Watkins scores 26 as No. 7 Southern California ends regular season with 70-55 win over Arizona State

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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 26 points, Rayah Marshall added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 7 Southern California ended its regular season with a 70-55 victory over Arizona State on Saturday.

USC (23-5, 13-5 Pac-12) has won nine of its last 10 games. Watkins, a freshman sensation averaging nearly 28 points, shot 10 of 22 from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and had three assists.

Arizona State (11-19, 3-15) has lost five straight. Jalyn Brown led the Sun Devils with 17 points and Trayanna Crisp added 16.

NO. 3 TEXAS 71, BYU 46

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Madison Booker had 20 points and five assists and led a third-quarter surge as Texas beat BYU.

Texas (27-4, 14-4 Big 12) finished the regular season in second place in the conference, one game behind Oklahoma, which swept two games from the Longhorns.

Aaliyah Moore had 16 points and eight rebounds, and Taylor Jones (three blocks) and DeYona Gaston each scored 13.

Lauren Gustin had 20 points and 15 rebounds for BYU (16-15, 6-12). Kailey Woolston scored 13.

NO. 4 STANFORD 76, OREGON 56

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Brink had 18 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks and Stanford beat Oregon in the Pac-12 regular-season finale for both teams.

Kiki Iriafen added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinal (26-4, 15-3), who had already claimed the regular-season conference championship and won for the seventh time in the last eight games. Hannah Jump had 12 points.

Chance Gray had 18 points to lead the Ducks (11-20, 2-16), who have lost a program-record 13 in a row and finished last in the league.

Stanford shot 32 of 69 for the game. Oregon was 18 of 57.

NO. 8 UCLA 61, ARIZONA 41

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Londynn Jones scored 16 points, Lauren Betts had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and UCLA dominated on the boards to beat Arizona in the regular season finale for both teams.

The Bruins (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) shot 57.5% and outrebounded Arizona 43-17.

Betts had her 10th double-double of the season while Jones was 5 of 9 from the field including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Gabriela Jaquez added 11 on 5-of-6 shooting for UCLA, which has won five in a row.

Helena Pueyo led Arizona (16-14, 8-10) with 16 points and six steals.

NO. 10 UCONN 65, PROVIDENCE 42

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored all 17 of her points in the first half Saturday and UConn completed an undefeated conference season with a win at Providence.

Aaliyah Edwards added 13 points and KK Arnold scored 12 for Connecticut (26-5, 18-0 Big East), which has won six straight games after falling to top-ranked South Carolina on the road.

Marta Morales Romero had 10 points for Providence (12-19, 6-12), which has lost eight of its last nine games.

UConn shut down the Providence offense, holding the Friars to 26% shooting (15 of 58) and scoring 19 points off 18 Friar turnovers.

NO. 11 OREGON STATE 79, CALIFORNIA 56

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Timea Gardiner scored 16 of her 19 points in a dominating second half, leading scorer Raegan Beers returned to action and Oregon State closed the regular season with a win over California.

Beers had 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting after missing the previous four games for the Beavers (23-6, 12-6 Pac-12). Donovyn Hunter had 13 points and nine assists and AJ Marotte had 12 points. Second-leading scorer Talia von Oelhoffen did not attempt a shot in 25 minutes.

Marta Suarez scored 14 points to lead the Golden Bears (17-13, 7-11). Leilani McIntosh had 13 points and reserves Lulu Laditan-Twidale and McKayla Williams both had 12.

WASHINGTON STATE 72, NO. 13 COLORADO 63

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Eleonora Villa scored 20 points, Astera Tuhina added 14 points and Washington State closed with a 14-0 run to beat Colorado 72-63 in the Pac-12 season finale for both teams.

Bella Murekatete and Tara Wallack each scored 12 points for the Cougars (18-13, 7-11).

Jaylyn Sherrod scored 18 points, shooting 11 for 12 from the foul line but just 3 of 16 from the field for Colorado. Aaronette Vonleh scored 15 points, Frida Formann 10 and Quay Miller grabbed 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes.

It was Colorado’s (21-8, 11-7) first loss to an unranked team this season. The Buffaloes rose to as high as No. 3 in the rankings on three-different occasions but now find themselves limping into post-season play having lost five of their last six games.

NO. 15 KANSAS STATE 73, TEXAS TECH 49

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Serena Sundell and Gabby Gregory scored 13 points apiece and Kansas State cruised by Texas Tech in both teams’ regular-season finale.

Ayoka Lee added 11 points and Brylee Glenn 10 for the Wildcats (24-6, 13-5 Big 12), who snapped a two-game skid.

Bailey Maupin scored 17 points and Jasmine Shavers 14 for the Lady Raiders (16-15, 5-13), who lost their ninth straight.

Sundell reached her third straight season with 350-plus points and 150-plus assists. Teammate Lee blocked two shots to reach 300 in her career, a program first.

WASHINGTON 62, NO. 18 UTAH 47

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauren Schwartz scored 18 points, Sayvia Sellers added 13 and Washington defeated Utah on the final day of the regular season for the Pac-12 Conference.

Dalayah Daniels had 12 points and nine rebounds and Hannah Stines scored 11 points for the Huskies (16-13, 6-12), who got all of their scoring from the starting five.

Matyson Wilke led Utah (21-9, 11-7) with 17 points and Alissa Pili had 10 rebounds. Utah’s Dasia Young, with four points, was the only reserve to score for either team.

KANSAS 83, NO. 20 OKLAHOMA 74

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Freshman S’Mya Nichols had a career-high 29 points, senior Holly Kersgieter had a season-high 26 and Kansas ended the regular season with a win over Big 12 Conference champion Oklahoma.

Taiyanna Jackson had her 40th career double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds as the Jayhawks (18-11, 11-7) enhanced their NCAA resume with a third Top 25 win and their eighth win in the last nine games. A third senior, Zakiyah Franklin, had 11 points.

Payton Verhulst had 22 points for Oklahoma (21-8, 15-3). Reyna Scott added 12 points and Lexy Keys 11.

NO. 24 WEST VIRGINIA 57, TCU 49

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — JJ Quinerly and Jordan Harrison scored 14 points apiece and West Virginia capped the regular season with a win over TCU.

The Mountaineers (23-6, 12-6 Big 12) ended a three-game losing streak and head coach Mark Kellogg set a school record for wins in the first season on the job.

TCU (19-10, 6-12), which had to forfeit two games in the middle of the conference season because of a lack of healthy players, had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Madison Conner had 18 points and Sedona Prince had 15 with 12 rebounds for TCU. The two leaders played in just their third game together since missing a long stretch — 13 games for Prince, eight for Conner — with injuries.

NO. 24 UNLV 100, SAN DIEGO STATE 41

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Desi-Rae Young scored 19 of her 21 points in the first half and UNLV raced away early from San Diego State for the Lady Rebels’ 11th straight victory.

Ashley Scoggin was 5 of 7 from the arc in scoring 17 points for the Lady Rebels (26-2, 16-1 Mountain West). Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, who made four 3s, Amarachi Kimpson and Nneka Obiazor added 12 points each. Kiara Jackson had 11 points with nine rebounds.

Adryana Quezada led the Aztecs (18-12, 9-8) with 14 points. San Diego State shot just 28% and was outscored 21-6 off turnovers.

This was the third time this season UNLV reached 100 points.

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