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The Associated Press

Published: February 13, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Merideth Marsh tied a school record with eight 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 26 points as No. 24 Vanderbilt upset ninth-ranked Florida 84-68 Thursday night, snapping the Gators' seven-game winning streak.

Vanderbilt (19-6, 8-2) pulled into a tie with Florida (22-3, 8-2) for second in the Southeastern Conference with its second win overall and fourth straight in this series.

NO. 5 AUBURN 81,

KENTUCKY 69

AUBURN, Ala. - Whitney Boddie had 20 points and 10 assists, helping Auburn (24-1, 9-1 SEC) overcome a second-half rally by Kentucky (13-12, 3-7).

NO. 11 MARYLAND 94,

NO. 17 VIRGINIA 78

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Marissa Coleman scored a season-high 28 points, Kristi Toliver added 25, and Maryland (20-4, 8-2 ACC) pulled away to its 31st consecutive home victory by beating Virginia (19-6, 5-4).

NO. 15 TENNESSEE 80,

ALABAMA 61

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Alex Fuller scored 18 points, leading Tennessee (18-6, 7-3 SEC) to a win over Alabama (12-13, 0-10).

IOWA 85,

NO. 18 OHIO ST. 75

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Kristi Smith and Kachine Alexander combined for 24 free throws and 36 points to lead Iowa (15-9, 8-5 Big Ten) to victory over Ohio State (19-5, 10-3).

Irish Cruise Past Cardinals

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Luke Harangody had 32 points and 17 rebounds and Notre Dame shot 54 percent in a 90-57 victory over No. 5 Louisville on Thursday night, ending a seven-game losing streak.

The Fighting Irish (13-10, 4-7 Big East) improved to 3-7 against ranked opponents and beat Louisville (18-5, 9-2) for just the second time in their last 11 meetings.

NO.17 ARIZONA STATE 74

NO.11 UCLA 67

TEMPE, Ariz. - Derek Glasser scored 15 points, including a clutch 3-pointer, and Arizona State (19-5, 8-4 Pac-10) defeated UCLA (19-5, 8-3), ending the Bruins four-game win streak.

NO. 22 ILLINOIS 60,

NORTHWESTERN 59

EVANSTON, Ill. - Demetri McCamey scored 19 points and banked in the go-ahead jumper with 2.9 seconds left and Illinois (20-5, 8-4 Big Ten) rallied from 14 points down to beat Northwestern (13-9, 4-7).

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