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Ohio State Tops Purdue

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The Associated Press

Published: February 4, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Evan Turner scored six of his 26 points in overtime, leading Ohio State past No. 12 Purdue 80-72 on Tuesday night to end the Boilermakers' six-game winning streak.

William Buford had 22 points and fellow freshman B.J. Mullens added 17 as the Buckeyes (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) won their third straight while shooting 60 percent from the field.

Purdue (17-5, 6-3), which needed a win to share the Big Ten lead with No. 13 Michigan State, had not permitted an opponent to shoot better than 43 percent all season.

Asked what was the secret formula for the Buckeyes, Coach Thad Matta smiled.

"Honestly, I wish I knew," he said. "For the most part, I thought we did a decent job of gutting it out, toughing it out, on shot selection and moving the basketball."

JaJuan Johnson scored a career-high 30 points and Keaton Grant added 14 for Purdue, which was without third-leading scorer Robbie Hummel, who has a hairline fracture in his back. He was cleared to play but never left the bench.

The Buckeyes pulled away in the overtime with an 8-0 run - four of the points from Turner.

NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA 108,

MARYLAND 91

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Wayne Ellington scored a season-high 34 points and No. 3 North Carolina hit a season-best 16 3-pointers in its sixth straight victory.

Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and Ty Lawson added 21 for the Tar Heels (20-2, 6-2). The Atlantic Coast Conference's hottest team used some early long-distance touch to clinch their fifth 20-win season under Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams.

Freshman Sean Mosley scored a season-high 19 points, Cliff Tucker added 18 and Greivis Vasquez scored 13 for the Terrapins (14-8, 3-5).

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NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 75,

RUTGERS 56

HARTFORD, Conn. Maya Moore scored 24 points and Kalana Greene added a season-high 17 to help No. 1 Connecticut beat Rutgers in a Big East game.

Connecticut (22-0, 8-0) has run over its opponents winning by an average of 33 points. No team has come within single digits.

Epiphanny Prince scored 19 points and Khadijah Rushdan added a career-high 18 to lead Rutgers (12-8, 4-5), which has five conference losses for the first time since 2003-04.

NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 78,

SYRACUSE 57

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Angel McCoughtry had 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to lead No. 5 Louisville (21-2, 8-1) past Syracuse (14-8, 3-6) in a Big East game.

It was the 10th double-double of the season for McCoughtry, while Deseree' Byrd of the Cardinals had 12 points and tied her career-high with 10 assists.

NO. 22 PITTSBURGH 82,

NO. 19 NOTRE DAME 70

PITTSBURGH - Shavonte Zellous scored 29 points, surpassing 2,000 in her career, and No. 22 Pittsburgh (17-4, 7-2 Big East) beat No. 19 Notre Dame (16-5, 5-4) for its sixth straight victory.

Xenia Stewart and Taneisha Harrison scored 17 points and Shayla Scott added 11 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for the Panthers .

Pepper Wilson had 12 rebounds for Pittsburgh, which beat Notre Dame for the third time in the past four games. Notre Dame leads the series 17-3.

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