EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kennedy Blair scored 21 points, and No. 13 Michigan State women held off Southern California's late surge for a 74-68 victory on Thursday night. Michigan State opened the fourth quarter on a 13-5 run to stretch its lead to 66-54 with 5:15 remaining.

South Carolina women's basketball beat Coppin State on Jan. 18 in Baltimore. Dawn Staley's new forward Alicia Tournebize scored her first points.

Kara Dunn scored 29 and key Trojan Kennedy Smith returned from injury, helping USC earn a 83-57 win over Purdue Sunday afternoon at the Galen Center.

South Carolina women's basketball beat Georgia in its first home game since Jan. 1. Coach Dawn Staley got starting PG Ta'Niya Latson back from injury.

South Carolina women's basketball beat Arkansas for its second straight SEC road game, led by Joyce Edwards' 22 points. Here are the highlights.

Kara Dunn scored 21 points and Jazzy Davidson had 12 but the USC women's basketball team loses to Maryland.

South Carolina's Joyce Edwards had a game-high 25 points, 15 of which came in the second half (11 in third quarter). It marked her eighth game with 20-plus points and fifth with 25 or more. An 8-0 Alabama run made it just a six point-game at halftime but in the second half, the Gamecocks outscored the Crimson Tide 43-23.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Martinell scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half on Wednesday night to help Northwestern beat USC 74-68 and snap a five game losing streak. Five-star freshman Alijah Arenas — a McDonald's All-American and the son of three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas — made his debut for USC and finished with eight points on 3-of-15 shooting,