knoxville, tenn. >> Kailyn Gilbert made a layup with 1 second left to give No. 6 LSU an 89-87 victory over No. 16 Tennessee. Tennessee’s Zee Spearman had a good look but missed a short jumper that would have sent the game to overtime.

The Lady Vols (13-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) took their second narrow loss in five days to a top-10 team. Aneesah Morrow had 23 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Tigers (18-0, 3-0). Gilbert finished with 22 points, Flau’Jae Johnson had 20 and Mikaylah Williams 16.

Jewel Spear scored 25 points and Talaysia Cooper had 24 for Tennessee, which trailed by 18 in the second quarter. Ruby Whitehorn and Samara Spencer scored 10 each

No. 2 South Carolina 90, Texas A&M 49>> Second-ranked South Carolina beat Texas A&M 90-49 at home Thursday in a final tuneup before its biggest stretch of the season.

The Gamecocks are playing thin after junior forward Ashlyn Watkins’ season-ending injury, but they rolled over the Aggies with smothering defense.

Texas A&M shot a mere 20% in the first half, as South Carolina built a 20-point lead, and finished at 29%.

Freshman Joyce Edwards led the Gamecocks with 19 points and 10 rebounds to complete her seventh double-double. Sole Williams had 10 points to pace the Aggies.

No. 3 Notre Dame 100, Wake Forest 64>> Hannah Hidalgo had 23 points and six steals as No. 3 Notre Dame overpowered Wake Forest 100-64 in South Bend, Ind.

Liatu King scored 17 points, Sonia Citron scored 16 and Olivia Miles added 13 points and nine assists for the Fighting Irish.

Elise Williams scored 18 points, Demeara Hinds scored 17 and Malaya Cowles added 15 for Wake Forest.

Notre Dame has won all 13 meetings with the Demon Deacons.

No. 5 Texas 84, No. 18 Alabama 40>> Madison Booker scored 21 points in just 18 minutes and No. 5 Texas beat No. 18 Alabama 84-40 in Austin for its ninth straight win. exas (16-1, 3-0 SEC) has won 16 consecutive home games since late January 2024.

The Longhorns led 29-7 after the first quarter on their way to snapping Alabama’s six-game winning streak.

Taylor Jones had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Texas, and point guard Rori Harmon added 10 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals.

Karly Weathers scored seven points to lead Alabama (15-2, 2-1). Zaay Green, the leading scorer for Alabama this season with 17 points a game, was limited to five. She committed nine of the Crimson Tide’s 20 turnovers.

Mississippi State 81, No. 10 Oklahoma 77>> Jerkaila Jordan scored 24 points, 18 in the second half, and Mississippi State held on for a 81-77 win over No. 10 Oklahoma in Starkville, Miss.

Jordan made 10 of 17 field goals and had six rebounds, four steals and three assists. Eniya Russell scored 12 points and reserve Destiney McPhaul added 10 points for the Bulldogs.

Raegan Beers had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Payton Verhulst scored 15 points and Liz Scott added 12 for Oklahoma.

Virginia Tech 105, No. 13 Georgia Tech 94, 2OT>> Lani White scored six of her 20 points in the second overtime, Carleigh Wenzel and Rose Micheaux each had double-doubles and Virginia Tech handed No. 13 Georgia Tech its first loss of the season, 105-94, in Atlanta.

Georgia Tech scored the last four points in regulation to tie the game at 80 and turned an offensive rebound into a buzzer beating 3-pointer by Rusne Augustinaite to knot it at 92-all after one overtime. Then the Hokies dominated the second extra period.

White hit consecutive baskets to open the second overtime and the Hokies scored the first eight points.

Wenzel had 24 points and a career-high 10 assists and Micheaux had 20 points with 12 rebounds for the Hokies.

Kara Dunn scored 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Georgia Tech. Tonie Morgan added a career-high 28 points.

No. 19 North Carolina 53, No. 14 Duke 46, OT>> Alyssa Ustby scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 19 North Carolina made 10 of 14 free throws in overtime to beat No. 14 Duke 53-46 in Chapel Hill, N.C., after blowing a 16-point lead in the second half.

After the Blue Devils scored the first three points in overtime, Blanca Thomas made three free throws before Lexi Donarski drilled a 3-pointer to put the Tar Heels up 46-43. North Carolina made three more free throws before Ashlon Jackson hit a 3 for Duke to make it 49-46 with 42 seconds to play.

Lanie Grant and Reniya Kelly then made two free throws apiece to ice it for the Tar Heels.Jackson had 10 points for Duke.

Duke shot 22% with 10 turnovers and the Tar Heels shot 21% with 11 turnovers in the first half, which ended in a 16-16 tie.

No. 15 Kentucky 71, Florida 55>> Georgia Amoore had 18 points and four steals, Dazia Lawrence scored 14 points and made four 3-pointers, and No. 15 Kentucky beat Florida 71-55 in Gainesville. Kentucky scored the opening seven points of the game and Amoore’s 3-point play made it 10-2. Amoore also capped an 8-0 run that spanned the first-quarter break for a 25-10 lead

Lawrence’s third 3-pointer of the game extended it to 30-12 with 6:32 left in the first half. Amoore finished the first half with 14 points to help build a 41-19 lead.

Amoore capped her scoring with 5:28 left in the third quarter to come two points shy of her seventh straight game with 20-plus..

Illinois 2, No. 23 Iowa 57>> Kendall Bostic had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Genesis Bryant scored seven of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and Illinois beat No. 23 Iowa 62-57 in Champaign, Ill.

Illinois (12-4, 2-3) won its second series meeting in the last 10 games, including a 90-86 win at home on Jan. 1, 2023. Iowa (12-4, 2-3), coming off a 74-66 loss to No. 8 Maryland, has lost back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 1, 2022.

McKenzie also scored 12 points for Illinois and Jasmine Brown-Hagger added 10. Hannah Stuelke had 18 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for Iowa.

Lucy Olsen added 16 points to go with five assists. Iowa was hurt by going 8 of 17 from the free-throw line and turning it over 18 times.

— The Associated Press