Ohio State Is Rolling Along

George Reese, who has made the most of his role as sixth man since being taken out of starting lineup early in the season, scored 25 points and No. 5-ranked Ohio State rolled to its eighth consecutive victory, 88-67, over Michigan on Sunday at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michael Redd also scored 25 points, including 20 in the first half when Ohio State, 16-3 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten, took a 47-32 lead in large part to 12 turnovers by Michigan (12-7, 3-5).

No. 6 Tennessee 88, Mississippi State 81--Tony Harris made eight free throws in the final two minutes to help the Volunteers hold off the Bulldogs at Starkville, Miss.

Harris, who had 24 points, and Ron Slay scored Tennessee’s final 18 points as the Volunteers (19-3, 7-2 in the Southeastern Conference) used their depth and accurate free-throw shooting to win. Harris and Slay each made nine of 10 free throws. Robert Jackson led Mississippi State (12-9, 3-5) with 27 points.

No. 24 Vanderbilt 76, Boston College 58--Dan Langhi’s 16 points led the Commodores (15-4) past the Eagles (9-13) at Nashville. It was Vanderbilt’s 11th victory in 12 nonconference games.

No. 25 Maryland 78, North Carolina State 73--The Terrapins (16-6, 5-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) overcame a 12-point deficit in the final minutes at College Park, Md., to extend their winning streak at home against the Wolfpack to 11 games.

Lonny Baxter scored 31 points and led the comeback for Maryland, which scored the final 10 points. Justin Gainey scored 21 points North Carolina State (15-5, 5-4).

WOMEN

Elizabeth Pickney had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 19 Arizona past Oregon State, 65-48, at Corvallis, Ore., moving the Wildcats into a three-way tie with UCLA and Stanford for the lead in the Pacific 10 Conference. Arizona (18-9, 7-2 in the Pac-10) won its fourth consecutive game and defeated Oregon State (9-12, 5-4) for the sixth time in a row. . . . No. 3 Georgia (23-2, 8-1 in the Southeastern Conference) made 20 of 21 free throws at Athens, Ga., and defeated No. 20 Mississippi State, 83-67. Freshman LaToya Thomas, the SEC’s leading scorer, led Mississippi State (17-4, 6-4) with 26 points. . . . No. 4 Tennessee (19-3, 7-1 in the SEC) made 10 of its first 12 shots to take a 22-6 lead after eight minutes at Knoxville, Tenn., and went on to a 65-47 victory over Alabama (13-8, 3-5). . . . No. 6 Penn State (19-3, 10-1 in the Big Ten) remained two games in front of defending national champion Purdue in the conference standings with a 57-52 victory over Wisconsin (11-9, 5-6) at Madison, Wis.. . . . A basket by Marie Ferdinand of No. 7 Louisiana State (18-3, 7-1 in the SEC) with 1:05 left proved decisive at No. 13 Auburn (17-5, 5-4). . . . Carlita Washington scored 19 points at Piscataway, N.J., to help No. 10 Rutgers (15-4, 7-2 in the Big East) to its fourth consecutive victory, 77-41 over Syracuse (8-11, 1-7).

No. 11 North Carolina State (18-4, 9-2 in the ACC), playing its first game without star center Summer Erb, was a 72-62 winner over Florida State (9-12, 2-8) at Raleigh, N.C. Erb, the 1999 ACC player of the year and the Wolfpack’s leading scorer and rebounder, broke three bones in her left foot in the final minute of Thursday’s victory over North Carolina. . . . Kristi Rohr had 25 points and 10 rebounds for No. 13 UC Santa Barbara (19-3, 7-0 in the Big West) in a 104-64 home-court victory over Cal State Fullerton (2-18, 1-7). Santa Barbara has won 15 in a row. . . . No. 16 Old Dominion (18-4, 9-0 in the Colonial Athletic Assn.) was an 88-65 winner over George Mason (7-13, 3-6) at Norfolk, Va. . . . . No. 17 Purdue (16-5, 8-3 in the Big Ten) got six free throws from Katie Douglas in the final 45 seconds of a 64-57 victory over Northwestern (6-15, 3-8) at Evanston, Ill. . . . . No. 23 Illinois (17-8, 7-4 in the Big Ten) held Minnesota (8-14, 1-10) to 25.8% shooting in an 81-49 victory at Champaign, Ill. . . . Jennifer Crow of Oklahoma State (12-9, 4-5 in the Big 12) led all scorers with 30 points, but that wasn’t enough as No. 25 Kansas (16-5, 7-2) won, 75-58, at Lawrence, Kan.