Top-ranked South Carolina edges Ole Miss in OT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored five ofher 24 points in overtime to help No. 1 South Carolina remainunbeaten with a 64-57 victory over Mississippi on Sunday.

The defending national champion Gamecocks (27-0, 14-0Southeastern Conference) got one of their biggest scares of theseason before winning their 33rd straight game. The Rebels (20-7,9-5) never trailed by more than six points in regulation andflirted with their first win over a No. 1 team in 46 years.

Cooke had six rebounds and four assists to help off-set a7-of-18 shooting performance. Aliyah Boston added 13 points and 11rebounds on 4-of-14 shooting and didn’t score in the firstquarter.

The deep Gamecocks didn’t get their usual supply of scoring helpfor the two stars, though Kamilla Cardoso had eight points and 11boards.

Angel Baker led Ole Miss with 17 points.

No. 2 INDIANA 83, PURDUE 60

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 20 points,Grace Berger added 14 points and 10 assists and Indiana beat Purdueto clinch a share of its first Big Ten regular-season title in 40years.

The Hoosiers (26-1, 16-1 Big Ten) won their 14th straight,matching the second-longest winning streak in school history,before cutting down the nets in front of the program’s first homesellout. Indiana has broken the single-game attendance mark fourtimes this season, this time celebrating its 18th straight home winin front of 17,222.

Lasha Petree led Purdue with 23 points and Abbey Elliss added12. The Boilermakers (17-8, 8-7). have lost nine straight in thisrivalry.

No. 4 UTAH 74, ARIZONA STATE 69

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 22 points and JennaJohnson added 15 to push Utah to a Pac-12 victory over stubbornArizona State.

The Utes (23-3, 13-3), who had a seven-game winning streakstopped at No. 18 Arizona on Friday, struggled to put away ArizonaState without post player Alissa Pili.

Pili, the Pac-12’s leading scorer at 20.7 points per game, didnot play after suffering an apparent right ankle sprain the finalminutes of the loss at Arizona. Her ankle was re-taped on the benchafter the first quarter but she never entered the game.

Sydney Erikstrup had 15 points, Treasure Hunt had 13 and KaylaMokwuah had 11 for the Sun Devils (7-18, 0-16), who lost their 16thstraight game despite leading most of the way.

No. 5 LSU 90, FLORIDA 79

GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Angel Reese had her ninth first-halfdouble-double, Jasmine Carson had a career-high five 3-pointersbefore the break, and LSU raced past Florida.

Reese finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds for her 25thdouble-double of the season, two shy of Sylvia Fowles’ LSUsingle-season record. She also had five assists, three blocks andtwo steals.

Carson also scored 25 points, a career-high, as the graduatetransfer from West Virginia went 7 of 14 behind the arc, helpingthe Tigers (25-1, 13-1 Southeastern Conference) to a season-best 113s on 20 attempts. The last time LSU had a player hit seven3-pointers was in 1997.

KK Deans, a West Virginia transfer, matched her career high with30 points, for the Gators (14-13, 3-11), who have lost fivestraight.

No. 9 DUKE 56, VIRGINIA 52

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Balogun scored 12 points,Taya Corosdale had 10 and Duke survived a stern test fromVirginia.

The Blue Devils (22-4, 13-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) led only47-45 with just over eight minutes left, but Celeste Taylor hit a3-pointer from right in front of the Duke bench to make it afive-point game, starting a 7-2 run that gave them some breathingroom and they held on.

Taylor Valladay led Virginia (15-12, 4-12) with 19 points andMcKenna Dale had 10. The Cavaliers had split their last sixmeetings with the Blue Devils after ending a 26-game losing streakin the series, but still lost for the 30th time in the last 33meetings.

No. 10 NOTRE DAME 83, PITTSBURGH 43

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Maddy Westbeld and Sonia Citron scored 13points each and Notre Dame used a huge first-quarter push to raceby Pittsburgh.

The Fighting Irish (22-4, 13-3 ACC) went on an 18-3 burst overthe final 6:47 of the opening frame to build a 16-point lead thatthe Panthers (10-17, 3-13) never really threatened.

Ten days after avoiding an upset at home against Pitt and threedays after Olivia Miles hit a game-winning jumper at the buzzer totop Louisville, the Fighting Irish made sure no such heroics werenecessary this time around.

No. 11 VIRGINIA TECH 75, N.C. STATE 62

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Roommates Elizabeth Kitley and GeorgiaAmoore both had double-doubles and Virginia Tech won its fifthstraight, defeating North Carolina State.

Kitley had 24 points and 10 rebounds for her 50th careerdouble-double and had six blocks. Amoore had 15 points and 11assists, which tied her career high.

Virginia Tech (22-4, 12-4 ACC) has won six straight, theprevious three against ranked teams, starting with a 73-61 win overthe Wolfpack. That marked the Hokies’ first-ever win in Raleigh andnow they have their first-ever sweep of NC State.

