College basketball

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alabama standout freshman Brandon Miller was in the starting lineup and had a career-high scoring game in a win over South Carolina on Wednesday night — one day after police said he delivered a gun ahead of a fatal shooting that took place near campus in mid-January, and hours after the university said he'd remain an “active member” of the No.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Danielle Patterson and Kadaja Bailey each scored 20 points and St. John’s beat No. 4 UConn 69-64 in Hartford on Tuesday night.

Jayla Everett added 17 points for St. John’s (20-7, 11-7 Big East), which added a huge win to its NCAA Tournament resume, beating UConn for the first time in 11 years.

Friends, families and alumni who continue to make the trek to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament often say they remember more about what they did and who they saw during the event than which school won the basketball championship.

HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser weighed many factors in deciding whether to return for his senior season at Houston.

The chance that he could lead the top-ranked Cougars to their first national title at home, with the Final Four being played in Houston, made his decision to come back much easier.

South Carolina survived one of its stiffest tests of the season to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll released Monday.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey's voice can get raspy from time to time, one of the hazards of her job.

Typically, though, it recovers between games. Only it didn't following a last-second win over Louisville last week.

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Jordan Johnson scored 23 points to lead New Orleans to a 68-65 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday, snapping the Demons' nine-game win streak.

Johnson sank 6 of 13 shots with three 3-pointers for the Privateers (8-18, 5-10 Southland Conference).

BOSTON (AP) — Jahmyl Telfort scored 28 points and Northeastern defeated William & Mary 69-57 on Saturday.

Jared Turner added 10 points for the Huskies (10-17, 6-10 Colonial Athletic Association).

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson scored a career-high 30 points and USC set a season-high for points as the Trojans blew out California, 97-60 on Thursday night.

USC led by as many as 40 points in the final minutes of the game and the 37-point margin of victory is its largest in Pac-12 Conference play since 2009.

The Golden State Warriors changed the way the NBA game was played by playing small, spreading the floor and relying heavily on the 3-point shot.

The successful tactic dribbled down to college basketball, with teams like Baylor, Virginia and Villanova winning national titles with their versions of position-less basketball.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Caroline Ducharme scored all 10 of her points in the fourth quarter, including the winning free throws with 4.8 seconds left, and No. 6 UConn rallied to beat Creighton 62-60 on Wednesday night.

Tarleton State Texans (14-12, 8-6 WAC) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (16-9, 8-4 WAC)

Huntsville, Texas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: SFA -6.5; over/under is 137.5

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Devin Carter had a career-high 25 points and No. 24 Providence outlasted No. 18 Creighton 94-86 in double overtime Tuesday night.

Bryce Hopkins and Noah Locke each scored 20 for the Friars (19-7, 11-4 Big East), who ended an eight-game winning streak for the Bluejays that began with a Jan.

Free agency has come to college basketball with the NCAA's determination that transfers need not sit out a year before playing.

That has given programs with holes to fill access to players to fill those holes, but not all of them work out.

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Max Mackinnon scored 18 points and made two free throws with four seconds remaining to rally Elon to a 70-68 victory over Hampton on Monday night.

Mackinnon made 7 of 17 shots with two 3-pointers and handed out five assists for the Phoenix (7-20, 5-9 Colonial Athletic Association).

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — De’vion Harmon scored 25 points and Kevin Obanor added 19 as Texas Tech defeated its second ranked opponent in three days, upending No. 6 Texas 74-67 on Monday night.

Fardaws Aimaq had a season-high 12 points for the Red Raiders (14-12, 3-10 Big 12), who led by 13 in the second half before fending off the Longhorns down the stretch.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For Mackenzie Holmes and No. 2 Indiana, this season has been all about confidence.

“Everyone was bought into the game plan so all we had to do was just go out there and play hard and the rest would take care of itself," Holmes said.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 24 points, Emily Ryan had 12 points and eight assists and No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Texas 66-61 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Joens completed a three-point play with 2:37 left to give Iowa State a 61-55 lead, but she missed two free throws at 1:45 and Texas took advantage when Rori Harmon sank a baseline jumper to make it 61-57.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.

Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years.

UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque was 4 years old the last time the Lady Rebels were ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Molly Davis scored a season-high 17 points, Caitlin Clark added 15 points and 10 assists, and No. 5 Iowa handily defeated Rutgers 111-57 on Sunday.

Clark, who came into the game second in the nation in scoring and assists, picked up her 13th double-double of the season in just 21 minutes.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — TJ Long came off the bench to score 21 points and Fairfield rallied to beat Mount St. Mary's in overtime 76-72 on Sunday.

Long sank 5 of 13 shots with two 3-pointers and made all nine of his free throws for the Stags (11-14, 7-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — LSU coach Kim Mulkey understands dominance and saw it again on Sunday.

“It's South Carolina, in my opinion,” she said flatly, “and it's everybody else.”

Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Zia Cooke scored 17 points and the top-ranked Gamecocks (25-0, 12-0 Southeastern Conference) stayed perfect with an 88-64 victory over No.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Shaina Pellington scored 24 points, Esmery Martinez came close to a triple-double, and No. 17 Arizona defeated California 80-57 on Sunday.

