Connecticut Edges Arizona In OT Thriller
Connecticut outlasted Arizona 100-98 in overtime as Emeka Okafor near a triple double with 19 points 15 rebounds and nine blocks. Ben Gordon matched a career high with 23 points and nine assists for the Huskies who won their sixth straight. Taliek Brown added 21 points and Tony Robertson 14 as UConn pulled ahead 98-97 with under a minute remaining.
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Cincinnati extends winning streak with 27 points by Logan
Steve Logan scored 27 points to help Cincinnati extend its nation leading streak to 19 games with a win over South Florida. The Bearcats pulled away on a 12-2 run in the second half and closed late as Jason Maxiell added 14 of his team's final 23 points.
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Bradley Braves routs SIU women to extend skid
Bradley outscored Southern Illinois University 17-5 in the final nine minutes of the first half and held on for a 63-45 win. Mandy Sides led Bradley with 22 points while Sara Bailey added 14. SIU's Molly McDowell had 11 points as the Salukis dropped to a school-record 11th straight defeat. The Braves benefited from 19 SIU turnovers and shot 34 percent to 33 percent for SIU.
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UConn Tops Boston College Behind Bird and Jones
UConn, 22-0 overall and 8-0 in the Big East, defeated Boston College 79-56 as Sue Bird posted 23 points and Aisha Jones tied her career high with 21. The Huskies rallied after a rough shooting half, finishing 38 percent from the floor on 12 of 31 shooting.
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Creighton Alone Atop Valley After 57-41 Win
Creighton led Evansville 30-24 at halftime and pulled away in the second half holding the Aces to 17 points. Brody Deren scored 13 and Michael Lindeman added 11 as the Bluejays improved to 13-5 overall and 8-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference, extending their conference start to 8-1. Evansville fell to 4-14, 1-8, shooting 30.4 percent from the floor and 1-for-19 from three.
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Gophers upset No 20 Ohio State 89 71 in Minneapolis
Travarus Bennett led Minnesota with 21 points and Rick Rickert added 19 as the Gophers upset Ohio State 89 71 snapping the Buckeyes nine game win streak. Minnesota hit 9 of 14 from three while coach Dan Monson's squad rallied from a late deficit to take control.
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