CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Kiana Williams scored 17 points and Lexie Hull added 14, to help No. 3 Stanford beat eighth-ranked Oregon State on Sunday.
Hull also had nine rebounds for the Cardinal (16-2, 5-1), who rebounded from their first conference loss on Thursday to Oregon. It was Stanford's fourth straight victory over the Beavers.
Destiny Slocum had a season-high 26 points for Oregon State (16-2, 4-2), which led by as many as 11 points in the first half before Stanford closed the gap to 36-34 at the half.
Stanford was coming off an 87-55 loss at No. 6 Oregon on Thursday which likely means another shakeup in the rankings.
No. 4 UConn 92, Tulsa 34
STORRS, Conn. -- Megan Walker scored 24 points and No. 4 UConn routed Tulsa to extend its American Athletic Conference winning streak to 127 games.
Freshman Anna Makurat added a season-high 21 points and Crystal Dangerfield scored 16 for the Huskies (16-1, 7-0), who have won all 109 regular-season conference games and all six AAC tournaments since leaving the Big East for the American.
No. 5 Louisville 74, North Carolina 67
CHAPEL HILL, N.C -- Dana Evans scored 22 points to help fifth-ranked Louisville beat North Carolina to remain unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Jazmine Jones added 19 points for the Cardinals (18-1, 7-0 ACC), who led by double figures by midway through the first quarter and by 20 shortly before halftime. The Cardinals maintained a double-figure edge until the Tar Heels made a last push to get back in it, then had to hold on as UNC got within 71-67 on Taylor Koenen's contested stepback 3-pointer with 1:22 left.
The Tar Heels had a chance to make it a one-possession game, but Madinah Muhammad missed a 3 with 33 seconds left after a turnover. That ultimately would prove to be UNC's best chance, with Evans hitting two key free throws with 22 seconds left to help keep the Cardinals in control.
No. 6 Oregon 105, California 52
EUGENE, Ore. -- Satou Sabally scored 31 points and the other four Oregon starters also scored in double figures as the No. 6 Ducks rolled to a rout of California.
Oregon (14-2, 4-1 Pac-12) was simply dominant in nearly every statistical category. The Ducks shot 60% to Cal's 39%. Oregon had a 36-27 advantage in rebounds, and the Ducks matched their season high with 14 steals as Cal committed 22 turnovers in stark contrast to Oregon's 8.
The Oregon starters shot 73% with Sabally finishing 10-13 from the field. Erin Boley made six of eight 3-pointers for 22 points while Ruthy Hebard added 16 points on 8-10 shooting.
No. 9 North Carolina State 59, Wake Forest 45
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kayla Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 9 North Carolina State beat Wake Forest.
Jakia Brown-Turner added 11 points and Elissa Cunane had 10 for the Wolfpack (17-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who improved to 11-0 at home despite shooting 32% from the field.
Ivana Raca scored 16 points to lead Wake Forest (11-7, 4-3).
LSU 65, No. 11 Kentucky 59
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ayana Mitchell scored 15 points, Faustine Aifuwa added 10 points and 13 rebounds and LSU withstood Kentucky's fourth-quarter rally to beat the No. 11 Wildcats.
Mitchell scored the game's first five points and the Lady Tigers (14-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) led the rest of the way, leading by 18 with nine minutes left. Rhyne Howard scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Wildcats back, closing to within four with 49 seconds remaining. But Jaelyn Richard-Harris made four free throws and Jailin Cherry three to hold off Kentucky.
The Wildcats (15-3, 4-2) scored 32 points in the fourth quarter, five more than their total through three quarters. The Tigers only had two field goals in the final period but made 16 of 22 free throws.
No. 12 Texas A&M 69, Florida 42
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- N'dea Jones scored 19 points with 13 rebounds and 12th-ranked Texas A&M beat Florida to end a two-game losing streak.
Ciera Johnson scored 16 points with 10 rebounds, Kayla Wells scored 13 and Jasmine Williams 11. Leading scorer Chennedy Carter missed the contest as she continues to recover from a sprained left ankle.
The two teams combined to miss 27 of their 34 shot attempts and played to an 8-8 tie at the end of the first quarter.
While Florida's shooting struggles continued, the Aggies (15-3, 3-2 SEC) put it together in the second and shot 11 of 18. Jones and Johnson scored nine total, Williams added a jumper and 16-all tie became an 11-point lead with 2:25 left before halftime. The Aggies led 31-19 at intermission and led by double digits the rest of the way.
Lavender Briggs led Florida (11-8, 2-4) with 14 points and 11 rebounds, Zada Williams scored 11 and Nina Rickards 10. The Gators have lost three straight.
No. 14 DePaul 80, Butler 65
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sonya Morris scored 22 points and Deja Church had a double-double and No. 14-ranked DePaul beat Butler.
Kelly Campbell scored 15, Church and Lexi Held each scored 13 -- Church grabbed 12 rebounds -- and Chante Stonewall scored 10.
DePaul (17-2, 7-0 Big East) led 36-30 at halftime then used the third quarter to break it open. Church and Morris each scored seven in a 25-point quarter as the Blue Demons made 9 of 20 shots including 4 of 10 from 3-point range.
No. 18 Arizona State 65, Washington State 56
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Ja'Tavia Tapley and Robbi Ryan scored 20 points apiece and Reili Richardson had all 11 of her points in the fourth quarter as No. 18 Arizona State rallied to defeat Washington State.
Arizona State (15-4, 5-2 Pac-12 Conference), which has won five straight, shot 29% in the first half and 48% in the second.
Washington State (9-9, 2-4) shot 32% in the second half.
No. 21 Arizona 66, Washington 58
SEATTLE --Aari McDonald scored 25 points with nine rebounds and No. 21 Arizona bounced back from an early 19-point deficit to beat Washington.
Arizona (15-3, 4-3 Pac-12) took a three-point lead into the final quarter and stretched it to 10 after a 7-0 run that McDonald capped with two free throws with 28 seconds remaining.
No. 22 Iowa 85, Wisconsin 78
MADISON, Wis. -- Monika Czinano scored 12 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter and No. 22 Iowa pulled out a win over Wisconsin after trailing by 17 points in the third quarter.
Makenzie Meyer led the Hawkeyes (15-4, 6-1 Big Ten Conference), who have won six straight, with 22 points and Kathleen Doyle added 21.
Imani Lewis scored 18 points for the Badgers (9-9, 1-6), who have lost four straight. Niya Beverley added 16 points and seven assists and Abby Laszewski had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 25 South Dakota 83, South Dakota State 48
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Ciara Duffey scored 21 points, Hannah Sjerven added 16 and No. 25 South Dakota routed rival South Dakota State in a game postponed one day because of bad weather.
South Dakota (17-2, 6-0), which has gone 34-2 in league play over the last three seasons, has been winning league games by a 34-point margin and is ninth in the country on offense at 81.6 points a game.
Sports on 01/21/2020