Southern Miss wards off Rice
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Dominic Magee scored 22 points, Cortez Edwards added 13 points with a career-high 10 assists and six steals, and Southern Miss beat Rice 86-75 to end a twogame skid and win its eighth straight at home.
LaDavius Draine scored 16 points off the bench for the Golden Eagles (10-10, 3-4 Conference USA), who made 11 3-pointers.
Griffin hit two 3s in a 10-2 run for a 62-48 Southern Miss lead, but Ako Adams scored eight points amid a 17-4 run, and the Owls closed to 80-75 on his free throw with 1:03 to play. But Magee scored four straight in the final 24 seconds to seal it.
Adams scored 18 points with three 3s and five assists, Malik Osborne added 17 points, and Austin Meyer had 10 for the Owls (4-15, 1-5), who have lost nine of their last 10 games. VIRGINIA 64, GEORGIA TECH 48
De’Andre Hunter scored 17 points, and the No. 2 Cavaliers won their ninth straight game over the host Yellowjackets.
ST. MARY’S 74, GONZAGA 71 Jock Landale had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the visiting Gaels beat the No. 13 Bulldogs to take sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference. NEBRASKA 72, MICHIGAN 52
James Palmer Jr. scored 19 points as the Cornhuskers beat the No. 23 Wolverines. TCU’S FISHER OUT FOR YEAR
TCU point guard Jaylen Fisher had surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season for the No. 24 Horned Frogs.
Fisher got hurt Tuesday, the second time in less than six months he injured a knee in practice. . Women TEXAS A&M 73, ALABAMA 54
Khaalia Hillsman notched a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds as the 16th-ranked Aggies used a strong first half to knock off the host Crimson Tide. UCONN 78, TULSA 60
Azura Stevens came off the bench to score 22 points and lead the top-ranked Huskies to a closer-than-expected win over the visiting Golden Hurricane. LOUISVILLE 77, PITTSBURGH 51
Myisha Hines-Allen had 13 points and a career-high 18 rebounds as the visiting No. 2 Cardinals stayed undefeated, beating the host Panthers. NOTRE DAME 84, TENNESSEE 70
Arike Ogunbowale scored 27 points as the fifth-ranked Fighting Irish completed their largest-ever comeback after trailing by 23 points at home to beat the No. 6 Volunteers. SOUTH CAROLINA 95, VANDERBILT 82
Alexis Jennings scored a season-high 27 points, and the 10th-ranked Gamecocks beat the host Commodores despite a growing list of injuries. UCONN STAR OF TOP 16 REVEAL
UConn, Mississippi State, Louisville and Oregon would be the No. 1 seeds if the women’s NCAA Tournament began now.
For the third straight year, the NCAA gave a preview of the Tournament field, unveiling the top 16 teams as of Tuesday.
Tennessee, Notre Dame, Texas and South Carolina were the No. 2 seeds, while Baylor, Ohio State, Florida State and UCLA were the three seeds.
Missouri, Texas A&M, Rutgers and Georgia rounded out the top 16 teams.