No. 12 Michigan St. 85, E. Illinois 45
Rene Haynes had 18 points and eight rebounds in her first start this season to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 85-45 victory over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night.
( Associated Press, 12/09/2004 09:56 PM EST)

No. 1 Illinois 74, Georgetown 59
In Illinois' busy first week at No. 1, the team has practiced just once. During that practice, coach Bruce Weber told his sharp-shooting guards they couldn't take any 3-pointers, forcing them to work the ball inside.
( JOSEPH WHITE, Associated Press, 12/09/2004 09:51 PM EST)

No. 21 Purdue 69, No. 15 DePaul 61
No. 15 DePaul had yet to be tested in this young season, and it showed at Purdue on Thursday night.
( JON KRAWCZYNSKI, Associated Press, 12/09/2004 09:40 PM EST)

No. 7 Notre Dame 65, Dayton 39
Notre Dame had to wait a week to get back on the winning track.
( JAMES HANNAH, Associated Press, 12/09/2004 09:30 PM EST)

Correction: Morehead-St-Kentucky Story
In a Dec. 8 story about the Morehead State-Kentucky basketball game, The Associated Press reported erroneously that in a 71-40 loss, Morehead State scored its fewest points in a game since early in the 1978-79 season, when the Eagles had 37 in a loss to Indiana. Morehead State scored 32 points in a 1995 loss to Kentucky.
( Associated Press, 12/09/2004 04:49 PM EST)

Correction: Morehead St-Kentucky game
In a Dec. 8 story about the Morehead State-Kentucky basketball game, The Associated Press reported erroneously that in a 71-40 loss, Morehead State scored its fewest points in a game since early in the 1978-79 season, when the Eagles had 37 in a loss to Indiana. Morehead State scored 32 points in a 1995 loss to Kentucky.
( Associated Press, 12/09/2004 09:05 AM EST)

No. 16 Minnesota 60, Wis-Green Bay 51
Janel McCarville had her usual double-double down low, but it was two big outside shots from the guards that made the difference for No. 16 Minnesota.
( Associated Press, 12/08/2004 10:55 PM EST)

No. 19 Virginia Defeats Furman 79-67
Gary Forbes had 21 points, J.R. Reynolds added 18 and No. 19 Virginia used a late 20-10 run to beat Furman 79-67 on Wednesday night.
( Associated Press, 12/08/2004 10:03 PM EST)

No. 20 Rutgers 68, Princeton 46
No one really seems to know what the "C" stands for in C. Vivian Stringer's name, but she jokes that it stands for "Coach."
( Associated Press, 12/08/2004 09:55 PM EST)

No. 17 Boston College Flogs Fordham 82-40
Jessalyn Deveny scored 18 points, and 17th-ranked Boston College used three big first-half runs to coast to an 82-40 victory over Fordham on Wednesday night.
( Associated Press, 12/08/2004 09:20 PM EST)

Oklahoma St. Tops Syracuse, 74-60
Stephen Graham scored 16 points, including two three-point plays in the final 4 1/2 minutes, and No. 5 Oklahoma State beat No. 4 Syracuse 74-60 on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic.
( JIM O'CONNELL, Associated Press, 12/08/2004 08:45 AM EST)

No. 25 Gonzaga Edges Washington St. 54-52
Ronny Turiaf scored 17 points and Adam Morrison added 12 as No. 25 Gonzaga held off Washington State 54-52 on Tuesday night.
( NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press, 12/08/2004 12:51 AM EST)

No. 16 Washington 98, San Diego St. 69
Hot shooting and relentless play on the boards helped 16th-ranked Washington match its best start in eight years.
( Associated Press, 12/08/2004 12:42 AM EST)

No. 14 Texas 86, North Texas 57
Brad Buckman didn't block every shot North Texas put up Tuesday night. It just seemed that way.
( JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press, 12/07/2004 11:25 PM EST)