Chloe Kitts and Te-Hina Paopao each finished with 11 points as No. 2 South Carolina handed No. 5 Texas its first Southeastern Conference loss 67-50 in a top-five showdown Sunday in Columbia, S.C.
The Gamecocks (16-1, 4-0 SEC) outshot their opponent 51.0 percent to 27.8 percent from the floor. Seven players scored at least seven points for South Carolina, which led by 11 late in the first quarter and by 17 at halftime.
Joyce Edwards scored 10 points off the bench, while Raven Johnson scored eight points with 10 rebounds and Sania Feagin added eight points and nine boards.
Texas (16-2, 3-1) failed to capitalize on 20 offensive rebounds and had a nine-game winning streak snapped. Kyla Oldacre led the Longhorns with 11 points and 16 rebounds in just 20 minutes, while Rori Harmon scored nine points on 4-of-11 shooting. Madison Booker (seven points, seven rebounds) was held to 3-for-19 shooting.
No. 3 Notre Dame 67, Clemson 58
Liatu King had her eighth double-double of the season and led the Fighting Irish in scoring for the first time since opening night in a narrow road win over the Tigers.
King put up 23 points and 11 rebounds and Olivia Miles had 17 points and nine assists for Notre Dame (14-2, 5-0 ACC) as star Hannah Hidalgo missed a game for the first time in her career. A team spokesperson said Hidalgo had rolled her ankle and was given “a bit of extra rest” Sunday.
Loyal McQueen and Hannah Kohn each scored 14 points to pace Clemson (10-7, 3-3).
No. 4 Southern California 95, Penn State 73
JuJu Watkins proved nearly unstoppable, scoring 35 points to lead the Trojans’ Big Ten rout of the Lady Lions in Los Angeles.
Watkins, who began the day third in Division I in scoring at 24.9 points per game, went 13 of 15 from the field, including 2 of 3 on 3-point attempts. She also made 7 of 9 free throws and collected 11 rebounds, five steals, three blocks and three assists. Kiki Iriafen provided a second scoring punch with 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting for USC (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten).
Talayah Walker led four scorers in double figures with 18 points for Penn State (9-8, 0-6), which has lost six straight games and eight of nine. Gabby Elliott added 14 points, Gracie Merkle 13 and Alli Campbell 10.
No. 9 Ohio State 69, Oregon 60
Taylor Thierry poured in 20 points, Ajae Petty paired 13 points with 14 rebounds and the host Buckeyes used a massive second-quarter run to defeat the Ducks in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten) grabbed a 17-point lead at intermission by scoring 27 consecutive points during the second period, a stretch punctuated by three 3-pointers from Thierry. The Buckeyes sailed from there, with Jaloni Cambridge adding 13 points.
Amina Muhammad and Nani Falatea each scored 11 points and Deja Kelly added 10 for Oregon (12-5, 3-3).
No. 10 Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 62
Raegan Beers and the Sooners jumped on the Aggies early in the Southeastern Conference mismatch in Norman, Okla.
Beers scored 10 of her team-high 16 points in the first quarter, as Oklahoma (14-3, 2-2 SEC) raced to an 11-2 lead and took a 17-point cushion into the second. Sahara Williams and Reyna Scott added 11 points apiece.
Aicha Coulibaly paced Texas A&M (8-8, 1-3) with 16 points. Sahara Jones added 11 points, mostly from going 9 of 12 on free throws, and chipped in eight rebounds. The Aggies shot just 26.9 percent from the floor, including 3 of 19 on 3-point attempts, and have lost three of their last four games.
Louisville 69, No. 13 Georgia Tech 60
The host Cardinals grabbed the lead late in the first quarter, padded it to double digits in the second and handed the Yellow Jackets their second straight loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference contest.
Tajianna Roberts scored 16 points, Ja’Leah Williams was right behind with 13 and Nyla Harris added 11 for Louisville (12-5, 5-1 ACC), which won its sixth straight game. Williams tacked on seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Kara Dunn led Georgia Tech (15-2, 3-2) with 18 points, including 14 in the third quarter, as the Yellow Jackets trimmed their 16-point deficit to 10. They got as close as five points in the last two minutes of the game. Tonie Morgan contributed 13 points, six assists and four rebounds, and Chazadi Wright added 10 points.
No. 14 Duke 60, Virginia 55
Oluchi Okananwa scored nine of her game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Blue Devils rallied past the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Va.
Duke (13-4, 4-1 ACC) trailed by nine at halftime and by 10 early in the third quarter before Okananwa guided the comeback, scoring five straight to open the fourth and adding four in an 11-0 run to flip the lead. Ashlon Jackson added 11 points for the Blue Devils, who outrebounded the Cavaliers 44-29.
Four starters finished in double figures for Virginia (10-7, 2-3): Latasha Lattimore (14 points), Kymora Johnson (14), Olivia McGhee (11) and Edessa Noyan (10).
No. 15 Kentucky 80, Auburn 61
Georgia Amoore and Dazia Lawrence scored 21 points apiece and the Wildcats kept building on an early lead to knocks off the Tigers in their Southeastern Conference battle in Lexington, Ky.
