No. 2 Stanford women downed by Washington
Elle Ladine scored 21 points and Dalayah Daniels made two key free throws with 8 seconds left, helping Washington knock off No. 2 Stanford 72-67 on Sunday in Seattle.
Washington (13-9, 5-7 Pac12) closed the game with a 9-2 run. Lauren Schwartz made two foul shots before Ladine put the Huskies in front with a layup with 1:41 left.
Haley Jones scored 18 points for Stanford (22-3, 10-2). Cameron Brink finished with 14 points and six rebounds.
The Cardinal led 17-8 after one quarter, but the Huskies rallied, closing the first half with a 10-0 run.
Brink's three-point play in the final seconds of the third quarter gave the Cardinal a 54-53 lead heading into the fourth.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 81, NO. 5 UCONN 77 >> Aliyah Boston scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to help the Gamecocks beat the host Huskies.
South Carolina (23-0) has won 29 consecutive games since losing to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament title game last year. The Gamecocks have also won four of the past five meetings with the Huskies, including a victory in the NCAA championship game last season.
Boston finished with 11 rebounds for the 76th double-double of her career.
Aaliyah Edwards led UConn (21-3) with 25 points.
NO. 3 LSU 72, TEXAS A&M 66 >> Angel Reese had 26 points and 22 rebounds to help the Tigers win on the road against the Aggies (6-15, 1-10 SEC).
Alexis Morris added 22 points to help LSU (23-0, 11-0) remain undefeated ahead of next week's showdown with South Carolina. NO. 7 UTAH 100, OREGON 92 >> Alissa Pili scored a seasonhigh 30 points and the Utes moved into a tie with Stanford for first place in the Pac-12 with a win over the host Ducks.
Jenna Johnson added 19 points as Utah (20-2, 10-2) shot 62.3% from the field.
Endyia Rogers scored 35 to lead Oregon (14-9, 5-7).
Men
NO. 3 HOUSTON 81, TEMPLE 65 >> Jarace Walker scored 23 points and the visiting Cougars earned retribution against the Owls.
Temple failed in its bid for a second upset after it toppled the Cougars from No. 1 in the AP poll with a 56-55 win last month in Houston.
The Cougars (22-2, 10-1 AAC) are now poised to regain the top spot in the poll. No. 1 Purdue lost to Indiana on Saturday and No. 2 Tennessee lost to Florida, leaving an opening for Houston to ascend to No. 1 today.
Khalif Battle led Temple (14-10, 8-3) with 24 points. UTAH 61, CALIFORNIA 46 >> Lazar Stefanovic had 15 points and six assists, Branden Carlson had 12 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks and the host Utes (16-9, 9-5 Pac-12) handed the Golden Bears (3-20. 2-10) their seventh straight loss, COLORADO 84, STANFORD 64 >> Tristan da Silva scored 25 points and KJ Simpson added 21 as the host Buffaloes snapped the Cardinal's five-game win streak.
Colorado (14-11, 6-8 Pac12) has won back-to-back games following a string of five losses in a six-game span.
Brandon Angel led Stanford (10-13, 4-8) with 14 points.