Arkansas Shows It’s No Fluke in Victory Over Vanderbilt

Arkansas proved that its victory over a ranked team last weekend wasn’t a fluke.

Shameka Christon scored 21 points to lead Arkansas to a 67-57 victory over No. 8 Vanderbilt on Thursday night at Fayetteville, Ark.

The victory marks the first time in Arkansas’ 26-year history that it has defeated ranked teams in consecutive games. The Razorbacks (12-8, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) are coming off a 74-46 victory over then-No. 7 South Carolina on Sunday.

“We knew Vandy was a better team, but we came out and played harder than them,” Christon said. “We made the plays down the stretch and it made the difference in our energy and enthusiasm.”

Chantelle Anderson led the Commodores (19-5, 5-2) with 22 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 2 Tennessee 86, No. 12 Florida 66--Kara Lawson scored 18 points and Michelle Snow had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Lady Vols (18-1, 7-0 SEC) won at Knoxville, Tenn.

The Gators (15-6, 5-3), led by Brandi McCain’s 18 points, saw their four-game winning streak end.

No. 5 Duke 86, Georgia Tech 50--Iciss Tillis had 23 points and Monique Currie had 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Blue Devils (18-3, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won at Durham, N.C.

The loss ended a six-game winning streak for Georgia Tech (13-7, 6-4), which has lost 18 consecutive to Duke.

No. 6 Louisiana Tech 73, Texas El Paso 59--Amber Obaze scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Lady Techsters (15-3, 10-0 Western Athletic) at El Paso.

Kimya Murray was led the Miners (3-14, 1-8) with 18 points.

New Mexico 56, No. 18 Colorado State 50--Lindsey Arndt scored 15 points and Chelsea Grear had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Lobos (16-5, 5-2 Mountain West) at Albuquerque.

Colorado State (16-4, 5-1) made only five field goals and scored a season-low 17 points in the second half.

Mississippi State 72, No. 19 Georgia 71--LaToya Thomas made two free throws with 0.2 seconds remaining to lead the Bulldogs (15-6, 6-2 SEC) to an upset at Athens, Ga.

It’s the first time in the 23-year tenure of Coach Andy Landers that Georgia (14-6, 3-5) has lost three in row at home.

No. 22 Minnesota 79, Illinois 76--Lindsay Whalen, who scored 26 points, made two free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Golden Gophers (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) at Champaign, Ill.

Iveta Marcauskite led the Illini (13-7, 6-4) with 28 points and nine rebounds.

No. 24 North Carolina 68, Maryland 57--Coretta Brown scored 19 points and the Tar Heels (16-6, 6-4 ACC) forced 26 turnovers in a victory at College Park, Md.

Marche Strickland scored 15 points and Deedee Warley had 13 for the Terrapins (10-11, 3-7).

Mississippi 63, No. 25 Auburn 53--Carletta Brown scored 15 points and had seven assists to lead the Rebels (10-11, 2-6 SEC) at Auburn, Ala.

Le’Coe Willingham had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Tigers (14-7, 2-6), who lost for the fourth time in five games.