Chaz McCrommon scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lift Robert Morris to a 68-50 Northeast Conference victory against Wagner last night at Spiro Sport Center in Staten Island, N.Y.
McCrommon made 11 of 16 shots for the Colonials (6-10, 3-3). Mark Anderson followed with 17 points, and Tony Lee added 13.
Sean Munson, who grabbed his 500th career rebound earlier in the game, had 20 points and 13 rebounds, his fifth double-double in six games, for the Seahawks (2-13, 1-5).
McCrommon scored nine points, including a 3-point basket, as Robert Morris opened the second half on a 14-3 run to take a 43-33 lead at 14:25.
The Seahawks made only 1 of 9 shots during that surge and went 8 for 35 in the second half.
District men
St. Francis, N.Y. 82, St. Francis, Pa. 71: The Red Flash gave up a 12-point halftime lead in a loss to the host Terriers.
Allan Sheppard scored 23 points for St. Francis, N.Y. Tory Cavalieri added 18 points for the Terriers (7-7, 3-2 NEC), who shot 80 percent (24 for 30) in the second half.
Rahsaan Benton's 20 points paced the Red Flash (8-7, 3-3), and Jason Osborne had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Seton Hill 65, Daemen College 54: Vuk Ivanovic had a double-double, scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and Jose Sanchez also scored 16 points in the Griffins win against Daemen College.
Brian Montanaro led all scorers with 20 points for Daemen College. Ronald Wright added 14 points.
Top 25 women
Duke 82, Georgia Tech 59: Monique Currie scored 27 points and Jessica Foley made seven of Duke's school-record 13 3-pointers, helping the top-ranked Blue Devils rally from their largest deficit of the season to beat visiting Georgia Tech (10-5, 1-3). Foley finished with a career-best 23 points for the Blue Devils (17-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 15 consecutive since a loss at Notre Dame in November. They beat the Yellow Jackets (10-5, 1-3) for the 24th time in a row, dating to Feb. 27, 1994. Gail Goestenkors improved to 3-0 against Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph, who played at Purdue when Goestenkors was an assistant in the early 1990s. Chioma Nnamaka scored 17 points for Georgia Tech.
North Carolina 83, Miami 52: Ivory Latta scored 24 points to lift No. 9 North Carolina past visting Miami. Camille Little added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Tar Heels (14-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot 59 percent in the first half to build a 25-point lead at the break. Little also led a defensive effort that shut down Miami's Tamara James, who came in leading the nation in scoring at 24.5 points per game. James missed her first eight shots and finished with 12 for the Hurricanes (8-8, 0-3), though she didn't score until early in the second half. Albrey Grimsley scored 15 points to lead Miami, which was playing its first ACC road game.
Connecticut 73, Texas 57: Freshman Charde Houston scored a career-high 25 points and Ann Strother added 20, leading Connecticut to a win against host Texas. The 13th-ranked Huskies (11-4) played smothering defense and dominated inside, holding No. 15 Texas to 34 percent shooting. The Longhorns (9-6) continue to struggle away from Austin, losing to their fourth ranked opponent on the road. It was the teams' first regular-season meeting, and the Longhorns had to contend not only with Houston but with the hostile sellout crowd of 16,294 in the Hartford Civic Center. The all-time leading scorer in California high school history, Houston was making just her fourth start and was averaging 19 points in her first three. Jessica Moore finished with 15 points for the Huskies. Nina Norman led the Longhorns with 13 points.
North Carolina State 76, Virginia Tech 75: Marquetta Dickens' three-point play with 22 seconds left in overtime gave North Carolina State a victory against No. 23 host Virginia Tech. Dickens and Kendra Bell each scored 14 points for the Wolfpack (13-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) in a game that featured 18 ties and 22 lead changes. Billie McDowell added 11 points, and Ashley Key and Tiffany Stansbury had 10 apiece. Carrie Mason led Virginia Tech (11-4, 1-2) with 14 points, Kirby Copeland scored 13 and Christie Marrone added 12. Kerri Gardin had 15 rebounds.
District women
Johns Hopkins 80, Carnegie Mellon 60: Senior Lisa Seacat led the Tartans with 16 points in a loss to Johns Hopkins. Katie Kimball led Johns Hopkins with 17 points.
Glenville State 72, Pitt Johnstown 58: Melissa Patterson had 18 points in the Mountain Cats loss to Glenville State.
Allegheny College 80, CCAC Boyce 30: Rosina Walton scored 20 points in the Gators win against the Saints. Beth Hamilton led CCAC Boyce with 11 points.