South Carolina wins rematch of NCAA final to stay undefeated

Aliyah Boston scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half,including 14 in the fourth quarter, to help No. 1 South Carolinabeat fifth-ranked UConn 81-77 on Sunday.

The Gamecocks (23-0) have won 29 consecutive games since losingto Kentucky in the SEC Tournament title game last year. They’vealso won four of the past five meetings with the Huskies, includinga victory in the NCAA championship game last season.

South Carolina used its size again to top the Huskies. The6-foot-7 Kamilla Cardoso and Boston, the reigning AP Player of theYear helped the Gamecocks have a 42-30 advantage on the boards,including grabbing 25 offensive rebounds.

Boston finished with 11 rebounds for the 76th double-double ofher career.

Aaliyah Edwards led UConn (21-3) with 25 points.

WASHINGTON 72, NO. 2 STANFORD 67

SEATTLE (AP) — Elle Ladine scored 21 points and Dalayah Danielsmade two key free throws with 8 seconds left, helping Washingtonknock off Stanford.

Washington (13-9, 5-7 Pac-12) closed the game with a 9-2 run.Lauren Schwartz made two foul shots before Ladine put the Huskiesin front with a layup with 1:41 left.

Daniels had 15 points in Washington’s first victory over aranked opponent this season. Haley Van Dyke scored 14.

Haley Jones scored 18 points for Stanford (22-3, 10-2), andreserve Brooke Demetre had 15. Cameron Brink finished with 14points and six rebounds.

NO. 3 LSU 72, TEXAS A&M 66

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Angel Reese had 26 points and 22rebounds to help LSU outlast Texas A&M.

Alexis Morris added 22 points before fouling out late to helpLSU (23-0, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) remain undefeated ahead ofnext week’s showdown with top-ranked and undefeated South Carolina.It was Reese’s 23rd consecutive double-double.

An 8-0 run by Texas A&M (6-15, 1-10) cut the lead to 66-62with less than two minutes to go. Reese made two free throws beforeKay Kay Green made 1 of 2 free throws on the other end to leave LSUup 68-63 with less than a minute left.

Last-Tear Poa added two free throws for the Tigers to push it to70-63 seconds later. LSU forced a turnover and Reese added a basketto make it 72-63 with 17 seconds left to secure the victory.

Sahara Jones had 14 points for the Aggies, who lost their thirdstraight.

NO. 4 INDIANA 69, PURDUE 46

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Sydney Parrish and Mackenzie Holmeseach scored 15 points and Indiana won its 10th straight game,pulling away from Purdue in front of a record Boilermakerscrowd.

The announced attendance of 14,876 was the largest for a Purduewomen’s home game. It marked the first sellout for a women’smatchup at Mackey Arena since 2000 and third in programhistory.

Sara Scalia had 14 points and Chloe Moore-McNeil had 13 pointsand nine rebounds for the Hoosiers (22-1, 12-1 Big Ten).

Lasha Petree scored 13 points and Abbey Ellis had 10 to lead theBoilermakers (15-7, 6-6).

NO. 6 IOWA 95, PENN STATE 51

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 23 points, 14assists and 10 rebounds to lead Iowa over Penn State.

Monika Czinano scored 14 points and Kate Martin added 11 for theHawkeyes (19-4, 11-1 Big Ten), who took the lead midway through thefirst quarter and pulled away in a lopsided second half to wintheir eighth straight game.

Taniyah Thompson led Penn State (13-11, 4-9) with 11 pointswhile Leilani Kapinus had 10. Kapinus, Makenna Marisa and ShayCiezki, all averaging double figures this season, combined to go 2for 15 from the floor in the first quarter.

NO. 7 UTAH 100, OREGON 92

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Alissa Pili scored a season-high 30 points,and Utah moved into a tie for first place in the Pac-12Conference.

Jenna Johnson added 19 points and Kennady McQueen scored 16 asthe Utes (20-2) shot 62.3% from the field. Utah improved to 10-2 inthe conference to tie for the top spot with Stanford, which lost72-67 at Washington earlier in the day.

