Here is the latest SEC sports news from The Associated Press

Published 7:05 am Monday, November 18, 2024

UNDATED (AP) — Oregon remains the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after its close call at Wisconsin. Georgia returned to the top 10 with its win over Tennessee and LSU was unranked for the first time in two years. The unbeaten Ducks are atop the AP Top 25 for the fifth straight week. They received all 62 first-place votes for the third week in a row after scoring their fewest points in 37 games in a 16-13 win over Wisconsin. Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five for the second straight week.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Igor Milicic scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Zakai Zeigler had 19 points and eight assists to lead No. 11 Tennessee to a 103-68 victory over Austin Peay. Jordan Gainey scored 15, Cade Phillips added 13 and Felix Okpara had 12 points to help the Volunteers. Jahmai Mashack also scored 10 for Tennessee. Isaac Haney had 22 points, and LJ Thomas scored 20 to lead the way for the Governors.

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SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Josh Hubbard scored 23 points, Cameron Matthews made several key free throws down the stretch and Mississippi State rallied in the second half to defeat Utah 78-73 in the Mid-South Showdown. KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points, Matthews 12, with 8 of 10 from the line, and Ryan Kugel scored 12 for the Bulldogs. Murphy had 14 rebounds. Matthews made two free throws on back-to-back possessions to put the Bulldogs up 75-71 in the final minute. After a Utes miss, their defensive pressure forced Mississippi State to call timeout twice. Utah then fouled Matthews again. He made one of two, then Kugel got an offensive rebound and made a pair of free throws to put the game out of reach.

CHICAGO (AP) — Taylor Jones had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 4 Texas rout DePaul 91-61 on Sunday night. The 6-foot-4 senior was an efficient 10-of-13 from the floor and the Blue Demons (2-2) had no way to stop her on either end of the court. The Longhorns (3-0) dominated on the defensive end, forcing 25 turnovers while tallying 11 steals and five blocks. Graduate student Jorie Allen had 23 points for the Blue Demons.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Timea Gardiner scored a career-high 25 points, including 15 in the first quarter, and No. 5 UCLA routed Arkansas 101-52. Gardiner, who is an Oregon State transfer, made a career-best seven 3-pointers. Lauren Betts added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Bruins, who improved to 4-0. The Razorbacks, who fell to 3-2, were led by Izzy Higginbottom with 15 points. The rout was on from the opening tip. UCLA raced to a 15-3 lead, with Gardiner hitting three consecutive 3-pointers. Arkansas got within three before UCLA took off again and the Razorbacks never came that close again.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Chloe Kitts had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina to its 42nd straight victory, 95-44, over East Carolina on Sunday. All 12 Gamecocks who hit the court scored against the Pirates on the way to their 61st consecutive home victory. MiLaysia Fulwiley and freshman Joyce Edwards added 12 points each as South Carolina finished with five players in double figures. Amiya Joyner led East Carolina with 25 points and a game-best 10 rebounds.

MONROE, La. (AP) — Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 25 points to help power the unbeaten No. 22 Alabama women to a 75-52 nonconference win over UL-Monroe. Alabama is now 6-0 to start the season after earning its second win on the road. The Warhawks (3-1) lost for the first time in three home games.