Women

Missouri 75, No. 5 Mississippi State 67

Sophie Cunningham's scored a whole lot of points in her college career — more than 2,000 of them after Thursday night — but the senior knows when it's time to give up the ball.

Driving to the basket in the final minute, Cunningham found Cierra Porter for a wide-open 3-pointer with 41 seconds left to seal Missouri's upset victory over Mississippi State on Thursday night.

Porter hadn't scored all night until the big 3-pointer. Cunningham didn't hesitate.

"I know what she can do, and she can knock down big shots when we need them," Cunningham said. "When she's wide open, I'm going to give her the ball every time."

Cunningham led the Tigers with 24 points, and Amber Smith added 16. Missouri snapped a four-game road losing streak.

Cunningham had her usual stellar performance — shooting 4 of 9 from 3-point range — despite battling an illness over the last 24 hours. She missed the pregame practice and slept during the afternoon before tipoff.

"I was up all last night," Cunningham said. "Had to get a couple IVs this morning. Woke up at 4:45 p.m. and didn't go to shootaround. But our team believed in me and I knew I was going to play no matter what. I'm not the type of person to sit out. I'm just proud of our team."

Missouri (19-7, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) trailed for much of the night, but pulled ahead 55-54 on Akira Levy's layup at the third-quarter buzzer. The Tigers pushed their advantage 60-56 early in the fourth quarter and never trailed again, fending off multiple Mississippi State rallies.

Porter's 3-pointer after Cunningham's pass made it 70-64 and ended any drama.

Missouri shot 55 percent from the field and made 11 3-pointers.

Mississippi State (22-2, 10-1) had its 12-game winning streak snapped. The Bulldogs also had won 26 straight regular-season SEC games dating to last season.

Mississippi State coach Vic Schaefer said he was disappointed in his team's effort, but said Missouri's performance was "special tonight" and the Tigers deserved to win.

"They are one tough bunch," Schaefer said. "That's my kind of team. Tough, physical, aggressive."

Anriel Howard led the Bulldogs with 21 points. Teaira McCowan added 12 points and 13 rebounds. Mississippi State was hurt by 18 turnovers, including a combined 10 from starting guards Jazzmun Holmes and Jordan Danberry.

"We'll practice tomorrow," Schaefer said. "That's all I can tell you."

Mississippi State needed Andra Espinoza-Hunter's midrange jumper at the buzzer to take a 35-34 halftime lead. Howard led the Bulldogs with 11 points before the break. Cunningham had 13.

Missouri's Cunningham passed 2,000 points for her career with a 3-pointer during the second quarter. The 6-foot-1 guard has been a consistent scorer throughout her career, scoring 448 points as a freshman, 541 as a sophomore and 574 as a junior. She already has 452 points this season.

It's a huge win for the Tigers, who had lost their previous four road games. Cunningham was excellent as usual and she got a lot of help from her teammates. The Tigers now have a 2-7 record against Mississippi State after shooting nearly 63 percent in the second half.

Cunningham feels the Tigers can make a run up the SEC standings in the final few weeks. Missouri hadn't won on the road since beating Tennessee on Jan. 6.

"Our train is moving," Cunningham said during her postgame television interview. "We've had a rocky up-and-down season so far, but we had long talks in the locker room after LSU. We were there till like 2:30 in the morning and this train's moving. We're fixing ourselves. We're fixing our body language and we're not letting anybody stop us."

The Bulldogs had a tough night on both ends of the floor, but especially on defense. The Tigers got a lot of open looks from 3-point range and made a bunch of them. Mississippi State has another tough game on Sunday against Texas A&M.

No. 7 Maryland 89, Nebraska 63

Kaila Charles scored 22 points, Blair Watson added 17 and No. 7 Maryland used a big third quarter to roar past Nebraska for its eighth straight victory.

