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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Celeste Taylor scored 20 points and No. 2 Ohio State clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament with a 79-66 win over Maryland on Sunday.
Jacy Sheldon had 17 points for the surging Buckeyes (24-4, 15-1 Big Ten), who won their 14th straight game with two to go in the regular season. They can capture the conference title outright with a win in one of those.
Cotie McMahon finished with 15 points despite picking up her fourth foul in the third period.
Bri McDaniel had 21 points and Brinae Alexander added 16 for the Terrapins (16-11, 8-8), who had their four-game win streak snapped.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 103, KENTUCKY 55
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Bree Hall scored 18 points, MiLaysia Fulwiley added 17 off the bench and South Carolina claimed its third straight Southeastern Conference regular-season title and eighth in 11 years.
With 6-foot-7 star center Kamilla Cardoso sitting out a second straight game, the Gamecocks (27-0, 14-0) built a 20-point lead at the break and led 74-43 lead after three quarters.
Sania Feagin scored 16 points, Ashlyn Watkins had 13 points and Chloe Kitts 10 as the Gamecocks had their sixth 100-point outing this season.
Ajae Petty scored 16 points and Sania Tyler 15 for the Wildcats (11-17, 5-9), who shot 34%.
NO. 3 STANFORD 81, ARIZONA STATE 67
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kiki Iriafen had 22 points and 20 rebounds, Cameron Brink added 14 points and Stanford rebounded after an upset loss to Arizona without Brink to wrap up at least a share of the Pac-12 regular-season title.
The Cardinal took at least a share of the regular-season title for the fourth consecutive season, and 27th time in program history.
Brink returned from an illness and had nine rebounds, seven assists and five blocks.
Stanford (24-4, 13-3) hosted its final regular-season Pac-12 home game, with the Cardinal moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference next season and Arizona State (11-17, 3-1) going to the Big 12.
Jalyn Brown led Arizona State with 18 points.
NO. 4 IOWA 101, ILLINOIS 85
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for her 16th career triple-double as Iowa bounced back from a loss to No. 14 Indiana.
Clark leads Division I with five triple-doubles. Hannah Stuelke scored 20 points for Iowa (24-4, 13-3 Big Ten).
Molly Davis scored 17 points and Kate Martin 13 for the Hawkeyes. Iowa topped the 100-point mark for the ninth time this season.
Makira Cook scored 26 points to lead Illinois (13-13, 7-9). Genesis Bryant added 19 points, Adalia McKenzie had 13, Camille Hobby 12 and Kendall Bostic finished with 10 points and 17 rebounds.
DUKE 69, NO. 6 N.C. STATE 58
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Taina Mair scored 19 points and Duke beat a ranked opponent for the second time in four days.
Reigan Richardson scored 15 points and Kennedy Brown added 14 as Duke (18-9, 10-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) avenged a 15-point loss to N.C. State last month.
Duke led by as many as 22 points and held on to follow Thursday night’s 58-45 win over No. 17 Syracuse with another victory over a ranked opponent.
Aziaha James scored 15 points, River Baldwin added 14 and Saniya Rivers had 13 for N.C. State (23-5, 11-5), which lost consecutive games for the first time this season.
NO. 8 VIRGINIA TECH 74, NORTH CAROLINA 62
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley scored 34 points and Virginia Tech won its 10th straight game.
Kitley shot 11 for 17 from the floor and 12 for 14 from the line for the Hokies (23-4, 14-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who clinched a share of the ACC’s regular-season crown.
Deja Kelly led the Tar Heels (18-10, 10-6) with 29 points. North Carolina had its three-game win streak halted.
WASHINGTON 61, NO. 9 OREGON STATE 51
SEATTLE (AP) — Elle Ladine scored 23 points, Dalayah Daniels added 15 and Washington dealt Oregon State a blow in its hopes of at least sharing the Pac-12 Conference regular-season title.
With the Beavers playing without leading scorer and rebounder Raegan Beers, the Huskies (15-12, 5-11 Pac-12) opened the game with an 8-0 run of points in the paint, converting three turnovers into three field goals, and never trailed.
Timea Gardiner had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Oregon State (22-5, 11-5), with Lily Hansford adding 11 points and Dominika Paurova scoring 10.
