COLUMBIA, S.C.>> MiLaysia Fulwiley had 23 points and Chloe Kitts added 19 points and 10 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina won its 41st straight game with a 92-60 victory over Coppin State on Thursday night.
The Gamecocks opened their home season by unfurling the national championship banner celebrating their 38-0 title run last year.
Then they went to work at keeping their perfect start to this season going strong.
Kitts, who missed Sunday’s win over No. 13 NC State with an academic issue, had her second double-double this season. Fulwiley had four of her team’s 10 3-pointers as the Gamecocks won their 60th straight at home.
NO. 8 IOWA STATE 80, ST. THOMAS 47>> Audi Crooks had 26 points and eight rebounds, Sydney Harris added 13 and No. 8 Iowa State beat St. Thomas of Minnesota.
Crooks made 12 of 17 shots from the field and left the game two minutes into the fourth quarter after her layup gave the Cyclones a 27-point lead. She has reached double figures in 36 consecutive games.
Harris has come off the bench to score in double figures in three straight games for the Cyclones.
NO. 10 KANSAS STATE 86, CREIGHTON 68>> Ayoka Lee scored 28 points in just 16 minutes due to foul trouble, and No. 10 Kansas State rolled to a victory over Creighton.
Temira Poindexter and Serena Sundell added 12 points apiece, and Kennedy Taylor scored 10 off the bench for the Wildcats.
Kennedy Townsend had a career-high 16 points, and Morgan Maly finished with 15 for the Bluejays.
But Lauren Jensen, the nation’s leading scorer, was held to just nine on 4-for-11 shooting.
NO. 13 NC STATE 79, KENT STATE 51>> Aziaha James scored 20 points to surpass 1,000 for her career and No. 13 N.C. State broke away in the fourth quarter to defeat Kent State.
The Wolfpack led 56-44 entering the fourth quarter and reeled off the first 14 points, eight by Zamareya Jones.
The Golden Flashes went more than 7 1/2 minutes before making two free throws and eight minutes before making a field goal, missing 11 straight shots.
NO. 16 DUKE 84, DAYTON 49>> Jordan Wood came off the bench to score a career-high 17 points, Toby Fournier added 15 and No. 16 Duke defeated Dayton.
Wood was 8-of-11 shooting and led the Blue Devils with nine points in the first half when they took a 37-23 lead.
NO. 17 BAYLOR 104, EAST TEXAS A&M 55>> Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Aaronette Vonleh had 18 and 11 and No. 17 Baylor rolled to a win over East Texas A&M.
NO. 19 MISSISSIPPI 80, DELAWARE STATE 42>> Starr Jacobs scored 18 points, Madison Scott added 13 and No. 19 Mississippi beat Delaware State.
It was a homecoming game — sort of — for Scott, who grew up about 100 miles away from Dover in Indian Head, Maryland.
NO. 22 Alabama 88, ALCORN STATE 59>> Essence Cody had 18 points and eight rebounds, Aaliyah Nye added 17 points and Alabama beat Alcorn State. Eris Lester came off the bench to score 15 points for Alabama,.
NO. 23 ILLINOIS 84, EASTERN ILLINOIS 37>> Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored a career-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting, Kendall Bostic had a double-double and No. 23 Illinois coasted to a win over Eastern Illinois.