No. 19 Tennessee women upset No. 5 UConn 80-76

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. >> Zee Spearman scored 18 points, including a basket with 12 seconds left, to lead No. 19 Tennessee to an 80-76 win over No. 5 UConn on Thursday night.

The Lady Volunteers (17-5) led 78-76 when Jewel Spear found Spearman for the basket. It was Tennessee’s first victory over the Huskies (21-3) since 2007. The Lady Vols had lost all four meetings since the rivalry was renewed in 2020.

Samara Spencer scored 14, Spear had 12 and Talaysia Cooper added 11.

NO. 2 SOUTH CAROLINA 74, GEORGIA 42>> No. 2 South Carolina continued its domination of the Southeastern Conference, beating Georgia for its 17th consecutive win while holding the Lady Bulldogs to their fewest points of the season.

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 13 points as South Carolina (21-1, 10-0 SEC) led almost the entire game. The defending national champion Gamecocks extended their lead to double figures in the opening minutes while relying on their superiority near the basket.

NO. 3 NOTRE DAME 96, STANFORD 47>> Hannah Hidalgo scored 24 points and No. 3 Notre Dame handed Stanford the worst defeat of its storied women’s basketball program as the Fighting Irish rolled to a victory.

Notre Dame’s 49-point romp topped the 45-point victory in 1983 (96-51) by Long Beach State that had been Stanford’s worst loss until Thursday’s debacle in South Bend.

Stanford’s Nunu Agara, a 6-foot-2 sophomore forward who averages 17.4 points and 8.1 rebounds a game, left the game in the first quarter with an injury. She only played five minutes and did not score.

NO. 6 LSU 71, MISSOURI 60>> Flau’Jae Johnson scored 19 points, and Mikaylah Williams added 16 to help No. 6 LSU beat Missouri.

Aneesah Morrow scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for LSU (24-1, 9-1 SEC), which has won its last six games.

Grace Slaughter scored 18 points, Ashton Judd added 17 points for Missouri (12-13, 1-9).

NO. 10 DUKE 74, CLEMSON 55>> Toby Fournier scored 20 points off the bench and No. 10 Duke pulled away for a victory over Clemson.

Fournier, a contender for Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year, shot 9 of 12 from the floor and also had four rebounds. It was the sixth time this season the freshman has scored at least 20 points, and Duke (18-5, 9-2) is now 6-0 in those games.

NO. 15 OKLAHOMA 66, MISSISSIPPI 56>> Payton Verhulst scored 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, Sahara Williams added 14 points and No. 15 Oklahoma used a 12-2 closing run to beat Mississippi.

NO. 17 GEORGIA TECH 70, SMU 69>> Kara Dunn scored 15 points, Zoesha Smith made the winning free throws in the final seconds and No. 17 Georgia Tech ended the game on a 12-3 run and beat SMU.

Tonie Morgan finished with 14 points for Georgia Tech (19-4, 7-4 ACC), which had won four of its last five games.

LOUISVILLE 70, NO. 21 CALIFORNIA 63>> Olivia Cochran scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Louisville turn back No. 21 California.

NO. 22 FLORIDA STATE 101, VIRGINIA 68>> Ta’Niya Latson scored 27 points with 12 assists and No. 22 Florida State coasted to a win over Virginia for its sixth-straight win.

Makayla Timpson had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks, which tied her career high, for the Seminoles (19-4, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).

NO. 23 ALABAMA 84, FLORIDA 66>> Aaliyah Nye made a career-high nine 3-pointers to finish with 27 points, Sarah Ashlee Barker had 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three blocks, and No. 23 Alabama pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Florida.

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Ohio State rallies to beat No. 18 Maryland 73-70

COLUMBUS, Ohio>> Bruce Thornton banked in a 3-pointer from the right wing with 7.4 seconds left and Ohio State overcame a 17-point deficit to beat No. 18 Maryland 73-70 on Thursday night.

Thornton had 31 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Buckeyes (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten). Julian Reese had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Maryland (17-6, 7-5).

— The Associated Press