No. 23 Minnesota 82, High Point 56:: Ralph Sampson III scored a career-high 17 points to help the host Golden Gophers to their best start in 60 seasons, beating the visiting Panthers (4-8) to 12-0.
Minnesota coach Tubby Smith beat his alma mater for the fourth time without a loss.
Women
No. 1 Connecticut 77, South Carolina 48: : Tina Charles bounced back from two straight subpar games with 21 points, and the visiting Huskies opened 11-0 for the third consecutive season with a victory over the Gamecocks (6-5).
Charles, the Huskies' standout center, totaled 17 points in her previous two games. She broke out against the Gamecocks, finishing with 14 rebounds and recording a double double in the first half.
No. 2 North Carolina 102, Western Michigan 55: : Italee Lucas scored 17 points and Jessica Breland added 15 to lead five Tar Heels in double figures and help North Carolina shake off the rust of an eight-day layoff with a victory over the visiting Broncos (4-8).
The Tar Heels (13-0) have 28 straight wins at home.
No. 4 Texas 79, Texas El-Paso 40:: Kathleen Nash scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half to help the Longhorns (11-0) rout the Miners (6-6) in the Surf 'N Slam Classic in San Diego.
No. 6 Duke 78, Quinnipiac 50: : Chante Black scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the host Blue Devils defeat the Bobcats (8-3).
Black added three blocked shots and a career-high eight steals for Duke (10-1), becoming the sixth player in ACC history with 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 200 blocked shots in a career.
No. 10 Louisville 66, Morehead State 38: : Angel McCoughtry (St. Frances) had 17 points and 12 rebounds to help the host Cardinals overcome a season-high 34 turnovers to win their seventh straight, a victory over the Eagles in the Cardinal Classic.
McCoughtry played 19 minutes against the overmatched Eagles (7-5). She scored Louisville's first 11 points as the Cardinals (11-1) needed just eight minutes to build a double-digit lead.
No. 11 Stanford 84, UC Davis 49: : Jayne Appel had 16 points and nine rebounds, and the host Cardinal (9-3) survived an off-day to beat the Aggies (4-6).
No. 12 Notre Dame 68, Charlotte 61: : Lindsay Schrader scored 19 points, and the visiting Irish (10-1) pulled away in the second half to beat the 49ers (8-4) for their third straight win.
No. 16 Virginia 83, Rider 38: : Monica Wright had 22 points and six steals, and Lyndra Littles added a season-high 21 points as the host Cavaliers (10-2) defeated the Broncs (2-8).
No. 21 Oklahoma State 80, North Texas 54:: Shaunte Smith scored 20 points, Andrea Riley added 14, and the host Cowgirls (9-2) beat the Mean Green (5-7) in a sloppy game that had 57 turnovers.
No. 22 Kansas State 74, Washington State 58: : Ashley Sweat scored 30 points, and Marlies Gipson added 16 points and 13 rebounds as the visiting Wildcats defeated the Cougars (7-4) and improved to 11-0 for the second time in school history.
Nebraska 62, No. 24 Arizona State 58: : Yvonne Turner scored 13 points, making two crucial free throws with 18 seconds left, and the host Cornhuskers (9-3) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat the Sun Devils (8-4).
