Jaime Hall's basket with 17 seconds to play lifted San Jose State to a 57-56 victory over Hawai'i last night in a Western Athletic Conference women's game at San Jose, Calif.

Following Hall's jumper from the left wing, the Rainbow Wahine set up for a potential game-winner but turned the ball over — their 21st of the game.

Pam Tambini, a San Jose native, led Hawai'i (7-12 overall, 1-6 WAC) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. The 'Bows led 25-9 midway through the first half, 33-27 at intermission and 56-55 with 40 seconds to play after a Tambini free throw.

Natalie White scored 13 points for the Spartans (2-19, 1-6).

NO. 4 TENNESSEE 67, NO. 15 VANDERBILT 57

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has found the perfect antidote to avoiding a post-Duke hangover: Remember March.

Sidney Spencer scored a career-high 26 points, and the Lady Vols bounced back from Monday's loss to top-ranked Duke.

They were motivated by the memory from last season when the Lady Vols followed up a loss at Duke by losing to unranked Kentucky in a game they think cost them a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

"We knew our character was going to be determined this week, on Thursday, and how we bounced back from that loss. Everyone did a good job of being extra focused on this game and taking care of business," Spencer said.

Tennessee (18-2, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) handed the Commodores (17-3, 4-1) their first loss at home this season but the 12th straight in the series. The Lady Vols relied on their defense, forcing Vandy into a season-high 27 turnovers that Tennessee turned into 29 points.

"We turned the ball over, and that's what we had done all night," Vanderbilt coach Melanie Balcomb said. "Twenty-seven turnovers, you're not going to beat the No. 4 team in the country."

NO. 1 DUKE 73, FLORIDA STATE 60

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Alison Bales scored 15 points, Carrem Gay had 14, and the Blue Devils (21-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) used a 13-2 second-half run to pull away from the Seminoles (15-5, 4-1).

The 6-foot-7 Bales also had nine rebounds as the Blue Devils took a 36-28 lead at the break.

NO. 3 MARYLAND 76, CLEMSON 62

CLEMSON, S.C. — Kristi Toliver had 20 points and went 6 for 6 on 3-pointers as the Terrapins (21-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Tigers (9-12, 1-5) to extend their best start in school history.

Crystal Langhorne added 17 points for Maryland, which opened the second half with a 20-4 run for a 47-24 lead.

NO. 5 OHIO STATE 72, INDIANA 62

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Brandie Hoskins scored 19 points and the Buckeyes (18-1, 7-0 Big Ten) closed the first half with a 17-6 run for a 37-25 lead. The Hoosiers (13-8, 2-6) got no closer than six points thereafter.

Ohio State is off to its best start, exceeding the previous mark of 17-1 in 1973-74.

NO. 8 LSU 70, ARKANSAS 53

BATON ROUGE, La. — Sylvia Fowles had 13 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks, and Quianna Chaney scored 15 and Ashley Thomas 11 as the Lady Tigers (19-2, 5-1 SEC) rolled past the Razorbacks (18-4, 3-3) for their fourth straight victory.

Lauren Ervin scored 16 points and Donica Cosby 15 for Arkansas.

NO. 9 STANFORD 86, ARIZONA 76

TUCSON — Brooke Smith had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and four teammate scored in double figures as the Cardinal (17-3, 10-0 Pac-10) beat the Wildcats (7-15, 1-9) for their 15th straight victory.

The Cardinal scored the first eight points of the game, built a 22-point first-half lead and then held off an Arizona rally that brought the Wildcats within seven.

NO. 10 ARIZONA STATE 66, NO. 20 CALIFORNIA 54

TEMPE, Ariz. — Jill Noe scored a season-high 19 points and Emily Westerberg added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Sun Devils (19-2, 9-1 Pac-10) over the Bears (18-4, 3-3).

NO. 12 PURDUE 72, NORTHWESTERN 30

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton scored 17 points, Erin Lawless had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boilermakers (19-3, 8-0 Big Ten) raced to a 41-13 halftime lead in routing the Wildcats (6-15, 0-8).

NO. 14 GEORGIA 69, NO. 22 MISSISSIPPI 60

ATHENS, Ga. — Tasha Humphrey had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and the Lady Bulldogs (17-4, 4-2) handed the Rebels (16-5, 5-1) their first Southeastern Conference loss.

PENN STATE 69, NO. 23 MICHIGAN STATE 58

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Amanda Brown scored 27 points and Kam Gissendanner added 16 to lead the Nittany Lions (10-11, 3-5 Big Ten) past the Spartans (15-5, 6-2) for their first victory over a ranked opponent since December 2005.