No. 1 South Carolina women beat Kentucky, wrapping up SEC title

Zia Cooke scored 20 points and No. 1 South Carolina held No. 14 Kentucky to 30% shooting, winning 67-58 in Lexington to earn its 21st consecutive victory and give coach Dawn Staley her 300th victory with the school. The win, coupled with Mississippi State’s loss, earned the Gamecocks (27-1, 14-0 SEC) the SEC regular-season championship. Kentucky (20-6, 9-5) got 24 points and 11 rebounds from Rhyne Howard. More college

Kylee Shook’s 17 points led No. 5 Louisville (25-3, 14-2 ACC) over Pittsburgh 79-47 Sunday. Louisville led by one point at the end of the first quarter before using a 50-17 margin over the middle two periods to turn the game into a rout. The Panthers (4-23, 1-15) have dropped seven straight.

(At) Washington 74, No. 8 UCLA 68: Amber Melgoza scored 20 points as the Huskies (13-14, 5-11 Pac-12) upset the Bruins (22-4, 12-4) despite Charisma Osborne’s 23 points.

Alabama 66, (at) No. 9 Mississippi St. 64: Jasmine Walker scored all of her 20 points in the second half and Megan Abrams tipped in a missed shot as time expired, leading the Crimson Tide (1611, 6-8 SEC) past the Bulldogs (23-5, 10-3). Jessika Carter had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

(At) Colorado 50, No. 11 Arizona 38: Jaylyn Sherrod scored seven points in a game-ending 15-0 run and the Buffaloes (16-11, 5-11 Pac-12) beat the Wildcats (22-5, 11-5), who had a four-game winning streak snapped.

(At) Villanova 76, No. 12 DePaul 58: Cameron Onken had the second triple-double in Villanova history (12 points, career-high 18 rebounds and 10 assists), freshman Madison Siegrist had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and the Wildcats (16-11, 10-6 Big East) pulled away in the second half to upset the Blue Demons (25-4, 15-2) in the last official home game for coach Harry Perretta, who is retiring after 42 years.

No. 15 Oregon St. 76, (at) California 63: Mikayla Pivec scored 24 points as the Beavers (20-8, 8-8 Pac-12) beat Cal (10-17, 2-14).

(At) No. 16 Texas A&M 84, Auburn 54: Chennedy Carter scored 23 points and the Aggies (22-5, 10-4 SEC) cruised past the Tigers (9-16, 3-11).

(At) Utah 75, No. 21 Arizona St. 71: Andrea Torres and Brynna Maxwell scored 15 points apiece to lead the Utes (13-14, 6-10 Pac-12) over the Sun Devils (19-9, 9-7).

(At) Florida 83, No. 22 Arkansas 80: Kiara Smith’s 26 points led the Gators (15-12, 6-8 SEC) past the Razorbacks (21-6, 9-5).

(At) No. 23 Missouri St. 82, Indiana St. 58: The Bears (23-3, 13-1 Missouri Valley) won their ninth straight, beating the Sycamores (4-23, 2-13).