No. 1 Connecticut Leaves No Doubt

Connecticut proved against Tennessee that it is tough as well as talented.

In a game marked by bumping, physical play, the top-ranked Huskies got a career-high 25 points from sophomore Sue Bird on Saturday and defeated the second-ranked Volunteers, 74-67, before a crowd of 20,789 at Knoxville, Tenn.

Connecticut (12-0) frustrated Tennessee (11-2) with sticky defense and made enough plays at the offensive end to survive its 27 fouls and 23 turnovers.

“We played with a lot of heart,” said Bird, a sophomore point guard whose previous best was 14 points. “Maybe it was not the best game we played, but we played with heart.”

Tennessee sold 23,385 tickets for the 29th matchup of the top two teams in the Associated Press poll.

No. 6 Penn State 91, Florida 67--Lisa Shepherd scored 23 points as the Lady Lions (12-2) routed the Gators (10-3) at State College, Pa.

No. 8 Notre Dame 82, Georgetown 60--Alicia Ratay scored 23 points to lead the Irish (11-2, 2-0) over the Hoyas (7-6, 1-2) in a Big East game at Washington.

No. 10 Iowa State 83, Colorado 68--Angie Welle scored 19 points to lead the Cyclones (11-2, 3-0) over the Buffaloes (5-7, 0-1) in a Big 12 game at Boulder, Colo.

No. 11 Rutgers 65, Seton Hall 45--Tasha Pointer had a career-high 13 assists and ignited a game-breaking 20-2 second-half run that helped the Scarlet Knights (10-2, 3-0) to a Big East victory over the Pirates (6-6, 0-2) at East Rutherford, N.J.

Michigan 74, No. 12 Purdue 67--Anne Thorius scored 18 points to lead the Wolverines (11-4, 3-1) over the Boilermakers (9-4, 1-2) in a Big Ten game at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Oklahoma 82, No. 13 Texas Tech 76--Phylesha Whaley scored 25 points as the Sooners (11-3) upset the Lady Red Raiders (11-2) at Norman, Okla.

Stanford 98, No. 18 Arizona 95--Carolyn Moos had 20 points to help the Cardinal (8-4, 1-1) beat the Wildcats (12-2, 1-1) in a Pac-10 game at Tucson.

No. 23 Kansas 70, Kansas State 54--Lynn Pride had 21 points as the Jayhawks (10-3, 1-0) outscored the Wildcats (7-8, 0-2) in a Big 12 game at Manhattan, Kan.

No. 24 Oregon 68, Oregon State 51--Shaquala Williams had 25 points for the Ducks (10-3, 1-0) in a Pac-10 win over the Beavers (4-9, 0-1) at Corvallis, Ore.

No. 25 Arkansas State 82, Arkansas Little Rock 49--Rae-Anne Smith scored 14 points as the Indians (11-1, 2-0) routed the Lady Trojans (3-8, 0-1) in a Sun Belt Conference game at Jonesboro, Ark.

Arizona State 69, California 59--Theresa Jantzen had 20 points for the Sun Devils (9-3, 2-0) in a Pac-10 win over the Golden Bears (5-7, 0-2) at Tempe, Ariz.