S. Carolina wins rout
Saxton scores 20 to lead Gamecocks
Nashville, Tenn. Victaria Saxton scored 20 points and South Carolina routed Vanderbilt to remain perfect in the Southeastern Conference.
The Gamecocks (9-1, 4-0) have won 20 straight after going undefeated in league play last season, and they are four wins away from their longest SEC winning streak.
South Carolina won 24 straight between Jan. 3, 2016, and Jan. 26. 2017.
Louisville 89, Boston College 70:
Dana Evans scored 24 points, Olivia Cochran added 18 and No. 2 Louisville used balanced scoring to pull away against Boston College.
LSU 65, Texas A&M 61 (OT):
Khayla Pointer scored seven points in overtime and LSU spoiled No. 7 Texas A&M’S bid for the best start in program history.
Maryland 90, Minnesota 73: Diamond Miller scored 23 points, Chloe Bibby had 22 and Maryland beat Minnesota for its ninth straight victory. Katie Benzan added 20 points for the Terrapins (10-1, 6-0 Big Ten).
Arizona 57, Oregon 41:
Aari Mcdonald scored 16 points and Trinity Baptiste had 14 points and six rebounds to help No. 11 Arizona to a victory over No. 10 Oregon, snapping a 10-game losing streak in the series.
Michigan 69, Wisconsin 40:
Maddie Nolan made a careerhigh five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points to help No. 13 Michigan beat Wisconsin.
Alabama 86, Mississippi State 78:
Jordan Lewis scored 11 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter and Alabama came on strong after halftime to beat No. 14 Mississippi State.
Arkansas 84, Florida 80:
Chelsea Dungee scored 33 points, going 17-for-17 from the foul line, and No. 17 Arkansas withstood a career-high 41 points from Florida sophomore Lavender Briggs.
Indiana 66, Purdue 45:
Grace Berger had 22 points, five rebounds and seven assists, Mackenzie Holmes scored 20 points, and No. 18 Indiana used a 20-3 second quarter to help beat Purdue.
Gonzaga 71, Santa Clara 52:
Jill Townsend scored 20 points and Gonzaga beat Santa Clara for its 10th straight victory.
Texas 79, Kansas 72:
Charli Collier had 28 points and 14 rebounds and No. 21 Texas bounced back from its worst Big 12 loss since 2012-13 to beat Kansas.
Georgia 67, Tennessee 66:
Que Morrison scored 13 of her 17 points in the third quarter when Georgia erased a 17-point deficit and the Bulldogs held on to beat No. 23 Tennessee for their first win in Knoxville in 25 years.