RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Ninth-ranked Louisville handled a sellout road crowd and a rare two-game losing streak with a stifling defensive performance.It helped that the Cardinals were back to knocking down shots, too.Jazmine Jones had 19 points, and Louisville...

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Hannah Sjerven scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and No. 21 South Dakota beat Western Illinois 88-51 on Thursday night for the Coyotes' 12th consecutive victory.Taylor Frederick added 13 points and Chloe Lamb and Ciara Duffy...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ali Patberg had 17 points and nine assists on Thursday night, and No. 20 Indiana pulled away late to beat Illinois 59-54.The Illini (11-13, 2-11 Big Ten) took a 49-47 lead on Kennedi Myles' layup with 4:05 left in the game. The...

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — DJ Williams scored a career-high 51 points with seven rebounds and eight assists, breaking a 34-year-old school scoring record, and Coastal Carolina beat Troy 124-103 on Thursday night.Williams, a senior guard, was 16 of 31 from...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Khayla Pointer scored 24 points with 10 rebounds and six assists, Awa Trasi had five 3-pointers and scored 22 points, and LSU handed No. 25 Tennessee its third-straight loss, 75-65 on Thursday night.The duo combined for 16 points...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Veronica Burton hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 2:35 to play, Sydney Wood drained the clinching free throws with 8.1 seconds left and No. 19 Northwestern edged Michigan 66-60 on Thursday night.Michigan shot 52% and took a 35-30...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — In a game billed as a showdown for first place, No. 10 Maryland emphatically proved to be the team most deserving of standing alone atop the Big Ten.Kaila Charles scored 21 points, and the Terrapins took charge early against...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshmen Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke had 13 points apiece and No. 1 South Carolina overcame a sluggish start before rolling over Auburn 79-53 for its 18th straight victory on Thursday night.The Gamecocks (24-1, 11-0 Southeastern...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Tyasha Harris really thought coming in she wasn't bothered by her losing history against UConn.Then Harris and the top-ranked Gamecocks won — and her attitude and emotions changed quickly.“Yes, this feels pretty...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Coming off a 33-point loss at No. 3 Oregon, Arizona had something to prove when it stepped on the court Sunday against No. 9 Oregon State.And the 12th-ranked Wildcats (19-4, 8-4 Pac-12) delivered a definitive statement with a...

STANFORD,Calif. (AP) — Senior day inspired some emotion and Stanford put it to good use.Lexie Hull had 14 points and six rebounds, Nadia Fingall and Ashten Prechtel each scored 11 points and the sixth-ranked Cardinal overpowered USC 79-59 in a Pac-12...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Arizona State had hope at halftime.With revenge as a motivating factor, Oregon extinguished any hope of an upset quickly in the third quarter.Sabrina Ionescu led five Oregon players in double figures with 19 points, and the third-ranked...