Woman's basketball top 25 roundup
California 73, UCLA 70 (OT): Natasha Vital scored 18 points, including 2 free throws in overtime, to lead visiting No. 10 California to a victory over UCLA. Devanei Hampton scored 3 of her 16 points in overtime for the Bears (13-2, 4-0 Pacific 10). She also stole the ball with 23 seconds to play and fed Vital, who was fouled and went to the line with Cal leading 71-70. Lindsey Pluimer scored 16 points for UCLA (7-8, 2-2), which beat No. 2 Stanford on Friday.
Pittsburgh 97, DePaul 68: Shavonte Zellous scored 31 points to lead Pittsburgh to a win over No. 15 host DePaul. Pittsburgh (11-3) took the lead from the start and never relinquished it. It went into halftime with a 43-29 advantage.
Allie Quigley and Caprice Smith led the Blue Demons (11-3) with 15 points each. Deirdre Naughton scored 13 and Natasha Williams added 10.
The Panthers shot consistently better than DePaul, making 56.8 percent (21-of-37) of their shots from the field in the second half. That compared to DePaul's 38.7 percent (12-of-31) after the break.
Xavier 65, Georgia 55: Amber Harris scored 19 points and Ta'Shia Phillips added 16 to help host Xavier (10-5) pull away to a victory over No. 7 Georgia (13-1).
So. California 73, Stanford 72: Camille LeNoir hit a jumper with 8.1 seconds remaining, giving host Southern California an upset victory over No. 2 Stanford. LeNoir scored 21 points, including a career high-tying five 3-pointers, for the Trojans (9-6, 2-2 Pac-10). Jayne Appel had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Cardinal (12-3, 2-2).
Ohio State 73, Iowa 65: Ashlee Trebilcock scored 25 points to help No. 21 Ohio State beat host Iowa. Ohio State (11-3, 2-1) built a 17-point halftime lead, then held off a furious Iowa rally to win their ninth straight over the Hawkeyes (9-6, 2-2).
Maryland 110, Clemson 46: Laura Harper matched her career high with 27 points, Crystal Langhorne added 25 points and No. 5 host Maryland (18-1, 2-0 ACC) rolled to a win over Clemson (7-9, 0-1).
Connecticut 100, Purdue 50: Tina Charles had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 1 Connecticut (13-0) defeated host Purdue (6-8).