TOP 25 MEN
No. 1 Duke 79, Virginia 54: Gerald Henderson scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half and Nolan Smith added 15 for the ACC-leading Blue Devils (19-2, 6-1) in Durham, N.C. on Sunday.
Penn State 72, No. 9 Michigan State 68: Talor Battle scored a career-high 29 points as the Nittany Lions (17-5, 6-3 Big Ten) won for the first time in 17 trips to East Lansing.
No. 19 Illinois 62, Iowa 54: Mike Tisdale scored 18 points as the Fighting Illini (18-4, 6-3) barely beat the Big Ten’s 10th-place team.
No. 21 Villanova 71, Cincinnati 50: Dante Cunningham scored 21 points for the host Wildcats (17-4, 5-3 Big East), who won their third straight game thanks to 51 percent shooting.
TOP 25 WOMEN
No. 16 Texas 58, No. 4 Baylor 55: Kathleen Nash had 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Longhorns (15-5, 3-3 Big 12) defeated the host Lady Bears (17-3, 5-2).
No. 5 Auburn 66, LSU 55: Alli Smalley scored 21 points, hitting all five of her 3-point attempts, and visiting Auburn (22-1, 6-1 SEC) bounced back from its only loss of the season.
No. 9 Stanford 68, UCLA 51: Jillian Harmon scored 17 points to help the Cardinal (17-4, 8-1 Pac-10) win its 24th consecutive home game.
No. 10 North Carolina 98, North Carolina Central 45: Italee Lucas scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half for the host Tar Heels (19-3, 4-2).
No. 12 Florida 94, Arkansas 78: Sha Brooks scored 25 points and had a career-high 10 assists, and visiting Florida (20-2, 6-1 SEC) hit a school-record 13 3-pointers.
No. 15 Ohio State 59, Indiana 51: Star Allen scored 21 points and Jantel Lavender added 17 for the host Buckeyes (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten), who are chasing a fifth consecutive Big Ten title.
No. 19 Virginia 88, Longwood 50: Lyndra Littles scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half for Virginia (18-4), which has won three straight games.
No. 20 Vanderbilt 88, Alabama 64: Christina Wirth scored 21 points and Merideth Marsh added 17 for the host Commodores (17-5, 6-1 SEC).
No. 23 Xavier 74, St. Bonaventure 59: Ta’Shia Phillips scored 15 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in the host Musketeers’ (19-4, 7-0 Atlantic 10) 10th straight victory.
AREA MEN
Colorado College 55, Sewanee 52: Jarrell Sweet’s layup with 26 seconds remaining gave the Tigers the lead, and Jeremiah Waters’ two free throws padded the margin as the visiting Tigers (4-15) topped Sewanee (Tenn.) (4-15) in a Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game.
From Denver Post staff and wire services
