Monday, February 27, 2017
No. 5 Notre Dame 79, No. 8 Florida State
SOUTH BEND, IND.
Brianna Turner scored 24 points to lead No. 5 Notre Dame to its fourth straight ACC regular season title. Arike Ogunbowale added 19 points and Kathryn Westbeld had 14 for the Irish (27-3, 15-1 ACC), who will once again be the top seed in the conference tournament, which they have won every year since joining the league in 2013.
No. 2 Maryland 93, Minnesota 60
COLLEGE PARK, MD.
Maryland clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season title, beating Minnesota on a special day for senior stars Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. Jones had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Walker-Kimbrough tallied 27 points and six assists. Following their final regular-season home game, both players had their jersey numbers lifted to the rafters of the arena to honor their contributions to the program over the past four years.
Tennessee 82, No. 3 Mississippi State 64
STARKVILLE, MISS.
Jaime Nared scored a career-high 30 points, Diamond DeShields added 20 and Tennessee earned a surprisingly easy victory over Mississippi State. Tennessee (19-10, 10-6 Southeastern Conference) led for nearly the entire game, jumping out to an 18-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Lady Volunteers shot 29 of 53 (54.7 percent) from the field, routinely getting open looks near the basket. Tennessee won a road game against a team ranked in the top three for the first time since 2004.
No. 7 South Carolina 95, No. 22 Kentucky 87
COLUMBIA, S.C.
A’ja Wilson had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Kaela Davis added 20 points and South Carolina earned its fourth straight Southeastern Conference title with a victory over Kentucky.
No. 8 Stanford 65, Oregon 59
EUGENE, ORE.
Erica McCall had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Stanford rebounded from a loss at No. 10 Oregon State with a victory over Oregon. Stanford (25-5, 15-3 Pac-12) wrapped up the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the conference tournament that starts Thursday in Seattle. Karlie Samuelson added 18 points for the Cardinal, who led by as many as 13 points.
No. 10 Oregona State 71, California 56
CORVALLIS, ORE.
Sydney Wiese scored 19 points and Oregon State clinched the Pac-12 regular season title outright with a win over California. Marie Gulich added 14 points while Kolbie Orum had 11 for the Beavers (27-3, 16-2 Pac-12).
No. 14 Louisville 75, Wake Forest 46
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
Myisha Hines-Allen had 22 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double, Asia Durr added 15 points and Louisville beat Wake Forest. The Cardinals only led 31-27 at halftime but outscored the Demon Deacons 24-8 in the third and 20-11 in the fourth. An 11-2 run — with six straight points from Hines-Allen and five by Durr — to open the third quarter broke the game open. The lead never dipped below double digits the rest of the way.
No. 15 UCLA 55, Arizona State 52
TEMPE, ARIZ.
Kennedy Burke scored 16 points with nine rebounds, Jordan Canada had 12 with eight boards and eight assists and UCLA held off Arizona State.
No. 17 Miami 75, Georgia Tech 70
CORAL GABLES, FLA.
Keyona Hayes scored a career-high 24 points, Adrienne Motley had 17 and Miami made 7 of 8 free throws in the last 30 seconds to hold off Georgia Tech. Trailing by two entering the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes (21-7, 10-6 ACC) scored the first six points and stretched that into a 15-2 run and led 68-59 with 1:35 to play.
No. 19 DePaul 79, Georgetown 70
CHICAGO
Jessica January posted a triple double as the DePaul women closed out the regular season by holding off Georgetown. Playing her final home game, January scored 16 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out 10 assists. The preseason Big East Conference Player of the Year injured her hand in the conference opener and returned Saturday to score 13 points and spark the Blue Demons to a 77-50 win over Villanova.
No. 20 Syracuse 73, Pittsburgh 57
PITTSBURGH
Alexis Peterson scored 25 points, Brittney Sykes had 21 points, nine rebounds and four steals, and Syracuse beat Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh cut it to six points early in the fourth quarter but the Orange went on a 11-0 run — with four points from Briana Day — for a 69-52 lead with 4:31 to go. The lead didn’t dip below 14 the rest of the way. Day finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for Syracuse (20-9, 11-5 ACC). Brandi Harvey-Carr led Pittsburgh (13-16, 4-12) with 18 points on 10-of-13 shooting at the stripe.
Penn State 76, No. 25 Michigan 75
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.
Teniya Page scored 19 points, Kaliyah Mitchell made a free throw with 5.8 seconds left and Penn State shocked Michigan, denying the Wolverines a school record for victories.
Associated Press