No. 1 Gamecocks survive in overtime
Cooke scores 24 points to help South Carolina remain unbeaten, win 33rd straight
OXFORD, Miss. — Zia Cooke scored five of her 24 points in overtime to help No. 1 South Carolina remain unbeaten with a 64-57 victory over Mississippi on Sunday.
The defending champ Gamecocks (27-0, 14-0 SEC) got one of their biggest scares of the season before winning their 33rd straight. The Rebels (20-7, 9-5) never trailed by more than six in regulation and flirted with their first win over a No. 1 team in 46 years. Angel Baker led Ole Miss with 17.
Indiana 83, Purdue 60: Mackenzie Holmes scored 20 as No. 2 Indiana clinched a share of its first Big Ten regular-season title in 40 years.
Utah 74, Arizona State 69: Gianna Kneepkens scored 22 points to lift No. 4 Utah.
LSU 90, Florida 79: Angel Reese had her ninth first-half double-double for No. 5 LSU.
Duke 56, Virginia 52: Elizabeth Balogun scored 12 points as No. 9 Duke survived.
Notre Dame 83, Pittsburgh 43: Maddy Westbeld and Sonia Citron scored 13 points each for No. 10 Notre Dame.
Virginia Tech 75, N.C. State 62: Elizabeth Kitley and Georgia Amoore both had doubledoubles to lead No. 11 Virginia Tech.
Oklahoma 86, Kansas 80: Madi Williams scored 23 points for No. 15 Oklahoma.
Texas 74, West Virginia 48: Shaylee Gonzales had 18 points to power No. 17 Texas.
Arizona 61, Colorado 42: Shaina Pellington scored 19 points with five assists and No. 18 Arizona smothered No. 21 Colorado.
North Carolina 71, Wake Forest 58: Deja Kelly had 24 points, five rebounds and six assists to lead No. 19 North Carolina.
Florida State 80, Georgia Tech 66: Ta’niya Latson scored 31 for No. 24 Florida State.
Cal 81, USC 78 (OT): Jayda Curry scored 27 points and Michelle Onyiah had six points in overtime as California upended No. 25 USC.
Men
Houston 72, Memphis 64: J’wan Roberts had a career-high 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Marcus Sasser also scored 20 points for No. 2 Houston. Elijah Mccadden had 20 points and six rebounds for Memphis.
Purdue 82, Ohio State 55: Zach Edey had 26 points and 11 rebounds for his 21st doubledouble this season to lead No. 3 Purdue. Brice Sensabaugh led the Buckeyes with 20 points.
N.C. State 77, North Carolina 69:
Jarkel Joiner took over for No. 23 North Carolina State during a critical second-half stretch, matching his season high with 29 points.