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A Tribune staff, wire report

Published: February 6, 2009

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Sha Brooks scored 29 points to lead No. 11 Florida to a 92-71 win over Alabama on Thursday night, sending the Crimson Tide to their 22nd straight conference loss.

Brooks made 11 of 20 field-goal attempts and was six of nine on 3-pointers. Steffi Sorensen added 15 points for the Gators (21-2, 7-1 Southeastern), who won their sixth straight.

NO. 15 FSU 64, BC 53

BOSTON - Mara Freshour scored 19 points, Tanae Davis-Cain had 14 and No. 15 Florida State (19-5, 7-1 ACC) rebounded from a last-second loss earlier this week by beating Boston College (17-6, 5-3).

NO. 4 DUKE 81,

NO. 17 VIRGINIA 67

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Jasmine Thomas scored 22 points and No. 4 Duke (19-2, 7-1 ACC) used an 11-0 run to pull away in the second half against No. 17 Virginia (18-5, 4-5).

NO. 6 AUBURN 72,

MISSISSIPPI 65

AUBURN, Ala. - DeWanna Bonner scored 23 points and Whitney Boddie had two free throws and a layup late, lifting No. 6 Auburn (22-1, 7-1 SEC) to a win over Mississippi (14-9, 3-5).

NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA 93,

VIRGINIA TECH 77

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Rashanda McCants scored 23 points to help eighth-ranked North Carolina (20-3, 5-2 ACC) beat Virginia Tech (11-12, 1-7).

NO. 13 MARYLAND 87,

N.C. STATE 66

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Kristi Toliver scored 15 points, and No. 13 Maryland (18-4, 6-2 ACC) used a torrid shooting first half to cruise past North Carolina State (9-13, 1-6).

NO. 14 OHIO ST. 59, PURDUE 47

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jantel Lavender had 19 points and 13 rebounds and No. 14 Ohio State (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten) pulled away from a halftime deficit to beat Purdue (15-8, 8-4).

NO. 16 TEXAS 91,

OKLAHOMA ST. 74

STILLWATER, Okla. - Brittainey Raven scored a career-high 26 points, freshman Ashleigh Fontenette added 16 and No. 16 Texas (16-5, 4-3 Big 12) hit a season-high 13 3-pointers in a rout of Oklahoma State (14-6, 3-4).

MISSISSIPPI ST. 66,

NO. 20 VANDERBILT 61

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Alexis Rack scored 14 points and Armelie Lumanu had 12 to lead Mississippi State (17-6, 4-4 SEC) to a win over No. 20 Vanderbilt (17-6, 6-2).

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NO. 9 XAVIER 83, TEMPLE 74

CINCINNATI - B.J. Raymond scored 24 points and led a 3-point barrage that led No. 9 Xavier (20-2, 8-0 Atlantic 10) past Temple (12-9, 4-3) for its 11th straight win.

NO. 11 BUTLER 66, DETROIT 61

DETROIT - Gordon Hayward scored 22 points and No. 11 Butler (20-2, 11-1) shook off its first Horizon League loss of the season by beating Detroit (6-16, 1-11).

WISCONSIN 63,

NO. 23 ILLINOIS 50

MADISON, Wis. - Jason Bohannon was 6-for-7 from 3-point range, helping Wisconsin (13-9, 4-6 Big Ten) snap a six-game losing streak with a victory over No. 23 Illinois (18-5, 6-4).

NO. 25 UTAH ST. 78,

NEW MEXICO ST. 59

LOGAN, Utah - Gary Wilkinson had a perfect shooting night and scored 18 points to lead No. 25 Utah State (22-1, 10-0 Western Athletic Conference) over New Mexico State (11-12, 5-5), extending the nation's longest winning streak to 17 games.

FLORIDA: The Gators will be without 6-foot-8 freshman forward Allan Chaney for an extended period because of a stress facture in his left heel.

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