Top 25 Capsules

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A'ja Wilson scored 17 points, Alaina Coates had 14 points and 10 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina routed Alabama for the second time this month in a 85-54 victory Thursday night.

The Gamecocks (20-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) shook off a sluggish first half to roll past the Crimson Tide. On Jan. 8, South Carolina won at Alabama 102-59.

Coates put up her SEC-leading ninth double-double this season and added five blocks. Leading scorer Tiffany Mitchell was the Gamecocks' third double-figure scorer with 11 points.

Karyla Middlebrook had 11 points to lead Alabama. Leading scorer Ashley Williams fouled out with eight points.

No. 4 NOTRE DAME 74, VIRGINIA TECH 50

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Kathryn Westbeld scored a career-high 17 points in leading Notre Dame past Virginia Tech.

The freshman was averaging 8.6 points per game before scoring 11 in the first half as Notre Dame (20-2, 7-1 ACC) jumped out to a 43-17 halftime lead. The Fighting Irish won their sixth straight game and beat the Hokies for the third consecutive time.

Westbeld went 8 of 14 from the floor and Notre Dame shot 50 percent (28 of 56).

Jewell Loyd, who was leading the ACC in scoring at 21.6 points per game, added 16 for the Fighting Irish - including 14 in the first half.

No. 5 MARYLAND 91, MICHIGAN 65

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Laurin Mincy scored 24 points, and Maryland rolled to its 12th consecutive victory, remaining unbeaten in Big Ten play with a win over Michigan.

The Terrapins (18-2, 9-0) scored the first 11 points and never trailed. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had 20 points for Maryland, and Lexie Brown had 14 points and eight assists.

The Terps shot 52 percent from the field and went 16 of 21 on free throws.

Cyesha Goree led Michigan (13-7, 5-4) with 14 points.

No. 6 TENNESSEE 73, No. 10 KENTUCKY 72

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Isabelle Harrison and Cierra Burdick combined to score 25 second-half points that helped Tennessee edge Kentucky.

Trailing 33-27 just after the break, the Lady Vols' two post players took charge inside to seize control of a game that was tight throughout. Harrison scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half, while Burdick added 12 of her 16 in the final 20 minutes as Tennessee (18-3, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) earned its first true road win over a top-10 opponent since 2008.

Makayla Epps' consecutive 3-pointers got Kentucky (16-5, 5-3) to 73-72 with 1:16 remaining and the Wildcats had several chances to win it in the final minute, but couldn't pull it out.

No. 8 LOUISVILLE 78, No. 23 SYRACUSE 58

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Myisha Hines-Allen scored 23 points and Louisville beat Syracuse to give coach Jeff Walz his 200th win.

The Cardinals (19-2, 7-1 ACC) trailed 30-29 at halftime but started the second half on a 13-2 run and didn't let up, shooting 66 percent and playing what Walz called one of the best halves of the season. Hines-Allen came off the bench for the second straight game, matching the career high she set four days ago against Miami. Mariya Moore added 21 points, 19 in the second half.

Diamond Henderson led Syracuse (15-6, 5-3) with 20 points.

No. 14 TEXAS 84, No. 24 OKLAHOMA 81, 2 OT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Ariel Atkins scored 21 points and combined with Empress Davenport for 15 points in the two overtime sessions as Texas outlasted Oklahoma.

Atkins made a free throw with 1:02 left in regulation that forced overtime and she scored six in the first extra session. The Sooners forced the second OT when Peyton Little scored with 6 seconds left.

Imani McGee-Stafford had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Texas (15-4, 4-4 Big 12).

Gioya Carter and Little had 16 apiece for Oklahoma (13-6, 7-1), which had a seven-game winning streak snapped.

No. 15 NEBRASKA 59, ILLINOIS 57

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Tear'a Laudermill scored 16 points and Natalie Romeo hit a late 3-pointer to help Nebraska women hold off Illinois.

Hailie Sample made a layup with 1:57 left, giving Nebraska (16-4, 6-3, Big 10) its first lead of the game, 57-56. After Illinois' Chatrice White was called for an offensive foul, Sample found Romeo for the eventual winning 3.

White tied a career high with 23 points for Illinois (11-10, 2-7), which missed two potential tying shots in the final 37 seconds.

No. 17 DUKE 62, PITTSBURGH 45

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Azura Stevens had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Oderah Chidom added 10 points and 10 boards, and Duke beat Pittsburgh.

Stevens had 11 points in the first half when Duke (15-6, 6-2 ACC) built a 36-20 advantage. The Blue Devils led by no less than 13 points in the second half.

Brianna Kiesel had 13 points and Fred Potvin scored 11 to lead Pitt (13-7, 3-4).

No. 18 MISSISSIPPI ST. 69, VANDERBILT 44

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Victoria Vivians scored 16 of her 20 points in the first half, and Mississippi State rolled past Vanderbilt.

Vivians was 5 of 8 3-point range and the Bulldogs (22-2, 7-2 SEC) were 8 of 15. Martha Alwal added 14 points and Kendra Grant was 2 of 3 from the arc, finishing with 12 points.

The Bulldogs had a 14-6 run to close out the first half with an 11-point lead while holding the Commodores (12-9, 3-5) to just 19 first-half points. Rebekah Dahlman led the Commodores with eight points.

No. 20 IOWA 102, NORTHWESTERN 99

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Melissa Dixon scored 29 points, including 9 of 10 3-pointers, and Iowa set a Big 10 record with 19 3-pointers in a win over Northwestern.

Bethany Doolittle added 26 points for the Hawkeyes (17-3, 8-1) who won their sixth straight by shooting 57 percent, including 68 percent (19-28) from 3-point range and 17 of 20 from the foul line.

Ashley Deary had a career-high 22 points for the Wildcats (14-6, 4-5), who trailed 58-41 at the half but went 9 of 12 from 3-point range to get back into the game. They finished 13 of 18 behind the arc - with the combined 32 3s setting an NCAA record by one.

No. 22 RUTGERS 58, PURDUE 49

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Kahleah Copper scored 21 points to lead Rutgers past Purdue.

Copper was 8 of 17 from the floor with eight rebounds for Rutgers (15-5, 6-3 Big 10). Betnijah Laney had 18 points and 14 boards. Rutgers was a mere 1 of 4 on 3-pointers but had nine steals, led by Syessense Davis with four.

Purdue (10-11, 3-7) was led by Whitney Bays with 16 points and eight rebounds.