HARTFORD, Conn. - Barbara Turner was the picture of confidence on the free-throw line when Connecticut needed it most.
The sophomore forward hit all 11 of her free throws and scored 19 to lead the No. 4 Huskies to a 69-61 win over No. 22 Boston College on Saturday.
"I think I just had the right mind-set," Turner said. "Once I hit the first three or four I kind of felt I was going to make every one."
Turner went up against BC's much taller post players.
"I'm always looking to draw contact when I catch the ball in the post because I'm small," Turner said. "I know I have to give my body to the defender that's guarding me."
The Huskies (12-2, 3-1 Big East) avoided consecutive losses for the first time since the 1992-93 season.
Jesselyn Deveny led the Eagles (12-3, 2-2) with 20 points. Her 3-pointer with 2:09 left drew the Eagles to 61-59. But Ann Strother's 3-pointer started an 8-2 run to end the game.
NO. 2 TEXAS TECH 64, NO. 24 BAYLOR 63: Alesha Robertson made three free throws in the final 7.6 seconds for the host Red Raiders.
Trailing by four with 1:53 remaining, Tech (16-1, 2-1 Big 12) got two free throws and a layup to tie it at 61 with 43.9 seconds left.
Baylor (14-3, 2-2) took the lead again, Tech tied it again, then Baylor's Jessika Stratton was called for stepping backward onto the baseline. A replay showed the call was wrong.
Robertson hit a free throw with 2.2 seconds left.
Tech leading scorer Jia Perkins (16.5) left the team for undisclosed medical reasons.
NO. 3 TEXAS 67, IOWA STATE 45: Stacy Stephens had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Longhorns (15-2, 3-1 Big 12), who extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 28. The Cyclones are 8-6, 1-2.
NO. 10 KANSAS ST. 79, KANSAS 50: Nicole Ohlde had 20 points and nine rebounds and the host Wildcats (13-2, 4-0 Big 12) shot 66 percent in the first half. The Jayhawks (8-7, 1-3) were missing Tamara Ransburg, Larisha Graves and Kandis Bonner, who served one-game NCAA suspensions for fighting with Missouri players.
NO. 15 OU 87, OKLAHOMA ST. 37: Caton Hill scored 15 for the host Sooners (13-2, 3-1 Big 12). Oklahoma State is 6-9, 1-3.
NO. 19 VILLANOVA 62, SETON HALL 51: Liad Suez scored 12 of her 19 points in the second half, helping the host Wildcats (13-3, 3-2 Big East) rebound from a slow start. The Pirates are 10-5, 2-2.
NO. 21 MIAMI 77, PITT 68: Shaquana Wilkins had 20 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for the host Hurricanes (15-1, 4-1 Big East). Miami leading scorer Tamara James was out with a sprained neck. The Panthers are 6-9, 2-3.
GEORGETOWN 70, NO. 23 VA. TECH 50: Rebekkah Brunson scored 17 of her 23 in the second half and the host Hoyas (8-7, 2-3 Big East) forced 15 turnovers. Ieva Kublina had 18 points for the Hokies (13-3, 2-3).
LOSING STREAK ENDS: Harris-Stowe snapped a 57-game American Midwest Conference losing streak, beating Hannibal-LaGrange College 67-65. On Nov. 18 the St. Louis school ended an NAIA-record 71-game losing streak.
ROLLINS 77, TAMPA 35: Freshman Shawtavia Mathis scored 16 for the host Spartans, who dropped to 7-9, 1-4 Sunshine State Conference. The Tars are 14-3, 6-0.
FLORIDA TECH 68, ECKERD 52: Junior Qunisha Rush scored 18 for the host Tritons, who dropped to 7-9, 2-3 SSC. The Panthers are 8-8, 3-1.
