Brianna Turner had 25 points and 12 rebounds and No. 8 Notre Dame held off an upset bid by No. 14 Duke with a 62-58 victory Thursday night.
Lindsay Allen finished with 12 assists for the Irish (19-3, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who moved back into a first-place tie in the ACC with Florida State.
Lexie Brown scored 22 points to lead the Blue Devils (17-4, 5-3 ACC), who lost their 12th straight to Notre Dame.
No. 3 Maryland 94, Illinois 49
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 14 points to lead Maryland to an easy win over Illinois.
Maryland (20-1, 8-0 Big Ten) had little trouble on either side of the ball, shooting 43 percent from the field and 7-22 from 3-point range.
No. 5 South Carolina 62, Georgia 44
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 19 points to help South Carolina beat Georgia.
Wilson missed the Gamecocks’ previous game against the Bulldogs two weeks ago with an ankle injury, a game South Carolina won 66-63. She also had 10 rebounds in Thursday’s win.
It was the lowest point total of the season for South Carolina (18-1, 8-0 SEC) this season. The Gamecocks’ previous low came in their 74-63 loss at Duke in early December.
No. 6 Florida State 69, Georgia Tech 63
ATLANTA (AP) — Shakayla Thomas scored 17 points, Imani Wright added 14 and Florida State won its seventh straight game with a victory over Georgia Tech.
No. 9 Louisville 60, Clemson 48
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Myisha Hines-Allen scored 13 of her 16 points in the final two quarters and Louisville held off Clemson for the Cardinals’ 800th alltime victory.
Clemson (11-10, 0-8) could not respond and went on to its 41st straight loss against ACC competition.
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