Thursday's Top 25 College Women's Basketball Capsules

Games played on Nov. 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Heralded freshman A'ja Wilson scored 18 points to lead No. 2 South Carolina to a 99-41 win over Clemson on Thursday night.

After a shaky debut that saw her fail to find a rhythm, Wilson led all scorers on 6-of-8 shooting. She also had five rebounds for the Gamecocks (2-0).

The 58-point win was South Carolina's biggest ever over Clemson (2-1), and the Gamecocks have won five in a row over their fierce in-state rival.

South Carolina fell behind 4-0 but quickly turned on the defensive pressure, forcing turnovers on five of Clemson's next six possessions. The Gamecocks scored 13 straight points during that three-minute stretch and the game was never close again.

Clemson shot just 32 percent (17-of-53) and turned the ball over 18 times.

NO. 10 TEXAS 87, NO. 6 STANFORD 81, OT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Nneka Enemkpali scored 18 points, and Texas outlasted Stanford in overtime.

Empress Davenport added 13 points in the Longhorns' first win over a top-10 team in almost six years.

It was Stanford's first game since it beat No. 1 Connecticut 88-86 in overtime on Monday night, snapping the Huskies' 47-game winning streak. The Cardinal had won 28 straight games at Maples Pavilion.

Lili Thompson had 28 points for Stanford (2-1).

NO. 7 DUKE 82, OLD DOMINION 66

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Ka'Lia Johnson had 18 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to lead Duke.

Virginia Beach native Elizabeth Williams added 22 points and eight rebounds for the Blue Devils (2-0), who led 36-31 at halftime and took command with a 14-2 run to start the second half.

Old Dominion (2-1) got 16 points from Tiffany Minor, 14 from Chelisa Painter and 12 from Jennie Simms, but the Lady Monarchs were outrebound 44-29 and dominated inside.

Duke had a 40-18 scoring advantage in the paint and a 12-4 edge on second-chance opportunities.

Duke's fast start after halftime pushed its lead to 50-33, and the Blue Devils extended it to as many as 21 before ODU rallied.

The Lady Monarchs closed to 67-56 with 5:38 to play, and to within 10 three times in the closing minutes before Duke pulled away.

NO. 12 LOUISVILLE 95, BELMONT 35

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Freshman Mariya Moore scored 17 points, her average through her first three college games, and led five players in double figure scoring to lead Louisville.

Belmont led for the first 6 minutes of the game thanks to two 3-pointers by Taylor Mills and two field goals by Jordyn Luffman-Hartsfield.

Shawnta' Dyer gave Louisville (3-0) the lead on the first of her two back-back baskets, sparking a 22-0 run that put the game away. The Cardinals led 48-17 at the half and outscored the Bruins 47-18 the rest of the way.

Sara Hammond had 13 points for Louisville and Myisha Hines-Allen, Dyer and Emmonnie Henderson each added 12 points. The Cardinals were 58.7 from the field (37 of 62).

Belmont (0-3) did not have a scorer reach double digits and shot just 26.9 percent from the field (14 of 52).

MISSISSIPPI ST 74, NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 61

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Freshman Victoria Vivians scored 26 points and sophomore Ketara Chapel had 19 with 11 rebounds, all career-highs, as Mississippi State upended West Virginia in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.

The Bulldogs (3-0) forced 24 turnovers by the Mountaineers (2-1) to offset a 15 of 26 effort at the free throw line.

Averee Fields had 22 points and Bria Holmes 18 for West Virginia, which shot better than Mississippi State from the field and made 12 of 13 free throws.

Holmes made a 3-pointer at 16:21 of the second half to pull West Virginia within 42-41 but Vivians quickly answered with a short jumper that started a 15-0 run. Chapel had eight points in the run, including the last six.

West Virginia got back within eight with 5:49 left but Vivians had back-to-back 3-pointers to secure the win.

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