MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Renee Montgomery didn't disappoint the dozens of friends and family members in attendance at a rare appearance in her home state.

Montgomery scored 28 points and top-ranked Connecticut never trailed in beating West Virginia, 85-55, last night.

Connecticut (15-0, 2-0 Big East) improved to 20-1 against the Mountaineers (10-5, 0-3). The Huskies have won every game this season by double digits.

Montgomery won three West Virginia state championships at South Charleston and Capital high schools when she was a teammate of former Tennessee star Alexis Hornbuckle.

A busload of about 60 relatives and friends drove about three hours to see Montgomery, who nearly matched her career high of 30 points scored against Oklahoma on Nov. 30.

"It meant a lot because a lot of the people that were here tonight don't get to see me play in person," said Montgomery, who made four 3-pointers and went 9-of-17 from the floor. "I got a lot of opens looks, took my time and shot them."

Montgomery's only previous appearance in Morgantown in college came two years ago, when she scored seven points in a blowout win.

She has made 114 consecutive starts and yesterday moved past Swin Cash into 10th place in career scoring at Connecticut with 1,603 points.

NO. 3 TEXAS A&M 62, MISSOURI 56

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Danielle Gant scored 22 points, going 10-for-10 from the field, and the Aggies (13-1) took a 27-23 halftime lead and opened the second half with an 18-5 run to beat the Tigers (9-5), who got no closer than four thereafter in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.

NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 77, NEBRASKA 56

LINCOLN, Neb. — Courtney Paris had 18 points and 20 rebounds for her NCAA-record 106th consecutive double-double, powering the Sooners (12-2) past the Cornhuskers (9-5) in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

NO. 6 BAYLOR 63, COLORADO 50

BOULDER, Colo. — Danielle Wilson scored 16 points, Rachel Allison added 15 and the Lady Bears (13-1) held the Lady Buffs (8-5) scoreless for the final 4:11 of the game to extend their winning streak to seven in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

TEXAS TECH 65, NO. 8 TEXAS 62

LUBBOCK, Texas — Dominic Seals hit a short jumper with 7.4 seconds remaining to seal the Lady Raiders' (10-4, 1-0 Big 12) upset of the Longhorns (12-3, 0-1), who trailed by 13 with 6:47 left in the game, but tied it at 62-all on two free throws by Kathleen Nash with 16.4 seconds left.

NO. 11 STANFORD 102, WASHINGTON STATE 53

STANFORD, Calif. — Jayne Appel had 16 points, four rebounds and three assists, Jeanette Pohlen added 18 points with four 3-pointers and the Cardinal (13-3, 4-0 Pac-10) followed their record 77-point win over Washington two days earlier with a rout of the Cougars (7-7, 0-3).

NO. 12 NOTRE DAME 84, GEORGETOWN 63

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Erica Williamson scored a career-high 21 points and the Irish (14-1, 3-0 Big East) used a 10-0 run early in the second half for a 48-31 lead and the Hoyas (11-4, 1-1) never got closer than 12 again.

DEPAUL 69, NO. 19 PITTSBURGH 62

PITTSBURGH — Natasha Williams scored 27 points, Deirdre Naughton added 24 and the Demon Deacons (13-4, 1-2 Big East) rallied from a 43-34 deficit with 18:44 remaining by holding the Panthers (11-4, 1-2) scoreless for nearly 6 1/2 minutes.

NO. 20 KANSAS STATE 72, KANSAS 39

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Shalee Lehning had 14 points and 10 assists to help the Lady Wildcats (14-0), off to the best start in school history, open defense of their Big 12 title with a rout of the rival Jayhawks (11-3).

IOWA STATE 63, NO. 21 OKLAHOMA ST. 55

AMES, Iowa — Nicky Wieben scored 23 points, Amanda Nisleit added 12 points and 15 rebounds, and the Cyclones (13-2, 1-0 Big 12) rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit, and closed the game with a 15-5 run to stop the Cowgirls' (11-3, 0-1) eight-game winning streak.

NO. 23 S. DAKOTA ST. 96, IUPUI 49

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Jill Young scored 17 points, Ketty Cornemann added 15 points, and the Jackrabbits (15-2, 4-1 Summit League) opened with a 10-0 run and also had a 15-0 spurt to take a 47-19 lead at intermission in cruising past the Jaguars (7-8, 2-2).

PACIFIC WEST

HAWAI'I PACIFIC 76, BYU-HAWAI'I 66: Mana Hopkins had 18 points to lead three teammates in double figures as the host Sea Warriors (5-7, 2-0) overcame a 40-point, 14-rebound performance by Latoya Wily to beat the Seasiders (4-7, 0-2) in a Pacific West Conference game at Blaisdell Arena. Wily made 14 of 24 field goals and was 12 of 18 from the free throw line.

HAWAI'I-HILO 56, NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR 47: Sheila Azevedo had 11 points and 11 rebounds to help the host Vulcans (7-3, 2-1) rally past the Argonauts (4-10, 1-2) at Afook-Chinen Civic. UHH trailed 31-23 at halftime, but outscored the Argonauts, 33-16, the rest of the way, holding the visitors to just 21 percent shooting (7 of 32).