Women

LSU 57, No. 24 Tennessee 56

Tennessee's streak of 565 consecutive weeks in The Associated Press women's basketball poll is in jeopardy.

The Lady Vols have been ranked in the AP poll dating back to Feb. 17, 1985.

They played their third game in seven days after losing to South Carolina 62-56 last Monday and beating Mississippi 57-51 Thursday. On Sunday, Alexis Hyder scored 17 points, including two free throws with 3.4 seconds left, and LSU upset Tennessee.

Tennessee's Mercedes Russell missed two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and Hyder was fouled on a reach-in as she turned up court after grabbing the rebound. Hyder hit both free throws at the other end and Tennessee missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer.

"Well, she fouled her," Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said. "I can't explain it. ... I don't know why she fouled or what she was doing but she fouled her."

Akilah Bethel added nine points with 12 rebounds for LSU (9-18, 3-11 SEC), which beat a ranked opponent as an unranked team for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

The Tigers are the second team with a losing record to beat Tennessee this season. The other loss was at Arkansas on Jan. 14.

Before this season, Tennessee hadn't lost to a team with a losing record since 1979.

"Gotta make a free throw, just gotta make a free throw," Warlick said.

Tennessee scored just 18 points in the first half and trailed by 10 points, but the Lady Vols had 19 in the third quarter to pull to 39-37.

Diamond DeShields scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half for Tennessee (16-11, 7-7). The Lady Vols' 11th loss tied a school record for losses in a season with the 1975-76 and 2008-09 seasons.

DeShields hit two 3-pointers and scored Tennessee's first eight points of the third quarter to pull to 30-26. Tennessee opened the quarter on a 14-3 run as LSU made just one of its first eight shots.

Russell tied it at 30-all off a nice no-look pass by Alexa Middleton and DeShields' jumper from the free-throw line gave Tennessee its first lead (32-30) since 10-8.

Jenna Deemer hit consecutive 3-pointers to give LSU a 39-35 lead, but Tennessee's Bashaara Graves made a layup just before the third-quarter buzzer to make it 39-37. The Tigers were just 4-of-11 shooting in the quarter and went without a field goal for six-plus minutes.

In the fourth, DeShields went coast-to-coast to tie it at 47-all with 4:13 left. Both teams went without a field goal for about three minutes until DeShields hit a jumper near the free-throw line to give Tennessee a 52-49 lead with 46 seconds left. Then Ann Jones had a putback of a missed 3-pointer to pull LSU to 52-51 with 37 seconds left.

Middleton hit two free throws to extend Tennessee's lead to 54-51 and then Rina Hill hit two free throws to pull LSU to 54-53.

Graves missed her first free throw attempt of the game with 14.5 seconds left but hit the second for a 55-53 lead and LSU turned it over on its next possession. Andraya Carter also went 1 of 2 from the line with 9.5 seconds remaining for a three-point lead.

Hill elected to go for a quick layup to make it a one-point game and Russell was fouled under the basket before missing both free throws.

"Our kids played with a lot of heart and a lot of fight until the very end," LSU coach Nikki Fargas said. "We didn't give up and I'm so proud of our team for just hanging in there even when things looked like they weren't going to go our way."

No. 5 Ohio State 117, Illinois 74

Ameryst Alston was nearly perfect in scoring 39 points and Kelsey Mitchell was right behind with 35 as Ohio State routed Illinois in a record-setting game.

Mitchell made 11 of 14 field goal attempts, including 8 of 9 from 3-point range before sitting out the final quarter. Alston, a senior playing her final game at home, made 15 of 24 shooting. She had five of the Buckeyes' 16 3-pointers.

Ohio State (23-4, 15-1 Big Ten) set a record for points at Value City Arena, and came up two points short of equaling the program record of 119 points in a game. The arena record was 113 points set Nov. 16, 2014, against St. Francis (Pa.).

Alex Wittinger led Illinois (9-18, 2-14) with 21 points while Kyley Simmons and Sarah Hartwell had 10 apiece.

No. 6 Maryland 73, Rutgers 59

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 22 points and Brionna Jones added 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead Maryland to a win over Rutgers.

Maryland (24-3, 13-2 Big Ten) trailed by one after the first quarter, but outscored the Scarlet Knights 20-8 in the second quarter to take control of the game. The Terrapins hit three straight 3-pointers to build a 34-21 lead at the half.

Brene Moseley got the period started with a 3 and then assisted on Kristen Confroy's three at 7:34 to give Maryland a 19-13 lead. Walker-Kimbrough hit a three with 5:38 left in the half to give Maryland a 22-17 advantage.

Kahleah Copper had 23 points for Rutgers (16-12, 7-9). Tyler Sciafe added 11 points for the Scarlet Knights.

