St. John's women knocked out

Anna Martin scored 17 points to lead No. 12 DePaul to a 66-54 win over St. John's Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's basketball tournament in Hartford.

Keisha Hampton and Katherine Harry each had 10 points for the Blue Demons (27-5), and Sam Quigley had nine points and seven assists.

Nadirah McKenith had 12 points and seven steals, Amanda Burakoski 11 points and Da'Shena Stevens 10 points for St. John's (21-10).

The second-seeded Blue Demons led by nine at the half, and St. John's could not get closer than seven points the rest of the way.

Ohio State 84, Penn State 70: Samantha Prahalis and Jantel Lavender each scored 23 points in Indianapolis as the Buckeyes (22-9) took control in the first half with a 9-0 run on the way to their third Big Ten Tournament title in a row. Ohio State earned an automatic NCAA bid with its ninth straight victory. Penn State is 24-9.

- AP