No. 2 Indiana uses late scoring burst to beat No. 5 Iowa

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Grace Berger finishedwith a season-high 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists andMackenzie Holmes added 24 points as No. 2 Indiana used a latescoring run to pull away from No. 5 Iowa 87-78 on Thursdaynight.

The Hoosiers (23-1, 12-1 Big Ten) used a 17-7 fourth-quarter runto earn their 11th consecutive win, this time in front of a recordcrowd of 13,046. Indiana has broken the attendance mark three timessince January and now has a 1 1/2-game lead in the chase for itsfirst regular-season conference crown since the Big Ten’s inauguralseason of 1982-83.

Caitlin Clark had 35 points, 10 assists and four rebounds tolead the Hawkeyes (19-5, 11-2), who lost for the first time sinceJan. 1.

NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 83, AUBURN 48

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Zia Cooke had 15 points and four assists in20 minutes to lead South Carolina to its 30th straight win.

The Gamecocks (24-0, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) dominatedfrom the start in a game sandwiched between a pair of top-5matchups. They were coming off an 81-77 win over No. 4 UConn andhost No. 3 LSU on Sunday.

Aliyah Boston had 10 points and eight rebounds for SouthCarolina before exiting with 8:54 left to end a string of eightstraight double-doubles.

Sydney Shaw tied her career high with 15 points and made 3 of 43-pointers to lead the Tigers (13-10, 3-8). Auburn played withoutits top scorer and rebounder Aicha Coulibaly, who sat out with aleg injury. Mar’shaun Bostic added 10 points.

NO. 6 STANFORD 84, NO. 17 ARIZONA 60

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cameron Brink and Haley Jones each scored18 points and Stanford used a strong rebounding performance to beatArizona.

The Cardinal (23-3, 11-2 Pac-12) won their sixth straightagainst the Wildcats (18-6, 8-5), a streak that includes the 2021NCAA title game. Stanford moved into first place in the conference,a half-game ahead of No. 7 Utah.

Jones shot 8 for 11 from the field and added 12 rebounds and sixassists. Brink scored all her points and added eight rebounds in 21minutes.

Paris Clark, Esmery Martinez and Cate Reese led the way forArizona with 10 points apiece.

NO. 8 MARYLAND 79, NORTHWESTERN 54

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Diamond Miller had 18 points, ninerebounds and seven assists, and Maryland eased past strugglingNorthwestern for its seventh win in eight games.

Brir McDaniel added 14 points and the Terrapins (20-5, 12-3 BigTen) followed up the program’s most lopsided win over a top-10opponent with another dominant performance.

Coming off a 90-54 romp over then-No. 10 Ohio State on Sunday,Maryland outscored Northwestern (8-16, 1-12) 18-2 while holding theWildcats without a field goal in the second quarter.

Paige Mott led Northwestern with 15 points.

NO. 9 DUKE 68, BOSTON COLLEGE 27

BOSTON (AP) — Reigan Richardson scored 14 points and CelesteTaylor added 11 to lead Duke to the 1,000th win in the program’shistory.

Richardson scored 10 points in the second quarter, when the BlueDevils (21-3, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) turned a five-pointlead into a 32-14 runaway. Boston College (14-13, 4-10) made justtwo baskets in the period, going scoreless for the last 7:55 of thehalf.

Maria Gakdeng had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Eagles,who shot 18.4% from the field.

NO. 10 NOTRE DAME 69, PITT 63

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Sonia Citron scored 20 points, MaddyWestbeld added 17 to lead Notre Dame.

Sophomore guard Olivia Miles had a double-double of 11 pointsand 13 assists with seven rebounds and two steals as the FightingIrish (19-4, 10-3 ACC) extended their home winning streak againstPitt to 16 games.

Senior guard Dayshanette Harris led the Panthers (8-16, 1-12)with a season-high 20 points.

SYRACUSE 75, NO. 14 NORTH CAROLINA 67

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Dyaisha Fair scored 18 of her 23 points inthe second half, Georgia Woolley added 20 points and Syracuse useda big third quarter to beat North Carolina.

Dariauna Lewis had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Syracuse (16-9,7-7 ACC), which outrebounded North Carolina 43-29 to make up for 21turnovers.

North Carolina was without two starters for the second straightgame in Alyssa Ustby (13.6 points and 8.9 rebounds) and Eva Hodgson(10.2 points) due to injury. Deja Kelly led North Carolina (17-7,8-5) with a career-high 32 points. Kennedy Todd-Williams added 14points.

MIAMI 86, NO. 19 FLORIDA STATE 82

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Haley Cavinder made eight straightfree throws in the final 30 seconds and finished with a career-high33 points to help Miami beat a ranked team for the third time thisseason.

Miami used a five-point possession to tie it at 72 with 4:25left. The Hurricanes took a 75-73 lead on a 3-pointer by Cavinderwith 2:10 remaining. Florida State forward Makayla Timpson madelayups with 25.2 seconds and 18.5 seconds left, but Cavinder madefree throws after each to seal it.

Jasmyne Roberts added 19 points for Miami (16-8, 9-4 ACC) andJa’Leah Williams had 13 points, seven rebounds and fourassists.

Timpson finished with 19 points and nine rebounds for FloridaState (20-6, 9-4). Sara Bejedi scored 13 points and Ta’Niya Latsonand Jazmine Massengill each had 12.

NO. 22 N.C. STATE 51, WAKE FOREST 42

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) —Saniya Rivers scored eight points inthe third quarter and 10 of her team-high 12 points in the secondhalf to help North Carolina State pull away from Wake Forest.

The road win was the Wolfpack’s ninth straight over Wake Forestand comes after back-to-back losses at Georgia Tech and at home toNo. 11 Virginia Tech.

NC State (17-7, 7-6 ACC) made just 19 of 56 shots from the floor(33.9%) and missed all 10 of its 3-point attempts.

Wake Forest (14-11, 5-9) was 16 of 62 from the field (25.8%),including 3 of 20 from beyond the arc. Jewel Spear was 5 of 24 fromthe field, including 1 of 10 from distance, and finished with 11points. Elise Williams grabbed 11 rebounds.