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Baylor beats UConn, Huskies' 1st loss in more than 4 years

The Associated Press
  • Baylor center Kalani Brown (21) goes to the basket as Connecticut's Katie Lou Samuelson defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 68-57. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
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    Baylor center Kalani Brown (21) goes to the basket as Connecticut's Katie Lou Samuelson defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 68-57. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
  • Baylor center Kalani Brown (21) works around Connecticut forward Napheesa Collier during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
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    Baylor center Kalani Brown (21) works around Connecticut forward Napheesa Collier during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
  • Baylor forward Lauren Cox (15) and center Kalani Brown (21) stand during the playing of the school fight song following the team's 68-57 victory over No. 1 Connecticut in an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
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    Baylor forward Lauren Cox (15) and center Kalani Brown (21) stand during the playing of the school fight song following the team's 68-57 victory over No. 1 Connecticut in an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
  • Pittsburgh's Danielle Garven (1) tries to shoot while defended by Notre Dame's Jessica Shepard, left, and Arike Ogunbowale (24) during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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    Pittsburgh's Danielle Garven (1) tries to shoot while defended by Notre Dame's Jessica Shepard, left, and Arike Ogunbowale (24) during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
  • Pittsburgh's Cassidy Walsh (4) dishes out a pass around Notre Dame's Marina Mabrey during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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    Pittsburgh's Cassidy Walsh (4) dishes out a pass around Notre Dame's Marina Mabrey during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
Baylor center Kalani Brown (21) goes to the basket as Connecticut's Katie Lou Samuelson defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. Baylor won 68-57. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
Baylor center Kalani Brown (21) works around Connecticut forward Napheesa Collier during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
Baylor forward Lauren Cox (15) and center Kalani Brown (21) stand during the playing of the school fight song following the team's 68-57 victory over No. 1 Connecticut in an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)
Pittsburgh's Danielle Garven (1) tries to shoot while defended by Notre Dame's Jessica Shepard, left, and Arike Ogunbowale (24) during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
Pittsburgh's Cassidy Walsh (4) dishes out a pass around Notre Dame's Marina Mabrey during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)

WACO, Texas (AP) — WACO, Texas (AP) — Kalani Brown had 20 points and 17 rebounds and No. 8 Baylor beat a top-ranked team for the first time, topping UConn 68-57 on Thursday to hand the Huskies their first regular-season loss in more than four years.

The Huskies (11-1) hadn't lost a regular-season game in regulation since a 76-70 home loss to Baylor in a Nos. 1 vs. 2 matchup on Feb. 18, 2013 — a span of 163 games. Their only regular-season loss since then was 88-86 in overtime at Stanford on Nov. 14, 2014. They had won 126 consecutive regular-season games, 58 of them nonconference matchups.

UConn is the only No. 1 team Baylor has ever faced in coach Kim Mulkey's 19 seasons. The Lady Bears had lost each of the previous three such meetings, including UConn's last visit to Waco nearly five years ago.

The Huskies had their only lead at 2-0 when Crystal Dangerfield scored in the opening minute.

Chloe Jackson added 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Baylor (10-1).

Napheesa Collier had 16 points and 11 rebounds for UConn.

NO. 2 NOTRE DAME 100, PITTSBURGH 44

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored 20 points, Arike Ogunbowale had 18 and Notre Dame routed Pittsburgh for its sixth straight victory.

The Fighting Irish (13-1) rolled in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener. Ogunbowale reached double figures for her 35th straight game, and Mabrey added seven assists.

Notre Dame used two 21-0 runs in the first and second quarters to lead 60-14 at halftime and reached 100 or more points for the fifth time this season.

Jackie Young had 16 points to become Notre Dame's fifth starter with 1,000 or more points. Notre Dame shot 52.3 percent and had 24 assists on 34 field goals while holding Pittsburgh (9-6, 0-1) to 26.6 percent (17 of 64) for the game. Jasmine Whitney led Pitt with nine points.

NO. 3 LOUISVILLE 73, NORTH CAROLINA 66

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jazmine Jones scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Arica Carter added 14 points and No. 3 Louisville beat North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools.

Louisville (13-0) led by 19 points late in the first half, but the Tar Heels (9-6) made it interesting with a couple third-quarter runs. Stephanie Watts' layup with 38 second left in the quarter cut it to 55-47.

Janelle Bailey and Watts led the Tar Heels with 16 points apiece.

NO. 7 MISSISSIPPI STATE 93, ARKANSAS 69

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jordan Danberry scored a career-high 26 points and Mississippi State opened Southeastern Conference play with a victory over Arkansas.

Danberry, from Conway, Arkansas, transferred from the Razorbacks to the Bulldogs (13-1) as a sophomore. The senior guard scored 14 of her points in the first quarter and finished 11 of 21 from the field, topping her previous scoring mark of 20 points, against Washington last month.

Teaira McCowan added 16 points and 22 rebounds for Mississippi State.

Chelsea Dungee led Arkansas (11-4, 0-1) with 25 points.

NO. 9 N.C. STATE 63, DUKE 51

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Grace Hunter scored 14 points and North Carolina State beat Duke in their Atlantic Coast Conference to match the best start in program history.

Aislinn Konig also had 14 points with four 3-pointers, and Erika Cassell and Elissa Cunane finished with 11 points apiece, with Cunane scoring seven straight points in the final 3 minutes. That helped the Wolfpack (14-0) join late Hall of Famer Kay Yow's 1999-2000 team as the only ones at the school to begin a season with 14 straight wins.

Haley Gorecki scored 19 points and Mikayla Boykin finished with 13 for the Blue Devils (8-5).

NO. 10 TENNESSEE 78, AUBURN 69

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Meme Jackson scored 27 points and Rennia Davis had 23 points and 14 rebounds in Tennessee's victory over Auburn in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

The Lady Vols (12-1) took an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter, watched it slip away and then took control again. The Tigers (12-2) came in riding a nine-game winning streak and flirted with the upset into the final minutes. Unique Thompson led the Tigers with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

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