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Mikayla Blakes scored 30 points and No. 5 Vanderbilt staged a third-quarter comeback to beat Florida 82-66 on Sunday. The Commodores scored a season-low 10 points in the first quarter and went into halftime down 35-25 after shooting just 32% from the floor. Blakes had just six points.
UCLA and Michigan delivered statement wins in marquee matchups Sunday, bringing the Big Ten women’s basketball title race in sharp focus as February begins.
Angela Dugalic scored a season-high 22 points and had a career-high five steals as No. 2 UCLA extended its winning streak to 15 with an 88-65 victory over No. 8 Iowa on Sunday. Kiki Rice had 17 points and seven assists and Lauren Betts scored 16 points as the Bruins (21-1, 11-0 Big Ten) remained the only undefeated team in conference play while improving to 10-0 at home. UCLA has won both of its games against Iowa since moving to the Big Ten last season.
Madison Booker and Justice Carlton scored 16 points each to lead No. 4 Texas to a 78-70 victory over No. 10 Oklahoma on Sunday. Jordan Lee scored 14 and freshman Aaliyah Crump added 12 points off the bench as Texas (21-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) won its 38th straight home game and improved to 7-2 this season against AP Top 25 opponents. Oklahoma is 2-5 against the top 25.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Tajianna Roberts scored 21 points and No. 7 Louisville extended its winning streak to 14 games with a 71-59 victory over California on Sunday. The Cardinals (21-3, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) remained tied with No. 20 Duke atop the ACC standings. The Blue Devils routed visiting Wake Forest 80-44 on Sunday. The Cardinals host Duke on Thursday. The Golden Bears (13-10, 4-6) had won three in a row. Roberts also had five assists and four rebounds. Elif Istanbulluoglu h...
Clara Strack had 33 points and 15 rebounds, Teonni Key also had a double-double, and No. 18 Kentucky defeated Arkansas 93-73 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. Kentucky led by only six points at halftime and it was 60-49 heading to the fourth quarter. Kentucky led by at least 19 points the rest of the way.
Snudda Collins scored 28 points off the bench, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, and No. 21 Texas Tech knocked off No. 12 TCU 62-60 on Sunday. Collins matched her career high by scoring 28 points for the second time in three games. The free throw proved important when Olivia Miles nailed a 3 to get TCU within a point with less than two seconds remaining.
Kierra Wheeler had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Jordan Harrison also scored 18 points, and No. 22 West Virginia defeated No. 14 Baylor 70-60 on Sunday. The loss potentially knocked Baylor (19-4, 8-2 Big 12) out of first place in the Big 12 but the Lady Bears got good news later in the day when No. 21 Texas Tech defeated No. 12 TCU 62-60. Baylor and TCU remain tied for first place.
No. 9 Michigan outlasted No. 13 Michigan State in overtime in the rivals’ first matchup with both teams ranked in the AP top 15.
Mila Holloway scored a career-high 26 points to help No. 9 Michigan outlast No. 13 Michigan State 94-91 in overtime on Sunday in the rivals’ first matchup with both teams ranked in the top 15 of The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll. Olivia Olson, who had 23 points, made a three-point play and 3-pointer on consecutive possessions and Syla Swords followed with a layup to help the Wolverines (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten) pull away with an eight-point lead in OT. Michigan State’s Jalyn Bro...
No. 1 UConn used a spirited run in the second half to beat No. 15 Tennessee 96-66 on Sunday, the Lady Vols' worst loss in the teams' storied rivalry.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Riley Nelson scored 16 points, Toby Fournier and Arianna Roberson contributed double-doubles and No. 20 Duke overwhelmed Wake Forest 80-44 on Sunday for the Blue Devils' 13th straight win. The Blue Devils' 11-0 ACC start (16-6 overall) is their best under coach Kara Lawson, who is in her sixth season. The 2012-13 team started 15-0 in the ACC and had a 16-game overall winning streak. Duke led 42-10 after a first half in which Wake Forest had 17 turnovers and shot only 15% (...
Jada Richard scored 16 points and No. 6 LSU recorded its seventh straight win, a 103-63 blowout over No. 24 Alabama on Sunday. The Tigers (21-2, 7-2 Southeastern Conference), who lead the nation in scoring margin, scored 100 points in a league game for the first time this season. ZaKiyah Johnson had 15 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season, Mikaylah Williams scored 15 points and MiLaysia Fulwiley added 10 for LSU.
Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong combined for 53 points as UConn's two top stars handed Tennessee its worst loss in the history of the rivalry.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ehis Etute scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Oregon in a 68-61 win over No. 16 Maryland on Saturday night. Etute shot 10 of 15 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line. Sofia Bell added 16 points, hitting four 3-pointers. The Ducks (17-7, 5-6 Big Ten) pulled ahead off an 11-0 run with 2:39 remaining. Addi Mack made a layup and made two free throws to get Maryland within two with 27 seconds remaining but Oregon made 5 of 6 free throws to seal th...
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Skye Belker and Olivia Hutcherson scored 20 points apiece, and No. 19 Princeton pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Cornell 72-61 on Saturday. Princeton opened the final quarter on a 10-2 surge for a 58-48 advantage with 7:17 remaining. Ashley Chea's 3-pointer later stretched the Tigers' advantage to 65-53 with 4:44 to play. Belker made a 3-pointer and scored eight points in the fourth quarter, and Hutcherson chipped in with two layups. Chea finished with 11 point...
