No. 1 North Carolina Still Hot

North Carolina didn’t let its No. 1 ranking affect its shooting touch Sunday in a 75-56 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Georgia Tech at Atlanta.

The Tar Heels made 76% of their shots in the first half, led by 5-foot-6 guard Ivory Latta, who finished with 30 points, making 78.6% (11 of 14) of her shots overall, including six of seven three-point attempts.

North Carolina (22-0, 9-0), the only unbeaten team in NCAA Division I, made 16 of 21 in the first half when it took a 31-24 lead. The closest Georgia Tech (13-9 2-7) came was five, at 33-28.

No. 3 Louisiana State 78, Mississippi 63 -- Seimone Augustus scored 22 points and Sylvia Fowles had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Tigers (20-1, 8-0) over Ole Miss (12-10, 2-7) in a Southeastern Conference game at Baton Rouge, La.

No. 5 Tennessee 77, Arkansas 37 -- Shanna Zolman scored 21 points and Candace Parker added 18 to lead the Lady Vols (21-2, 7-1) in an SEC game at Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee outscored the Razobacks (13-9, 5-4), 33-3, down the stretch.

No. 6 Maryland 85, Virginia 71 -- Shay Doron scored 23 points, and the Terrapins (21-2, 8-1) weathered a second-half comeback to beat the Cavaliers (13-8, 2-7) in an ACC game at College Park, Md.

No. 7 Ohio State 61, Indiana 45 -- The Buckeyes (18-2, 9-1) never trailed and led the Hoosiers (12-10, 6-5) by as many as 12 in the first half of a Big Ten game at Bloomington, Ind.

No. 8 Purdue 72, Penn State 61 -- The Boilermakers (18-3, 10-1) made nine of their first 11 shots after halftime to pull away from the Nittany Lions (10-12, 4-7) in a Big Ten game at State College, Pa. Katie Gearlds had a team-high 17 points for Purdue.

No. 12 Minnesota 83, Michigan 48 -- Jamie Broback’s 21 points sparked the Gophers (17-4, 9-1), whose victory at Minneapolis helped them keep pace with Ohio State and Purdue at the top of the Big Ten standings. Sophomore Janelle Cooper, the only non-freshman starter for the Wolverines (6-17, 0-11), had 13 points.

No. 14 Georgia 84, Alabama 59 -- Janese Hardrick had eight steals and 14 points off the bench for the Bulldogs (17-5, 6-2) in an SEC victory over the Crimson Tide (8-14, 2-7) at Athens, Ga.

No. 17 Michigan State 57, Illinois 51 -- The Spartans (17-7, 7-4) pulled out the Big Ten victory with a 13-2 run after the Illini (12-10, 3-7) had taken a 41-33 lead at Champaign, Ill.

No. 20 Temple 79, Duquesne 44 -- The Owls (17-5, 8-2) scored the game’s first 21 points in their Atlantic 10 victory over the Dukes (9-13, 4-7) at Philadelphia.

Florida 68, No. 21 Kentucky 61 -- Sha Brooks scored 21 points, including a three-pointer that gave the Gators a 61-55 lead with 1:21 left, in the SEC game at Lexington, Ky. The Gators (17-5, 5-4) made seven of eight free throws in the final 53 seconds. Kentucky fell to 15-6, 4-4.

No. 22 Vanderbilt 57, Auburn 53 -- Caroline Williams made a three-point shot to give the Commodores (16-7, 5-4) a 52-51 lead and Carla Thomas added four pivotal free throws in the SEC game at Auburn, Ala. The Tigers (12-10, 4-5) made 23 turnovers.

No. 23 Boston College 70, Clemson 53 -- Sarah Marshall, who had a 5.1-point average, finished with a career-high 18 points to lead the Eagles (17-6, 4-4) over the Tigers (8-14, 2-6) in an ACC game at Clemson, S.C. Marshall stepped up when Boston College’s top scorer, Brooke Queenan, got in foul trouble.

Florida State 75, No. 24 N.C. State 61 -- After falling behind, 51-50, with 7:57 left, the Seminoles (14-7, 5-3) scored 10 consecutive points to regain the lead for good in an ACC victory over the Wolfpack (13-9, 3-6) at Tallahassee, Fla. The Seminoles made 11 free throws in the final 1:55.

No. 25 St. John’s 78, South Florida 71 -- Greeba Barlow’s 20 points led the Red Storm (18-4, 8-3 Big East) over the Bulls (15-8, 5-5) at New York.

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Nevada Las Vegas senior forward Sherry McCracklin remained hospitalized Sunday in Laramie, Wyo., after hitting her head and sustaining a concussion during a game against Wyoming the day before.

Mark Wasik, UNLV sports information director, said McCracklin was kept for “routine observation” and was expected to be released today.

McCracklin was knocked unconscious when her head hit the floor after she took a charge with 3:48 left in Saturday’s game. McCracklin got up after the play and walked a few feet before collapsing. Within minutes she started having a seizure. She regained consciousness at Ivinson Memorial Hospital.