COLOMBIA, SC (AP) – Destanni Henderson scored 19 points and Aliyah Boston added 12 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks in South Carolina’s first position over LSU 66-59 on Sunday, for the 31st consecutive victory in the Southeast Conference.
The Gamecocks (17-2, 12-0 SEC) have not lost in the league game since they fell to Arkansas in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament in March 2019.
Boston finished with his 10th double-double this season and 23rd of his career, as South Carolina won the 12th straight at LSU. Zia Cooke added 13 points for Gamecocks.
Jailin Cherry had a career record of 19 points to lead LSU (8-10, 6-6). Faustine Aifuwa had 11 points and 12 rebounds, his ninth double-double this season for the Tigers.
Nº 6 TEXAS A&M 80, Nº 16 TENNESSEE 70
COLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Destiny Pitts had the best score of the season, 18 points, and Texas A&M used a strong free-throw shot at the end of the match to secure the victory over Tennessee.
It is the seventh straight win for Texas A&M (19-1, 10-1 SEC) and improves Aggies to 8-0 against qualified opponents this season.
Texas A&M had a two-point lead at the end of the fourth period, when Pitts fouled in a 3-point basket and hit all three free throws for 73-68. Jordan Nixon added two free throws after an offensive foul by Rennia Davis, before a Davis basket reduced the lead to 5 with less than a minute to go.
Lady Vols was unable to approach.
Davis had 25 points to lead Tennessee (12-5, 6-3) after losing the team’s last game for a medical reason.
No. 10 ARIZONA 75, WASHINGTON 53
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) – Sam Thomas scored 20 points, including a career record with six of 3 points, and Aari McDonald also had 20 points to help Arizona continue its winning streak for six games with a Pac win -12 about Washington.
Cate Reese had 12 points, Shaina Pellington had 11 points and Thomas added seven rebounds, the best of the season, for the Wildcats (14-2, 12-2).
Quay Miller had 13 points and nine rebounds and Haley Van Dyke had 12 for the Huskies (5-11, 2-11), who broke an eight-game losing streak at Arizona State on Friday.
Nº 15 INDIANA 58, ILLINOIS 50
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois (AP) – Ali Patberg scored 16 points and Indiana overcame a bad day of shooting to go back in Illinois.
Gunner Mackenzie Holmes ‘fights (18.7 points per game) emphasized the Hoosiers’ fight. The pitcher with 62% – which is among the top five in the country – had 1 of 16 pitches and went up seven points.
Despite the bad shot, Indiana (13-4, 11-2 Big Ten) made the moves along the straight. After a basket by Jada Peebles crowned a series of 8-0 to reduce the Hoosiers’ lead to one with 2:39 left in the game, Illini did not score again.
Pebbles led Illinois (3-13, 1-12), who hit 30% and made 9 of 10 on the line, with 13 points.
No. 23 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 73, ORAL ROBERTS 61
TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) – Myah Selland scored 30 points, his career record, and the state of South Dakota scored the last 10 points of the game to hold Oral Roberts in the Jackrabbits’ 14th consecutive victory.
Compared to Saturday’s 82-60 victory over the Golden Eagles, the Jackrabbits had to work harder, but made all the moves along the way.
Oral Roberts pulled 63-61 in a Tierney Coleman basket with 3:06 remaining. Paiton Burckhard responded with a tray and then Oral Roberts missed his last five shots and had three turns. Tylee Irwin hit two free throws, Selland made a basket at 1:06 to beat the previous career high in one and Burckhard closed with half a minute to go.
Coleman had a career record of 22 points for the Golden Eagles (16-2, 4-6).
No. 24 GEORGIA 82, MISSOURI 64
COLOMBIA, Missouri (AP) – Gabby Connally scored 29 points, sinking six of 3 points, Jenna Staiti scored 12 of her 18 points after the break and Georgia fled Missouri.
Coming from a 35-35 draw at the break, Georgia (16-4, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) hit 47% in the second half, with Connally making five of the Bulldogs and six of 3 points.
Ladazhia Williams led Missouri (7-9, 3-8) with 17 points, with Haley Troup and Hayley Frank adding 14 each. Troup did 2 to 2 from a distance, Frank did 3 to 3 behind the hoop.
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