Boston powers S. Carolina past UConn
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 South Carolina (23-0) beat host UConn (21-3) on Sunday.
The Gamecocks have won 29 consecutive games since losing to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament title game last year.
They’ve won four of the past five meetings with the Huskies, including a victory in the NCAA championship game last season. That ended UConn’s perfect 11-0 record in title games.
South Carolina used its size again to top the Huskies. The 6-foot-7 Kamilla Cardoso and Boston, the reigning AP Player of the Year helped the Gamecocks have a 42-30 advantage on the boards, including grabbing 25 offensive rebounds.
Washington 72, No. 2 Stanford 67: Elle Ladine scored 21 points and Delayah Daniels made two key free throws with 8 seconds left, helping host Washington (13-9, 5-7 Pac-12) knock off Stanford (22-3, 10-2).
Washington 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.
Daniels had 15 points in Washington’s first victory over a ranked opponent this season. Haley Van Dyke scored 14.
Haley Jones scored 18 points for Stanford, and reserve Brooke Demetre had 15. Cameron Brink finished with 14 points and six rebounds.
No. 3 LSU 72, Texas A&M 66: Angel Reese had 26 points and 22 rebounds to help LSU (23-0, 11-0 SEC) outlast host Texas A&M (6-15, 1-10).
Alexis Morris added 22 points before fouling out late to help LSU remain undefeated ahead of next week’s showdown with top-ranked and undefeated South Carolina. It was Reese’s 23rd consecutive double-double.
The Tigers won their first eight SEC games by an average of 23 points, but needed overtime to get an 82-77 win over
Georgia last week before Sunday’s close game with the Aggies.
No. 4 Indiana 69, Purdue 46: Sydney Parrish and Mackenzie Holmes each scored 15 points and No. 4 Indiana (22-1, 12-1 Big Ten) won its 10th straight game, pulling away from host Purdue (15-7, 6-6) in front of a record Boilermakers crowd.
The announced attendance of 14,876 was the largest for a Purdue women’s home game. It marked the first sellout for a women’s matchup at Mackey Arena since 2000 and third in program history.
Sara Scalia had 14 points and Chloe Moore-McNeil had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Hoosiers.
No. 6 Iowa 95, Penn State 51: Caitlin Clark had 23 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds to lead Iowa (19-4, 11-1 Big Ten) over host Penn State (13-11, 4-9).
Monika Czinano scored 14 points and Kate Martin added 11 for the Hawkeyes, who took the lead midway through the first quarter and pulled away in a lopsided second half to win their eighth straight game.
Taniyah Thompson led Penn State with 11 points while Leilani Kapinus had 10.
No. 8 Maryland 90, No. 10 Ohio State
54: Diamond Miller scored 16 of her 29 points in the third quarter, and host Maryland (19-5, 10-3 Big Ten) routed Ohio State (20-4, 9-4) in the program’s most lopsided win over a top-10 opponent. Abby Meyers added 22 points and Shyanne Sellers contributed 19 for the Terrapins, who rebounded emphatically from their loss at No. 6 Iowa on Thursday night with a 36-point win.
No. 16 Duke 57, No. 9 Notre Dame 52: Celeste Taylor scored 14 points and Duke (20-3, 8-2 ACC) came from behind for a victory at Notre Dame (18-4, 9-2).
Trailing for most of the game’s first 28 minutes, the Blue Devils took the lead for good in the final two minutes of the third quarter to knock off the Fighting Irish.
Duke led 48-46 going into the fourth quarter after trailing Notre Dame by as many as five points in the third quarter. A steal by Elizabeth Balogun in the final 15 seconds helped seal the win for the Blue Devils.
Louisville 62, No. 11 North Carolina 55:
Chrislyn Carr scored 11 of her 17 points in the third quarter on Sunday to propel host Louisville (17-8, 8-4 ACC) to an upset of North Carolina (17-6, 8-4), ending the Tar Heels’ eight-game winning streak. Hailey Van Lith also had 17 points for the Cardinals, who made 9 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter of what was mostly a defensive struggle.
Deja Kelly scored 13 points but was just 3-of-16 shooting for the Tar Heels, who had their longest winning streak in ACC play in 14 years. Paulina Paris added 12 points and Anya Poole had 10.
No. 14 UCLA 82, Arizona State 63: Charisma Osborne had 23 points, Londynn Jones added 20 off the bench, and host UCLA (18-6, 7-5 Pac-12) pulled away in the second half, defeating Arizona State (7-14, 0-12) to snap a three-game losing streak.
Osborne made 7-of-15 shots, including 4-of-7 3-pointers, and was 5 of 5 from the free-throw line. She added five rebounds and four assists. Jones shot 5 for 8, made 4 of 6 3-pointers, and was perfect in five free-throw attempts for the third 20-point game of her freshman season. Gabriela Jaquez added 14 points off the bench for the Bruins, who had a 42-6 advantage in bench scoring.
No. 18 Michigan 77, Michigan State 67: Leigha Brown scored 19 of her 29 points in the second half and finished two assists shy of a triple-double to lead Michigan (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten) to a win over rival Michigan State (11-12, 3-9) in East Lansing, Mich.
Brown scored 10 in the fourth quarter, eight from the foul line, and Maddie Nolan had two big 3-pointers in the fourth and scored 22 points for the Wolverines.
No. 22 Arizona 81, USC 75 (2OT): Cate Reese scored a career-high 33 points, including four clinching free throws in the last 7.5 seconds of the second overtime, to give Arizona (18-5, 8-4 Pac-12 Conference) a win over host USC (17-6, 7-5). Shay Pellington and Jade Loville both had 17 points for the Wildcats, who picked up a critical sweep in Los Angeles after beating No. 14 UCLA 71-66 in overtime on Friday.
Helena Pueyo had her only two points from the foul line with 15 seconds to go for a 77-73 Arizona lead, the first time it became a two possession game in the second overtime.