STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 23 points and Breanna Stewart added 22 to help No. 2 UConn beat top-ranked South Carolina 87-62 on Monday night.
Moriah Jefferson had 16 points for the Huskies (23-1), who improved to 17-3 in matchups between the top two teams in the poll.
The teams traded baskets early and South Carolina (22-1) led 18-15 7½ minutes in before UConn took over. The Huskies scored the next 13 points to blow the game open. Jefferson got it started with a three-point play. Morgan Tuck and Mosqueda-Lewis added 3-pointers as UConn led 28-18.
Bianca Cuevas hit a floater with 8:48 left to end the drought for South Carolina, but it was short-lived. The Huskies scored the next eight to take command.
Aleighsa Welch and Tiffany Mitchell each scored 17 to lead the Gamecocks in the 54th meeting of The Associated Press women's basketball poll's top two teams.
No. 21 CHATTANOOGA 68, WOFFORD 41
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Jasmine Joyner scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season to lead Chattanooga past Wofford.
Joyner was 6 of 9 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free throw line in 27 minutes. She added four assists and four blocks.
Ka'Vonne Towns and Chelsey Shumpert had 11 points apiece for Chattanooga (21-3, 9-0 Southern). The Mocs had 20 assists on their 25 field goals and outrebounded the Terriers 39-26.
Chanel Stokes led Wofford (7-17, 2-7) with 13 points.
ARKANSAS 54, No. 24 GEORGIA 48
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Jessica Jackson scored five of her 15 points in the final 26 seconds to help the Arkansas women hold off Georgia.
Arkansas (14-8, 4-6 SEC) led by as many as 18 in the first half and Calli Berna's layup with 10 minutes left gave the Razorbacks a 49-25 advantage.
Georgia (17-7, 5-6) lost its fourth in a row.
Jackson hit a pair of free throws, ending a scoring drought of nearly seven minutes, to give Arkansas a 51-48 lead.
Ford had a pair of 3-point attempts blocked on the other end before Georgia coach Andy Landers was hit with two technical fouls - and ejected. Jackson made three of the four technical free throws with 9 seconds left to seal it.