College Basketball | Top 25 results | Thursday

Top 25 Men No. 3 Purdue 96, Rutgers 68

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Zach Edey scored 25 points on near-perfect shooting, Camden Heide added a careerhigh 18 and No. 3 Purdue routed Rutgers 96-68 on Thursday night.

Edey was 7 of 8 from the field and made 11 free throws without a miss. He also had seven rebounds. Heide was 7 for 7 from the field, making four 3-pointers, after entering the game averaging 3.0 points.

Lance Jones added 17 points for the Boilermakers (24-3, 13-3 Big Ten). Jones was 7 of 14 from the field after going 1 of 10 in a 68-60 victory at Rutgers on Jan. 28.. Braden Smith had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Jeremiah Williams scored 12 points for Rutgers (14-12, 6-9). Noah Fernandes had 11.

No. 21 Washington St. 77, No. 4 Arizona 74

TUCSON, Ariz. — Jaylen Wells had a 4-point play in the final minute and scored 27 points to help No. 21 Washington State beat No. 4 Arizona 77-74 on Thursday night for its eighth straight victory.

Washington State (21-6, 12-4 Pac-12) won in its first game in the AP Top 25 since the 2007-08 season and leapfrogged the Wildcats (20-6, 11-4) for first place in the conference race.

The game was tight the entire night — neither team led by more than seven points. And the final minute was a thriller.

Arizona’s Caleb Love drove to the hoop for a layup and got fouled with 51.2 seconds left, hitting the free throw to complete the 3-point play for a 74-71 lead. Wells responded on the next possession with a corner 3 — also while being fouled — and made the free throw for a 4-point play and a 75-74 lead with 24.6 seconds left.

Top 25 Women

No. 1 South Carolina 72, Alabama 44

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ashlyn Watkins had 14 points and 10 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina claimed a share of its third straight Southeastern Conference regular-season title with a 72-44 win over Alabama on Thursday night, coach Dawn Staley’s 600th career win.

The Gamecocks (26-0, 13-0 SEC) cruised without top scorer and rebounder Kamilla Cardoso, who felt sore following a win over Georgia this past Sunday and got the game off.

No. 2 Ohio St. 82, Penn St. 69

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Jacy Sheldon scored 20 points, Cotie McMahon and Celeste Taylor added 16 apiece as Ohio State won its 14th straight game.

The Buckeyes (23-3, 14-1 Big Ten) never trailed and led by as many as 30 points midway through the fourth quarter.

No. 14 Indiana 86, No. 4 Iowa 69

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sara Scalia scored 25 points, All-America center Mackenzie Holmes had 24 points and nine rebounds, and No. 14 Indiana frustrated Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark in an 86-69 win over the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes on Thursday night.

Playing for the first time since she broke the NCAA women’s career scoring record, Clark finished with 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds but struggled from the field. She was 8 of 26 overall and 3 of 16 on 3-pointers while scoring just four points in the second half.

Clark now has 3,593 points and is 57 away from her next milestone, Lynette Woodard’s major women’s college scoring record, with three games left in the regular season.

North Carolina 80, No. 6 NC State 70

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Lexi Donarski scored 23 points to power North Carolina past North Carolina State.

The Tar Heels (18-9, 10-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) were also boosted by 13 points and 11 rebounds from Alyssa Ustby, a career-high 12 points from Alexandra Zelaya, 12 points and seven rebounds from Maria Gakdeng and 11 points from Indya Nivar.

Aziaha James led the Wolfpack (23-4, 11-4) with 24 points, while Mimi Collins added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Saniya Rivers chipped in 13 points and Madison Hayes had 11.

No. 13 LSU 71, Auburn 66

BATON ROUGE, La. — Angel Reese had 25 points and 20 rebounds for her 17th double-double of the season, Last-Tear Poa added 13 points and LSU beat Auburn for its fifth straight victory.

Reese was 8 of 13 from the field and 9 of 11 from the free throw line to record her sixth career game with 25 points and 20 rebounds. Poa made 7 of 8 free throws as LSU went 23 of 27, compared to Auburn’s 16 attempts.

Flau’jae Johnson added 11 points off the bench for LSU (23-4, 10-3 SEC).

Honesty Scott-Grayson scored 28 points and made a career-high five 3-pointers for Auburn (16-10, 5-8). JaMya MingoYoung added 16 points.

No. 16 Gonzaga 74, San Francisco 48

SPOKANE, Wash. — Yvonne Ejim scored 20 points, Brynna Maxwell added 18 and Gonzaga extended its overall winning streak to 21 games and its home winning streak to 33 games.

Eliza Hollingsworth added 12 points and Kaylynne Truong had 10 for the Bulldogs (27-2, 14-0 West Coast Conference).

Cami Fulcher had 14 points to lead the Dons (11-15, 7-6), who lost 73-54 to Gonzaga earlier this season. Jasmine Gayles added 13 points.

Duke 58, No. 17 Syracuse 45

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kennedy Brown scored 12 points, Reigan Richardson added 11, and Duke (17-9, 9-6 ACC) halted Syracuse’s five-game win streak.

Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair , who entered with 3,257 career points, scored 22 on 7-of-25 shooting and is four points shy of tying Brittney Griner for fifth all-time. It was also her 22nd straight game in double figures this season.

Georgia Woolley added 11 points for Syracuse (22-5, 12-4).

No. 19 Notre Dame 74, Clemson 47

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Sonia Citron scored 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting, Maddy Westbeld had a double-double and Notre Dame dominated the middle quarters in a win over Clemson.

The Irish trailed by two points after one quarter, but led 59-36 entering the fourth. Westbeld had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Notre Dame (20-6, 10-5 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Ruby Whitehorn had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Clemson (11-16, 4-11), which lost its fourth straight.

No. 20 Louisville 80, Georgia Tech 62

ATLANTA — Sydney Taylor scored 23 of her season-high 31 points in the first half, Jayda Curry added 13 points and Louisville won its 11th straight in the series. Taylor surpassed her previous season high in the first half with 7-for-11 shooting from the field, including 5 of 8 from 3-point distance, giving Louisville (22-6, 11-4 ACC) a 43-28 lead. She finished 10 of 16 with seven 3-pointers.

Kara Dunn finished with 17 points and Tonie Morgan added 16 for Georgia Tech (15-13, 6-10).