Amoore added 11 assists and Lawrence shot 8 of 13 from the floor, including 4 of 9 on 3-point attempts. Clara Strack contributed 16 points, five rebounds and four blocks for Kentucky (15-1, 4-0 SEC), which has won eight straight games. Teonni Key went 7 of 9 from the floor and finished with 15 points.
DeYona Gaston and Mar’shaun Bostic provided the bulk of the points for Auburn (9-8, 0-4). Gaston netted 23 points and added seven rebounds, while Bostic finished with 18 points, seven assists and three steals.
No. 16 Tennessee 93, Arkansas 63
Talaysia Cooper netted 20 points, Zee Spearman had 18 points and seven rebounds and the visiting Lady Volunteers ripped through the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.
Ruby Whitehorn added 17 points and Sara Puckett had 11 and eight boards off the bench as Tennessee (14-2, 2-2 SEC) won the middle two quarters by 20 points and amassed a 43-26 rebounding advantage. Cooper added four steals and Samara Spencer provided eight assists and three steals for the Vols.
Izzy Higginbottom put up 26 points and Carly Keats added 10 for Arkansas (8-11, 1-3).
No. 18 Alabama 84, Ole Miss 78
The Crimson Tide trailed for most of the first half before finishing off the Rebels in the Southeastern Conference matchup in Oxford, Miss.
Aaliyah Nye scored a career-high 32 points, and Zaay Green followed with 27 for Alabama (16-2, 3-1 SEC). Diana Collins added 11 points, and Green chipped in nine assists and seven rebounds. The Crimson tide shot 56 percent from the floor.
Starr Jacobs was averaging 10.3 points per game but exploded for 21 for Ole Miss (11-5, 2-2), and she added 12 rebounds and two steals. Kirsten Deans had 13 points, and Kennedy Todd-Williams and Christeen Iwuala supplied 11 apiece for the Rebels.
No. 19 North Carolina 80, Boston College 67
Alyssa Ustby posted 12 of her team-high 17 points in the second half to power the Tar Heels past the visiting Eagles in Chapel Hill, N.C.
North Carolina (15-3, 3-2 ACC) slipped behind 40-37 at halftime but Ustby made three straight layups to power an 8-0 run in the third quarter that swung momentum in the hosts’ favor for good. Reniya Kelly scored 14 points and Lanie Grant added 12 for the Tar Heels.
T’yana Todd guided Boston College (10-8, 1-4) with 18 points. Dontavia Waggoner scored 15, Savannah Samuel had 12 points with a game-high seven rebounds and Andrea Daley added 10 points and six boards.
No. 20 Michigan State 80, Washington 68
Julia Ayrault and Grace VanSlooten each scored 19 points, VanSlooten added 12 rebounds and the host Spartans topped the Huskies in East Lansing, Mich.
Ines Sotelo and Theryn Hallock added 11 points apiece for Michigan State (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten), which had lost three of its previous four. The Spartans had assists on 21 of their 26 made field goals.
Sayvia Sellers scored 21 points, Elle Ladine had 17 and Hannah Stines added 11 for Washington (12-5, 3-2).
No. 21 North Carolina State 81, Stanford 67
The visiting Wolfpack broke open a close game by outscoring the Cardinal 56-25 in the middle quarters en route to the Atlantic Coast Conference victory.
Saniya Rivers led five scorers in double figures with 17 points for NC State (12-4, 4-1 ACC). She added 11 rebounds. Aziaha James was next with 15 points and Zoe Brooks with 14. James and Brooks combined for 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting as the Wolfpack outscored the Cardinal 34-15 in the third quarter.
Chloe Clardy netted 17 points and Nunu Agara and Elena Bosgana notched 14 apiece for Stanford (9-7, 1-4). Agara had 10 rebounds, and Bosgana added six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Indiana 74, No. 23 Iowa 67
Yarden Garzon scored 21 points on near-perfect shooting as the Hoosiers survived a late charge in Iowa City from the Big Ten rival Hawkeyes, who lost their third straight game.
Garzon went 7 of 8 from the floor, including 5 of 5 from long range, and she added five rebounds and four assists for Indiana (12-4, 4-1 Big Ten). Chloe Moore-McNeil netted 18 points and Sydney Parrish 15.
Taylor McCabe led Iowa (12-5, 2-4) with 15 points. Addison O’Grady contributed 11 points and Aaliyah Guyton chipped in nine, including seven in the fourth quarter, as the Hawkeyes chopped a double-digit deficit to five points in the final minute. Taylor Stremlow provided seven points, eight rebounds, four assists and five steals.
No. 24 Cal 82, Florida State 70
The Golden Bears led by double digits most of the way in breezing past the Seminoles in the Atlantic Coast Conference battle in Berkeley, Calif.
Lulu Twidale scored all of her team-high 19 points in the first half as Cal (16-2, 4-1 ACC) built a 25-point halftime bulge and led by as many as 34 midway through the third quarter. Ioanna Krimili and Marta Suarez had 18 and 17 points, respectively, and each added seven rebounds and three assists.
Makayla Timpson led five double-figure scorers for Florida State (13-4, 3-2) with 17 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Amaya Bonner added 14 points, followed by Ta’Niya Latson (13), O’Mariah Gordon (12) and Sydney Bowles (10).
–Field Level Media
