College basketball: Notre Dame tops UConn women

Skylar Diggins and Notre Dame ended another Connecticut run.

Diggins scored 22 points and Natalie Novosel added 20, including six free throws in overtime, to help the host No. 3 Irish rally to beat No. 2 UConn 74-67 on Saturday, snapping the Huskies' 57-game Big East winning streak.

"We knew it was going to be a game of runs. We played better in the second half. We knew we had to attack, and we knew if we did, it would be worth it," said Diggins, who had 16 of her points in the second half and OT.

The Irish, who hadn't beaten UConn at home since 2004, also topped the Huskies in the national semifinals last April, marking the first time they've won consecutive games against UConn.

"We wanted to keep them under pressure," Diggins said. "We wanted to slow the ball down at the guards and we wanted to protect the home court."

The Irish (15-1, 3-0 Big East) forced UConn into a season-high 27 turnovers and held the Huskies without a field goal over the final 3:49 of regulation and all through the overtime.

UConn (12-2, 2-1), which had beaten Notre Dame 12 straight times before losing to the Irish in the national semifinals last April, got 25 points from Bria Hartley.

Diggins shot just 7 for 19 but came up with a big steal near the end of regulation that ended in the tying basket by Kayla McBride with 19 seconds left in the frenzied game that saw 10 ties and 11 lead changes.

"Frustrating because it happened

once at Baylor," Hartley said of the Huskies' only other loss this season. "When you have the ball and are up two, you should be able to win the game."

Baylor 57, Iowa State 45: Brittney Griner scored 26 points to lead the No. 1 Lady Bears (15-0, 2-0 Big 12) past the host Cyclones (9-4, 0-2).

Michigan 73, Ohio State 62: Courtney Boylan scored 19 points, helping the host Wolverines (13-3, 2-1 Big Ten) hand the No. 8 Buckeyes (15-1, 2-1) their first loss.

Cal 90, Oregon 67: Gennifer Brandon had 17 points and 19 rebounds, and Talia Caldwell added 15 points and 13 rebounds as the host Bears (11-5, 2-2 Pac-12) overpowered the Ducks (9-7, 1-3). Five players scored in double figures for Cal in its highest-scoring game of the season. The Bears out-rebounded Oregon 63-26.

San Diego 77, Saint Mary's 60: Dominique Conners scored 20 points to lead the visiting Toreros (10-3, 1-0 WCC) past the Gaels (12-5, 3-1). Alex Carbonel had 24 points for Saint Mary's.

Men

Syracuse 73, Marquette 66: Kris Joseph scored 17 points and Brandon Triche added 16 to spark the host No. 1 Orange (17-0, 4-0 Big East) past the No. 20 Golden Eagles (12-4, 1-2).

Kentucky 79, South Carolina 64: Terrence Jones hit his first eight shots and finished with 20 points as the No. 2 Wildcats (15-1) beat the visiting Gamecocks (8-7) in a Southeastern Conference opener.

North Carolina 83, Boston College 60: Harrison Barnes scored 25 points, and the No. 3 Tar Heels (14-2) won their eighth straight, defeating the visiting Eagles (5-10) in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

Baylor 73, Texas Tech 60: Pierre Jackson scored 19 points, and the No. 4 Bears (15-0, 2-0 Big 12) beat the host Red Raiders (7-7, 0-2).

Duke 81, Georgia Tech 74: Ryan Kelly scored 21 points to lead the No. 5 Blue Devils (13-2) past the host Yellow Jackets (7-8) in an ACC opener.

Ohio State 76, Iowa 47: Jared Sullinger scored 28 points to spark the No. 6 Buckeyes (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten) to a rout of the host Hawkeyes (10-7).

Kansas State 75, Missouri 59: Rodney McGruder scored 20 points to pace the host No. 23 Wildcats (12-2, 1-1 Big 12) to an easy win over the No. 7 Tigers (14-1, 1-1).

Rutgers 67, Connecticut 60: Freshman Eli Carter scored 19 points, and the host Scarlet Knights (9-7, 1-2 Big East) used a 10-0 run in the second half to pull away from the No. 8 Huskies (12-3, 2-2).

West Virginia 74, Georgetown 72: Truck Bryant scored 25 points, helping the host Mountaineers (12-4, 3-1 Big East) beat the No. 9 Hoyas (13-2, 3-1).

Notre Dame 67, Louisville 65: Jack Cooley had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the visiting Fighting Irish (10-6, 2-1 Big East) defeated the No. 11 Cardinals (13-3, 1-2) in two overtimes.

Hawaii 82, San Jose State 69: Wil Carter had 21 points and 20 rebounds, but the Spartans (6-9) couldn't overcome a 20-point second-half deficit and lost to the host Warriors (9-6) in a Western Athletic Conference opener.

Joston Thomas led Hawaii with 27 points. Calvin Douglas scored 12 points and James Kinney added 11 for SJSU, which got as close as six points in the second half.

BYU 81, USF 56: Brock Zylstra hit six 3-pointers on his way to 22 points as the host Cougars (14-4, 3-1 WCC) routed the Dons (10-7, 0-3). Michael Williams led USF with 10 points, all in the second half.

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