 22 UNC women routed by No. 5 Duke, 96-56

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- This wasn't the kind of history No. 22 North Carolina wanted to make....

Thomas leads Maryland women past Georgia Tech

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DULUTH, Ga. (AP) -- Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, Tianna Hawkins added a career-high 23 points and No. 8 Maryland beat No. 22 Georgia Tech 64-56 on Monday night....

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No. 20 Louisville women strong in loss

No. 2 Notre Dame women beat Orange 74-55

Griner, No. 1 Baylor women dominate Oklahoma again

Oklahoma women lose big again against No. 1 Baylor

Ga Tech women fall short against Top 25 teams.

No. 22 UNC women routed by No. 5 Duke, 96-56

Thomas leads Maryland women past Georgia Tech

Prahalis has 34, No. 10 Ohio State women win

No. 5 Duke women rout No. 22 UNC, 96-56

Baylor still No. 1 in AP women's basketball poll

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No. 3 Ohio State beats Purdue 87-84

No. 8 Florida falls 78-58 to No. 1 Kentucky

Evansville rallies past No. 17 Creighton 65-57

No. 1 Kentucky tops No. 8 Florida 78-58

AP Source: Memphis to join Big East

Mercer beats East Tennessee State 54-46

DePaul loses 89-76 to No. 18 Marquette

No. 18 Marquette beats DePaul 89-76

Lamb off, Connecticut loses at No. 24 Louisville

No. 4 Missouri holds on to beat Oklahoma 71-68