UConn avoids consecutive losses, routs DePaul

Christyn Williams scored a career-high 29 points, Paige Bueckers added 22 points and personal-best 10 assists, and No. 3 UConn bounced back from a rare loss to beat No. 17 DePaul 100-67 Sunday afternoon.

The Huskies (11-1, 9-0 Big East) haven’t dropped consecutive games in 28 years. And they weren’t about to let it happen this time, after losing at No. 19 Arkansas on Thursday. NO. 4 SOUTH CAROLINA 87, ALABAMA 63 » Zia Cooke scored 12 of her 21 points in the third quarter as South Carolina won its 18th straight over Alabama and 28th in a row over Southeastern Conference opponents. NO. 6 STANFORD 74, WASHINGTON 48 » Hannah Jump matched her season-high with 15 points off the bench and Stanford used a fast start beat shorthanded Washington.

The Cardinal (15-2, 12-2 Pac-12) led by 19 after scoring a season-high 28 points in the first quarter and were never threatened in completing a three-game sweep of the Washington schools this week. The Cardinal defeated Washington State twice before knocking off the Huskies to complete the extended road trip.

NO. 8 TEXAS A&M 60, NO. 22 GEORGIA 48 »

N’dea Jones had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Texas A&M to a victory over Georgia.

The Aggies (16-1, 7-1 in SEC) added 13 points from Kayla Wells and 10 from Ciera Johnson 12 to complement Jones’ 12th doubledouble of the season. NO. 9 BAYLOR 85, IOWA STATE 77» Nalyssa Smith scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Baylor held on to beat Iowa State and remain alone atop the Big 12 standings. NO. 15 KENTUCKY 61, MISSOURI 55» Rhyne Howard scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Kentucky closed the game with an 11-2 run to defeat Missouri.

In the final three minutes, after the Tigers scored nine straight pints to take a 53-50 lead, the Wildcats were 9 of 10 from the foul line while Missouri went 1 of 4 from the field, missed two critical free throws and had a shot clock violation. NO. 16 INDIANA 79, MICHIGAN STATE 67 » Mackenzie Holmes led a balanced attack with 17 points and Indiana took over in the second half to defeat Michigan State for the 800th victory in program history. NO. 19 ARKANSAS 77, AUBURN 67» Amber Ramirez hit three of her five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 19 points as Arkansas turned back Auburn.

The Razorbacks, a little sluggish after handing No. 3 UConn its loss first of the season 90-87 in an emotional game Thursday, overcame a big early deficit with a strong second quarter before putting the Tigers away in the fourth quarter. NO. 20 TENNESSEE 79, FLORIDA 65» Tamari Key had the fourth triple-double in Tennessee history with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots as the Lady Vols turned aside a challenge from Florida.

The 6-foot-5 sophomore from Cary, North Carolina, had a career-high for points on 10-for-12 shooting.