KANSAS 58, NO. 10 KANSAS STATE 55
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Freshman S’Mya Nichols scored 22 points to lead Kansas to its sixth win in seven games.
Taiyanna Jackson added 11 points and Holly Kersgieter scored 10 for Kansas (16-11, 9-7 Big 12), which closed out the victory with an 11-4 run.
Ayoka Lee scored 14 points and Taryn Sides added 11 for Kansas State (23-5, 12-4), which has gone 3-4 in its last seven games.
NO. 13 LSU 75, TENNESSEE 60
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter and Angel Reese added 11 points and 16 rebounds as LSU used a late 16-2 run for the win.
Reese scored four points in the decisive run and surpassed 2,000 career points. Mikaylah Williams had 15 points for LSU (24-2, 11-3 SEC).
Rickea Jackson scored 16 points, giving her 1,009 for her career, and added nine rebounds for the Lady Vols (16-10, 9-5). Tamari Key had 10 points.
NO. 15 UCONN 104, DEPAUL 67
CHICAGO (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 30 points, Aaliyah Edwards had a season-high 17 rebounds and 23 points and Connecticut beat DePaul for the 25th straight time.
Bueckers made 9 of 15 shots and 11 of 13 free throws for the Huskies (24-5, 16-0 Big East Conference), who have won four in a row since an 83-65 loss to No. 1 South Carolina. Freshman Ashlynn Shade had 13 points and KK Arnold scored 12 for UConn. Nika Muhl pitched in with 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds as all five starters scored in double figures.
Kate Clarke hit four 3-pointers and scored 24 to lead the Blue Demons (12-17, 4-12), who have lost four in a row. Katlyn Gilbert had 13 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out.
NO. 17 SYRACUSE 63, PITTSBURGH 53
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Dyaisha Fair scored 15 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter and moved into the fifth spot on the women’s NCAA Division I career scoring list as Syracuse used a late rally for the win.
Fair passed Brittney Griner, who scored 3,283 points for Baylor from 2009 through 2013. Fair, who has 3,302 career points, trails Jackie Stiles (3,393), Kelsey Mitchell (3,402), Kelsey Plum (3,527) and Caitlin Clark (3,617) on the career list.
Georgia Woolley scored 14 points and Sophie Burrows added 11 for Syracuse (23-5, 13-4 ACC). Liatu King had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Pittsburgh (8-21, 2-14).
NO. 18 UTAH 74, NO. 7 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 68
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alissa Pili had 23 points and nine rebounds against her old team and Utah defeated Southern California despite 30 points from Trojans star JuJu Watkins.
The Utes (20-8, 10-6 Pac-12) ended the Trojans’ seven-game winning streak and completed a season sweep. Utah had never beaten a team ranked higher than 15th away from home.
Kaitlyn Davis added 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting before fouling out with 3:18 remaining for USC (21-5, 11-5).
NO. 19 NOTRE DAME 79, BOSTON COLLEGE 55
BOSTON (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo scored 19 points, Maddy Westbeld added 18 and Notre Dame overcome a poor first quarter for the win.
Notre Dame shot 4 of 18 in the first quarter and fell behind 21-11 heading to the second. The Irish outscored Boston College 18-4 in the second quarter and 42-19 in the middle periods.
Sonia Citron scored 16 and Anna DeWolfe 11 for the Fighting Irish (21-6, 11-5 ACC).
Dontavia Waggoner scored 25 points on 9-for-17 shooting for the Eagles (11-18, 3-13), who shot 30.8% overall.
VIRGINIA 73, NO. 20 LOUISVILLE 68
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Camryn Taylor scored nine of her 22 points in the fourth quarter, Kymora Johnson made three free throws in the last 14.6 seconds to lead Virginia.
The Cavaliers are the first unranked Atlantic Coast Conference team to win in the KFC Yum! Center since it opened, ending a streak of 56 straight victories for the Cardinals.
Johnson finished with 18 points for Virginia (14-13, 6-10), which beat its third ranked team. Paris Clark had 12 points and Jillian Brown 11.
Nyla Harris had 17 points and nine rebounds for Louisville (22-7, 11-5). Sydney Taylor scored 15 points and Kiki Jefforson added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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