NATIONAL MEN
No. 10 West Virginia 81, No. 19 Georgetown 68
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Da’Sean Butler scored 22 points in his final home game and the Mountaineers defeated the Hoyas on Monday night to clinch a double bye into the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
The Mountaineers (23-6) led by as many as 27 points early in the second half and Georgetown (19-9) couldn’t catch up.
Texas 87, Oklahoma 76
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior Damion James scored 24 points and the Longhorns (23-7), who became the first team since Alabama in 2003 to reach No. 1 and then later drop out of The Associated Press poll, overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half.
NATIONAL WOMEN
No. 1 Connecticut 76, No. 6 Notre Dame 51
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tina Charles had 18 points and eight rebounds to become Connecticut’s career leader in both categories as the Huskies (30-0) moved one victory away from tying their NCAA women’s record for consecutive victories (70).
Syracuse 67, No. 7 West Virginia 48
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After trailing by 14 in the opening minutes of the game, the Orange (20-9) regrouped behind its defense and took control with a 25-6 spurt to start the second half.
No. 12 Georgetown 71, Seton Hall 49
WASHINGTON — Sugar Rodgers scored 24 points and the Hoyas (25-5) made a school- record 13 3-pointers.
No. 16 St. John’s 77, Pittsburgh 65
PITTSBURGH — The Red Storm (24-5) shot 7-for-13 on 3-pointers.
The Associated Press
