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No. 10 Xavier Rolls To Ninth Straight Win

The Associated Press

Published: February 22, 2008

CINCINNATI - Xavier point guard Drew Lavender played sparingly and moved hesitantly because of a sprained ankle.

No problem for the 10th-ranked Musketeers (23-4, 11-1), who used the setback to show once again why they are one of the nation's most difficult teams to stop no matter who is on the court.
Derrick Brown and C.J. Anderson had double-doubles Thursday night in a balanced offense that hardly missed its injured playmaker, and Xavier rolled to its ninth straight win, 75-48 over Duquesne (16-9, 6-6) .

NOTRE DAME 82, PITTSBURGH 70: Luke Harangody had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Tory Jackson added 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 21 Notre Dame (20-5, 10-3 Big East) overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half to beat Pittsburgh (19-7, 7-6) and run its streak of consecutive home wins in league play to 16 games.

WASHINGTON ST. 59, ARIZONA ST. 47: Derrick Low scored 15 points and No. 17 Washington State (21-5, 9-5) relied on the Pac-10's best defense to shut down the Sun Devils (16-9, 6-7).

Women's Top 25

NORTH CAROLINA 79, MIAMI 61: Erlana Larkins scored 18 points to lead No. 2 North Carolina (25-2, 12-0) over Miami (9-17, 2-9).

Maurita Reid scored 18 points to lead Miami .

TENNESSEE 85, ALABAMA 58: Candace Parker scored 19 points to help lead No. 3 Tennessee over Alabama.

The Lady Vols (24-2, 10-1 SEC) opened fast and had a 21-point lead, 31-10 with 8:42 left to go in the first half. Then the Crimson Tide (8-19, 1-11 SEC) went on a 17-7 run - with Parker and other Tennessee starters on the bench - to cut Tennessee's lead to 11 points.

LSU 52, KENTUCKY 48: Sylvia Fowles had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help LSU (23-3, 12-0 SEC) extend its winning streak to 14 games, with a win over Kentucky (13-13, 7-5).

OLD DOMINION 87, VCU 67: Jasmine Parker scored 16 points and No. 10 Old Dominion (23-3, 14-0 CAA) stayed on track for its first perfect season in the Colonial Athletic Association in seven years, beating Virginia Commonwealth (19-6, 9-5), .

OHIO STATE 69, IOWA 56: Ashley Trebilcock and Jantel Lavender each scored 18 points to lead No. 20 Ohio State (20-6, 11-4) past Iowa (18-9, 11-5), drawing the Buckeyes closer to their fourth straight Big Ten title.

VANDERBILT 60, ARKANSAS 53: Jessica Mooney scored 14 points, including three baskets from beyond the arc, to lead No. 25 Vanderbilt (20-7, 9-3 SEC) over Arkansas (19-9, 2-9).

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