COLLEGE BASKETBALL WRAP UP No. 1 South Carolina rallies past No. 9 LSU
BATON ROUGE, LA.>> Bree Hall made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:14 remaining, and No. 1 South Carolina rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat ninth-ranked and defending national champion LSU 76-70 on Thursday night.
Chloe Kitts scored 14 points to lead the Gamecocks (18-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference), who beat the Tigers (18-3, 5-2) for the 15th straight time and snapped LSU’S 29-game home winning streak. NO. 7 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 71, CLEMSON 49>>
Madison Hayes scored a career-high 24 points and North Carolina State won its 15th straight over Clemson.
The Wolfpack (17-2, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) had gone 2-2 after opening the season 14-0 including road losses at Virginia Tech and Miami. NO. 12 OHIO STATE 67, IL
LINOIS 59>> Jacy Sheldon scored 25 points, Cotie Mcmahon had 17 points and Ohio State overcame a four-point second quarter for the road win over Illinois.
The Buckeyes won their sixth straight game, including a 100-92 overtime win over No. 2 Iowa on Sunday.
The Illini held Ohio State to just four points in the second quarter, roaring back from an 18-13 deficit to hold a 33-22 lead at the break. NO. 22 SYRACUSE 79, NO.
15 NOTRE DAME 65>> Dyaisha Fair hit four 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Alaina Rice added 19 points and eight rebounds and Syracuse beat Notre Dame for the Orange’s first road win against the Irish in program history.
Fair made a layup to open the fourth quarter and Alyssa Latham followed with a jumper that made it 55-51 with 8:33 to play and Syracuse (17-2,
7-1 ACC) led the rest of the way. Notre Dame missed nine of its first 10 fourthquarter shots. NO. 17 GONZAGA 82, SANTA
CLARA 45>> Yvonne Ejim made 9 of 16 from the field and finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help Gonzaga beat Santa Clara and extend its win streak to 13 games.
Gonzaga (19-2, 6-0 West Coast Conference) shot 54% from the field and outrebounded the Broncos 43-22. NO. 18 LOUISVILLE, 88, BOS
TON COLLEGE 60>> Kiki Jefferson scored a seasonhigh 27 points and Louisville beat Boston College for the 15th straight time.
Jefferson sank 8 of 14 shots, made both of her 3-point attempts and 9 of 11 free throws for the Cardinals (17-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). She added seven rebounds and four assists. Elif Istanbulluoglu scored 11 on 5-for-8 shooting. Olivia Cochran added 10 points and seven boards. NO. 19 VIRGINIA TECH 87,
GEORGIA TECH 69>> Elizabeth Kitley scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Georgia Amoore had 24 points and 13 assists and Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech.
Kitley scored 19 in the first half, on 9-of-11 shooting, and Amoore had 11 points and nine assists to help build a 46-35 lead. Amoore scored the first five points of the second half as Virginia Tech (15- 4, 6-2 ACC) pulled away. NO. 20 NORTH CAROLINA
66, MIAMI 61>> Deja Kelly scored 18 points and North Carolina blew almost all of a 19-point lead before fending off Miami for the win.
Kelly made 5 of 13 shots but was 0 for 4 from 3-point range for the Tar Heels (15-5, 7-1 ACC), who have won four in a row and are off to their best start in conference play since the 2012-13 season. DUKE 88, NO. 23 FLORIDA
STATE 46>> Taina Mair scored 18 points, Ashlon Jackson added 13 points and Duke beat Florida State. It was Duke’s largest margin of victory (42 points) against a Top 25 opponent since 2000.
Mair made a 3-pointer with 4:11 left in the second quarter for a 31-19 lead and Duke led by double figures the rest of the way.