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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Lenzelle Smith Jr. more than doubled his career high with 28 points on Sunday to lead No. 5 Ohio State to a surprisingly easy 80-63 victory over seventh-ranked Indiana.

Jared Sullinger added 16 points, William Buford scored 12 and Deshaun Thomas had 11 for the Buckeyes (16-3, 4-2 Big Ten), who were coming off a loss at Illinois on Tuesday night.

Cody Zeller had 16 points for the Hoosiers (15-3, 3-3).

(8) DUKE 73, CLEMSON 66: Andre Dawkins scored 24 points and made five 3-pointers to help Duke (15-2, 3-0 ACC) beat host Clemson (9-8, 1-2).

(11) GEORGETOWN 69, ST. JOHN’S 49: Hollis Thompson scored all of his 20 points in the second half as Georgetown (14-3, 4-2 Big East) snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over St. John’s (8-9, 2-4) at Madison Square Garden.

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(1) BAYLOR 77, TEXAS 59: Brittney Griner tied her season high with 32 points as Baylor (17-0, 4-0 Big 12) topped host Texas (11-5, 1-3).

(6) TENNESSEE 87, (25) VANDERBILT 64: Shekinna Stricklen scored 20 points before injuring her right knee as Tennessee (13-4, 4-1 SEC) beat visiting Vanderbilt (14-3, 2-2).

(7) DUKE 61, VIRGINIA TECH 34: Elizabeth Williams had 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to lead Duke (14-2, 5-0 ACC) to a win at Virginia Tech (6-12, 2-3).

The victory gave Coach Joanne McCallie — a former UMaine coach — 50 victories in just 61 ACC games, making her the second-fastest to the milestone. Kay Yow of North Carolina State did it in 57 games.

(9) KENTUCKY 66, (24) SOUTH CAROLINA 58: Kelya Snowden scored 15 points to lead Kentucky (16-2, 5-0 SEC) to a win at South Carolina (14-4, 3-2).

(11) OHIO STATE 64, MICHIGAN STATE 56: Tayler Hill scored 21 points to pace Ohio State (17-1, 4-1 Big Ten) to a win at Michigan State (12-6, 4-1).

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(18) GEORGETOWN 69, SYRACUSE 42: Sugar Rodgers scored 23 points and Georgetown (14-4, 3-2 Big East) never trailed as it rolled over visiting Syracuse (12-7, 1-4).

(20) DELAWARE 70, NORTHEASTERN 54: Elena Delle Donne had 22 points and 10 rebounds despite missing most of the first half with a left leg injury and Delaware (14-1, 5-0 Colonial Athletic Association) beat host Northeastern (3-13, 1-4).

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

MAINE 5, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 2: Jennifer More had two goals and an assist as the Black Bears (12-8-5, 6-6-1 Hockey East) beat the Terriers (11-11-1, 6-6) at Boston.

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