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Florida 79, No. 2 LSU 78, OT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Sarah Lowe made two free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining in overtime as Florida ended LSU's 24-game regular season Southeastern Conference winning streak. The Gators, who had never beaten a team ranked higher than No. 5, trailed 65-56 with five minutes remaining, but held LSU (22-2, 10-1) scoreless the rest of the way to force overtime. Lowe then scored Florida's last six points in the extra session. Her driving layup with 12.4 seconds left cut it to 78-77, and after LSU's RaShonta LeBlanc missed two free throws, Lowe drew a foul while attempting a pull-up shot over Seimone Augustus. Lowe, who finished with 17 points, also scored the tying basket in regulation with 52.9 seconds to play. Freshman Sha Brooks had a career-high 25 points, and Dalila Eshe scored 15 of her 22 in the last 10:26 for the Gators (18-6, 7-5). Augustus scored a career-high 35 points but had only two after giving LSU a 65-56 lead with 5:11 left. Sylvia Fowles added 23 points and 16 rebounds.
No. 4 Maryland 86,No. 18 Boston College 59
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Shay Doron scored 22 points and Crystal Langhorne added 16 to lead Maryland to the win. Laura Harper had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Marissa Coleman finished with 15 rebounds for the Terps (23-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won nine of their last 10 games. Aja Parham scored 15 points for Boston College (19-7, 6-5), which allowed a season-high for points. The Eagles' previously high was an 82-68 loss to Miami last month. Kathrin Ress had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles, who had won seven straight.
No. 5 Tennessee 58, No. 13 Georgia 55
ATHENS, Ga. -- Candace Parker scored 19 points and Tennessee rallied from a 14-point deficit to win its second straight. Parker had the go-ahead basket with 17 seconds left and Shanna Zolman added two free throws with 7.3 seconds to play for the Lady Vols (23-3, 9-2). Zolman finished with 18 points. Sherill Baker led Georgia (17-7, 7-4) with 17 points and five steals. Megan Darrah and Tasha Humphrey each added 10. Tennessee committed 21 turnovers in its first game since losing starting point guard Alexis Hornbuckle for the season with a broken right wrist.
No. 10 Purdue 75, Michigan 50
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Katie Gearlds scored 19 points and Erin Lawless finished with 16 to help Purdue get the win. Aya Traore had 11 points and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton added 10 for the Boilermakers (21-3, 12-1 Big Ten). Janelle Cooper had 17 points to lead Michigan (6-19, 0-13), which has lost 12 straight games. Stephany Skrba added 11 points and nine rebounds. Purdue forced 22 turnovers and outrebounded the Wolverines 34-27.
No. 14 Michigan St. 73, Iowa 71
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Lindsay Bowen scored the go-ahead basket and became Michigan State's career scoring leader in her final home game, finishing with 18 points. Bowen also had a career-high nine rebounds, and freshman Aisha Jefferson added 20 points to help the Spartans (20-7, 10-4 Big Ten) win their sixth straight game. Tiffany Reedy had 20 points, including six 3-pointers, for Iowa (14-10, 7-6).
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