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Top 25 Capsules

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Napheesa Collier scored 23 points and No. 1 UConn routed fifth-ranked UCLA 78-60 on Tuesday night, snapping the Bruins' 32-game home winning streak.

Crystal Dangerfield added 17 points for the Huskies (4-0), who won their 39th consecutive road game in their first visit to Westwood since 1998.

The Bruins (3-1) fell to 0-17 against top-ranked teams and are winless in five meetings against UConn, which beat UCLA in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 last season.

Jordin Canada and Monique Billings scored 15 points each for the Bruins. Kennedy Burke added 14 points.

The Huskies pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring UCLA 22-9, including 16 in a row, to take a 62-38 lead. Collier scored six straight and Dangerfield added five.

UConn's run continued in the fourth when the Huskies scored the first four points, extending their lead to 66-38.

No. 10 OREGON 81, EASTERN WASHINGTON 40

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Ruthy Hebard scored 22 points, while not missing a shot, and Lexi Bando added 14 to lead Oregon to a victory over Eastern Washington.

Hebard, a sophomore who was all-Pac-12 forward last year, went 7-for-7 from the field and 8-for-8 at the foul line for the Ducks (4-1).

Bando, a senior who's the nation's top 3-point shooter, was 4-for-8 from long range.

Oregon had assists on nine of its first 10 field goals and shot 69.2 percent in the first half to open a 47-17 lead.

Sabrina Ionescu had 10 rebounds to help the Ducks hold a 42-22 edge on the boards. They also outscored Eastern Washington by a 46-20 margin in the paint.

Delaney Hodgins led the Eagles (1-3) with eight points.

No. 15 MARYLAND 111, HOWARD 49

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Stephanie Jones and Brianna Fraser scored 24 points apiece and Blair Watson had 18, all career highs, and Maryland coasted to a win over Howard.

Kristen Confroy had her second career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Fraser had a career-high 11 boards for her second double-double for the Terrapins (3-2).

Maryland made 11 of 20 3-pointers and shot 55 percent overall (41 for 75) on the way to the most points since beating Cal State Bakersfield 114-83 on Nov. 26, 2011. The Terps had a 53-32 rebounding advantage and forced 25 turnovers while holding the Bison (0-4) to 29 percent shooting (16 of 55).

Maryland scored the first seven points of the game and scored 11 straight that turned into a 25-2 run to close the first quarter with a 33-6 lead. Jones had 13. The Terps pushed the lead to 40 in the second quarter and were up 56-19 at the half. They made it 91-36 after three quarters and the lead reached 69 after a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter.

Asia McCants had 10 for Howard.

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