S. Carolina women get by UConn

Aliyah Boston scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to help No. 1 South Carolina beat fifth-ranked UConn 81-77 in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday.

The Gamecocks (23-0) have won 29 consecutive games since losing to Kentucky in the SEC tournament title game last year.

Boston finished with 11 rebounds for the 76th doubledouble of her career.

Aaliyah Edwards led UConn (21-3) with 25 points.

#3 LSU 72, Texas A&M 66: Angel Reese had 26 points and 22 rebounds and Alexis Morris added 22 points before fouling out late as the visiting Tigers (23-0, 11-0 SEC) topped the Aggies (6-15, 1-10).

#4 Indiana 69, Purdue 46: Sydney Parrish and Mackenzie Holmes each scored 15 points as the visiting Hoosiers (22-1, 12-1 Big Ten) beat the Boilermakers (15-7, 6-6) for their 10th consecutive win.

#6 Iowa 95, Penn State 51:

Caitlin Clark had 23 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Hawkeyes (19-4, 11-1 Big Ten) past the host Nittany Lions (1311, 4-9).

#7 Utah 100, Oregon 92: Alissa Pili scored 30 points as the Utes (20-2, 10-2) beat the host Ducks (14-9, 5-7) to tie Stanford for the conference lead.

#8 Maryland 90, #10 Ohio State 54: Diamond Miller scored 16 of her 29 points in the third quarter and the host Terrapins (19-5, 10-3 Big Ten) beat the Buckeyes (20-4, 9-4).

#16 Duke 57, #9 Notre Dame 52: Celeste Taylor scored 14 points as the visiting Blue Devils (20-3, 10-2 ACC) defeated the Irish (18-4, 9-3).

Louisville 62, #11 North Carolina 55: Chrislyn Carr scored 11 of her 17 points in the third quarter to help the host Cardinals (17-8, 8-4) top the Tar Heels (17-6, 8-4), who had won eight in a row.

#14 UCLA 82, Arizona State 63:

Charisma Osborne had 23 points and Londynn Jones added 20 off the bench to help the host Bruins (18-6, 7-5 Pac-12) beat the Sun Devils (7-14, 0-12) to end a three-game losing streak. Arizona State has lost 12 straight.

#18 Michigan 77, Michigan State 67: Leigha Brown scored 19 of her 29 points in the second half and the visiting Wolverines (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten) topped the Spartans (11-12, 3-9).

#22 Arizona 81, USC 75: Cate Reese, who scored 33 points, hit four free throws in the last 7.5 seconds of the second overtime to help the visiting Wildcats (18-5, 8-4 Pac-12) top the Trojans (17-6, 7-5).

Men

#3 Houston 81, Temple 65: Jarace Walker’s 23 points helped the visiting Cougars (22-2, 10-1 American Athletic) beat the Owls (14-10, 8-3).