COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 12 rebounds to match the Southeastern Conference mark of 19 straight double-doubles and No. 1 South Carolina clinched a share of the league title with a 67-53 victory over No. 12 Tennessee.
Boston tied the mark of LSU great Sylvia Fowles accomplished 15 years ago and the Gamecocks (25-1, 13-1 SEC) won their 13th straight to lock up the No. 1 seed in the league tournament in two weeks.
Boston, with her Tennessee orange braids, stole the show with her latest dominant performance. She had eight points and eight rebounds at the half, then hit a driving basket for her 10th point. Three minutes later, Boston collected her own miss for the 10th rebound as the crowd of 18,000-plus cheered.
Tennessee (21-6, 10-4) was still in it, though, down 44-36 after Rae Burrell’s bucket midway through the third quarter.
No. 2 STANFORD 66, OREGON 62
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Haley Jones scored 18 points and Stanford rallied in the fourth quarter to remain undefeated in the Pac-12 with a victory over Oregon.
Jones made a layup while falling to the ground and added a free throw with 36.4 seconds left to put the Cardinal up 63-60. Stanford (23-3, 14-0) hung on for its 15th straight win.
Te-Hina Paopao had 23 points, including four 3-pointers, for Oregon (18-9, 10-5).
Stanford extended its winning streak over Pac-12 opponents to 29 straight games, including the postseason. The defending national champions have won four straight against Oregon.
WASHINGTON STATE 72, No. 8 ARIZONA 67
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Johanna Teder scored 21 points, including seven in the final two minutes, and Washington State beat Arizona.
Belle Murekatete contributed 16 points, making 8-of-10 shots, and Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 15 while also leading the Cougars (18-8, 10-5 Pac-12) with six assists.
With 2:44 left, Arizona (19-5, 9-5) cut the Cougars nine point lead to just two on a three pointer from Helena Pueyo. But with 1:45 to go Teder knocked down her fifth 3-pointer of the day to put Washington State up five.
The crowd erupted as Teder followed that with a layup on the next possession that put ended any chance of a comeback.
No. 9 MICHIGAN 71, No. 13 MARYLAND 59
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 29 points and 11 rebounds to help Michigan take over first place in the Big Ten with a 71-59 victory over Maryland.
Laila Phelia contributed 11 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Wolverines (21-4, 12-3 Big Ten). It was the Wolverines’ second win over the Terrapins this season, also beating Maryland 69-49 on Jan. 16.
The game was tied at 24 at the half and Michigan led 40-39 late in the third quarter before scoring five of the final seven points of the period on a three-point play by Emily Kiser and two free throws by Phelia to go up four.
Maryland (20-7, 12-4) got within two early in the fourth before Hillmon’s three-point play started a 10-0 run that put the game away. Maddie Nolan’s layup capped the burst with 6:37 left and made it 55-43. The Terrapins could only get within five the rest of the way.
No. 3 LOUISVILLE 70, No. 23 VIRGINIA TECH 56
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 20 points to lead Louisville to a victory over Virginia Tech.
Coming off a one-point loss Thursday at No. 22 North Carolina, the Cardinals (23-3, 14-2) dominated from the start. They led 13-4 less than five minutes into the contest and never trailed against the Hokies (20-7, 12-4).
The Hokies (20-7, 12-4) made just 9-of-24 shots in the first half, with none coming in the final 6:06 – and that was despite Olivia Cochran and Liz Dixon, the Cardinals top two post players, both having two fouls.
No. 5 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 95, SYRACUSE 53
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kayla Jones scored a season-high 18 points and North Carolina State clinched a share of the ACC regular season conference title for the first time since 1990 with a win over Syracuse.
Jakia Brown-Turner added 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Wolfpack (25-3, 16-1 ACC). Elissa Cunane had 14 points and nine rebounds.
N.C. State ran away from Syracuse early by jumping out to a 28-6 lead in the first quarter. Jones had eight points in that span.
Chrislyn Carr finished with 14 points for Syracuse (11-15, 4-12).
No. 10 UCONN 90, GEORGETOWN 49
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Christyn Williams scored 19 points to lead No. 10 UConn to a rout of Georgetown.
