Geno Auriemma became the all-time winningest coach in the history of NCAA Division I college basketball, men's or women's, on Wednesday night as No. 2 UConn beat Fairleigh Dickinson 85-41 in Storrs, Conn.

Auriemma's 1,217th victory pushed him one win past his former adversary, recently retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. UConn improved to 4-0 this season for Auriemma, who is in his 40th year at the helm of the Huskies. More than 60 of his former players were in attendance.

Sarah Strong, a freshman and the No. 1 recruit in her class, led the Huskies with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Paige Bueckers had 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals. Ava Renninger led Fairleigh Dickinson (4-2) with 19 points.

The game also marked the return of UConn's Azzi Fudd, a former National High School Player of the Year and All-Big East selection. She came off the bench and finished with four points, one rebound and one steal.

No. 1 South Carolina 77, Clemson 45

Ashlyn Watkins had 10 points and 11 rebounds off the bench as the visiting Gamecocks defeated in-state rival Tigers for their program-record 43rd consecutive win.

Te-Hina Paopao added 13 points for South Carolina (5-0), which beat Clemson (3-1) for the 14th straight time. Loyal McQueen led the Tigers with 15 points.

South Carolina trailed 17-12 midway through the second quarter, but then broke off a 17-0 run that extended to halftime. The Gamecocks made six layups and capped the burst with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Tessa Johnson.

The Gamecocks held the Tigers to 25.5 percent shooting and outrebounded them 54-30.

No. 4 Texas 83, Tarleton State 41

All-American forward Madison Booker poured in 25 points in 24 minutes as the Longhorns routed the Texans in Austin, Texas.

The Longhorns (4-0) took advantage of 29 Texans turnovers to score 35 points, and also led in points in the paint (38-16) and fastbreak points (15-3).

Booker was the first freshman to win Big 12 Player of the Year last season, when she was also an All-American. She shot 10-of-14 from the field, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range, and made all three of her free-throw attempts. Shay Holle scored 14 points, Rori Harmon added 11 points and four steals, and Kyla Oldacre contributed nine points and 10 rebounds.

Arieona Rosborough led Tarleton State (2-3) with 11 points, and Miannah Little added 10.

No. 7 LSU 85, Tulane 74

Flau'Jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow notched double-doubles as the host Tigers held off the Green Wave for a win in Baton Rouge, La.

Johnson piled up 25 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks, while Morrow had 23 points, 16 rebounds and two steals to power LSU (6-0). Jersey Wolfenbarger chipped in 15 points and eight boards off the bench for the Tigers.

Kyren Whittington finished with 24 points and six rebounds, and Victoria Keenan added 21 points to lead Tulane (1-3).

The Tigers never trailed and led by as many as 23 points, but Tulane trimmed the deficit to seven on two occasions, the second with 1:15 to play. LSU made four free throws in the final 39 seconds to seal the victory.

LSU outrebounded the Green Wave 54-40 and outscored them 46-26 in the paint.

Northern Iowa 87, No. 8 Iowa State 75

Maya McDermott scored a career-high 37 points as the Panthers upset the Cyclones in Cedar Falls, Iowa, marking the program's first win over a top 10 opponent.

McDermott shot 14-of-21 from the floor and also had five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Kayba Laube added 21 points for Northern Iowa (3-1). Laube combined with McDermott to shoot a perfect 12-of-12 from the free-throw line.

Iowa State (4-1) got 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists from Audi Crooks, 21 points, 12 rebounds and five assists from Addy Brown, 14 points from Kenzie Hare and 13 points, six assists and five rebounds from Emily Ryan.

Iowa State led by eight points early in the third quarter, but then the Panthers flipped the game and grabbed the lead with a 19-2 run to lead 64-55 going into the fourth quarter. Northern Iowa shot 12-of-25 on 3-point attempts.

No. 10 Kansas State 111, Milwaukee 46

Ayoka Lee had 25 points, seven rebounds and two blocks as the Wildcats routed the Panthers in Manhattan, Kan.

Serena Sundell added 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals for Kansas State (5-0), Jaelyn Glenn had 17 points and three steals, Zyanna Walker chipped in 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Taryn Sides scored 11 points and Gisela Sanchez had 10 points, seven assists and five rebounds.

Jorey Buwalda led Milwaukee (2-4) with eight points.

Kansas State led wire-to-wire and won the battle on the boards 51-18. The Wildcats also shot 60 percent from the floor while turning the Panthers over 18 times. Kansas State outscored Milwaukee 20-0 on fast breaks.

No. 12 Ohio State 106, Ohio 42

Elsa Lemmila had 21 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks and two steals off the bench as the Buckeyes rolled over the Bobcats in Athens, Ohio.

Chance Gray scored 20 points for Ohio State (4-0), while Taylor Thierry added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jaloni Cambridge chipped in 19 points and Ajae Petty had 13 points and eight boards.

Bailey Tabeling and Emma Barnett had nine points apiece for Ohio, and Tabeling added six rebounds.

Ohio State never trailed and outrebounded the Bobcats 59-26. The Buckeyes forced Ohio into 32 turnovers and flipped those miscues into 40 points.

--Field Level Media REUTERS