Endyia Rogers scored 35 points to lead Oregon (14-9, 5-7).Chance Gray added 18 points and fellow freshman Grace VanSlootenhad 16 for the Ducks, who shot 50% from the field and made nine3-pointers two days after going 0-for-16 beyond the arc in a lossto Colorado.

NO. 8 MARYLAND 90, NO. 10 OHIO STATE 54

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 16 of her 29points in the third quarter, and Maryland earned its most lopsidedwin over a top-10 opponent.

Abby Meyers added 22 points and Shyanne Sellers contributed 19for the Terrapins (19-5, 10-3), who rebounded emphatically fromtheir loss at No. 6 Iowa on Thursday night with a 36-point win.

Taylor Thierry scored 21 for Ohio State. The Buckeyes (20-4, 9-4Big Ten) have dropped four of five since starting the season19-0.

NO. 16 DUKE 57, NO. 9 NOTRE DAME 52

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Celeste Taylor scored 14 points inDuke’s come-from-behind victory at Notre Dame.

Trailing for most of the game’s first 28 minutes, the BlueDevils (20-3, 10-2 ACC) took the lead for good in the final twominutes of the third.

Maddy Westbeld led Notre Dame (18-4, 9-3) with 15 points andSonia Citron scored 14.

LOUISVILLE 62, NO. 11 NORTH CAROLINA 55

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chrislyn Carr scored 11 of her 17 pointsin the third quarter and Louisville ended North Carolina’seight-game winning streak.

Hailey Van Lith also had 17 points for the Cardinals (17-8, 8-4Atlantic Coast Conference), who made 9 of 12 free throws in thefourth quarter of a game that was mostly a defensive struggle.

Deja Kelly scored 13 points but was just 3-of-16 shooting forthe Tar Heels (17-6, 8-4), Paulina Paris added 12 points and AnyaPoole had 10.

NO. 14 UCLA 82, ARIZONA STATE 63

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charisma Osborne had 23 points, Londynn Jonesadded 20 off the bench, and UCLA pulled away in the second half tosnap a three-game losing skid.

Gabriela Jaquez added 14 points off the bench for the Bruins(18-6, 7-5 Pac-12), who had a 42-6 advantage in bench scoring.

Tyi Skinner scored 28 points, Treasure Hunt 18 and JaddanSimmons 10 for the Sun Devils (7-14, 0-12), who have lost 12straight — the fifth-longest active streak in the nation.

NO. 18 MICHIGAN 77, MICHIGAN STATE 67

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Leigha Brown scored 19 of her 29points in the second half and finished two assists shy of atriple-double to lead Michigan over rival Michigan State.

Brown scored 10 in the fourth quarter, eight from the foul line,and Maddie Nolan had two big 3-pointers in the fourth and scored 22points for the Wolverines (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten Conference). Michiganpulled out a second-straight win without leading scored LailaPhelia, who has a lower leg injury.

Matilda Ekh and Moira Joiner both had 12 for the Spartans(11-12, 3-9), who lost their third straight since coach SusyMerchant had a medical issue and a minor car accident on Jan. 28.Dean Lockwood is the interim head coach. DeeDee Hagemann added 11points and a season-high nine assists.

NO. 22 ARIZONA 81, SOUTHERN CAL 75, 2 OT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cate Reese scored a career-high 33 points,including four free throws in the last 7.5 seconds of the secondovertime, to give Arizona the win over Southern Cal.

Shay Pellington and Jade Loville both had 17 points for theWildcats (18-5, 8-4 Pac-12 Conference), who picked up a criticalsweep in Los Angeles after beating No. 14 UCLA 71-66 in overtime onFriday.

Helena Pueyo had her only two points from the foul line with 15seconds to go for a 77-73 Arizona lead, the first time it became atwo possession game in the second overtime.

Destiny Littleton had 21 points for the Trojans (17-6, 7-5),playing all 50 minutes, as did Kadi Sissoko, who scored 15 points.Rayah Marshall had 17 points, 20 rebounds and six blocks in 48minutes. Doumbia, a senior transfer from Purdue, had a career-high17 in 28 minutes off the bench before fouling out in the firstOT.