No. 1 Connecticut Women Overcome No. 6 LSU

Freshman Maya Moore scored 18 of her 29 points in the second half to lift top-ranked Connecticut to a 74-69 victory over No. 6 Louisiana State last night in Baton Rouge, snapping the Lady Tigers' 14-game winning streak.

Tina Charles added 18 points, converting several clutch baskets inside over 6-foot-6 LSU center Sylvia Fowles.

Charles's last basket gave U-Conn. (27-1) a 72-66 lead with a little over a minute to go.

Quianna Chaney hit her sixth three-pointer of the game shortly after to pull LSU to 72-69. LSU (23-4) forced the Huskies into a shot clock violation, gaining a chance to tie the game on its next possession. Chaney, who finished with 22 points, rushed her next attempt, however, and the Lady Tigers were forced to foul with six seconds left.

Moore made them pay, hitting two free throws to put the game away.

"I really wasn't nervous at all," Moore said. "I was just excited to play. After my first few college games those nerves kind of left. I don't want to allow myself to be nervous and have it affect my game. Offensively, you can say this has been one of my best games. I think it was a step forward."

"I've never seen a freshman score like that in a hostile environment," LSU Coach Van Chancellor said.

Fowles finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds to lead LSU.

NORTH CAROLINA 85, N.C. STATE 79: Erlana Larkins scored 18 points and the second-ranked Tar Heels clinched a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference title with the win in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Jessica Breland and Rashanda McCants each added 16 points for the Tar Heels (26-2, 13-0), who went ahead to stay by outscoring the Wolfpack 20-10 during a seven-minute stretch that bridged halftime and withstood a late N.C. State charge to secure their ninth straight victory.

Shayla Fields scored a career-high 26 points for the Wolfpack (17-10, 5-7).

INDIANA 69, OHIO STATE 61: Jamie Braun scored 19 points, including two clinching free throws with 39 seconds left in overtime, to help the Hoosiers surprise the No. 18 Buckeyes in Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana (16-12, 9-7 Big Ten) snapped an eight-game losing streak to Ohio State (20-7, 11-5).

COPPIN ST. 101, HOWARD 57: In Baltimore, Rashida Suber scored a team-high 19 points to lead the Eagles (17-11, 11-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) to their sixth straight win. The Lady Bison (3-23, 2-11) have lost 10 of 11.

Men's Games

COPPIN ST. 68, HOWARD 45: Mike Miller scored a team-high 14 points as the host Eagles (11-19, 6-8 MEAC) won their seventh straight game, their longest streak since the 1998-99 season. The Bison, who shot 30.4 percent and made six second-half field goals, are 5-23, 2-11.