BIDDEFORD – The University of New England women’s basketball team used a second- half surge Wednesday night for a 68-51 win over Eastern Nazarene in a Commonwealth Coast Conference game at Beaudry Gymnasium.

The Nor’easters (18-4, 13-2) have won four straight and 11 of 12. The Lions dropped to 10-12, 7-8.

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Scoop Jardine of Syracuse knocks the ball loose from Georgetown’s Jason Clark to force a turnover to end the game Wednesday night in Syracuse, N.Y. The Orange won in OT, 64-61. The Associated Press

Tied with the Lions at 31, UNE opened the second half with a 14-2 run, part of a 24-8 rally during the first 11 minutes. Margo Russell scored eight of her 10 points during the surge.

BOSTON UNIV. 73, MAINE 50: Chantell Alford had six 3-pointers for 18 points and the Terriers (18-6, 11-0 America East) outscored the Black Bears (6-18, 3-8) 43-23 in the second half at Orono.

Danielle Walczak and Samantha Baranowski each had 11 points for Maine.

Maine officials announced freshman guard Kelsey Mattice was granted her release from the team due to personal reasons. Mattice averaged 2.5 points in 16 games.

(6) MIAMI 61, (22) NORTH CAROLINA 37: Shenise Johnson scored 19 points to lead the Hurricanes (21-3, 10-1 ACC) over the Tar Heels (17-7, 7-4 ACC) for their 38th straight win at home.

(14) GEORGETOWN 56, SETON HALL 51: Sugar Rodgers had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help the Hoyas (19-5, 8-3 Big East) beat the Pirates (7-18, 0-11) at Washington.

(25) ST. BONAVENTURE 69, MASSACHUSETTS 54: Megan Van Tatenhove and Armelia Horton scored 17 points each as the Bonnies (23-2, 10-0 Atlantic 10) beat UMass (6-18, 1-8) at Amherst, Mass.

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UNE 67, EASTERN NAZARENE 61: Charles Fenner scored 30 points and the Nor’easters (6-16, 6-9 Commonwealth Coast) finished with an 8-2 run against the visiting Lions (3-19, 2-13) at Biddeford.

(2) SYRACUSE 64, (12) GEORGETOWN 61: Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime, as the Orange (24-1, 11-1 Big East) beat the visiting Hoyas (18-5, 8-4).

(7) KANSAS 68, (6) BAYLOR 54: Jeff Withey scored a career-high 25 points and the Jayhawks (19-5, 9-2 Big 12) went ahead to stay during a stretch without Thomas Robinson to beat the Bears (21-3, 8-3) at Waco, Texas.

(11) MICHIGAN STATE 77, PENN STATE 57: Draymond Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds and made some timely shots to help the Spartans (19-5, 8-3 Big Ten) beat the Nittany Lions (10-15, 2-10) at East Lansing, Mich.

BOSTON COLLEGE 64, (15) FLORIDA STATE 60: Jordan Daniels scored a career-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Eagles (8-16, 3-7 ACC) over the Seminoles (16-7, 7-2), who had their seven-game winning streak snapped.

(19) VIRGINIA 68, WAKE FOREST 44: Mike Scott scored 19 points to lead the Cavaliers (19-4, 6-3 ACC) to a win over the Demon Deacons (11-13, 2-8) at Charlottesville, Va.

(22) MICHIGAN 62, NEBRASKA 46: Zack Novak scored 14 points to go over 1,000 for his career as the Wolverines (18-7, 8-4 Big Ten) beat the Cornhuskers (11-12, 3-9) at Omaha, Neb.

NOTES

AIR FORCE: Jeff Reynolds was fired as men’s basketball coach. Assistant coach Dave Pilipovich was promoted to interim coach.

NORTH DAKOTA: The school will resume using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA, the school’s president said, marking the latest twist in a protracted fight about a name that critics consider offensive.

A state law requiring the university to use its longtime nickname and logo, which shows the profile of an American Indian warrior, was repealed in November. The university has since been trying to retire the moniker, but nickname supporters filed petitions late Tuesday demanding that the issue be put to a statewide vote.

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