South Carolina wins coin flip for No. 1 seed in SEC tournament

AUSTIN, Texas >> Kyla Oldacre scored 18 points and No. 1 Texas beat Florida 72-46 on Sunday to earn a share of the Southeastern Conference regular season championship with South Carolina.

The Longhorns and Gamecocks both finished 15-1 in conference play. They split the season series, but South Carolina won a coin flip and will be the No. 1 seed for this week’s SEC tournament.

The Longhorns, (29-2, 15-1 SEC) who are in their first season in the league, have now won 13 straight games.

Ra Shaya Kyle led Florida (14-16, 5-11) with 12 points.

NO. 3 NOTRE DAME 72, NO. 25 LOUISVILLE 59>> Hannah Hidalgo scored 20 points and No. 3 Notre Dame (25-4 overall, 16-2 ACC) bounced back from consecutive losses to clinch a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season women’s basketball title with a 72-59 victory against No. 25 Louisville.

Jayda Curry scored 19 points for Louisville (20-9 overall, 13-5 ACC).

NO. 5 UCONN 92, MARQUETTE 57>> Paige Bueckers had 19 points, seven assists and three steals in her final regular-season game to lead No. 5 UConn to a 92-57 win over Marquette.

Sarah Strong had 17 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocked shots for UConn (28-3, 18-0 in the Big East). Jaidynn Mason had 13 points for Marquette (20-9, 12-6).

NO. 6 SOUTH CAROLINA 78, KENTUCKY 66>> Tessa Johnson scored 16 points, and No. 6 South Carolina claimed a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship with a 78-66 victory over No. 15 Kentucky.

Te-Hina Paopao added 13 points for South Carolina (27-3). Clara Strack scored 23 points for Kentucky (22-6, 11-5).

OLE MISS 85, NO. 7 LSU 77>> Tameiya Sadler scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Ole Miss rallied from a 15-point deficit in the third quarter to stun No. 7 LSU 85-77.

Starr Jacobs had 17 for the Rebels (19-9, 10-5 SEC). The Tigers (27-4, 12-4) were led by Aneesah Morrow’s 30 points and 12 rebounds.

VIRGINIA 78, NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA 75>> Paris Clark and Kymora Johnson each hit two late foul shots to help Virginia beat No. 8 North Carolina 78-75.

Latasha Lattimore had 23 points for Virginia (16-14, 8-10 ACC).

Maria Gakdeng led the short-handed Tar Heels (25-6, 13-5) with a career-high 25 points.

NO. 9 N.C. STATE 69, SMU 45>> Aziaha James had 19 points and nine rebounds while Zoe Brooks also scored 19 as No. 9 N.C. State (24-5, 16-2) beat SMU 69-45 to claim the top seed in the ACC Tournament.

NO. 10 TCU 51, NO. 17 BAYLOR 48>> Sedona Prince had 16 points and 19 rebounds as 10th-ranked TCU (28-3, 16-2 Big 12) won its first Big 12 regular-season title, holding on to beat No. 17 Baylor 51-48 in the conference’s first winner-take-all on the final day in its 29-season history.

Aaronette Vonleh had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Baylor (25-6, 15-3).

GEORGIA 72, NO. 11 TENNESSEE 69>> Mia Woolfolk scored 20 points, De’Mauri Flournoy had 18 points and Georgia defeated No. 11 Tennessee 72-69.

NO. 19 MARYLAND 93, NO. 12 OHIO STATE 90, OT>> Sarah Te-Biasu drilled a running 3-pointer with a second left in overtime to give No. 19 Maryland a 93-90 win over No. 12 Ohio State in a regular season Big Ten Conference finale.

NO. 13 OKLAHOMA 91, NO. 20 ALABAMA 84>> Raegan Beers scored 22 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and battled through a third-quarter injury to lead No. 13 Oklahoma to a 91-84 win over No. 20 Alabama to clinch the No. 5 seed into the Southeastern Conference tournament.

IOWA STATE 85, NO. 14 KANSAS STATE 63>> Audi Crooks put Iowa State on her shoulders in the third quarter, scoring 14 of her career-high 36 points as the Cyclones blew past No. 14 Kansas State 85-63 in their regular season finale.

NO. 16 DUKE 71, NO. 24 FLORIDA 57>> Reserve Toby Fournier scored 10 of her 28 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 16 Duke pull away late and beat No. 24 Florida State 71-57 to clinch the No. 3 seed — and a double bye — at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Timpson led the Seminoles (23-7, 13-5) with 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting.

NO. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE 57, KANSAS 51>> Tenin Magassa matched her career high with 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Micah Gray hit some clutch 3-pointers and scored 17 and No. 21 Oklahoma State held off Kansas 57-51 in a Big 12 Conference regular-season finale, earning the Cowgirls a third-place finish.

No. 22 Creighton 70, villanova 55>> Seniors Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen combined to score 40 and both players topped 2,000 career points as No. 22 Creighton defeated Villanova 70-55 to close out the Big East Conference regular season.

— The Associated Press