Arizona Is a 77-61 Winner Over USC

Reshea Bristol scored 18 points and Krista Warren had 17 as Arizona defeated USC, 77-61, in a Pacific 10 Conference game at Tucson.

The Wildcats (18-7, 8-5), who shot 60%, pulled away in the late stages of the first half after back-to-back lay-ins by Warren started a 10-3 run. USC (9-13, 4-8) used an 11-0 run to reduce the deficit to 60-53.

A three-point play by Elizabeth Pickney with 7:11 left stopped USC’s momentum and enabled the Wildcats to pull comfortably ahead.

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In games involving Top 25 teams: Michelle Snow took an inbounds pass with 1.1 seconds left and made a 12-foot shot, giving No. 2 Tennessee a 75-73 victory over No. 13 Louisiana State at Baton Rouge, La. The Lady Vols (26-1, 12-0 Southeastern Conference) were held 10 points below their scoring average. The Tigers (17-8, 7-5), shooting 71% from the free-throw line entering the game, made only 48%. . . . Sue Bird’s three-point basket with 6:21 left capped a 10-0 run and helped No. 3 Connecticut (22-2, 12-1 in Big East) defeat Villanova (18-7, 9-5), 61-43, at Philadelphia. . . . Tynesha Lewis scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half as No. 21 North Carolina State (17-8, 8-6 in ACC) beat No. 4 Duke (23-2, 11-3), 69-55, at Raleigh, N.C. . . . Twins Kelly and Coco Miller combined for 40 points in their final home game to lead No. 5 Georgia (22-4, 10-2 SEC) to an 81-60 victory over Arkansas (16-10, 5-7). . . . No. 7 Purdue (23-4, 14-1 in Big Ten) clinched the regular-season title with a 96-43 victory over Minnesota (8-17, 1-13) at West Lafayette, Ind. . . . Jennifer Fambrough scored 23 points to help Mississippi State (13-12, 3-10 SEC) upset No. 9 Florida (21-4, 9-3) at Gainesville, Fla. . . . Taru Tuukkanen scored 23 points to help No. 12 Xavier (23-2, 13-1 in Atlantic 10) defeat Dayton (13-12, 7-7), 84-62, at Xavier, Ohio. . . . Jackie Stiles, the nation’s leading scorer, had 39 points for No. 15 Southwest Missouri State, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Northern Iowa (15-7, 10-4 in Missouri Valley Conference) from beating the Bears, 99-80, at Cedar Falls, Iowa. . . . No. 22 Wisconsin (16-8, 10-4 in Big Ten) shot 57.4% in the second half and defeated No. 17 Penn State (18-7, 10-4) at Madison, Wis. . . . Zuzana Klimesova scored 24 points for No. 20 Vanderbilt (18-7, 7-5 SEC) in a 68-56 victory over Alabama (17-8, 5-7) at Nashville. . . . Randi Peterson scored 29 points as No. 25 Iowa (15-9, 10-4 Big Ten) beat Ohio State (15-9, 5-9), 74-59, at Iowa City.