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Cotie McMahon scores 24 to help No. 15 Ole Miss women beat Georgia 79-62

Cotie McMahon had 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help No. 15 Mississippi beat Georgia 79-62 in the SEC opener for both teams.

Talaysia Cooper scores 17 for No. 23 Lady Vols in 76-65 win over Florida

Blakes has 35 points and 8 assists, No. 12 Vanderbilt women beat Arkansas 88-71

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Edwards leads way with 25 as No. 3 South Carolina wins 24th straight game over Alabama 83-57

Tajia Roberts scores 15 for No. 13 Louisville women in 91-58 win over SMU

Jalyn Brown scores 20 for No. 24 Michigan State women in 80-60 win over Indiana

Indya Nivar, Nyla Harris lead No. 16 UNC women to 71-55 win over California

St. John's Ejiofor approaches triple-double in rout of Georgetown

Olivia Miles' 10th career triple-double leads No. 8 TCU to a 72-48 rout of BYU

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Bristow scores 21, No. 21 Texas Tech women beat UFC 73-55, win 15th straight

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No. 4 UConn beats Xavier 90-67 behind Mullins and Karaban

Boozer's double-double helps No. 6 Duke hold off Georgia Tech 85-79 in ACC opener

Virginia Tech pulls away from No. 21 Virginia in triple overtime for 95-85 win

Scott scores 24, Van Gytenbeek adds 17, No. 22 Baylor women beat Oklahoma State 77-68

Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong lead No. 1 UConn to 30th straight win, 90-53 over Providence

Godfrey scores 14, Welling plays key role in final seconds and Clemson edges Syracuse 64-61

Lauren Betts surpasses 1,500 career points and No. 4 UCLA beats Penn State 97-61

Audi Crooks has 5th straight game of at least 30 points in No. 10 Iowa State's 80-62 win vs. Houston

Cambridge sisters score 30 points and No. 19 Ohio State women dump Purdue 83-56

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No. 13 Nebraska pulls away in 2nd half against New Hampshire to go unbeaten in nonconference play

Warley's 22 points and 14 rebounds help No. 7 Gonzaga beat San Diego 99-93

Wooley scores season-high 21 points as No. 16 Louisville beats California 90-70

Haralson scores 13 as Notre Dame leans on defense to beat Stanford 47-40

Boyd, Winter lead Wisconsin past Milwaukee 80-60

Gillespie scores 21 to lead No. 19 Tennessee's rout of South Carolina State 105-54

Reneau's 28 points rally Miami past Pitt 76-69 in ACC opener

Wilson's double-double helps No. 12 North Carolina beat Florida State 79-66 in ACC opener

Johnson's 15 points lead South Carolina over UAlbany 96-67

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Diallo, Claude and Steinbach triumvirate carry Washington to 74-65 win over Utah

No. 6 Michigan women outlast Oregon 92-87 in double overtime

Freeman scores 27 off the bench as Auburn cruises against Queens (NC), 106-55

Peat scores 19 as No. 1 Arizona closes out nonconference with 99-71 win over South Dakota State

Durkin, Crocker-Johnson combine for 36 points as Minnesota beats Fairleigh Dickinson 60-43

Roy hits 15 FTs, scores 27 points to help Oklahoma State beat Bethune-Cookman 103-77

Ole Miss roars back from slow start to dismantle Alcorn State 79-43

Holloway's career-high 26 points lead No. 14 Alabama over Yale, 102-78

Thomas Jr. notches 22-point double-double, Nwoko scores 22, as LSU beats Southern Miss 90-62

Agee powers Texas A&M to 6th 100-point game of season, 111-82 win over Prairie View A&M

Jefferson scores season-high 23 points in No. 3 Iowa State's 89-61 win over Houston Christian

Kingston Flemings scores 15, No. 8 Houston beats Middle Tennessee State 69-60

Freshman Meleek Thomas scores career-best 28 points as No. 18 Arkansas beats James Madison 103-74

Punch scores 20 as TCU routs Jackson State 115-64

Josh Hubbard scores 22 on 9-of-13 shooting, Mississippi State beats Alabama State 94-56

Nyla Harris scores 19 for No. 16 North Carolina women's in 90-37 win over Boston College

Morez Johnson Jr. has 24 points and 11 rebounds as No. 2 Michigan routs McNeese State 112-71

Benter's career-high 20 points lead No. 5 Purdue to a 101-60 rout of Kent State

Jeremy Fears Jr. has career-high 21 points in No. 9 Michigan State's 114-97 win over Cornell

Grant's double-double, Francis' 19 points lead Rutgers past Delaware State 65-50

No. 23 Georgia rallies in the 2nd half to beat Long Island University 89-74

Baba Miller grabs career-high 21 rebounds, Cincinnati defeats Lipscomb 89-62

Tanner scores 23 as No. 11 Vanderbilt wraps up nonconference slate routing New Haven

Hidalgo scores 30, Moore adds 23 to help No. 18 Notre Dame women beat Pitt 94-59

No. 22 Florida closes out 2025 with a 4th consecutive victory, 94-72 against Dartmouth

Oluchi Okananwa's career-high 28 points help No. 7 Maryland rout Wisconsin, 97-59

Stirtz scores 22 points to lead No. 25 Iowa over UMass Lowell, 90-62

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