No. 1 South Carolina women win 30th straight, beat Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Zia Cooke had 15 factors and 4 assists in 20 minutes to guide No. 1 South Carolina to its thirtieth straight win, 83-48 over Auburn on Thursday night time.

The Gamecocks (24-0, 11-0 Southeastern Convention) dominated from the beginning in a sport sandwiched between a pair of top-5 matchups. They had been coming off an 81-77 win over No. 4 UConn and host No. 3 LSU on Sunday.

Aliyah Boston had 10 factors and eight rebounds for South Carolina earlier than exiting with 8:54 left to finish a string of eight straight double-doubles.

Sydney Shaw tied her profession excessive with 15 factors and made 3 of 4 3-pointers to guide the Tigers (13-10, 3-8). Auburn performed with out its prime scorer and rebounder Aicha Coulibaly, who sat out with a leg damage.

NO. 2 INDIANA 87, NO. 5 IOWA 78

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Grace Berger completed with a season-high 26 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Mackenzie Holmes added 24 factors for Indiana.

The Hoosiers (23-1, 12-1 Massive Ten) used a 17-7 fourth-quarter run to earn their eleventh consecutive win, this time in entrance of a report crowd of 13,046. Indiana has damaged the attendance mark 3 times since January and now has a 1 1/2-game lead within the chase for its first regular-season convention crown because the Massive Ten’s inaugural season of 1982-83.

Caitlin Clark had 35 factors, 10 assists and 4 rebounds to guide the Hawkeyes (19-5, 11-2), who misplaced for the primary time since Jan. 1.

NO. 6 STANFORD 84, NO. 17 ARIZONA 60

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cameron Brink and Haley Jones every scored 18 factors as Stanford bounced again from a loss.

The Cardinal (23-3, 11-2 Pac-12) received their sixth straight towards the Wildcats (18-6, 8-5), a streak that features the 2021 NCAA title sport. Stanford moved into first place within the convention, a half-game forward of No. 7 Utah.

Jones shot 8 for 11 and added 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Brink had eight rebounds whereas taking part in 21 minutes.

Stanford outrebounded Arizona 45-27. It was a significantly better effort on the boards than in Sunday’s 72-67 loss at Washington. In that sport, the Cardinal had a season-low 24 rebounds.

NO. 8 MARYLAND 79, NORTHWESTERN 54

EVANSTON, In poor health. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 18 factors and Maryland beat struggling Northwestern.

Brir McDaniel added 14 factors and the Terrapins (20-5, 12-3 Massive Ten) adopted up this system’s most lopsided win over a prime 10 opponent with one other dominant efficiency.

Coming off a 90-54 romp over then-No. 10 Ohio State on Sunday, Maryland outscored Northwestern (8-16, 1-12) 18-2 whereas holding the Wildcats with no area aim within the second quarter.

Miller, the Massive Ten’s third-leading scorer, additionally had 9 rebounds and 7 assists. The 6-foot-3 guard went to the locker room holding her hand over her eye early within the third quarter, however returned a couple of minutes later.

NO. 9 DUKE 68, BOSTON COLLEGE 27

BOSTON (AP) — Reigan Richardson scored 14 factors and Celeste Taylor added 11 to guide Duke to the 1,000th win in this system’s historical past.

Richardson scored 10 factors within the second quarter, when the Blue Devils (21-3, 11-2 ACC) turned a five-point lead right into a 32-14 runaway. Boston Faculty (14-13, 4-10) made simply two baskets within the interval, going scoreless for the final 7:55 of the half.

The blowout happy the numerous Blue Devils followers within the crowd of two,347 — the largest of the season on the Conte Discussion board. A boisterous cheer erupted when Duke reserve Shay Bollin, who’s from close by Raynham, scored with 32 seconds left.

NO. 10 NOTRE DAME 69, PITT 63

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Sonia Citron scored 20 factors and Maddy Westbeld added 17 for Notre Dame.

Sophomore guard Olivia Miles had a double-double of 11 factors and 13 assists with seven rebounds and two steals because the Preventing Irish (19-4, 10-3 ACC) prolonged their house successful streak towards Pitt to 16 video games.

Senior guard Dayshanette Harris led the Panthers (8-16, 1-12) with a season-high 20 factors.

SYRACUSE 75, NO. 14 NORTH CAROLINA 67

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Dyaisha Truthful scored 18 of her 23 factors within the second half and Georgia Woolley added 20 factors for Syracuse.

Syracuse (16-9, 7-7 ACC) pulled away within the third quarter, scoring 31 factors after totaling simply 32 in the complete first half.

Deja Kelly led North Carolina (17-7, 8-5) with a career-high 32 factors. Kennedy Todd-Williams added 14 factors.

MIAMI 86, NO. 19 FLORIDA STATE 82

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Haley Cavinder made eight straight free throws within the remaining 30 seconds and completed with a career-high 33 factors for Miami.

Miami used a five-point possession to tie it at 72-all with 4:25 left. Cavinder began it with two free throws following a technical foul on Florida State coach Brooke Wyckoff, after which Jasmyne Roberts sank a 3-pointer from the nook.

The Hurricanes (16-8, 9-4 ACC) took a 75-73 lead on Cavinder’s 3-pointer off the glass with 2:10 remaining.

Makayla Timpson completed with 19 factors and 9 rebounds for Florida State (20-6, 9-4).

NO. 22 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 51, WAKE FOREST 42

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Saniya Rivers scored 10 of her team-high 12 factors within the second half for North Carolina State.

The Wolfpack (17-7, 7-6 ACC) beat Wake Forest for the ninth straight time.

Jewel Spear had 11 factors on 5-for-24 capturing for Wake Forest (14-11, 5-9).

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