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TEMPE, Ariz. — Senior Aubree Johnson scored a career-high 27 points in her final home game to lead No. 10 Arizona State to a 78-63 victory Saturday over Oregon State.
Johnson hit 12-of-15 shots from the floor, the most points and field goals by an ASU player this season.
Emily Westerberg scored 10 points and Kirsten Thompson added 17 points and eight rebounds for Arizona State (23-3, 13-2 Pac-10) , which defeated the Beavers for the ninth straight time.
Casey Nash, the Pac-10’s leading scorer at 20.4 points per game, led Oregon State (8-15, 3-11) with 24 points. The Beavers, which trailed 46-35 at halftime, have lost seven of eight.
No. 11 Stanford 80, Washington 54
STANFORD, Calif. — Candice Wiggins scored 23 points and topped 1,700 in her career at Stanford before leaving with a sprained right ankle.
Wiggins, the two-time reigning Pac-10 Player of the Year, went down with 7:59 remaining after a driving layup and re-injured the ankle she sprained last month.
Brooke Smith had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Kristen Newlin added 12 points for the Cardinal (21-4, 13-1 Pac-10), who led 37-25 at the break.
Emily Florence had 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists to lead Washington (15-11, 8-7), which have lost seven of 10 after starting the Pac-10 season 5-0.
No. 15 Baylor 81, Iowa State 64
WACO, Texas — Angela Tisdale scored 21 points, tying her season high, and Bernice Mosby added 17 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 15 Baylor to a win over Iowa State.
Trailing 49-26 at the break, the Cyclones opened the second half with a 13-4 run to pull to 53-39 with just under 16 minutes left.
No. 16 Texas A&M 78, No. 12 Oklahoma 68
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Takia Starks and A’Quonesia Franklin scored 25 points apiece to help Texas A&M extend its home winning streak to 14 games and maintain a share of the Big 12 conference lead.
Danielle Gant added 11 points for the Aggies (19-4, 9-2), who are tied with Nebraska for first place.
No. 17 Louisville 98, Syracuse 50
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chauntise Wright had career highs of 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead Louisville.
The Cardinals (22-3, 8-3 Big East) struggled early, missing five of their first six shots. But they recovered quickly and used a 17-0 run midway through the first half to take a 31-17 lead.
No. 18 Bowling Green 85, N. Illinois 76
DEKALB, Ill. — Ali Mann scored 23 points on 9-for-14 shooting and added 16 rebounds to lead Bowling Green. Kate Achter had 22 points for the Falcons (22-2, 11-0 Mid-American Conference), who led 42-34 at halftime.
Stephanie Raymond led the Huskies (15-8, 6-5) with 23 points, including four 3-pointers.
No. 20 California 72, Washington St. 45
BERKELEY, Calif. — Devanei Hampton scored 26 and Ashley Walker had 25 as California got back on track.
Cal (19-6, 9-6) had blown a 19-point lead with 10:56 remaining against Washington on Thursday, but sophomore post players Hampton and Walker combined to outscore the entire Washington State team in a tip-to-horn win.
No. 21 Nebraska 54, Colorado 44
BOULDER, Colo. — Kiera Hardy scored 16 points for Nebraska, which is tied for first place in the Big 12 with Texas A&M.
Chelsea Aubry had 11 points and Kelsey Griffin had eight points and 11 rebounds for the Cornhuskers (21-4, 9-2), who led 30-20 at halftime.
Jackie McFarland led Colorado (10-13, 4-7) with nine points and 13 rebounds, with no Buffalo players scoring in double digits.
No. 23 Marquette 67, Georgetown 52
WASHINGTON — Christina Quaye scored 27 points, going 8-for-12 from the field and 10-for-10 from the free-throw line to lead Marquette.
Krystal Ellis added 14 points for the Golden Eagles (20-4, 8-3 Big East), who snapped a two-game losing skid. They led 31-17 at halftime.
Kieraah Marlow led Georgetown (12-13, 2-10) with 17 points and nine rebounds.
No. 24 Wisc.-Green Bay 72, Wisc.-Milwaukee 63
MILWAUKEE — Natalie Berglin scored 15 points and Nicole Soulis had 13 to lead Wisconsin-Green Bay to its 16th straight win.
Kayla Groh and Amanda Popp added 10 apiece for the Phoenix (19-3, 10-0 Horizon League ), who have not lost since Nov. 29 against then-No. 17 DePaul.
Tracie Edwards kept the Panthers (11-12, 7-3) in the game with 31 points and 16 rebounds. The loss ended Milwaukee’s 12-game home league winning streak.