No. 8 Texas 73, West Virginia 50

Brooke McCarty scored 18 points and Texas defeated West Virginia.

Imani Boyette had 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Texas (24-2, 13-2 Big 12). Ariel Atkins scored 10 points.

With the victory, Texas assured itself of no worse than the No. 2 seed for the Big 12 tournament and its best conference regular season record since 2004-05.

Tynice Martin led West Virginia (20-8, 9-6) with 12 points, two more than Chania Ray. Bria Holmes scored six points, nearly 11 fewer than her team-best average. She hit just 2 of 11 shots.

No. 9 Arizona State 77, Washington 57

Quinn Dornstauder scored a career-high 25 points and Arizona State raced away from Washington in the second half.

After a shaky start, Arizona State (24-4, 15-1 Pac-12) blew open a close game with a huge third quarter run and harassed Kelsey Plum after she scored 11 points in the opening 10 minutes.

Katie Hempen, Sophie Brunner and Elisha Davis each scored 11 points for the Sun Devils, who shot 50 percent to win their sixth straight game.

Plum, the nation's second-leading scorer, had 25 points on 7-of-21 shooting and Talia Walton added 13.

Washington (18-9, 9-7) had 19 turnovers that led to 24 points in its fifth loss in eight games.

No. 11 Louisville 55, Boston College 45

Myisha Hines-Allen scored 18 points and Louisville defeated Boston College.

Asia Durr added 14 points, Cortnee Walton 12 with nine rebounds and Mariya Moore 10 for the Cardinals (22-6, 13-1 ACC), who won their fourth straight and 19th in the last 20 games.

Walton had two 3-pointers, giving her 67 to tie for 10th on the single season list. However, those were the Cardinals' only two treys in 10 attempts, well below their average (six) and usual accuracy (.337). They did have 11 assists, upping their string with at least 10 to 53 straight games.

Kelly Hughes had 14 points and Mariella Fasoula 12 for the Eagles (14-13, 2-12), who have lost eight straight.

No. 12 Texas A&M 75, Vanderbilt 63

Courtney Walker scored 22 points and Texas A&M survived a scare from Vanderbilt.

Texas A&M (20-7, 10-4) earned its 11th straight 20-win season, extending the second longest such streak by a current member of the SEC. Aggie coach Gary Blair is 11th all-time with 25 20-win seasons.

Vanderbilt (15-12, 4-10), which has lost seven in a row, was led by Morgan Batey with 15 points.

No. 14 Mississippi St. 60, Mississippi 51

Victoria Vivians had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Mississippi State beat Mississippi for the Bulldogs' fifth straight win in the rivalry.

Mississippi State has won 11 of its past 13 against the Rebels.

Dominique Dillingham added 12 points and Morgan William had 10 points with seven assists for Mississippi State (23-6, 10-5 SEC).

Muhammad finished with 14 points on 2-of-18 shooting for Ole Miss (10-18, 2-13).

No. 15 Stanford 72, Utah 54

Erica McCall scored 18 points and Stanford used a decisive second-half run to defeat Utah for its seventh win in eight games.

McCall was 8 of 13 from the field with nine rebounds and seven blocked shots for the Cardinal (22-6, 12-4 Pac 12). Kaylee Johnson scored 11 points with eight boards. Stanford shot over 40 percent despite making just 1 of 11 3-point attempts.

Utah (15-12, 7-9) was led by Paige Crozon with 11 points and Emily Potter with 10. Both players grabbed 10 rebounds. The Utes have lost 3 of 4.

No. 16 Kentucky 77, Arkansas 63

Evelyn Akhator had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Kentucky defeated Arkansas for the Wildcats' fourth straight victory.

Akhator was 6 of 10 from the field in posting her ninth double-double this season. Makayla Epps scored 16 points, Alexis Jennings 14 and Maci Morris 10 for the Wildcats (19-6, 8-6 SEC).

Jessica Jackson scored 18 points, Malica Monk 12 and Kelsey Brooks 10 for the Razorbacks (11-16, 6-8), who fell to 1-6 in conference road games.

No. 18 Miami 68, Virginia Tech 56

Emese Hof scored six of her 15 points in overtime and Miami closed the game with a 13-0 run to defeat Virginia Tech.

The Hurricanes (22-6, 10-4 ACC) took a 57-56 lead with 2:13 to play on a 3-pointer by Adrienne Motley from the left corner and finished 10 of 16 from the foul line in the extra session.

Virginia Tech missed its last seven shots from the field after Hannah Young's 3-pointer put the Hokies up 53-52 early in OT.

Chanette Hicks dropped in a contested, short fade-away shot with 2.2 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 50.

Motley had 12 points for the Hurricanes, who made 8 of 18 3s but just 10 of 36 inside the arc and shot 33 percent.