Martinez had 15 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists, and Pellington made 9 of 12 field goals.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili scored 15 points and Gianna Kneepkens had 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 7 Utah to a 73-59 victory over Washington State on Sunday.

Jenna Johnson added 14 points and seven boards for Utah, while Daisa Young had 13 points and Kennedy McQueen chipped in 12.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Liz Scott finished with 20 points and eight rebounds and No. 16 Oklahoma breezed to its fourth straight win with an 85-68 victory over Kansas State on Sunday.

Scott made 8 of 13 shots from the floor and 4 of 6 free throws for the Sooners (20-4, 10-3), who closed within a game of No.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — When it came time for Brenda Frese's Maryland players to rate their performance at halftime, there was a bit of a disconnect between them and their coach.

“They rate themselves a little higher than what I (did),” Frese said.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Quay Miller scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Frida Formann hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 and No. 25 Colorado beat Washington 65-43 Sunday.

Aaronette Vonleh converted a three-point play 15 seconds into the game and Colorado never trailed.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Leigha Brown scored 23 points and dished off 10 assists and No. 12 Michigan topped Nebraska 80-75 on Sunday, the fourth-straight for the Wolverines.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Taylor Valladay had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Virginia past No. 22 North Carolina State 71-59 on Sunday, snapping a seven-game ACC losing streak.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kayla McPherson scored 22 points in her first career start to spark No. 14 North Carolina to a 73-55 win over Boston College on Sunday to end a two-game losing streak.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Spencer Jones scored all 18 of his points in the second half for Stanford and played a key role in neutralizing Pac-12 leading scorer Azuolas Tubelis, as the Cardinal stunned No.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 22 points and No. 19 Miami beat Louisville 93-85 on Saturday night.

Five days following its dominant 22-point home win over Duke, Miami (20-5, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) could not shake off the conference’s last-place team until Pack’s 3-pointer with 2:44 remaining made it 82-72.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Madisen Smith scored six points and JJ Quinerly and Kyah Watson added five each in the pivotal third quarter as West Virginia pulled away to beat No. 21 Iowa State 73-60 on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dorka Juhász had 18 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 4 Connecticut fend off Georgetown 67-59, snapping a rare two-game slide Saturday night.

Aubrey Griffin added 18 points for the short-handed Huskies (22-4, 14-1 Big East), who were coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since 1993.

CHICAGO (AP) — Elijah Weaver scored 25 points to lead Chicago State to a 91-67 win over Saint Xavier on Saturday.

Jahsean Corbett added 16 points and Wesley Cardet Jr. 14 for Chicago State (9-18).

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — DeYona Gaston and Shaylee Gonzales scored 16 points apiece and reserve Taylor Jones had a double-double and No. 20 Texas beat TCU 70-50 on Saturday for the Longhorns' seventh consecutive win.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist scored a career-high 50 points to become the Big East Conference's career regular-season scoring leader and No.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Liam Robbins scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Vanderbilt ended a nine-game losing streak against Florida, beating the Gators 88-80 on Saturday.

Trey Thomas scored 16 and was perfect shooting, making all five shot attempts — four from 3-point range — and both foul shots.

NEW YORK (AP) — David Jones honored his late father with a fresh tattoo and a determined performance that helped St. John's take down No. 20 Providence.

A grieving Jones scored 16 points, AJ Storr added 15 and the Red Storm beat the Friars 73-68 on Saturday, handing them a costly defeat in their pursuit of a second consecutive regular-season Big East title.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead No. 7 Utah to a 92-69 victory over Washington on Friday night.

Kneepkens added a team-high six assists for the Utes (21-2, 11-2 Pac-12), who shot 51% from the field and made 16 3-pointers overall.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jaylyn Sherrod matched her career high of 27 points and Tayanna Jones had a steal in the paint with two seconds left as No. 25 Colorado held off Washington State to complete a season sweep, 71-68 on Friday night.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana guard Grace Berger came back for her fifth season to win a Big Ten championship.

Her gritty play Thursday night put the Hoosiers on the precipice.

She finished with a season-high 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Mackenzie Holmes added 24 points and the duo spurred a late charge to send No.

UMKC Kangaroos (11-15, 7-6 Summit) at Saint Thomas Tommies (16-11, 7-7 Summit)

Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMKC visits the Saint Thomas Tommies after Shemarri Allen scored 26 points in UMKC's 76-64 victory over the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cam Shelton scored all of his career-high 31 points after halftime, enough to overcome him mistakenly taking a timeout late in overtime and lead Loyola Marymount past No. 15 Saint Mary's 78-74 Thursday night.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 87-73 victory over Iowa on Thursday night.

Smith, a freshman guard, shot 8 of 10 — including 4 of 5 from 3-point range.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Stanford hasn’t lost consecutive games in more than two years. It will be even longer after the Cardinal bounced back from one of their worst performances of the season with arguably their best.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Diamond Miller understands what's in store for No. 8 Maryland with the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments approaching and how games like this can help prepare a team.

The Terrapins overcame a difficult first quarter, then turned things around in a big way.