GAINESVILLE - Steffanie Blackmon scored 24 and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Baylor to a sloppy 71-54 win over Florida Tuesday night.
The Bears (11-1) used a 17-3 run midway through the second half to pull away from the Gators, who helped by shooting just 26.9 percent from the field.
Vanessa Hayden led the Gators (9-3) with 26 points and 13 rebounds but was one of only two who shot better than 25 percent from the field.
USF dismantles FAU
South Florida got 18 points and 10 rebounds from both Nalini Miller and Jessica Dickson to cruise past Florida Atlantic 82-56 at the Sun Dome. It was host USF's second straight win and its third in its past four games.
The Bulls (6-5) twice trailed by as many as seven points in the first half before going on a 21-8 run to take a 36-30 lead at intermission. They then put together a 14-2 run at the start of the second half to pull away from FAU (1-7).
ECKERD 88, NORTHWOOD 70: The host Tritons (5-5) finally got to see what they could accomplish with a full roster. Playing for the first time, transfer forward Janelle McCullough scored nine and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Guard Quinisha Rush, in her second game, scored a game-high 19 and had nine steals.
Top 25
NO. 5 TENNESSEE 65, GEO. WASHINGTON 51: Tasha Butts responded well to a lineup shakeup by coach Pat Summitt and scored 16 to lead the visiting Vols (8-1). Butts and Shanna Zolman didn't start for the first time this season - the fallout from Sunday's home loss to Texas - but both played key roles in an 18-6 early-second-half run that stopped a George Washington rally. Butts was 5-for-7 from the field, and Zolman finished with eight points and three assists.
NO. 7 PURDUE 85, W. MICH. 73: Shereka Wright scored 24 and Beth Jones hit five 3-point shots in the second half as the visiting Boilermakers (9-1) rallied from 13 points down to win their eighth consecutive game.
NO. 14 N. CAROLINA 73, NO. 10 PENN ST. 60: Camille Little scored 19 and La'Tangela Atkinson had 16 and 15 rebounds as the host Tar Heels (10-1) handed the Lady Lions (7-3) their second straight loss.
NO. 11 KANSAS ST. 78, S.E. MISSOURI ST. 42: Nicole Ohlde scored 17 and Kendra Wecker added 16 to lead the Wildcats in the UTSA New Year's Eve Classic at San Antonio. Kansas State (8-2) scored 23 points off turnovers.
NO. 12 GA. 92, E. KENTUCKY 60: Cori Chambers scored 17 to lead six Bulldogs (10-2) in double figures in the final round of the Comfort Suites Classic at Richmond.
NO. 13 COLORADO 80, SYRACUSE 45: The host Buffaloes (10-1) used double-figure scoring by four players to post their sixth consecutive victory. Syracuse (3-5) had just seven players available after four were suspended for violating academic policy.
NO. 15 OKLA. 89, WICHITA ST. 50: Maria Villarroel scored 17 and Caton Hill added 12 as the host Sooners (10-1) gave coach Sherri Coale her 142nd career win at Oklahoma, tying a school record.
NO. 17 LSU 65, TULANE 42: Host Louisiana State (11-2) posted its 10th consecutive victory behind 18 points from Seimone Augustus, 16 from Doneeka Hodges and 15 from Temeka Johnson.
UCLA 71, NO. 18 OHIO STATE 56: Lisa Willis scored 17 and Nikki Blue had 15 points and nine assists as host UCLA (5-5) snapped a four-game Buckeyes winning streak.
NO. 21 AUBURN 103, NORTHWESTERN ST. 52: Natasha Brackett scored 23 and four teammates reached double figures as the host Tigers (10-2) posted their seventh consecutive victory.
NO. 22 BC 76, WISCONSIN 60: Jessalyn Deveny scored a season-high 26 for the host Eagles (10-1), who snapped Wisconsin's three-game winning streak.
