South Carolina wins rematch of NCAA final
Aliyah Boston scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to help No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball beat fifth-ranked UConn. 8177. on Sunday.
The Gamecocks ( 23- 0) have won 29 consecutive games since losing to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament title game last year. They’ve also won four of the past five meetings with the Huskies, including a victory in the NCAA championship game last season.
South Carolina used its size again to top the Huskies in Hartford, Conn. The 6-foot7 Kamilla Cardoso and Boston, the reigning AP Player of the Year helped the Gamecocks have a 42-30 advantage on the boards, including grabbing 25 offensive rebounds. Boston finished with 11 rebounds for the 76th doubledouble of her career.
Aaliyah Edwards led UConn (21-3) with 25 points. Washington 72, Stanford 67: Elle Ladine scored 21 points and Dalayah Daniels made two key free throws with 8 seconds left, helping host Washington knock off No. 2 Stanford. Washington (13-9, 5-7 Pac-12) closed the game with a 9-2 run. Haley Jones scored 18 points for Stanford (22-3, 10-2).
LSU 72, Texas A&M 66: Angel Reese had 26 points and 22 rebounds to help visiting No. 3 LSU outlast Texas A&M. Alexis Morris added 22 points before fouling out late to help LSU ( 23- 0, 11- 0 Southeastern Conference). It was Reese’s 23rd consecutive double-double. An 8-0 run by Texas A&M (6-15, 1-10) cut the lead to 66-62 with less than two minutes to go.
Indiana 69, Purdue 46: Sydney Parrish and Mackenzie Holmes each scored 15 points and No 4. Indiana (221, 12-1 Big Ten) won its 10th straight game, pulling away from host Purdue. Lasha Petree scored 13 points to lead the Boilermakers (15-7, 6-6). Utah 100, Oregon 92:
Alissa Pili scored a seasonhigh 30 points, and No. 7 Utah (20-2) moved into a tie for first place at 10-2 in the Pac-12. Endyia Rogers scored 35 points to lead Oregon (149, 5-7). Maryland 90, Ohio State 54: Diamond Miller scored 16 of her 29 points in the third quarter, and host No. 8 Maryland earned its most lopsided win against a top-10 opponent. Abby Meyers added 22 points for the Terrapins (19-5, 10-3 Big Ten). Taylor Thierry scored 21 for No. 10 Ohio State (20-4, 9-4). Duke 57, Notre Dame 52:
Celeste Taylor scored 14 points in No. 16 Duke’s come-from-behind victory at No. 9 Notre Dame. Trailing for most of the game’s first 28 minutes, the Blue Devils (203, 10-2 ACC) took the lead for good in the final two minutes of the third. Maddy Westbeld led Notre Dame (18-4, 9-3) with 15 points. Louisville 62, North Carolina 55: Chrislyn Carr scored 11 of her 17 points in the third quarter and host Louisville (17-8, 8-4 ACC) ended No. 11 North Carolina’s eightgame winning streak. Deja Kelly scored 13 points for the Tar Heels (17-6, 8-4).
UCLA 82, Arizona State 63: Charisma Osborne had 23 points, Londynn Jones added 20 off the bench, and host No. 14 UCLA (18-6, 7-5 Pac12) pulled away in the second half to snap a three-game losing skid. Tyi Skinner scored 28 points for the Sun Devils (7-14, 0-12). Michigan 77, Michigan
State 67: Leigha Brown scored 19 of her 29 points in the second half and finished two assists shy of a tripledouble to lead No. 18 Michigan against host Michigan State. Brown scored 10 in the fourth quarter for the Wolverines (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten). Matilda Ekh and Moira Joiner both had 12 for the Spartans (11-12, 3-9). Arizona 81, Southern Cal 75: Cate Reese scored a career-high 33 points, including four free throws in the last 7.5 seconds of the second overtime, to give No. 22 Arizona (18-5, 8-4 Pac-12) the win against host Southern Cal in double overtime. Destiny Littleton had 21 points for the Trojans (17-6, 7-5), playing all 50 minutes.
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Houston 81, Temple 65: Jarace Walker scored 23 points and No. 3 Houston earned retribution against Temple with a win. The Owls failed in their bid for a second upset after they toppled the Cougars from No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll with a 56-55 win last month in Houston. The Cougars (222, 10-1 AAC) are now poised to regain the top spot in the AP poll after a dominant second half in Philly. No. 1 Purdue lost to Indiana and No. 2 Tennessee lost to Florida earlier this week. Khalif Battle led Temple (14-10, 8-3) with 24 points.