ACC upset

Kobi Thornton scored 19 points and Danielle Edwards added 17 to lead the Clemson women to a 73-68 victory over No. 21 Florida State on Thursday night in Clemson, S.C.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Kobi Thornton made 8 of 11 from the field and finished with 19 points to lead four Clemson players in double figures as the Tigers beat No. 21 Florida State 73-68 Thursday night.

Danielle Edwards had 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3 of 3 from threepoint range, for Clemson (169, 7-5 ACC). Simone Westbrook added 16 points and Aliyah Collier scored 12 for the Tigers, who swept the season series against Florida State. Clemson beat the then-No. 22 Seminoles 57-45 in Tallahassee.

Westbrook had 8 points and Thornton scored 6 during a 16-6 run to open the second half and Edwards scored the final 5 in a 7-0 spurt a couple minutes later to give Clemson its biggest lead at 55-44 late in the third quarter. Nicki Ekhomu hit a three-pointer and added two free throws in a 6-1 run that pulled the Seminoles within two with a minute to play but Tylar Bennett answered with a jumper and, after Kiah Gillespie hit 1 of 2 from the stripe for Florida State, Edwards capped the scoring with two free throws.

Ekhomu led Florida State (20-5, 8-4) with 27 points and Nausia Woolfolk scored 18. The Seminoles have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Clemson, which shot 56 percent from the field, won at home against Florida State for the first time since Dec. 30, 2001.

NO. 11 SOUTH CAROLINA 65, GEORGIA 57

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Destanni Henderson scored 14 points and No. 11 South Carolina pulled away from Georgia late.

Doniyah Cliney scored 10 of 12 points in the second half and Alexis Jennings finished with 11 for the Gamecocks (186, 10-1), who were coming off a 97-79 loss to No. 4 Connecticut but have now won six consecutive SEC games.

Taja Cole scored 19 points, 15 in the second half, for the Lady Bulldogs (1410, 5-6), who have lost five of their last six games, and have dropped 10 consecutive against the Gamecocks. Jenna Staiti added 11 points.

NO. 22 TEXAS A&M 59, LSU 55

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kayla Wells scored 16 points, N’dea Jones grabbed 15 rebounds and No. 22 Texas A&M beat LSU for the Aggies’ eighth victory in their last nine games.

Chennedy Carter added 15 points and Ciera Johnson chipped in 12 for Texas A&M (19-5, 8-3 SEC).

LSU built a 31-25 lead at halftime and extended the margin to 41-31 when Faustine Aifuwa buried a jumper with 6:13 left in the third quarter. The Tigers led 47-43 at the end of three but made just 4-of-16 shot attempts in the final quarter. Jones’ layup with 3:45 left gave the Aggies a 52-51 lead they’d never surrender.

Khayla Pointer led LSU (14-9, 5-6) with 21 points.

OHIO STATE 59, NO. 23 RUTGERS 39

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Adreana Miller had 14 points with 3 three-pointers, Carly Santoro scored 12 points, and Ohio State dominated No. 23 Rutgers for an upset.

The Buckeyes (11-12, 7-7 Big Ten) never trailed in the game and closed the first quarter on a 17-1 run to lead 23-6 at the end of the period. From there, the Scarlet Knights (17-7, 9-4) got the deficit no closer than 38-24 midway through the third quarter.

Janai Crooms had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Dorka Juhasz had 9 points and 13 rebounds for Ohio State. Stasha Carey had 9 points and 10 rebounds, and Arella Guirantes had 9 points and 9 boards for Rutgers.

TOP 25 MEN NO. 9 HOUSTON 71, CONNECTICUT 63

HARTFORD, Conn. — DeJon Jarreau had 18 points and seven assists to help No. 9 Houston beat Connecticut for its ninth consecutive victory.

Armoni Brooks added 12 points for the Cougars (24-1, 11-1 American Athletic Conference). They opened the second half with a 17-4 run to take control.

Christian Vital had 15 points for Connecticut (13-12, 4-8). The Huskies have lost three consecutive since a knee injury took out scoring leader Jalen Adams.

The Huskies failed to capitalize on 21 Houston fouls, going 14 of 25 from the line.