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Vanderbilt and Mikayla Blakes both post major firsts, Michigan State holds off Purdue, UConn inches closer to glory, a historic 47-point game and more from Thursday's college basketball action.
Maryland guard Oluchi Okananwa talks with Autumn Johnson about her decision to transfer to the program, and the experience, grit and consistency she provides to the team.
About a dozen Texas fans who made the trip to Gainesville to watch their Longhorns beat Florida in women’s basketball recently were curious about a relatively small turnout for the weeknight game. The Gators (17-13, 5-10 Southeastern Conference) have done little to endear themselves to the local community, are on the verge of missing the NCAA Women’s Tournament for the ninth time in 10 years and could have a coaching change in the coming weeks. Kelly Rae Finley is 92-73 in five seasons at Flo...
Madison Booker scored 18 points to help No. 4 Texas defeat No. 23 Georgia 79-50 Thursday night for the Longhorns' 42nd straight home victory. Texas (27-3, 12-3 Southeastern Conference) has won four straight games, the last three by an average of 36.6 points, and is tied with Vanderbilt for second place in the SEC with one regular-season game remaining. Booker converted 8 of 9 free throws and finished with five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Ava Heiden scored a career-high 28 points and No. 9 Iowa overcame Illinois’ second-half 3-point shooting to win 82-78 on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten) won their fifth consecutive game and extended their home winning streak over the Illini (19-9, 9-8) to 13 games. Heiden, averaging 25 points over her last four games and fourth nationally in field-goal percentage, was 13 of 18 from the field.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and 12th-ranked Duke broke it open after halftime to beat Florida State 80-52 on Thursday night for at least a share of the ACC regular-season title. Duke secured the top seed in next week's ACC Tournament with the win. Delaney Thomas added 13 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Taina Mair also had a double-double for the Blue Devils (21-7, 16-1) with 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Ashlon Jackson scored 15 poi...
Madina Okot had 26 points and 17 rebounds, Joyce Edwards added 23 points and No. 3 South Carolina clinched its fifth straight Southeastern Conference regular-season title with a 112-71 victory over Missouri on Thursday night. The Gamecocks (28-2, 14-1) have been the dominant program the past five years in a league with five teams currently in the top 10.
Liv McGill had 28 points, six rebounds and eight assists, Laila Reynolds added 14 points, and Florida beat No. 19 Mississippi 74-67 on Thursday night for its first victory over a ranked opponent this season. Florida (17-13, 5-10 SEC) snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series. McGill found Reynolds for an alley-oop layup in transition for a 63-51 lead early in the fourth during a 12-1 run.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Aaliyah Chavez scored 16 points and No. 7 Oklahoma rolled to an 89-44 win over Arkansas on Thursday night. Payton Verhulst and Raegan Beers played key roles for the Sooners in their final regular-season home games. Verhulst had 14 points and five assists and Beers had 11 points and 12 rebounds. They potentially will play at home at least one more time — Oklahoma has a good chance to be a host in the NCAA Tournament as one of the top 16 overall seeds. Freshman Brookelyn St...
Amelia Hassett scored 15 points on five 3-pointers to lead No. 16 Kentucky past Auburn 63-56 on Thursday night. Hassett was 5 of 8 from the floor and posted six rebounds and two blocks. Clara Strack notched 12 points, five rebounds and two blocks — after entering second in the nation with 75 blocks, having already broken her own Kentucky program record of 73 blocks set last season.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Elina Aarnisalo scored 20 points, Lanie Grant added 15 points and 21st-ranked North Carolina ended its two-game losing streak by beating Virginia 82-70 on Thursday night. Reserve Nyla Brooks scored 11 points, and Nyla Harris and Ciera Toomey each scored 10 for North Carolina (24-6, 13-4 ACC), which shot 58% (29 of 50), including 67% (16 of 24) from 3-point range. Kymora Johnson scored 22 points and Romi Levy 15 for Virginia (19-9, 11-6). North Carolina built a 9-0 ...
Mikaylah Williams had 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and No. 6 LSU pulled away in the second half for a 89-73 victory over Tennessee on Thursday night. Williams' also became the 17th player in LSU history to score 1,500 career points when she hit a jumper about midway through the third quarter. MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 18 points, ZiKayah added 14 point for LSU (25-4, 11-4 SEC), which won its third straight game.
