COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley didn't enjoy her usually dominant team struggling early against LSU. She was grateful, though, the top-ranked Gamecocks got past their problems for their 20th straight victory.Freshman Aliyah Boston...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds as No. 14 Kentucky coasted to a 94-52 win over Mississippi on Thursday night.Sabrina Haines and Chasity Patterson added 15 points apiece for the Wildcats...

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Ciara Duffy scored 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting and No. 20 South Dakota beat North Dakota State 96-57 on Thursday night to clinch at least a share of the Summit League regular-season title.Chloe Lamb added 15 points, Taylor...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Amber Ramirez scored 29 points with five 3-pointers to help No. 22 Arkansas beat Tennessee 83-75 on Thursday night.Alexis Tolefree added 22 points and Chelsea Dungee scored 16 for the Razorbacks (21-5, 9-4 SEC), who made all...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — N'dea Jones scored 13 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and combined with Ciera Johnson to dominate the second half as No. 16 Texas A&M pulled away from Georgia for a 64-47 win on Thursday night.Johnson had 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nicki Ekhomu scored 18 of her season-high 23 points in the second half and No. 17 Florida State beat Wake Forest 78-67 on Thursday night.Ekhomu was 10-of-14 shooting and had six assists. Kiah Gillespie scored 15 points, Morgan...

ATLANTA (AP) — Louisville is accustomed to scoring at will in the ACC. It leads the league in offense, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage, but the Cardinals can defend pretty well, too.“It was a good defensive game," forward Kylee Shook...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Maryland coach Brenda Frese said she likes how the Terrapins are playing with post-season play on the horizon.The No. 7 Terps have a wealth of weapons on offense, and also get the job done on defense.Kaila Charles scored 16 points...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn is no longer ranked among the top five teams in the nation, but they are still the dominant force in the American Athletic Conference.Anna Makurat and Megan Walker each scored 18 points and now sixth-ranked Connecticut secured...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton combined for 50 points, 30 in a dominate middle two quarters as No. 18 Northwestern won its sixth straight by blitzing Rutgers 82-65 on Wednesday night.Pulliam finished with 27 points, hitting...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kim Mulkey gathered her Baylor players for a quick chat before Queen Egbo grabbed the coach around the waist and hoisted her in the air.Call it a “Lady Bear” hug for the fastest coach to 600 wins in Division I history — men...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clinging to a three-point lead in overtime, Michaela Onyenware hit a pair of free throws and then stole the ball. She fed freshman Charisma Osborne, who sank a 3-pointer and No. 8 UCLA never looked back.Osborne finished with a career-high...