CLEMSON, S.C.
Marina Mabrey scored 24 of her career-high 29 points in the second half to help No. 7 Notre Dame hold off Clemson for its eighth straight victory, 84-80 on Thursday night.
The Fighting Irish (24-3, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) broke a tie with No. 4 Florida State for the league lead. But when Nelly Perry rattled in a jumper with 11.5 seconds left, Notre Dame had let a 17-point lead slip to 82-80. That’s when Mabrey saved the Irish with two clinching foul shots with eight seconds remaining. Arike Ogunbowale had 15 points, and Lindsay Allen 11 for the Fighting Irish.
Perry had a career best 24 points to lead Clemson. Kobi Thornton added 20 points, also a career best.
Notre Dame’s Brianna Turner finished with just nine points, only the third time this season she was held under double digits.
Virginia 60, No. 4 Florida State 51
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Dominique Toussaint scored five of her 14 points in the final 1:27, including the go-ahead 3- pointer, and Virginia held Florida State to five points in the fourth quarter.
Toussaint’s 3-pointer, just the third of the night for the Cavaliers, put them in front 53-51, and after a turnover by the Seminoles, she hit a runner along the baseline from about 8 feet with 51 seconds left to put Virginia (17- 9, 6-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead to stay.
Ivey Slaughter scored 12 points for Florida State (23-4, 11-2).
No. 3 Mississippi St. 58, Georgia 49
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Ketara Chapel and Teaira McCowan each scored 14 points and Mississippi State rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Georgia.
Mississippi State (26-1, 12-1 Southeastern Conference) struggled on offense and trailed for nearly the entire game. But Chapel converted a 3-point play — making a layup while being fouled — to give the Bulldogs a 48-46 lead with less than three minutes left that they wouldn’t surrender.
Caliya Robinson led Georgia (13-13, 5-8) with 13 points.
No. 6 South Carolina 82, Vanderbilt 51
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kaela Davis and Alaina Coates each scored 15 points and South Carolina rebounded after a loss to No. 1 Connecticut that stretched the Huskies’ winning streak to 100.
Coates also had seven rebounds. A’ja Wilson added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Gamecocks (22-3, 12-1 Southeastern Conference).
Christa Reed led Vanderbilt (12-14, 2-11) with 11 points. The Commodores had 20 turnovers and made 12 shots from the field — the second time in SEC play a team has had fewer field goals than turnovers against South Carolina.
No. 10 Stanford 72, California 66
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Alanna Smith scored a career-high 27 points and Erica McCall made a few big plays in the final minute, lifting No. 10 Stanford over California.
McCall put the Cardinal ahead with two free throws with 59.1 seconds left, then blocked a shot by Kristine Anigwe on the subsequent possession. Brittany McPhee padded the lead for Stanford (23-4, 13-2 Pac-12) by scoring a layup off an inbound play with 11 seconds left.
Smith scored seven straight points, pushing Stanford into a 64-61 lead.
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