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Maryland spoils Blue Devils' bid for perfect ACC record

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Tianna Hawkins scored 19 points, including the tiebreaking basket with 14 seconds left, and No. 8 Maryland defeated fifth-ranked Duke 63-61 Sunday to end the Blue Devils' bid to go unbeaten in the ACC.

Laurin Mincy had 17 points for the Terrapins (23-5, 10-4). Allysa Thomas grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked a last-second shot by Haley Peters to secure the victory.

The game drew a crowd of 15,150, eighth-largest in school history. It was also the eighth-largest crowd to watch an ACC regular-season game.

Elizabeth Williams scored 19 points and Chelsea Gray had 16 for Duke (22-4, 13-1).

No. 6 Miami 67, Florida State 60: Riquna Williams scored 24 points .

The host Hurricanes (24-3, 13-1) pulled into a tie for the league lead with No. 5 Duke, which lost at Maryland. Miami plays at Duke on Friday.

No. 10 Delaware 40, Drexel 39: Elena Delle Donne's leaner from the wing with 2 seconds left lifted the visiting Blue Hens to the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title.

No. 13 Tennessee 66, Mississippi 56: Glory Johnson had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Shekinna Stricklin added 12 points for the visiting Volunteers (20-7, 11-3 SEC).

Valencia McFarland had 21 points for Mississippi (12-15, 2-12).

No. 16 Nebraska 68, Wisconsin 59: Jordan Hooper had 19 points, 18 rebounds and two blocks to lead host Nebraska to a 68-59 victory against Wisconsin on Sunday.

Emily Cady scored 13 points and Lindsey Moore and Kaitlyn Burke 11 each for the Cornhuskers (20-6, 9-5 Big Ten), which snapped a three-game losing streak.

Morgan Paige had 15 points and Taylor Wurtz 14 for the Badgers (8-18, 4-10).

Michigan State 67, No. 17 Purdue 52: Becca Mills scored 17 points.

Lykendra Johnson had 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots for the host Spartans (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten).

Brittany Rayburn had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Purdue (19-8, 9-5).

Florida 61, No. 18 Georgia 57: Jennifer George finished with 15 points to pace host Florida (17-10, 7-7 SEC).

Jasmine James had 15 points to lead the Bulldogs (20-7, 9-5).

No. 20 Georgia Tech 85, Boston College 48: Tyaunna Marshall scored all 13 of her points in the first half as host Georgia Tech (20-7, 10-4) pulled away early.

Frida Fogdemark scored all 16 of her points -- a career best -- in the second half as Georgia Tech was able to substitute liberally after opening up a 35-16 halftime lead against the Eagles (7-20, 2-12).

No. 25 South Carolina 69, Alabama 55: La'Keisha Sutton turned in team highs of 13 points and seven rebounds.

The visiting Gamecocks (20-7, 9-5 SEC) completed the regular-season sweep of the series against the Crimson Tide (12-16, 2-12).

ACC

Wake Forest 63, Clemson 51: Chelsea Douglas made four of the visiting Deacons' season-high 10 three-pointers and led all scorers with 15 points. Wake Forest is 16-11, 6-8, while Clemson drops to 6-19, 2-12.


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