PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Epiphanny Prince scored 27 of her
career-high 33 points in the second half and No. 7 Rutgers handed
top-ranked Connecticut its first loss of the season, 73-71 on
Tuesday night.
Kia Vaughn added 14 points and Matee Ajavon had 13 for Rutgers
(19-3, 9-1 Big East), which snapped Connecticut's 34-game regular
season winning streak.
Renee Montgomery scored 24 points and Tina Charles added 16
points and 10 rebounds to lead Connecticut (21-1, 8-1). The
Huskies, who were the last unbeaten team in Division I basketball,
last lost in the regular season to North Carolina on Jan. 15, 2007.
With the game tied at 61 with 4:17 left, Essence Carson hit two
free throws and Ajavon hit a 3-pointer to give Rutgers a 66-61 lead
with 2:50 left. After Montgomery scored a layup to cut the deficit
to three, Prince answered with a jumper.
Montgomery missed a 3-pointer on the other end and Connecticut
was forced to foul Prince, who hit both free throws to give Rutgers
a 70-63 lead with 1:42 left.
Connecticut refused to go away as Maya Moore hit consecutive
3-pointers to cut the deficit to 72-69 with 58 seconds left. After
Rutgers turned the ball over on a shot clock violation, Connecticut
had one last chance, but turned the ball over on the inbounds.
Carson hit one of two free throws with 6.9 seconds left to seal
the win.<
^No. 17 Oklahoma St. 77, No. 5 Baylor 67=
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Danielle Green scored 16 points and
Maria Cordero added 15 points and 13 rebounds as Oklahoma State
snapped the Bears' 13-game winning streak.
On a poor shooting night by Big 12 scoring leader Andrea Riley,
her teammates did much of the damage during a 24-5 run at the end
of the first half for the Cowgirls (18-3, 6-2 Big 12).
Riley went 1-for-10 in the opening half, missing all six of her
3-point tries, but she contributed four steals and five assists.
Riley ended up with 15 points on 5-for-23 shooting.
The Bears (20-2, 8-1) also got a miserable start from their star
point guard, Angela Tisdale. She missed 13 of her first 15 shots
and wound up with 19 points on 50for-20 shooting.
Jessica Morrow scored a season-high 24 points for Baylor.<
^South Florida 78, No. 25 DePaul 73=
TAMPA, Fla. -- Shantia Grace scored a career-high 35 points
to lead South Florida past DePaul.
Jazmine Sepulveda had 22 points for South Florida (12-10, 2-7
Big East), which won for the second time in the last 10 games. It
was the Bulls first victory over a ranked opponent since a 74-58
win over No. 15 Louisville on Jan. 16, 2007.
DePaul (16-6, 5-4) got 36 points from Allie Quigley, one short
of her career set on Dec. 7, 2006, against Rutgers.