No. 2 Ohio State beats Maryland 79-66, claims a share of Big Ten regular-season title.

Ohio State forward Cotie McMahon (32) celebrates after defeating Maryland in an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, February 25, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, Ohio— Celeste Taylor scored 20 points as No. 2 Ohio State defeated Maryland 79-66 on Sunday to claim at least a share of the Big Ten title and the top seed in the league tournament.
Jacy Sheldon scored 17 points for the surging Buckeyes (24-4, 15-1 Big Ten), who won their 14th straight game with two games remaining in the regular season. A win in one of those games would allow them to clinch the conference title.

Cotie McMahon ended with 15 points after picking up her fourth foul in the third quarter.

Bri McDaniel scored 21 points and Brinae Alexander added 16 for the Terrapins (16-11, 8-8), who had their four-game winning run end.

No. 1 South Carolina 103, Kentucky 55.

Lexington, Kentucky (AP) Bree Hall scored 18 points, MiLaysia Fulwiley added 17 off the bench, and South Carolina won its third consecutive Southeastern Conference regular-season championship and eighth in 11 years.

With 6-foot-7 star centre Kamilla Cardoso sitting out for the second straight game, the Gamecocks (27-0, 14-0) led by 20 points at halftime and 74-43 after three quarters.

Sania Feagin scored 16 points, Ashlyn Watkins 13 and Chloe Kitts 10 as the Gamecocks recorded their sixth 100-point game of the season.

Ajae Petty had 16 points and Sania Tyler 15 for the Wildcats (11-17, 5-9), who shot 34%.
No. 3 Stanford 81, Arizona State 67.

STANFORD, California (AP) Kiki Iriafen had 22 points and 20 rebounds, Cameron Brink added 14 points, and Stanford rallied from an upset loss to Arizona without Brink to win at least a part of the Pac-12 regular-season championship.

The Cardinal won at least a share of the regular-season title for the fourth straight season and the 27th time in programme history.

Brink returned from a sickness and finished with nine rebounds, seven assists, and five blocks.

Stanford (24-4, 13-3) hosted their final regular-season Pac-12 home game, as the Cardinal will move to the Atlantic Coast Conference next season and Arizona State (11-17, 3-1) to the Big 12.

Jalyn Brown led Arizona State with 18 points.

No. 4 Iowa 101, Illinois 85.

Iowa City, Iowa (AP) Caitlin Clark recorded her 16th career triple-double with 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists as Iowa rebounded from a defeat to 14th-ranked Indiana.

Clark currently leads Division I with five triple-doubles. Hannah Stuelke had 20 points for Iowa (24-4, 13-3 Big Ten).

Molly Davis led the Hawkeyes with 17 points, while Kate Martin added 13. Iowa reached 100 points for the ninth time this season.

Makira Cook scored 26 points to lead Illinois (13-13, 7-9). Genesis Bryant scored 19 points, Adalia McKenzie had 13, Camille Hobby had 12, and Kendall Bostic finished with 10 points and 17 rebounds.

No. 8 Virginia Tech 74, North Carolina 62.