Marcus Showing His True Value

Chris Marcus is back.

Marcus, who missed 17 games with a stress fracture in his foot, scored 32 points and had 15 rebounds as No. 24 Western Kentucky (24-3) routed Division II Kentucky State, 100-63, Tuesday night at Bowling Green, Ky., to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 14 games.

The 7-foot-1 senior center was 12 of 14 from the field and eight of 12 from the free-throw line in 24 minutes as a reserve.

“It feels good to come out here and play some minutes in a long stretch,� Marcus said.

In other games:

Steve Logan had 22 points and 10 assists, and reserve Jason Maxiell had 18 points on nine-of-nine shooting as No. 4 Cincinnati (25-2, 12-1 Conference USA) rolled to a 79-62 victory over DePaul (9-16, 2-11) at Chicago.... Hollis Price, Ebi Ere and Aaron McGhee each scored 15 points to lead No. 6 Oklahoma (21-4, 10-3 Big 12) to a 65-54 victory over Baylor (14-12, 4-9) at Waco, Texas.... Cordell Henry scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half to lead No. 9 Marquette (23-3, 12-1 Conference USA) to a 66-52 victory over Charlotte (16-9, 10-4) at Milwaukee.... Jules Camara scored a career-high 17 points and Tayshaun Prince had 15 as No. 12 Kentucky (18-7, 8-5 Southeastern) rallied for a 64-61 victory over Tennessee (13-13, 6-7) at Lexington, Ky.

Top 25 Women

Stacy Stephens scored 20 points to lift No. 15 Texas (17-8, 8-6 Big 12) to a 68-62 victory over No. 3 Oklahoma (22-3, 12-2) in overtime at Austin, Texas.... Tanisha Ellison had 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 17 Texas Tech (16-9, 7-7 Big 12) to a 95-64 victory over Texas A&M; (13-13, 5-9) at Lubbock, Texas.... Alicia Ratay scored a season-high 31 points and No. 22 Notre Dame (18-7, 12-2 Big East) held on for a 72-63 victory over West Virginia (14-11, 6-8) at South Bend, Ind.... Kara Braxton scored 26 points to lead No. 23 Georgia (17-8) to a 76-58 victory over Western Kentucky (17-8) at Athens, Ga.... Valerie King scored 16 points as No. 25 Cincinnati (22-4) rolled to a 73-57 victory over Kentucky (8-17) at Cincinnati.