Ames, Iowa — Kendra Wecker had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Kansas State toppled No. 4 Iowa State, 69-63, Wednesday night to snap the Cyclones' 26-game home winning streak.
The Wildcats (13-1) never trailed in the Big 12 opener for both teams and handed Iowa State its first loss at home since a 79-71 setback to Kansas on Feb. 16, 2000.
Texas' Kala Bowers, left, intercepts a pass intended for Nebraska's Shannon Howell, center, with Kenya Larkin of Texas (13) watching. The No. 21 Longhorns trounced the Cornhuskers, 61-54, Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.
Lindsey Wilson led Iowa State (12-1) with 21 points.
The Wildcats used only six players including four freshmen and a sophomore and the only reserve saw just one minute of playing time.
Kansas State survived a furious comeback by the Cyclones, who trailed by 14 points with 9:15 left and by 10 points with less than five minutes to play.
No. 1 Connecticut 112, Pittsburgh 43
Storrs, Conn. Led by Swin Cash's 19 points and 10 rebounds, top-ranked Connecticut tuned up for No. 2 Tennessee by blowing out Pittsburgh. UConn plays the Lady Vols on Saturday in Knoxville in the annual clash of the perennial powerhouses. Cash's production for the Huskies (15-0, 2-0 Big East) came in a matchup of the Big East's top offense team against the league's worst defensive club.
No. 3 Oklahoma 78, No. 16 Colorado 67
Norman, Okla. Rosalind Ross scored a career-high 25 points, and Oklahoma rebounded from its first loss of the season by beating Colorado in the Big 12 opener for both teams. LaNeishea Caufield had 16 points and five steals, and Caton Hill had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Sooners (11-1).
No. 5 Stanford 50, Rutgers 46
Piscataway, N.J. T'Nae Theil scored 14 points to lead fifth-ranked Stanford (13-1). With only two players on the bench, the Scarlet Knights (4-7) got a season-high 12 points from point guard Saona Chapman and 12 from Dawn McCullouch.
No. 11 Duke 90, Maryland 74
Durham, N.C. Alana Beard scored 25 of her 35 points in the first half the fourth-highest total in Duke history.
No. 18 Michigan 58, Michigan St. 45
Ann Arbor, Mich. LeeAnn Bies scored 17 points, Jennifer Smith added 14, and they controlled the backboards for Michigan. They had 11 rebounds apiece, and Bies made 11-of-12 free throws for Michigan (11-3).
No. 19 North Carolina 93, Florida St. 81
Tallahassee, Fla. Coretta Brown scored 21 points, and Kenya McBee led a second-half rally for North Carolina. The Tar Heels (11-2, 3-0 ACC) used a 22-7 run to take control of the game after trailing for much of the second half.
Marquette 56, No. 20 Colorado St. 52
Fort Collins, Colo. Rachel Klug had 13 points, including four in the final three minutes, and Marquette's defense shut down Colorado State. Marquette (7-6) won for the fourth time in five games.
No. 21 Texas 61, Nebraska 54
Lincoln, Neb. Stacy Stephens scored 20 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for Texas. The Longhorns (9-2, 1-0 Big 12) led by six points at halftime and opened the margin to 10 in the first two minutes of the second half.
No. 22 Tulane 78, Boston University 63
Boston Teana McKiver had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Tulane broke the game open with two first-half runs. Tulane (12-2) held the Terriers to 27 percent shooting in the first half.
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