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Thursday’s games

No. 5 Mississippi State 77, Auburn 47

AUBURN, Ala.

Victoria Vivians scored 17 points and Chinwe Okorie added 16. Teaira McCowan scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half for Mississippi State. Brandy Montgomery and Katie Frerking accounted for all but 17 of Auburn’s points. Montgomery had 17 points and made 3 of 5 3-pointers. Frerking scored 13.

No. 5 South Carolina 75, No. 25 Kentucky 63

LEXINGTON, Ky.

Alaina Coates had 20 points and a season-high 18 rebounds, and No. 4 South Carolina used an 18-point run in the second quarter to pull away from No. 25 Kentucky. A’ja Wilson also scored 20 for South Carolina. Coates matched her career high on the boards and Wilson grabbed nine rebounds as South Carolina (19-2, 9-1 Southeastern Conference) beat Kentucky for the fourth straight time. Allisha Gray added 11 points as the Gamecocks shot 50 percent and outscored Kentucky 34-20 in the paint. Makayla Epps’ 23 points led the Wildcats (15-8, 6-4).

No. 3 Maryland 85, Purdue 70

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Brionna Jones scored 17 points and added 14 rebounds, and Maryland beat Purdue for the Terrapins’ 10th straight win. Brianna Fraser had 18 points and six rebounds, Ieshia Small finished with 14 points and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 12 for Maryland (22-1, 10-0 Big Ten). Ashley Morrissette scored 14 points to lead Purdue (14-9, 5-4). Andreona Keys added 13 points and Dominique McBryde had 12.

No. 6 Florida State 85, Boston College 53

BOSTON

Shakayla Thomas scored 20 points to lead Florida State to its eighth straight win. Chatrice White added 13 points and Brittany Brown 10 for the Seminoles (21-2, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Mariella Fasoula scored 14 points and Kelly Hughes 13 for Boston College (8-15, 1-9). It was the Eagles’ ninth straight loss.

No. 7 Notre Dame 76, Virginia Tech 59

BLACKSBURG, Va.

Arike Ogunbowale had 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and Notre Dame pulled away after halftime to beat Virginia Tech. Kathryn Westbeld added 15 points and Brianna Turner and Marina Mabry added 13 each for the Irish (21-3, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Chanette Hicks had 14 points and seven assists for the Hokies (16-6, 3-6), who lost for the sixth time in seven games.

No. 15 Duke 65, Clemson 37

DURHAM, N.C.

Rebecca Greenwell scored 21 points, Lexi Brown added 13 and Duke rolled to a win over Clemson. Greenwell hit 8 of 13 shots and grabbed four rebounds to surpass 500 for her career. Greenwell had six points in a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter. Jaia Alexander led the Tigers (12-11, 1-9) with 11 points.

No. 16 Miami 79, Wake Forest 56

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

Jessica Thomas scored 20 points, Adrienne Motley added 16 and Miami used a dominant third quarter to defeat Wake Forest and give coach Katie Meier her 300th career win. Ariel Stephenson had 18 of her career-high 24 points at the half. Elisa Penna and Milan Quinn, who combined for more than 25 points a game, were held to a total of eight by a Miami defense that forced 29 rebounds.

No. 19 North Carolina State 72, No. 9 Louisville 70, OT

LOUISVILLE, Ky.

Miah Spencer’s floater at the buzzer lifted North Carolina State to an overtime victory over Louisville. The senior finished with 22 points on 11 of 17 shooting to lead the Wolfpack. kela Maize’s layup with 11 seconds left gave N.C. State a 61-59 advantage. Asia Durr forced overtime with two free throws with six seconds left.

Oakland 74, No. 23 Green Bay 71

ROCHESTER, Mich.

Sha’Keya Graves stole an inbounds pass and scored with 2.2 seconds left, and Oakland beat Green Bay. Graves ran baseline to baseline and was fouled making the layup, Mehryn Kraker had 24 points to lead the Phoenix (19-3, 10-1 Horizon League), who had its 11-game win streak snapped. Taylor Gleason scored 20 points and Graves finished with 10 for Oakland (6-5, 12-10).

No. 24 Syracuse 94, Pittsburgh 65

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

Briana Day scored a career-high 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, and Brittney Sykes added 25 points to lead Syracuse to a win over Pittsburgh. Gabby Cooper added 15 points and Alexis Peterson had 12. Alayna Gribble had 23 points and Laista Walters 17 for Pitt (12-10, 3-6).

Associated Press