No. 2 Mississippi State wraps up SEC regular-season title

STARKVILLE, MISS. » Victoria Vivians had 26 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Mississippi State wrapped up its first Southeastern Conference regular-season championship, beating No. 17 Texas A&M 76-55 Sunday.

An 11-0 gave the Bulldogs (28-0, 14-0) a double digit lead that they would hold for the majority of the game. Roshunda Johnson and Vivians each hit two 3-pointers during the stretch.

Aggies freshman Chennedy Carter scored 16 of their first 21 points and finished with 31 on 12-of-29 shooting. She was just 1 of 8 from 3-point range.

While the Aggies were nearly one-dimensional with the exception of Anriel Howard (14 points and 10 rebounds), the Bulldogs had too many options than A&M could handle. Along with Vivians, Johnson had 16 points, and McCowan added her 20th doubledouble of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. NO. 4 LOUISVILLE 67, NORTH CAROLINA 57 » Asia Durr scored 19 points to help Louisville rally past North Carolina.

Arica Carter added 14 points to help the Cardinals (27-2, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) finish 8-0 on the road in conference play for the second time in four years.

Janelle Bailey had 20 points for North Carolina (1413, 4-10). The Tar Heels have lost seven in a row. NO. 5 NOTRE DAME 89, BOSTON COLLEGE 55 » Jessica Shepard and Jackie Young each had 18 points and Notre Dame cruised to its 10th consecutive victory.

Kristina Nelson added 6 points, Arike Ogunbowale had 15 and Marina Mabrey 11 to help the Fighting Irish (252, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) win for the 18th time in their past 19 games. NO. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA 81, KENTUCKY 63 » A’ja Wilson scored 29 points and South Carolina had assists on 21 of 26 baskets.

Wilson shot 9 of 16 from the field, made 11 of 12 free throws and had nine rebounds and five assists in just 26 minutes for the Gamecocks (22-5, 11-3 Southeastern Conference). MINNESOTA 93, NO. 10 MARYLAND 74 » Freshman Destiny Pitts scored 20 points, hitting 6 of 11 from 3-point territory, and sophomore Gadiva Hubbard had 22 points to help Minnesota beat Maryland.

Kenisha Bell added 21 points, and the Gophers (216, 10-4 Big Ten) shot 14 of 24 on 3s en route to its seven victory in eight games. NO. 13 MISSOURI 77, NO. 11 TENNESSEE 73 » Sophie Cunningham scored 12 of her 32 points in the fourth quarter and Missouri held on to beat Tennessee.

Jordan Frericks added 16 points for the Tigers (22-5, 10-4 Southeastern Conference). Jaime Nared led Tennessee (21-6, 9-5) with 25 points. NO. 15 OREGON STATE 69, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 63 » Marie Gulich had 25 points and nine rebounds, Kat Tudor scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half for Oregon State.

Tudor made three free throws that capped an 8-2 spurt and gave the Beavers (21-6, 12-4 Pac-12) the lead for good with six minutes left in the third quarter. NO. 16 OHIO STATE 73, PURDUE 60» Kelsey Mitchell scored 26 points and Ohio State beat Purdue for a share of the Big Ten lead with No. 10 Maryland.

Stephanie Mavunga added 17 points and 12 rebounds for Ohio State (22-6, 11-3). Karissa McLaughlin had 17 points for Purdue (17-11, 8-6). NO. 22 SOUTH FLORIDA 77, CENTRAL FLORIDA 68, OT » Kitija Laksa scored 32 points to help South Florida beat Central Florida.

Maria Jespersen added 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls (22-5, 11-2 American). Zakiya Saunders had a career-high 31 points for UCF (17-9, 9-4). NO. 25 NC STATE 74, WAKE FOREST 61 » Aislinn Konig made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, Akela Maize added 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and NC State beat Wake Forest.