WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP | WVU upends South Florida

Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

Casey Mitchell had 13 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 21 West Virginia to a 56-46 win over South Florida on Sunday.

John Flowers and Kevin Jones added 13 points apiece for West Virginia (13-5, 4-2 Big East).

Augustus Gilchrist had his third straight double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds for South Florida (7-14, 1-7). The Bulls lost for the 11th time in 13 games and remain winless in nine road games.

West Virginia gave up its fewest first-half points this season and the Mountaineers led by as many as 16 points after halftime.

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RALEIGH, N.C.

Freshman Chelsea Gray hit a driving layup with 12 seconds left and No. 3 Duke rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat North Carolina State 65-64.

Jasmine Thomas scored 14 points for the Blue Devils (19-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke trailed by 18 at halftime and 42-22 a minute into the second half before turning up its full-court pressure to finally get back in the game.

No. 5 Tennessee 73, Auburn 53

AUBURN, Ala.

Shekinna Stricklen scored 18 points, Glory Johnson had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Tennessee earned its 10th consecutive victory.

The Lady Vols (19-2, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) used a late 19-4 spurt to pull away, even with leading scorer Meighan Simmons held to five points.

No. 11 Notre Dame 69, St. John’s 36

SOUTH BEND, Ind.

Devereaux Peters dominated inside with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, leading Notre Dame to the victory.

Becca Bruszewski scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting for the Fighting Irish (17-4, 6-1 Big East).

The Red Storm (14-6, 3-4) shot 32 percent, with no player reaching double figures.

No. 15 Maryland 88, No. 10 North Carolina 65

COLLEGE PARK, Md.

Alyssa Thomas had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Maryland had four other players score in double figures in a surprisingly easy victory.

Diandra Tchatchouang scored 13, Lynetta Kizer and Alicia DeVaughn each had 12, and Laurin Mincy added 10 points for the Terrapins (16-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Maryland committed a whopping 28 turnovers but shot 48 percent from the floor and finished with a 55-32 rebounding advantage.

Italee Lucas scored 17 for the Tar Heels (17-3, 3-2).

No. 12 Michigan State 66, Minnesota 54

EAST LANSING, Mich.

Lykendra Johnson had 20 points and 17 rebounds to help Michigan State continue the best start in school history.

No. 14 Oklahoma 75, Kansas 57

LAWRENCE, Kan.

Aaryn Ellenberg had 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and Oklahoma got the conference road win.

No. 19 Kentucky 78, Vanderbilt 68

LEXINGTON, Ky.

Victoria Dunlap had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Kentucky used a 20-0 run in the first half to take a big lead.

Mississippi 69, No. 23 Arkansas 65

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.

Valencia McFarland scored 21 points and hit two late free throws to seal Mississippi’s upset victory.

No. 24 Georgia 78, Mississippi State 58

ATHENS, Ga.

Anne Marie Armstrong scored 17 points, Porsha Phillips had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Georgia cruised to its seventh straight win.