Aziaha James scored 20 points in her first start for theWolfpack (18-9, 8-8), who are out of the poll for the first time in96 weeks dating to February of 2018.

No. 15 OKLAHOMA 86, KANSAS 80

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 23 points, Liz Scotthad a double-double, and Oklahoma held off Kansas.

A free throw by Zakiyah Franklin drew Kansas within 82-80 with3:12 remaining. Neither team would score another field goal asKansas missed its last nine shots and Oklahoma’s last field goalcame with 5:12 remaining.

Williams made two free throws with 37 seconds left and AnaLlanusa added two more with nine seconds left to wrap up Oklahoma’ssixth consecutive victory.

Scott had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Sooners (22-4, 12-3Big 12).

The Jayhawks got 73 of their 80 points from the trio ofFranklin, Holly Kersgieter and Taiyanna Jackson. Franklin led witha career-high 30 points, Kersgieter added 24 and Jackson 19 forKansas (16-9, 6-8). Jackson added 13 rebounds.

No. 17 TEXAS 74, WEST VIRGINIA 48

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales had 18 points, Rori Harmonscored 16 and Khadija Faye added a double-double to power Texas toa romp over West Virginia.

Gonzales made half of her six 3-pointers and all seven of herfree throws for the Longhorns (21-7, 12-3 Big 12 Conference).Harmon sank 10 of 12 fouls shots and added six rebounds and sixassists. Faye finished with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 11rebounds.

Ja’Haiya Quinerly had 16 points before fouling out to pace theMountaineers (16-9, 7-7). Madisen Smith hit three 3-pointers andscored 12. Jayla Hemingway pitched in with nine points and sevenrebounds.

No. 18 ARIZONA 61, No. 21 COLORADO 42

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Shaina Pellington scored 19 points withfive assists and Arizona smothered Colorado, ending the Buffaloes’five-game winning streak.

The Wildcats (21-6, 11-5 Pac 12 Conference) held the Buffaloesto their lowest total of the season and their worst shooting game,28.3% overall (15 of 53), 1 of 12 from 3-point range (8.3%).

Esmery Martinez had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and sevenrebounds for the Wildcats, who were coming off a 10-point win overNo. 4 Utah and have won five of six.

Tameiya Sadler led the Buffaloes with 12 points and Quay Milleradded 10 with 10 rebounds.

No. 19 NORTH CAROLINA 71, WAKE FOREST 58

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Deja Kelly had 24 points, five reboundsand six assists to lead North Carolina to a victory over WakeForest.

Destiny Adams added 11 points off the bench and KennedyTodd-Williams scored 10 for the Tar Heels (19-8, 10-6 ACC).

North Carolina went up by 20 midway through the fourth quarterand cruised from there, making just two field goals and three freethrows over the final 6 1/2 minutes.

Wake Forest (14-13, 5-11) shot 3 for 14 in the third quarter andwas outscored 16-6. The shooting slump came after the Demon Deaconsshot 50% in the first half and trailed just 40-36 at halftime.

No. 24 FLORIDA STATE 80, GEORGIA TECH 66

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 31 points on10-of-16 shooting and 9-of-10 free throws, leading Florida State toa victory over Georgia Tech.

Latson scored 24 points through three quarters and the Seminolestook a 63-57 lead into the fourth. Latson, a freshman averaging21.8 points per game, had gone nine games without reaching 20points.

Georgia Tech got within four points early in the fourth quarter,but the Seminoles responded with an 8-0 run that gave them a 73-61lead with 4:11 remaining. Florida State added 3-pointers fromLatson and Erin Howard to close out the victory. The Yellow Jacketsmade one of their last 12 shots from the field.

Sara Bejedi scored 14 points and O’Mariah Gordon added 10 offthe bench for Florida State (22-7, 11-5 ACC).

Cameron Swartz scored 17 points, Kara Dunn 16, and KaylaBlackshear 10 for Georgia Tech (13-13, 4-11).

CALIFORNIA 81, No. 25 USC 78, OT

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jayda Curry scored 27 points andMichelle Onyiah had six points in overtime as California upendedUSC.

The Trojans (19-8, 9-7 Pac-12), back in the rankings for thefirst time since 2016, had their chances to win this one afterfalling to No. 3 Stanford 50-47 on Friday.

From the final four minutes of regulation until DestinyLittleton hit a 3-pointer with 1:08 to go in overtime, USC missedeight straight shots. After Littleton tied the game at 78 andLeilani McIntosh put the Golden Bears (13-14, 4-12) on top with twofree throws with 44 seconds to go, the Trojans came up empty ontheir next possession despite two offensive rebounds.

Onyiah made 1 of 2 from the line with eight seconds to go andLittleton’s late 3 was off the mark.