Cincinnati Pounds UNLV

Third-ranked Cincinnati reached triple figures in scoring Sunday for the first time this season. And it has its defense to thank for it.

Kenyon Martin scored 21 points and led a swarming and gloating defense that blocked a dozen shots as the Bearcats rolled over Nevada Las Vegas, 106-66, at Cincinnati.

DerMarr Johnson had 22 points and Pete Mickeal added 16 for Cincinnati (12-1).

The Bearcats also struck a little fear into UNLV (8-3), which matched a season high with 23 turnovers and was shoved around inside. Cincinnati dominated the boards, 51-33, and had seven steals and 12 blocks.

“Our guys tried to go up strong and just got manhandled, pushed around,� Rebel Coach Bill Bayno said.

Cincinnati took control in the opening minutes by slicing through UNLV’s man-to-man defense for easy baskets. Martin scored the game’s first seven points as Cincinnati opened with an 11-0 run and never trailed.

No. 4 Auburn 100, Stony Brook 45--Chris Porter scored 15 points to lead the Tigers past the Sea Wolves, who are in their first season of Division I play. It was the 23rd consecutive home victory for Auburn (12-1), which took a 14-0 lead over Stony Brook (2-13) and never trailed.

No. 9 Duke 96, William & Mary 55--Carlos Boozer scored a career-high 28 points, and Chris Carrawell added 20 as the Blue Devils got their 600th victory in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils (9-2) have defeated the Tribe (5-5) 15 consecutive times, and by at least 23 points in each of the last eight meetings.

No. 13 North Carolina 86, Howard 53--Brendan Haywood had a season-high 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Tar Heels defeated the Bison (0-9) at Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina (9-4) led, 70-35, before pulling its starters with eight minutes to play.

No. 14 Maryland 100, Coastal Carolina 48--The Terrapins (11-2) scored the game’s first 16 points en route to a 44-20 halftime lead, then scored the first 11 points of the second half and cruised to their 72nd consecutive nonconference home victory. The Chanticleers (2-9) shot 28% in the first half.

No. 16 Tennessee 72, Radford 46--Marcus Haislip and Jon Higgins scored 11 points apiece to lead the Volunteers (12-1) past the Highlanders (4-6) at Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee had 10 players score points.

No. 18 Texas 90, Houston 80--Center Chris Mihm had 20 points, 13 rebounds and tied his school record with seven blocks as the Longhorns (8-3) pulled away from the Cougars (6-7) at Austin.

New Mexico 78, Washington 52--Kevin Henry scored 17 points and made five three-point shots to lead the Lobos’ victory at Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico (8-7) broke a 13-13 tie with Washington (5-7) with an 8-5 run en route to a 38-28 halftime lead.

WOMEN

Svetlana Abrosimova scored 25 points and had four steals as No. 1 Connecticut routed No. 3 Louisiana Tech, 90-63, at Storrs, Conn. Connecticut (10-0) took an 18-4 lead after six minutes, and Louisiana Tech (10-2), which made only 13 of 42 first-half shots, never recovered. Connecticut (10-0) connected on six of nine three-point shots in the first 20 minutes. Betty Lennox led Louisiana Tech with 27 points. . . . Susan Blauser had 24 points and 12 rebounds as No. 17 Illinois (11-4) pulled off an 82-65 upset of No. 5 Georgia (14-2) at Champaign, Ill. . . . No. 6 Texas Tech (10-1, 0-1 Big 12) suffered its first loss, 62-37, to No. 14 Iowa State (9-2, 1-0) at Ames, Iowa. . . . Maren Walseth scored 26 points as No. 8 Penn State (10-2, 2-0 Big Ten) romped, 114-49, over Northwestern (3-8, 0-1) at State College, Pa. . . . Niele Ivey had 19 points and 12 assists, and Ruth Riley had 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 10 Notre Dame (9-2) gained its fifth consecutive victory, 75-60, over Marquette (9-3) at South Bend, Ind. . . . Shawnetta Stewart notched her 1,000th career point, scoring 15 to lift No. 12 Rutgers (8-2) to a 66-52 victory over Massachusetts (4-8) at Piscataway, N.J. . . . Lynn Pride had 28 points and eight rebounds as No. 20 Kansas (9-3) defeated Arizona State (7-3), 81-65, at Lawrence, Kan. . . . Sarah Wanless scored a career-high 26 points to lift host San Francisco (6-5) over No. 22 Oregon, 66-60. The Ducks (9-3) got within 62-60 with 1:13 left. . . . Carolyn Moos scored 18 points to lead Stanford (7-3) over visiting Colorado (5-6), 83-48.