Texas Delivers Surprise

Texas Coach Jody Conradt called it a “respect game,” and she got just that after a 70-60 victory over No. 2-ranked Tennessee Sunday at Knoxville, Tenn.

“I think we just played one of the best teams in the country,” Pat Summitt said after a game in which Conradt tied the Tennessee coach for most coaching victories in women’s basketball with 828.

The No. 5 Longhorns (11-1) struggled to a two-point lead at halftime but never relinquished that advantage in the second half. Shyra Ely was limited to 10 points on five-for-16 shooting for Tennessee (7-1).

No. 3 Texas Tech 65, Maryland 53 -- The Red Raiders (12-0) beat the Terrapins (7-3) in the first game of a tournament at San Diego.

No. 4 Duke 90, Hampton 59 -- Alana Beard scored 21 points and tied a career high with seven steals, leading the Blue Devils (8-1) over the Pirates (1-7) in the opener of the Loyola Marymount Marina Beach Classic at Los Angeles

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No. 7 Minnesota 81, Georgia St. 52 -- Lindsey Whalen scored 18 points to lead the Golden Gophers (9-0) past the Panthers (4-3) in the first round of a tournament at Charlottesville, Va.

No. 13 Colorado 71, Wyoming 39 -- Tera Bjorklund had 16 points to lead the Buffaloes (9-1) over the Cowgirls (1-7) at Boulder, Colo.

No. 15 Oklahoma 70, Illinois 53 -- The Sooners (9-1), who trailed by four at halftime, beat the Fighting Illini (5-5) at Norman, Okla.

No. 16 Virginia Tech 83, Furman 70 -- Ieva Kublina scored a career-high 25 points to lift the Hokies (9-0) over the Paladins (3-5) in the first round of a tournament at Blacksburg, Va.

No. 18 Ohio St. 73, No. 21 UC Santa Barbara 59 -- The Buckeyes (8-1) shot 65% in the second half and 53% overall to defeat the Gauchos (5-4) at Santa Barbara. Kristen Mann and Lindsay Taylor each scored 14 points for Santa Barbara.

No. 23 Utah 69, Northern Arizona 45 -- The Utes (8-3) beat the Lumberjacks (5-3) at Flagstaff, Ariz.

No. 25 Boston College 84, North Carolina Greensboro 53 -- The Eagles (9-1) improved their best start in school history as they beat the Spartans (2-8) at Boston.