College basketball

Red-hot Bulls win C-USA road finale

By wire services
Published February 21, 2005

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Jessica Dickson and Anedra Gilmore scored 15 each as USF won its final Conference USA regular-season road game, 62-53 over UAB on Sunday.

Dickson, who added nine rebounds, is 14 shy of becoming the first woman in school history and second player, man or woman, to reach 1,000 career points by her sophomore season.

Alana Tanksley had 11 points and Sharon Cambridge 10 for the Bulls (18-9, 8-5), who won their fourth straight overall and third in a row on the road to match the most league wins in school history. USF is moving to the Big East next season.

USF opened with an 11-1 run and extended its lead to 24-8 with 11:56 left in the first half when Tanksley hit her third 3-pointer. The Bulls led 38-25 at the half after shooting 55.2 percent (16-of-29) and holding the Blazers to 28.1 percent (9-of-32).

The Bulls started the second half with an 8-1 run to extend their lead to 46-26, their largest of the game. UAB countered with a 16-7 run to cut its deficit to 50-42 before Gilmore hit a 3-pointer.

The Blazers got within 55-51 with 4:39 left but got no closer.

NO.22 VANDY 76, UF 69: Carla Thomas had 23 points and Ashley Earley added 21 points and 10 rebounds, lifting the visiting Commodores to their sixth win in seven games.

Tamia Williams had 22 points and made 5 of 7 3-pointers for the Gators, who fell to 0-6 against ranked teams.

Top 25

NO.1 LSU 62, AUBURN 57: Seimone Augustus made two free throws with six seconds left and finished with 22 points for visiting LSU. Auburn is the only conference team to come within 10 points of LSU, also losing 57-52 in Baton Rouge.

NO.9 MICH. ST. 66, NO.2 OHIO ST. 64: Kristin Haynie made two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to cap a 19-point performance, leading the host Spartans to their school-record 24th win.

NO.3 DUKE 73, GA. TECH 55: Jessica Foley scored 19 to help the visiting Blue Devils beat the Yellow Jackets for the 25th straight time.

NO.4 STANFORD 81, UCLA 68: Candice Wiggins had 24 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and Brooke Smith added 20 points to lift visiting Stanford, which used a 23-4 run to turn a 27-20 deficit into a 43-31 halftime lead.

NO.6 UT 84, ARKANSAS 71: Shyra Ely scored 30 and the visiting Vols moved coach Pat Summitt within seven of passing Dean Smith as the NCAA's all-time wins leader. Summitt is 873-171 in 31 seasons.

NO.8 UNC 75, NO.21 N.C. STATE 72 (OT): Ivory Latta hit two free throws with 19.2 seconds left in overtime to lift the host Tar Heels. Latta shook off a slow start to finish with 14 points for North Carolina, which won its eighth straight. Nikita Bell added 11 points and made several key plays late, including a stickback to force overtime and a free throw after a steal in the final seconds.

NO.12 DePAUL 95, MEMPHIS 59: Allie Quigley scored 22 as the visiting Blue Demons clinched their first Conference USA regular-season title in nine years.

NO.14 MINNESOTA 84, WISCONSIN 53: Janel McCarville had a career-high 33 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Golden Gophers. Playing her last regular-season home game for Minnesota, McCarville scored 22 in the first half.

OLE MISS 72, NO.16 UGA 61: Armintie Price scored a season-best 30 as the host Rebels beat a ranked team for the second time this season.

NO.17 TEMPLE 69, DAYTON 58: Candice Dupree scored 19 of her game-high 25 in the second half as the host Owls overcame a sluggish start to extend their school-record winning streak to 19 games.

UVA 63, NO.20 MARYLAND 61: LaTonya Blue scored a career-high 29, including two free throws with 24 seconds left, for the host Cavaliers.

NO.24 PENN ST. 83, N'WESTERN 56: Tanisha Wright and Jen Harris scored 20 each for the host Nittany Lions.

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