Talor Battle scored 21 points, Danny Morrissey hit a key 3-pointer late and No. 14 Purdue went eight minutes without a field goal in the second half as host Penn State (13-3, 2-1 Big Ten) beat the Boilermakers (11-4, 0-2), 67-64. Stanley Pringle added 18 for the Lions, which are off to their best start in 13 seasons. ... Kalin Lucas scored 20 points to lead eighth-ranked Michigan State (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) to a 67-58 win against visiting Ohio State (10-3, 1-2).
Nicole Michael had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Erica Morrow scored 17 points, and host Syracuse (12-3, 1-1 Big East) upset No. 17 Rutgers (8-4, 0-1), 68-54. ... Erica Williamson scored 20 points to lead No. 12 Notre Dame (13-1, 2-0 Big East) to an 86-62 win against host DePaul (12-4, 0-2). ... Maya Moore scored 24 points leading top-ranked Connecticut (14-0, 1-0) to an 83-37 rout of host South Florida (13-3, 0-2) in the Huskies' Big East opener. ... Angel McCoughtry had 28 points to lead host No. 10 Louisville (15-1, 2-0 Big East) to a 76-47 win against Seton Hall (11-3, 0-2). ... Rachele Fitz had 26 points to help host No. 25 Marist (13-1, 4-0 Metro Atlantic) beat Iona (9-6, 2-2), 81-58.