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Carolina blues: No. 1 Heels fall to BC

Rice scores 25 points to help visiting Eagles hand UNC first loss of season, 85-78

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January 05, 2009|By From Sun news services

No. 5 Oklahoma 89, North Carolina Central 25: : Whitney Hand scored 18 points as the host Sooners (11-2) cruised to a victory over the Eagles (4-12).

Five Sooners scored in double figures, including Courtney Paris, who finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds in only 22 minutes.

No. 11 Stanford 70, Arizona 61: : Jeanette Pohlen made five three-pointers to score 15 points, and the visiting Cardinal (11-3, 2-0 Pac-10) held off a late rally by the Wildcats (7-6, 0-2).

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No. 13 California 54, Arizona State 53: : Ashley Walker's layup with 1.8 seconds left lifted the Golden Bears (11-2, 2-0 Pac-10) to a win over the host Sun Devils.

Dymond Simon hit a three-pointer with 8.7 seconds left to give Arizona State (8-6, 0-2) a 53-52 lead, capping a 13-2 run with 4:52 left.

No. 17 Ohio State 67, Michigan State 49: : Jantel Lavender scored 20 points to hit double figures for the 45th consecutive game, and the host Buckeyes (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) rolled past the Spartans (9-6, 2-2).

Ohio State went on a 16-0 run early and was never threatened while winning its sixth in a row.

No. 19 Pittsburgh 72, West Virginia 63: : Shavonte Zellous had 34 points and the Panthers (11-2, 1-0 Big East) scored the game's final eight points to beat the visiting Mountaineers (10-3, 0-1) and give coach Agnus Berenato her 100th win in her six seasons at the school.

No. 23 Georgia Tech 69, Tulane 52: : Jacqua Williams scored a career-high 23 points as the Yellow Jackets (12-2) won their eighth straight with a victory over the visiting Green Wave (9-6).

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