No. 1 South Carolina routs No. 1 Kentucky 74-54

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Aliyah Boston had 18 points and 15 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina improved to 8-0 against ranked opponents this season with a 74-54 victory over No. 21 Kentucky on Sunday. Boston, the 6-foot-5 junior All-American, was nearly unstoppable around the basket – she had 10 points and eight boards by halftime – and matched the school mark with her ninth straight game with double-figure points and rebounds. Boston added five blocks and helped on defense against Kentucky star scorer Rhyne Howard, who made the game’s first bucket but went on to finish 2-of-14 shooting for a season-low-tying nine points. Howard came in second in the Southeastern Conference in scoring, averaging 19.7 points. Zia Cooke had a game-high 19 points as the Gamecocks (15-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) won their fifth straight over Kentucky (8-4, 1-1) and third in a row since their lone loss, 70-69 in overtime at Missouri in Dec. 30. No. 2 STANFORD 66, GONZAGA 50 STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Hannah Jump scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, and Stanford clamped down defensively to beat Gonzaga. Jump, a junior taking on a bigger role this season for the defending national champions, scored 13 of her 21 points in the second half as Stanford (11-3) led most of the day in a non-conference game that was scheduled at the last minute. Gonzaga agreed to the game after Stanford’s regularly scheduled game Sunday against Oregon State was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Beavers’ program. The two teams played on Nov. 21 in Washington and Stanford won that one 66-62. Yvonne Ejim led Gonzaga (10-4) with 14 points. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 76, No. 4 ARIZONA 67 LOS ANGELES (AP) – Alyson Miura hit four of her career-high five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with 15 points to help Southern California upset previously unbeaten Arizona. Miura missed only one of her six 3-point shots and had a career-high six assists. Jordyn Jenkins added 14 points and Desiree Caldwell scored 12 for USC (8-4, 1-1 Pac-12). Bendu Yeaney made 1-of-2 free throws to give the Wildcats a 59-58 lead with 5:28 to play but Miura answered with back-to-back 3s in the next 62 seconds and USC led the rest of the way. Miura hit two more 3-pointers just 35 seconds apart to give the Trojans a 73-63 lead with 1:05 to play. Cate Reese led Arizona (22-2, 1-1) with a season-high 29 points – one shy of her career best. No. 5 N.C. STATE 76, MIAMI 64 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Elissa Cunane scored 19 points, Diamond Johnson added 16 and N.C. State remained atop the Atlantic Coast Conference by holding off Miami. Kayla Jones added 11 points and six assists for the Wolfpack (14-2, 5-0), who only led by three early in the fourth quarter before pulling away. ‘œMiami, they just get after you on defense,’� N.C. State coach Wes Moore said. ‘œThey’re going to use a plethora of presses, they’re flying around … it’s not really conducive to my blood pressure, coming down here.’� Kelsey Marshall scored 17 points for Miami (7-5, 0-2) No. 7 TENNESSEE 70, MISSISSIPPI 58 OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Jordan Horston scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds to lead Tennessee over Mississippi, snapping the Rebels’ 13-game winning streak. The Lady Vols (15-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) built a 20-point lead early in the third quarter and Ole Miss (13-2, 1-1) could never pull back to within single digits. Alexus Dye had 17 points and Tess Darby added 13 for Tennessee, which outrebounded the Rebels 46-28. Tamari Key attempted only two shots but had six points and seven rebounds. No. 8 MICHIGAN 76, RUTGERS 47 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Naz Hlllman and Leigha Brown each scored 19 points as Michigan rolled past Rutgers..