Pondexter Powers Rutgers

Cappie Pondexter scored 22 of her season-high 27 points in the second half to lift No. 8 Rutgers to a 71-60 Big East Conference win over No. 14 Boston College on Wednesday night at Boston.

Rutgers, which improved to 14-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference, has won four games against ranked teams this season.

Clare Droesch and Jessalyn Deveny led the Eagles (14-3, 5-1) with 18 points apiece.

No. 6 Notre Dame 72, St. John’s 65 -- Crystal Erwin had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Megan Duffy had 14 points and 10 assists to lead the Fighting Irish (17-3, 5-2) over the Red Storm (14-4, 3-4) in a Big East game at South Bend, Ind.

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No. 7 Baylor 74, Texas A&M; 52 -- Sophia Young scored 20 points and the Bears (14-3, 4-2) used an 18-4 run to start the second half to pull away from the Aggies (11-6, 2-5) in a Big 12 game at Waco, Texas.

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No. 9 Connecticut 89, Pittsburgh 53 -- Jessica Moore scored 19 points and led a 15-0 run late in the first half that broke open a tight game to lead the Huskies (13-4, 6-0) over the Panthers (11-7, 3-4) in a Big East game at Pittsburgh.

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No. 11 Michigan State 71, Purdue 58 -- Kelli Roehrig scored 20 points to lead the Spartans (17-3, 6-2) over the Boilermakers (11-8, 4-4) in a Big Ten game at East Lansing, Mich.

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No. 13 Texas Tech 75, Missouri 45 -- Cisti Greenwalt had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Red Raiders (15-3, 6-1) over the Tigers (7-11, 1-6) in a Big 12 game at Lubbock, Texas.

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No. 15 Texas 83, Oklahoma 71 -- Tiffany Jackson had 30 points and 16 rebounds and the Longhorns (11-6, 4-2) rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to defeat the Sooners (11-6, 3-3) in overtime in a Big 12 game at Norman, Okla.