No. 15 Tennessee beats No. 18 Bama

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.>> Jewel Spear scored 11 of her 20 points at the free-throw line, Talaysia Cooper added 16 points and No. 15 Tennessee beat No. 18 Alabama 88-80 on Thursday night for its fifth win in six games..

NO. 1 NOTRE DAME 82, MIAMI 42>> Sonia Citron scored 19 points, Hannah Hidalgo added 18 and No. 1 Notre Dame rolled past Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Olivia Miles scored 14 and Liatu King finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Fighting Irish.

NO. 6 SOUTH CAROLINA 95, ARKANSAS 55>> Joyce Edwards scored 18 points and MiLaysia Fulwiley had 10 of her 15 points in a second-quarter run as No. 6 South Carolina recovered from its loss to UConn with a victory over Arkansas.

INDIANA 71, NO. 8 OHIO STATE 61>> Yarden Garzon had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Sydney Parrish and Shay Ciezki also scored 16 points each, and Indiana hit nine 3-pointers in a 71-61 win over No. 8 Ohio State.

Garzon made three 3s, Parrish and Ciezki each sank two and the Hoosiers (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten) built a 57-39 lead after three quarters.

NO. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 68, SYRACUSE 58>> Maria Gakdeng had 21 points and 14 rebounds as No. 9 North Carolina defeated Syracuse. The Tar Heels played without Alyssa Ustby, the team’s second-leading scorer and top rebounder.

LOUISVILLE 70, NO. 11 DUKE 62>> Jayda Curry scored a season-high 24 points and Louisville handed No. 11 Duke its first home loss this season. Curry hit all nine of her free throws, including six in the final quarter.

NO. 14 KENTUCKY 73, MISSOURI 65>> Clara Strack scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 14 Kentucky to a victory over Missouri.

NO. 16 OKLAHOMA 101, VANDERBILT 81>> Raegan Beers scored a career-high 30 points shooting 11 for 13 and grabbed 14 rebounds and 16th-ranked Oklahoma beat Vanderbilt for the Sooners’ fourth straight win.

NO. 21 MARYLAND 85, NORTHWESTERN 79>> Kaylene Smikle scored 23 points and Saylor Poffenbarger scored 16 points and 21st-ranked Maryland beat Northwestern.