More top 25 college basketball From Sunday

MEN

No. 6 Michigan State 88, Penn State 57

EAST LANSING, MICH.

Denzel Valentine started slow and finished strong with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists to help Michigan State beat Penn State. The Spartans (24-5, 11-5 Big Ten) have won four straight and eight of nine. The Nittany Lions (15-14, 6-10) had won three straight and four of five, including victories over then-No. 4 Iowa and then-No. 22 Indiana.

Seton Hall 90, No. 5 Xavier 81

NEWARK, N.J.

Desi Rodriguez had career-highs of 27 points and 12 rebounds and Seton Hall all but clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade with a stunning victory over No. 5 Xavier. Isaiah Whitehead had 22 points, Angel Delgado added 17 and the Pirates (21-7, 11-5 Big East) used a suffocating defense in knocking off Xavier (25-4, 13-4), just four days after it upset No. 1 Villanova.

Pittsburgh 76, No. 15 Duke 62

PITTSBURGH

Jamel Artis scored 17 points and Pittsburgh gave its NCAA Tournament hopes a needed jolt as the Panthers dominated No. 15 Duke. Senior point guard James Robinson added 14 points, seven assists and three rebounds in his final home game at the Petersen Events Center as the Panthers (20-8, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) overwhelmed the Blue Devils (22-8, 10-6).

No. 24 SMU 74, Tulane 53

DALLAS

Ben Moore scored 16 points and Sterling Brown added 15 as No. 24 SMU beat Tulane. The win moves SMU (24-4, 12-4) back into a first-place tie in the American Athletic Conference with Temple.

No. 13 Oregon 86, Washington 73

EUGENE, ORE.

Elgin Cook matched his career-high with 26 points to lead Oregon. Dillon Brooks added 19 points for the Ducks (23-6, 12-4 Pac-12), who won their 25th consecutive home game, extending the school record they set with Wednesday’s win over Washington State. Casey Benson and Jordan Bell each had 12 points.

WOMEN

No. 3 South Carolina 75, LSU 39

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Tiffany Mitchell scored a season-high 24 points and No. 3 South Carolina finished a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference with a dominating victory over LSU. The Gamecocks (28-1), who wrapped up their third straight regular-season league crown last week, joined the 2011 Tennessee squad as the only 16-0 SEC champions.

No. 6 Maryland 110, Minnesota 77

COLLEGE PARK, MD.

Sixth-ranked Maryland won the Big Ten regular season title, getting a career-high 29 points from Tierney Pfirman and 24 from Brionna Jones in a surprisingly lopsided victory over Minnesota. The Terrapins (27-3, 16-2) will enter the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 1 seed for a second straight season.

No. 7 Oregon State 54, California 44

BERKELEY, CALIF.

Ruth Hamblin had a career-high 19 rebounds, Marie Gulich scored six straight points spanning the third and fourth quarters and Oregon State beat California to wrap up Pac-12 regular-season play. Oregon State won for the first time on Cal’s home floor in 10 years.

No. 15 Kentucky 71, No. 11 Texas A&M 58

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

Evelyn Akhator and Alexis Jennings combined for 30 points and 34 rebounds and Kentucky pulled away in the second half to defeat Texas A&M. The Wildcats (21-6, 10-6) head into the Southeast Conference tournament as the fifth seed with a six-game winning streak while the Aggies (21-8, 11-6).

No. 14 UCLA 74, No. 9 Arizona State 61

LOS ANGELES

Nirra Fields scored 24 points, Jordin Canada added 22, and UCLA beat Arizona State. Fields, a senior playing her final regular-season game for the Bruins, and Canada combined to shoot 15 for 33 from the field and 15 for 17 from the free-throw line as UCLA (22-7, 14-4 Pac-12) clinched a tie for third in the conference standings.

No. 10 Louisville 65, Pittsburgh 36

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Myisha Hines-Allen had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Louisville sprinted to a big early lead and closed the regular season in style with a win over Pittsburgh. Louisville (24-6, 15-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its sixth straight.

No. 12 Florida State 70, No. 17 Miami 67

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

Leticia Romero scored a career-high 24 points, including five free throws in the final 17 seconds, and Florida State defeated Miami. After Romero’s first two free throws made it 67-61, she fouled Michelle Woods, who converted a 3-point play.

No. 13 Stanford 69, Oregon 42

STANFORD, CALIF.

Erica McCall had her 15th double-double of the season by halftime and finished with 25 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and Stanford rolled past Oregon. Oregon.

No. 16 Mississippi State 61, Alabama 52

STARKSVILLE, MISS.

Dominique Dillingham scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half and Mississippi State beat Alabama. The Bulldogs (23-6, 11-5) secured the third-seed for the Southeastern Conference Tournament, the first-time ever they’ve finished that high in consecutive seasons.

Vanderbilt 56, No. 24 Missouri 52

COLUMBIA, MO.

Christa Reed scored 20 points and had a key block late as Vanderbilt pushed back Missouri’s late rally and held on for a victory to snap an eight-game skid.Reed made four 3-pointers, and Minta Spears chipped in 19 points for the Commodores (16-13, 5-11 SEC). Cierra Porter and Sophie Cunningham had 11 points apiece for Missouri, (21-8, 8-8).

Associated Press