SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — After a rare loss, top-ranked Connecticut showed why it's still one of the best teams in the country.

Maya Moore had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Huskies routed Seton Hall, 82-36, yesterday to bounce back from their first loss of the season.

Moore, coming off her seventh Big East Freshman of the Week award, moved into fifth place on the all-time freshman scoring list with 399 points, passing Nykesha Sales. The victory moved the Huskies into a first-place tie with Rutgers in the conference.

On Tuesday, the Scarlet Knights snapped the Huskies' (21-1, 9-1) 34-game regular-season winning streak, a loss that likely will drop Connecticut from the top spot in the polls this week.

"When you win 21 in a row it has a different impact," Huskies coach Geno Auriemma said. "You sit in the locker room, you don't know how to act. You don't know what to say. You're not sure what the right response is because it's something that hasn't happened for three months."

Auriemma has changed his attitude after losses from seven, 10 years ago, when he had more experienced teams.

"I don't think these guys are used to dealing with that kind of pressure, of what it means to go through a whole season as No. 1 in the country or undefeated," he said. "Killing them after a loss would have been counterproductive."

Tina Charles added 18 points and six rebounds, while Renee Montgomery hit three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and five assists for UConn, which led by as many as 48 points.

"Each team has to deal with Connecticut being the target, and with the target comes tremendous amount of responsibility," Auriemma said.

"As soon as you lose, it's the biggest story. You have coaches calling the winning coach and congratulating them for beating us," he added. "I'm not sure that everybody does that after every (loss) but that's what it means to beat Connecticut. Everybody likes to see Goliath be brought down or knocked down a peg or two."

Not yesterday. Moore, a 6-foot guard, was a big reason why.

She had a double-double by halftime, scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. She had two steals and a gliding block where she jumped onto a media table, saving the ball for an assist — to highlight a rousing final 10 minutes before intermission.

Ebonie Williams was the only Seton Hall (13-9, 3-7) player in double figure scoring with 11.

NO. 5 BAYLOR 68, TEXAS TECH 45

WACO, Texas — Danielle Wilson scored 18 points, Angela Tisdale added 14 points and Rachel Allison had 13 points and 12 rebounds as the host Lady Bears (21-2, 9-1 Big 12), who saw their 13-game winning streak snapped against Oklahoma State on Tuesday, came back to rout the Lady Raiders (14-9, 2-7).

NO. 6 STANFORD 69, OREGON STATE 59

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Candice Wiggins scored 25 points, freshman Kayla Pedersen added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cardinal (22-3, 11-2 Pacific-10) led 35-21 at halftime in beating the Beavers (10-14, 3-10) for their 10th straight victory.

NO. 9 CALIFORNIA 53, OREGON 34

EUGENE, Ore. — Guard Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 16 points, center Devanei Hampton had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and a 21-6 run to start the second half propelled the Golden Bears (21-3, 12-1 Pac-10) to their first win in Eugene since 1992-93, the last time they swept the season series against the Ducks (10-14, 4-9).

NO. 10 OKLAHOMA 82, COLORADO 66

NORMAN, Okla. — Courtney Paris notched her 87th career double-double with a season-high 30 points and 14 rebounds, leading the Sooners (17-4, 7-2 Big 12) over the Buffaloes (13-10, 2-8), who never threatened after falling behind 10-2.

NO. 12 W.VIRGINIA 63, PROVIDENCE 60

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Olayinka Sanni scored 20 points, and Chakika Cole and Sparkle Davis combined for five points in the last 32 seconds as the Mountaineers (19-3, 8-1 Big East) held off the the Friars (11-11, 1-8), who closed to 61-60 before Davis sealed the victory with two free throws.

NO. 18 KANSAS STATE 64, KANSAS 58

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Marlies Gipson had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and scored on a leaner and four free throws in the final minute for a 63-54 lead with 26 seconds left to help the host Wildcats (16-6, 8-1 Big 12) hold off the Jayhawks (13-9, 2-7) and 6-foot-5 freshman Krysten Boogaard, who had 20 points and 14 rebounds.

NO. 20 UTAH 66, AIR FORCE 49

SALT LAKE CITY — Leilani Mitchell had 19 points and 10 assists, and the Utes (20-3, 9-0 Mountain West) clinched their fifth straight 20-win season with their 15th consecutive victory, beating the Falcons (7-14, 1-8), who never threatened after falling behind 40-25 at intermission.

NO. 21 TEXAS A&M 66, TEXAS 57

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Danielle Gant scored 25 points and the host Aggies (17-6, 5-4 Big 12), who led by as many as 19 points early in the second half before Longhorns (15-8, 3-6) closed to 57-53, made 7 of 8 free throws down the stretch to win their fourth straight game.