UCLA's Shipp finds stroke in big win

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LOS ANGELES -- Josh Shipp broke out of a brief shooting slump with 21 points, freshman Kevin Love had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and No.5 UCLA overpowered Arizona State 84-51 on Thursday night to hand the Sun Devils their fourth straight loss.

Shipp, 5-for-18 including 2-for-12 from 3-point range in victories at Oregon and Oregon State last weekend, was 6-for-11 including 5-for-8 from beyond the arc against ASU before coming out for good with 10:32 remaining.

Darren Collison added 14 points and a season-high nine assists, and Russell Westbrook had 10 points and seven assists for the Bruins (19-2, 7-1 Pac-10).

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute returned to action after sitting out two games because of a concussion, and had six points and five rebounds.

Derek Glasser led the Sun Devils (14-6, 4-4) with 13 points.

Arizona 80, USC 69

LOS ANGELES -- Chase Budinger had 29 points and eight rebounds to lead the Wildcats (15-6, 5-3) over the Trojans.

OJ Mayo scored 23 points, and Davon Jefferson had 19 points for the Trojans (13-8, 4-4).

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Tyler Hansbrough scored 18 points, Deon Thompson added a career- high 17, and No.4 North Carolina (20-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) routed Boston College 91-69 in Chapel Hill, N.C. ... Tubby Smith got his 400th career win as Minnesota (13-6, 3-4 Big Ten) beat Michigan (5-16, 1-8) 77-65 in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... Trevon Hughes scored 16 points, and No.13 Wisconsin (17-3, 7-1 Big Ten) beat No.11 Indiana 62-49 (17-3, 6-1) in Madison, Wis. ... Greg Paulus scored 22 points, including a burst of three 3-pointers early in the second half, to help third-ranked Duke (18-1, 6-0 ACC) rally past North Carolina State (13-7, 2-4) 92-72 in Durham, N.C.

WOMEN'S TOP 10

Crystal Langhorne scored 19 points to become the first Maryland female to reach 2,000 points, and the fifth-ranked Terrapins (23-2, 7-1 ACC) beat Miami 90-50 in College Park for their school-record 16th home win of the season. ... LaToya Pringle scored 23 points as No.3 North Carolina (19-2, 6-0 ACC) pulled away in the second half to beat Wake Forest 76-56 in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... Shannon Bobbitt scored 14 points, and Candace Parker had 13 as No.2 Tennessee (19- 1, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) routed Mississippi 68-44 in Oxford, Miss. ... Quianna Chaney and Sylvia Fowles each scored 14 points as No.8 LSU (17-3, 6-0 SEC) routed South Carolina 67-37 in Baton Rouge, La.

LOCAL WOMEN

Christine Martin scored a career-high 19 points for San Jose State University, but the Spartans (2-18, 1-6 Western Athletic Conference) fell 78-51 to visiting Boise State (14-6, 5-2). ... Gonzaga won its seventh straight game and improved to 6-0 in the West Coast Conference with a 74-50 win over visiting St. Mary's. ... USF's Dominique Carter scored 16 of her 23 points in the second half, and the host Dons rallied past Pepperdine 81-75.