UConn's 169-game conference winning streak ends

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Lior Garzon scored 19 points and Maddie Siegrist added 17 to lead Villanova to a 72-69 win over No. 8 UConn, ending the Huskies' 169-game conference winning streak.

UConn last lost a conference game back in the old Big East Conference in 2013.

Brianna Herlihy added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (16-6, 10-3 Big East), who led by as many as 19 points in the second half and held off a furious fourth-quarter charge from the Huskies. It was the eighth straight win for Villanova, which beat the Huskies for the first time since February 2004.

Freshman Azzi Fudd had a season-high 29 points for UConn (15-5, 9-1). Christyn Williams added 24 points.

No. 2 STANFORD 82, OREGON STATE 59

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Hannah Jump scored 19 points with five 3-pointers, Cameron Brink added 12 points and Stanford ran its winning streak to 11 games with a victory over Oregon State.

Jump had three 3s in the first half and shot 5 for 12 from deep overall while sixth-year senior Anna Wilson matched her career high with four steals for the Cardinal (19-3, 10-0 Pac-12) in their 25th consecutive win against Pac-12 opponents.

Ellie Mack scored 11 of her 13 points in her first four minutes of play and Oregon State (11-8, 4-5) led 25-22 after the first quarter - the most points allowed by Stanford in a first quarter this season. But the Beavers couldn't keep up with a balanced attack by defending national champion Stanford.

No. 7 INDIANA 93, ILLINOIS 61

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Ali Patberg scored a season-high 26 points to lead Indiana to a win over Illinois.

The Hoosiers hit six of their first seven shots, and Patberg opened the game on a tear, hitting a jumper and a layup early. She nailed a second-chance 3 with 2:30 to go in the opening quarter as the Hoosiers raced out to a 24-6 lead.

After Patberg hit another 3 to open the second quarter, Kaitlin Peterson seized an offensive rebound, then stepped back and hit a 3 to put the Hoosiers (17-3, 9-1 Big Ten) up 34-8 with 8:36 left in the half.

Adalia McKenzie led Illinois (6-13, 1-7) with 14 points off the bench while Jayla Oden added 13 points.

No. 10 BAYLOR 95, KANSAS STATE 50

WACO, Texas (AP) - Queen Egbo had 19 points and 16 rebounds, and three other Baylor players had at least 19 points as the Bears overwhelmed Kansas State.

Jordan Lewis had 24 points while NaLyssa Smith had 22 and Sarah Andrews 19 for the Bears (18-5, 8-3 Big 12). Lewis and Andrews each had seven assists and five 3-pointers. Smith had seven rebounds.

Kansas State center Ayoka Lee, who entered the game leading the Big 12 with 24.7 points a game, was plagued by fouls early and was held to eight points on 3-of-8 shooting over 20 minutes. The 6-foot-6 Lee also had six rebounds.

Brylee Glenn had 10 points to lead Kansas State (17-7, 7-5), which shot 32.7% overall (18 of 55) while making only 3-of-14 3-pointers.

No. 15 MARYLAND 70, WISCONSIN 43

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Angel Reese had 19 points and nine rebounds, Chloe Bibby scored 16 points, and Maryland beat Wisconsin.

Bibby scored eight points in the first quarter to help Maryland build a 22-8 lead after closing on an 11-0 run. Reese scored six points in Maryland's 11-0 run at the start of the second quarter for a 23-point lead. The Terps led by 20-plus points over the final 17 minutes.

Shyanne Sellers added 12 points for Maryland (18-6, 10-3 Big Ten).

Brooke Schramek led Wisconsin (6-17, 3-10) with 16 points.

No. 16 TEXAS 61, TEXAS TECH 56

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 14 points and blocked a potential tying shot with less than 10 seconds to play, Lauren Ebo made two clinching free throws with 6.7 seconds remaining and Texas edged Texas Tech.

Allen-Taylor's jumper with 2:20 to play had the Longhorns (16-6, 6-5 Big 12) up 56-49 but Bryn Gerlich scored five quick points. Gerlich's assist on a Vivian Gray jumper in the lane pulled the Red Raiders (9-13 2-9) within 58-56 with 51.8 seconds to go.

Texas' Rori Harmon missed a shot at the end of the 30-second clock but Audrey Warren tipped the ball back to Harmon for a timeout with 18.6 seconds to go. Tech had to foul three times before Harmon made 1 of 2 free throws at 12.5 seconds.

After a timeout, Gerlich got the ball to Lexy Hightower in the left corner but Allen-Taylor got her fingers on the shot.

No. 22 FLORIDA GULF COAST 63, NORTH ALABAMA 53

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Tishara Morehouse scored 13 of her 19 points in the third quarter and Florida Gulf Coast beat North Alabama for its 15th straight victory.

FGCU trailed 21-20 at halftime after an eight-point second quarter. But Morehouse scored seven of FGCU's opening nine points of the third quarter and she capped the Eagles' 24-point quarter with a free throw for a 12-point lead.

Kendall Spray added 13 points, Karli Seay had 12 and Kerstie Phills chipped in 10 for Florida Gulf Coast (22-1, 11-0 ASUN Conference). Seneca Hackley scored all nine of her points in the second half.

FGCU extended its winning streak over ASUN foes to 33 games.

Alexis Callins scored 18 points for North Alabama (9-13, 4-6). Skyler Gill added 13 points.

No. 24 OREGON 83, WASHINGTON STATE 30

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Endyia Rogers scored 17 points, Te-Hina Paopao added 14 and Oregon rolled past Washington State for the largest margin of victory in the 90-game series.

Oregon's previous best against Washington State was a 46-point victory in the 1986-87 season. The Ducks have now won eight straight in the series.

Oregon scored 21 of the opening 23 points of the game before Washington State made its first field goal - after 13 straight misses - with 2:11 remaining in the first quarter. The Ducks led 23-6 entering the second quarter, behind 10 points from Rogers, and 40-17 at halftime.

Sedona Prince had 12 points and eight rebounds for Oregon (15-7, 8-3 Pac-12). The Ducks were without Nyara Sabally after she took a hard fall early in Sunday's game at Arizona State.

Bella Murekatete had nine points and nine rebounds, and Krystal Leger-Walker added eight points for Washington State (14-8, 6-5).

No. 25 IOWA 88, MINNESOTA 78

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Caitlin Clark scored 32 points and Iowa scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to pull out a win over Minnesota.

Monika Czinano scored six of her 23 points in that run, which included a three-point play by Clark, to help the Hawkeyes open a 73-61 lead after entering the final quarter with a 62-61 advantage. Czinano had 12 in the quarter.

Tomi Taiwo matched her career high with 14 points for Iowa (16-6, 10-3 Big Ten Conference), which won the first meeting this season 105-49.

Deja Winters, a graduate transfer from North Carolina A&T who played her first two years at Seton Hall, had a career-high 30 points with five 3-pointers for the Golden Gophers (11-14, 4-9).

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