No. 24 Louisville rolls past UConn
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Gorgui Dieng returned from a sprained right ankle to score 15 points and freshman Chane Behanan added 12 rebounds as No. 24 Louisville (19-5, 7-4) beat Connecticut (15-8, 5-6), 80-59, for its fifth win in a row.
Louisville looked like the team ranked fourth in the nation at 12-0 and nothing like the one that dropped five out of seven three weeks ago.
Dieng was questionable after Saturday's injury in a win against Rutgers, but he clogged up the lane and kept Connecticut freshman Andre Drummond in check.
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun missed his second game on an indefinite medical leave of absence after he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis.
• Missouri 71, Oklahoma 68: Marcus Denmon scored 25 points as No. 4 Missouri (22-2, 9-2) claimed first place in the Big 12 by edging host Oklahoma (13-10, 3-8).
• Duke 96, North Carolina 56: Tricia Liston scored 23 points in No. 5 Duke's (19-3, 10-0 ACC) rout of visiting No. 22 North Carolina (17-6, 7-3).
• Maryland 64, Georgia Tech: Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as No. 8 Maryland (20-3, 7-3 ACC) beat host No. 22 Georgia Tech (17-7, 7-4).
• Ohio State 72, Wisconsin 58: Samantha Prahalis scored 34 points as No. 10 Ohio State (21-2, 8-2 Big Ten) beat visiting Wisconsin (8-15, 4-7).
• Mount Saint Mary's 80, Robert Morris 75: Mary Durojaye and Briannica Tye scored 18 points each for the visiting Colonials (12-11, 6-6 NEC) but it wasn't enough against the Mountaineers (9-14, 5-7).
First Published February 7, 2012 12:00 am