Azzi Fudd scored all 12 of her points in the first half and Nika Muhl added 11 for the Huskies (19-5, 13-1 Big East), who won their fourth straight since having the program’s almost nine-year conference winning streak snapped by Villanova.
Mary Clougherty had 15 points to lead Georgetown (7-17, 2-14), which has lost their last 31 meetings with the Huskies.
The loss was the seventh straight and 13th in the last 14 games for the Hoyas who haven’t won since a 78-62 win over Butler on Jan. 30.
No. 11 LSU 66, No. 17 FLORIDA 61
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored eight of her 20 points in the final 38 seconds, Autumn Newby added 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting and LSU beat Florida to take sole possession of second in the Southeastern Conference with a week remaining in the regular season.
Top-ranked South Carolina beat No. 12 Tennessee to earn at least a share of the regular season conference title. The Lady Vols and No. 17 Florida (20-7, 10-4) are tied for third, a game behind LSU (23-4, 11-3).
The Tigers, who lost 73-72 to on Jan. 23, have won six in a row and snapped Florida’s five-game win streak.
No. 14 TEXAS 67, WEST VIRGINIA 58
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Rori Harmon scored 19 points with eight rebounds, seven assists, three steals and a block to lead Texas to a win over West Virginia.
DeYona Gaston added 13 points and Audrey Warren 11 for the Longhorns (19-6, 9-5 Big 12 Conference), who won their fourth straight.
Aliyah Matharu, one of three Longhorns with eight points, closed it out with a three-point play with 12.9 seconds left, her layup coming at the shot clock buzzer. Harmon, a freshman, also drew a key charging foul with 1:25 to play.
Esmery Martinez scored 13 points with four steals for the Mountaineers (11-13, 4-10), who lost their fifth straight.
MIAMI 51, No. 16 GEORGIA TECH 39
ATLANTA (AP) — Karla Erjavec had 12 points, Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi added 10, and Miami defeated Georgia Tech for the Hurricanes’ fourth win in eight days.
Miami (16-10, 9-7 ACC) dominated the first half, particularly on the defensive end, and led 26-12 at the break. The Yellow Jackets made three baskets in the first half, shooting 13% (3 for 23), and half of their points came from the foul line where they made 6 of 8.
Georgia Tech played even with Miami through the first several minutes of the second half, but the Hurricanes’ lead reached 15 points when Erjavec hit a 3-pointer for a 37-22 advantage with 2:37 remaining in the third quarter. Miami went on to lead 42-25 heading to the fourth. Georgia Tech made three 3-pointers late in the period to get as close as 49-39.
Eylia Love led Georgia Tech (19-8, 10-6) with 12 points. Lorela Cubaj had 12 rebounds and seven points.
No. 18 OHIO STATE 59, WISCONSIN 42
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and No. 18 Ohio State cruised to a win over Wisconsin.
Rebeka Mikulasikova had 12 points and Tanaya Beacham added 10 points for the Buckeyes (20-5, 12-4 Big Ten), who outscored Wisconsin (7-19, 4-12) 35-14 in the middle two quarters.
AUBURN 65, No. 21 GEORGIA 60
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Honesty Scott-Grayson scored 23 points with five steals and Auburn scored the last 11 points of the game to upset Georgia.
After Jenna Staiti’s layup put Georgia on top 60-54 with 7:16 to play, the Bulldogs missed their last 11 shots and had six turnovers.
Aicha Coulibaly, who had 19 points and eight rebounds, started the winning run and then tied the game with a breakaway layup with 3:42 to play. After that the Tigers made just 3 of 6 free throws before Sania Wells hit two free throws with 16.7 seconds left.
Auburn (10-15, 2-12 Southeastern Conference), ended a five-game losing streak.
Staiti led the Bulldogs (18-8, 7-7) with 18 points.
No. 24 NORTH CAROLINA 64, FLORIDA STATE 49
TALLAHASSE, Fla. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 26 points, Alyssa Utsby added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and North Carolina defeated Florida State.
Kennedy Todd-Williams scored 10 points for the Tar Heels and Anya Poole grabbed 13 rebounds. For Utsby, it was her 12th double-double this season.
The Tar Heels (21-5, 11-5 ACC) led by one point early in the fourth quarter before breaking free with an 11-0 run for a 56-44 lead. Florida State (14-12, 8-8) couldn’t recover.
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