Sidney Cook went 1 of 11 from the field and 14 of 15 from the line to lead the Hokies (15-12, 3-11), who shot 29 percent, with 17 and Young had 15.

No. 19 South Florida 97, Memphis 82

Courtney Williams scored 23 points, Alisia Jenkins had 20 points and 17 rebounds and South Florida beat Memphis.

Memphis was within 74-70 with 7:27 remaining but USF went on a 13-0 run, capped by six straight points by Jenkins, to build its largest lead at 87-70 with 4:05 left.

The Tigers went more than four minutes without a field goal during the stretch.

Laura Ferreira added 19 points, Shalethia Stringfield had 14 and Kitija Laksa 13 for South Florida (19-7, 12-3 American).

Mooriah Rowser and Ariel Hearn each scored 24 points for Memphis (16-11, 10-6). Asianna Fuqua-Bey had 10 rebounds and three blocks.

No. 21 DePaul 78, Creighton 52

Jessica January scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting to lead DePaul to a win over Creighton.

Chanise Jenkins added 11 points and Lauren Prochaska 10, including a trio of 3-pointers, for DePaul, which hit 31 of 63 from the field with 21 assists to win their seventh straight game. Jaqui Grant and Megan Podkowa had nine points apiece for the Blue Demons.

DePaul (23-7, 15-2 Big East) took the lead for good midway through the first quarter with Ashton Millender's 3-pointer, which sparked an 18-4 run and made it 27-14 with 7:56 to go in the half. Creighton (13-15, 7-9) never threatened again as the Blue Demons led by double figures the rest of the way.

MC McGrory led Creighton with 11 points, while Audrey Faber and Tessa Leytem had eight points apiece.

Georgia 74, No. 22 Florida 63

Tiaria Griffin scored 28 points and Georgia beat Florida.

Griffin was 8 of 17 from the field, but six of those came from beyond the arc. She added eight rebounds and three assists for the Lady Bulldogs (20-7, 8-6 SEC). Shacobia Barbee scored 20 points with eight rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Florida led 32-27 at intermission, but Georgia scored the first six points after the break, then after a few minutes of back-and-forth, the Lady Bulldogs took over. Barbee's jumper tied it at 38, which started a seven-point spurt and Georgia led 51-46 after three.

The lead was as big as 13 in the fourth quarter and Florida never really threatened late.

Ronni Williams led Florida (20-7, 8-6) with 18 points.

No. 23 Syracuse 70, Pittsburgh 56

Brianna Butler scored 20 points and Syracuse pulled away in the second half for a win over Pittsburgh.

Brittney Sykes added 16 points and Alexis Peterson 15 for the Orange (22-6, 12-3 ACC), who won their eighth straight. Butler had all four of Syracuse's 3-pointers.

Aysia Bugg and Yacine Diop had 15 points apiece for the Panthers (12-15, 4-10) and Fred Potvin added 12.

No. 25 Michigan State 114, Minnesota 106

Aerial Powers scored a career-high 40 points and Michigan State beat Minnesota, withstanding Rachel Banham's 52 points that made her the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer.

Banham has 2,921 points to pass Penn State's Kelly Mazzante (2001-04), who has 2,919. Sunday she was 14 of 28 from the field, 9 of 13 from 3-point range and 15 of 16 on free throws in coming within eight points of her career high of 60 set against Northwestern in a 112-106 double-overtime win on Feb. 7. Carlie Wagner added 20 points.

Minnesota (18-9, 10-6) rallied from a 19-point first-quarter deficit to take a two-point lead early in the third quarter before the Spartans (20-7, 11-5) regained the lead for good with a 23-5 run, with 10 points from Powers, for an 80-64 advantage.

Men

No. 6 Maryland 86, Michigan 82

Robert Carter scored 17 points and Maryland bounced back from consecutive losses with a victory over Michigan.

Jake Layman had 16 points and Melo Trimble finished with 13 for Maryland (23-5, 11-4 Big Ten). Freshman center Diamond Stone added 13 points after being suspended for the previous game by Maryland coach Mark Turgeon for a flagrant foul against Wisconsin.

Mark Donnal went 10 of 13 from the field and scored 25 points for Michigan (19-9, 9-6), which shot 13 for 27 from 3-point range.

No. 21 SMU 74, East Carolina 63

Nic Moore had 22 points, including four 3-pointers after halftime, and seven assists as SMU beat East Carolina.

Markus Kennedy added 19 points and Jordan Tolbert had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Mustangs (22-4, 10-4 American Athletic Conference), who have alternated losses and wins in their last eight games since an 18-0 start.

SMU never trailed after an 8-0 run going into the halftime, and took the lead for good when Moore hit consecutive 3s in a 27-second span after that.

Prince Williams had 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting for last-place East Carolina (10-17, 2-12), which lost its sixth consecutive game.