



No. 13 N.C. State beats No. 1 Notre Dame in double OT
RALEIGH, N.C. >> Zoe Brooks scored a career-high 33 points to help No. 13 N.C. State beat top-ranked Notre Dame 104-95 in double overtime Sunday, ending the Fighting Irish’s 19-game winning streak while keeping alive their hopes to share the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.
Brooks had 10 rebounds for the Wolfpack (22-5, 14-2 ACC), while Aziaha James added 20 points. That included a highlight-reel transition layup in which James took the ball around her back to change hands and avoid a strip by Olivia Miles, a sequence that had the packed Reynolds Coliseum erupting in a roar.
By the end, the Wolfpack had hung on in a game featuring 21 lead changes while denying the Irish (24-3, 15-1) the chance to clinch the ACC regular-season title outright.
Hannah Hidalgo had 26 points for Notre Dame, and Sonia Citron added 23.
NO. 3 UCLA 67, IOWA 65 >> Elina Aarnisalo made two free throws with 3.8 seconds remaining to give No. 3 UCLA a comeback win at Iowa.
Lauren Betts had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Bruins (26-1, 14-1 Big Ten), who trailed by 12 points twice in the third quarter before rallying.
NO. 4 SOUTHERN CAL 76, NO. 25 ILLINOIS 66 >> JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen scored 22 points each and No. 4 Southern California defeated 25th-ranked Illinois in Los Angeles to retain sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.
NO. 6 SOUTH CAROLINA 82, VANDERBILT 54 >> MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 24 points as sixth-ranked South Carolina won at Vanderbilt for the Gamecocks’ second straight win.
South Carolina (25-3, 13-1 Southeastern Conference) improved to 23-21 all-time, winning its 17th straight in this series.
NO. 7 LSU 65, NO. 14 KENTUCKY 58 >> Mikaylah Williams scored 15 of her 24 points in the second half as No. 7 LSU rallied from 16 points down to win at No. 14 Kentucky.
NO. 8 OHIO STATE 98, PURDUE 46 >> Chance Gray led all scorers with 21 points, Jaloni Cambridge added 20 and the No. 8 Ohio State women cruised to a home win over Purdue.
NO. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 79, LOUISVILLE 75 >> Trayanna Crisp scored 19 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 35 seconds left, freshman Lanie Grant added a career-high 19 and No. 9 North Carolina earned a comeback victory over host Louisville.
NO. 10 TCU 71, NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 50 >> Hailey Van Lith scored 26 points, Sedona Prince had 20 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks, and TCU rolled to a home victory over West Virginia.
NO. 11 DUKE 80, SYRACUSE 49 >> Toby Fournier scored 22 points, Oluchi Okananwa added 13 points, and Duke routed visiting Syracuse.
NO. 15 TENNESSEE 86, FLORIDA 78 >> Talaysia Cooper scored 18 points, Zee Spearman had 16 points including a key three-point play, and No. 15 Tennessee rallied in the second half to win at Florida.
NO. 16 OKLAHOMA 94, ARKANSAS 54 >> Raegan Beers scored 30 points for a second straight game and No. 16 Oklahoma upped its win streak to five with a road victory over Arkansas.
NO. 18 ALABAMA 66, AUBURN 50 >> Aaliyah Nye hit six 3-pointers and finished with 29 points to help No. 18 Alabama overcome a 16-point first-half deficit at home and beat in-state rival Auburn.
FLORIDA STATE 73, NO. 20 GEORGIA TECH 70 >> Sydney Bowles scored a career-high 32 and Florida State knocked off No. 20 Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
NO. 22 MICHIGAN STATE 73, INDIANA 65 >> Grace VanSlooten scored 17 points to help spark No. 22 Michigan State to a win over visiting Indiana.
NO. 23 CREIGHTON 83, DEPAUL 74 >> Lauren Jensen scored 28 points and No. 23 Creighton used a strong second half to win at DePaul.