STORRS, Conn. — UConn had a hard time finding its outside shot on Sunday, so the Huskies looked inside to Napheesa Collier.
The 6-foot-1 sophomore scored 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the four-time defending national champions to their 97th straight win, 96-50 over Tulsa.
She hit 10 of her 13 shots from the floor in reaching the 20-point plateau for the 12th time this season.
Saniya Chong added 17 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Huskies (22-0, 10-0 American Athletic Conference), who have now won 124 straight games against unranked opponents.
(3) MARYLAND 92, INDIANA 56: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 23 points, Brionna Jones added 17 and 14 rebounds and the visiting Terrapins won their 11th-straight game.
(4) SOUTH CAROLINA 79, ARKANSAS 49: Alaina Coates put together her second straight dominating performance, scoring 18 points and grabbing a career-best 19 rebounds in a win at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
(15) DUKE 70, VIRGINIA 51: Rebecca Greenwell hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points at Charlottesville, Virginia to lead the Blue Devils.
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(10) WISCONSIN 65, INDIANA 60: Ethan Happ scored 20 points while Nigel Hayes added 15 and 10 rebounds as the Badgers outmuscled the Hoosiers at Madison, Wisconsin, for their 10th straight win.
(12) UNC 83, (20) NOTRE DAME 76: Justin Jackson scored 16 points to help the Tar Heels beat the Irish at Greensboro, North Carolina, in a game postponed a day and relocated from UNC’s campus due to a water shortage.
(15) FLORIDA STATE 109, CLEMSON 61: Dwayne Bacon tied a career high with 29 points as the host Seminoles rolled to a win at Tallahassee, Florida.
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