No. 24 Florida State women stuns No. 3 Notre Dame 86-81

SOUTH BEND, Ind. >> Ta’Niya Latson scored 23 points, Makayla Timpson scored 22 and No. 24 Florida State handed No. 3 Notre Dame its second straight loss, 86-81 on Thursday night.

It was Florida State’s second win over Notre Dame in 15 meetings between the teams and its first in South Bend.

O’Mariah Gordon scored 15 points for the Seminoles (23-6, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won four in a row.

Sonia Citron scored 21 points to lead Notre Dame (24-4, 15-2) and Liatu King scored 17 points. Hannah Hidalgo scored 16 points, but was 4-of-17 shooting.

The Fighting Irish suffered a 104-95 double-overtime loss at N.C. State on Sunday and are now tied with the Wolfpack for the ACC lead. If the Fighting Irish and the Wolfpack share the ACC title, N.C. State would be the No. 1 seed in the conference Tournament because of its victory over Notre Dame.

No. 1 Texas 68, Mississippi State 64>> Shay Holle scored all of her season-high 16 points in the second half, and No. 1 Texas edged Mississippi State 68-64 in coach Vic Schaefer’s return to Starkville.

Schaefer’s team won its 12th straight game, this one against the team he coached from 2012-20 — but the Bulldogs didn’t make it easy.

Holle matched her career high of four 3-pointers as Texas (28-2, 14-1 Southeastern Conference) pulled in front by 10 points in the fourth quarter after trailing by one at halftime.

No. 5 UConn 72, No. 22 Creighton 53>> Sarah Strong had 22 points and nine rebounds and Paige Bueckers added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as No. 5 UConn defeated No. 22 Creighton 72-53 and claimed its fifth straight Big East regular-season title.

Kaitlyn Chen had 11 points and three assists and Azzi Fudd scored nine points for UConn (27-3, 17-0 Big East), which notched its 37th consecutive regular-season conference victory.

No. 6 South Carolina 75, Ole Miss 59 >>Sania Feagin scored 22 points, Chloe Kitts had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and No. 6 South Carolina beat Mississippi 75-59.

The win kept the Gamecocks (26-3, 14-1 Southeastern Conference) tied with No. 1 Texas at the top the league standings.

No. 16 Duke 68, No. 8 North Carolina 53>> Reigan Richardson scored 13 of her 23 points in the third quarter to help No. 16 Duke beat eighth-ranked rival North Carolina 68-53.

Freshman Toby Fournier added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (22-7, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) after missing all eight of her shots in last month’s loss to UNC.

No. 9 N.C. State 78, Wake Forest 57>> Aziaha James scored 21 points in her final regular-season home game and No. 9 N.C. State beat Wake Forest 78-57 on Thursday night.

Zoe Brooks scored eight of her 17 points in the first quarter and Madison Hayes finished with 14 points for N.C. State (23-5, 15-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which improved to 16-0 at home. James, who scored 18 in the first half, made six 3-point shots.

No. 15 Kentucky 82, No. 11 Tennessee 58>> Clara Strack made all 11 of her shots in scoring 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as No. 15 Kentucky routed No. 11 Tennessee 82-58, the Wildcats’ largest margin of victory ever over the Lady Vols.

Kentucky’s victory solidified the Wildcats’ bid for a top-four finish and a double-bye into the SEC Tournament that runs March 5-9.

Strack collected her 13th double-double this season and blocked three shots in setting a season-single program record with 67. Her perfect shooting night set a program record (10 attempts minimum).

No. 13 Oklahoma 89, Florida 65>> Payton Verhulst scored 17 points, Raegan Beers added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and No. 13 Oklahoma beat Florida 89-65 for its sixth win in a row.

Skylar Vann scored 13 points, Sahara Williams had 11 points with nine rebounds and Liz Scott also scored 11 points for Oklahoma (22-6, 10-5 SEC).

No. 19 Maryland 74, Indiana 60>> Shyanne Sellers scored 21 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 19 Maryland pull away and beat Indiana 74-60.

Sellers made three 3-pointers, shot 5 of 7 overall and hit all eight of her free-throw attempts in the final quarter, while Indiana scored 21 points as a team.

No. 25 Louisville 78, Clemson 52 >> Tajianna Roberts scored 18 of her 19 points in the second half, Olivia Cochran and Jayda Curry each had a double-double and No. 25 Louisville beat Clemson 78-52 for its fifth win in the last six games.

Louisville (20-8, 13-4 ACC) reached 20 wins for the 15th straight season and improved to 13-0 against Clemson under coach Jeff Walz.

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No. 15 Michigan 84, Rutgers 82 >> Nimari Burnett made a long 3-pointer at the buzzer, lifting No. 15 Michigan to an 84-82 win over Rutgers on Thursday night and into a first-place tie in the Big Ten with rival Michigan State.

The Wolverines (22-6, 14-3 Big Ten) rallied after trailing by 12 in the second half.

Kansas City 64, Denver 56>> Jamar Brown scored 25 points as Kansas City beat Denver 64-56.

Brown also contributed 11 rebounds for the Roos (12-18, 4-11 Summit League). Melvyn Ebonkoli scored 18 points and added six rebounds. Nicholas Shogbonyo led the way for the Pioneers (10-20, 4-11) with 20 points. DeAndre Craig added 12 points and two steals for Denver. Isaiah Carr also had eight points and two blocks.

— The Associated Press