Texas Extends Home Streak

Texas kept alive the nation’s longest home winning streak by converting from the free-throw line.

The No. 3 Longhorns, who improved to 14-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference, shot only 32% from the field but made 26 of 31 free throws, including three by guard Nina Norman over the last 22 seconds, to hold off the No. 15 Sooners, 63-58, on Saturday.

Norman, a 52% free-throw shooter this season, made 11 of 12 against the Sooners (11-2, 1-1) and led the Longhorns with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Texas has won 27 in a row at home. The streak is the nation’s longest after Connecticut’s 69-game streak was ended last week by No. 1 Duke.

No. 2 Texas Tech 106, Oklahoma State 43 -- Natalie Ritchie scored 27 points and made a school-record eight three-point baskets to lead the Red Raiders (15-0, 1-0 Big 12) past the Cowboys (6-7, 1-1) at Lubbock, Texas. They scored 29 straight points in the first half in taking a 33-4 lead.

No. 4 Connecticut 69, Georgetown 51 -- The Huskies (11-1, 2-0 Big East) were playing at home for the first time since having their 69-game home winning streak stopped by Duke last Sunday.

Trailing the Hoyas (7-6, 1-2) by three points at the half, UConn got consecutive three-point baskets from Diana Taurasi during a 21-3 run to open the second half at Storrs, Conn.

No. 7 Stanford 84, Arizona 62 -- Nicole Powell had 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists and the Cardinal (13-2, 6-0 Pacific 10) made 15 three-point baskets to turn what was expected to be a close game into a rout in a matchup of conference unbeaten teams at Palo Alto.

This was close to the kind of complete game Coach Tara VanDerveer has been looking and hoping for from the Cardinal, which improved to 20-3 against the Wildcats (12-4, 4-1) in Maples Pavilion and 9-1 at home this season.

No. 8 Louisiana Tech 81, Fresno State 59 -- The Lady Techsters (9-2, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference) routed the Bulldogs (7-7, 1-3) to win their 88th consecutive conference home game and boosted their all-time record at Ruston, La., in that category to 110-2.

They have also won 153 straight home games against unranked opponents.

No. 11 Kansas State 76, No. 14 Colorado 69 -- The Wildcats (11-2, 2-0 Big 12) used a 10-3 run to take a 71-65 lead with 4:30 left at Boulder, Colo., and held off the Buffaloes (12-2, 1-1) to extend their winning streak to nine games.

Notre Dame 53, No. 16 Virginia Tech 40 -- At South Bend, Ind., the Hokies (12-2, 1-2 Big East) shot 33.3%, their second-worst shooting game of the season, and lost their second straight after opening with 12 consecutive victories.

The Irish (8-6, 1-1) beat a ranked team for the first time since their season-opening victory over then-No. 22 Auburn.

No. 24 Miami 70, No. 20 Boston College 66 -- Yalonda McCormick scored 14 of her 23 points in the final six minutes at Boston to lead the Hurricanes (13-1) past the Eagles (12-2).

No. 24 Baylor 60, Texas A&M; 57 -- Ebony Jackson made four free throws in the final 40 seconds, as the Bears (13-2, 1-1 Big 12) rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat the Aggies (7-6, 0-2) at College Station, Texas.