Camryn Taylor scored 22 points as Virginia notched a significant upset victory at No. 20 Louisville, 73-68 on Sunday.
The result snaps Louisville’s streak of 56 wins over unranked opponents at home, a mark that dates back to the 2014-15 season. It is also Virginia’s first win at Louisville in seven tries and snapped the Cavaliers’ overall 10-game losing streak against the Cardinals.
Virginia (14-13, 6-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) was also boosted by 18 points, six rebounds and six assists from Kymora Johnson, 12 points from Paris Clark and 11 from Jillian Brown.
Louisville (22-7, 11-5) was led by Nyla Harris’ 17 points and nine rebounds.
No. 4 Iowa 101, Illinois 85
Caitlin Clark secured the 16th triple-double of her career as the Hawkeyes beat the Fighting Illini in Iowa City, Iowa.
Clark piled up 24 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a bounce-back win for Iowa (24-4, 13-3 Big Ten) following its loss at Indiana on Thursday. Hannah Stuelke chipped in 20 points and nine rebounds, while Kate Martin added 13 points.
Illinois (13-13, 7-9) were led by 26 points from Makira Cook. Genesis Bryant added 19 points and six assists, while Kendall Bostic had 10 points and 17 rebounds.
Iowa never trailed and notched 28 assists on 36 made baskets.
No. 13 LSU 75, Tennessee 60
Hailey Van Lith scored a season-high 26 points as the Tigers comfortably beat the Volunteers in Knoxville, Tenn.
Van Lith shot 4 of 5 from 3-point range as LSU (24-4, 11-3 Southeastern Conference) won its sixth straight game. Angel Reese scored her 2,000th career point while tallying 11 points and 16 rebounds in the win, and Mikaylah Williams chipped in 15 points.
Rickea Jackson led Tennessee (16-10, 9-5) with 16 points and nine rebounds.
No. 19 Notre Dame 79, Boston College 55
Hannah Hidalgo scored 19 points and Maddy Westbled added 19 to help the Irish beat the Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Hidalgo also piled up seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals in the third straight win for Notre Dame (21-6, 11-5 ACC). The Fighting Irish also were aided by 16 points from Sonia Citron and 11 from Anna DeWolfe.
Dontavia Waggoner powered Boston College (11-18, 3-13) with 25 points and 15 rebounds. No other Eagle scored in double figures.
No. 8 Virginia Tech 74, North Carolina 62
Elizabeth Kitley racked up 34 points on 11-for-17 shooting from the field and No. 8 Virginia Tech clinched at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title by defeating North Carolina 74-62 at sold-out Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
Kitley, who also was 12-for-14 on free throws, had a huge Senior Day outing along with classmate Georgia Amoore, who had 19 points and 11 assists. Amoore became Virginia Tech’s all-time leader in assists.
Deja Kelly poured in a season-high 29 points for North Carolina (18-10, 10-6), which was trying to knock off a Top 10 for the second game in a row after toppling No. 6 North Carolina State on Thursday night. Lexi Donarski added 10 points.
The Hokies, who shot 52.9 percent from the floor, broke out to a 24-7 lead, but the advantage was just 33-27 at halftime. The margin grew to 17 points near the midway mark of the fourth quarter.
No. 2 Ohio State 79, Maryland 66
At Columbus, Ohio, Celeste Taylor’s 20 points led five Ohio State starters in double figures as the Buckeyes clinched at least a tie for the Big Ten Conference regular-season title with their 14th consecutive victory.
Jacy Sheldon had 17 points and six assists and Cotie McMahon added 15 points as the Buckeyes (24-3, 15-1 Big Ten) shot 50 percent from the field. Rebeka Mikulasik had 11 points and Taylor Thierry produced 10 points.
Bri McDaniel’s 21 points and Brinae Alexander’s 16 points led Maryland (16-11, 8-8), which was dinged by 15 turnovers.
Ohio State led 44-31 at halftime.
With two games left, the Buckeyes hold a two-game lead on No. 4 Iowa and No. 14 Indiana.
Kansas 58, No. 10 Kansas State 55
At Lawrence, Kan., S’mya Nichols pumped in 22 points and the host Jayhawks (16-11, 9-7 Big 12) pulled off a surprise.
Taiyanna Jackson added 11 points and Holly Kersgieter had 10 points for Kansas, which turned a 51-47 hole into a 58-52 lead. Kersgieter made the go-ahead shot and later added three free throws.
Ayoka Lee had 14 points, making seven of 21 shots from the field, for the Wildcats (23-5, 12-4), who scored only four points in the final 4 1/2 minutes.
Kansas outscored Kansas State in every quarter except for the second.
No. 17 Syracuse 63, Pitt 53
At Syracuse, N.Y., Dyaisha Fair posted 23 points, though the Orange needed a huge fourth quarter in a tougher-than-expected home victory.
Syracuse (23-5, 13-4 ACC), which was a home upset victim against Duke on Thursday, needed a 22-4 fourth-quarter advantage to pull out the victory.
Georgia Woolley’s 14 points and reserve Sophie Burrows’ 11 points also boosted the Orange. In order to gain a share of the ACC crown, second-place Syracuse would need to win Thursday at No. 6 North Carolina State and have first-place Virginia Tech lose twice next week.
Liatu King’s 29 points paced the Panthers, who shot just 3-for-17 on 3-pointers. Pitt (8-21, 2-14) lost by 13 points last month at home to the Orange, but led 30-25 at halftime Sunday and stretched that edge to eight points entering the fourth quarter. Bella Perkins had 11 points off the Pitt bench, while King also had 10 rebounds.
–Field Level Media