Standing alone atop the Big Ten, the Terrapins (23-2, 12-2) face No. 14 Iowa on the road Sunday with first place on the line. The Hawkeyes are one game back with four to play. Maryland gained lone possession of the top spot last Sunday, bolting to a fast start in a rout of Rutgers. The Terrapins used a similar approach against Nebraska, hitting their first four shots for a 9-0 lead.

The Cornhuskers stayed within striking distance until Taylor Mikesell drilled a pair of 3-pointers in a 16-0 run that made it 69-45 entering the fourth quarter. Nicea Eiely scored 18 points for the Cornhuskers (11-14, 6-8).

No. 11 South Carolina 65, Georgia 57

Destanni Henderson scored 14 points and South Carolina pulled away from Georgia.

Doniyah Cliney scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half for the Gamecocks (18-6, 10-1). They were coming off a 97-79 loss to No. 4 UConn. Taja Cole scored 19 points for Georgia (14-10, 5-6).

No. 13 Gonzaga 71, San Diego 44

Zykera Rice scored 15 points and Jessie Loera added 13, with the duo combining to go 10 of 13 from the field, and Gonzaga rolled to its seventh straight victory.

The Bulldogs (23-2, 12-1 West Coast) improved to 12-0 at home, shooting 55 percent (26 of 37) and dominating the boards 40-29.

Leticia Soares scored 10 points for San Diego. The Toreros (8-17, 1-13) have lost 12 in a row.

No. 14 Iowa 88, Illinois 66

Megan Gustafson had 27 points and 17 rebounds to become the Big Ten Conference's career double-double leader with 78, helping Iowa beat Illinois.

Gustafson broke the record set by former Ohio State player Jantel Lavender.

Kathleen Doyle added 12 points for the Hawkeyes (20-5, 11-3). Alex Wittinger scored 15 points for Illinois (10-15, 2-12).

Clemson 73, No. 21 Florida State 68

Kobi Thornton was 8 of 11 from the field and scored 19 points for Clemson.

Danielle Edwards had 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3 of 3 from 3-point range, for Clemson (16-9, 7-5 ACC). Simone Westbrook added 16 points.

Nicki Ekhomu led Florida State (20-5, 8-4) with 27 points

No. 22 Texas A&M 59, LSU 55

Kayla Wells scored 16 points, N'dea Jones had 15 rebounds and Texas A&M beat LSU for its eighth victory in nine games.

Chennedy Carter added 15 points for Texas A&M (19-5, 8-3 SEC). Khayla Pointer led LSU (14-9, 5-6) with 21 points.

Ohio State 59, No. 23 Rutgers 39

Adreana Miller scored 14 points and Carly Santoro added 12 to help Ohio State beat Rutgers.

The Buckeyes (11-12, 7-7 Big Ten) closed the first quarter on a 17-1 run and led 23-6 at the end of the period. Stasha Carey and Arella Guirantes each had nine for Rutgers (17-7, 9-4).

Wisconsin 79, No. 24 Michigan State 62

Marsha Howard scored 28 points and Wisconsin beat for its first victory over a ranked opponent in six years.

Wisconsin (12-13, 3-10 Big Ten) snapped a 32-game skid against ranked teams dating to a 73-61 win over then-No. 7 Penn State on Jan. 31, 2013. Shay Colley had 24 points and nine rebounds for Michigan State (17-7, 7-6).

Men

No. 3 Gonzaga 73, Loyola Marymount 60

Rui Hachimura scored 22 points, Brandon Clarke added 17 and Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount to extend its winning streak to 15 games.

It was only the second West Coast Conference game that the Bulldogs (24-2, 11-0) have not led by at least 20 at some point.

Zach Norvell Jr. added 13 points, including a pair of 3-pointers during the decisive run, and Gonzaga was 21 of 22 on free throws for the game. Clarke had 12 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season.

Dameane Douglas led Loyola Marymount (17-9, 5-7) with 13 points and James Batemon added 12.