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College basketball

Bulls overtaken by Billiken's career day

ST. LOUIS -- Senior guard Harmonie King posted her first double double with 18 points and a career-high 11 rebounds as Saint Louis rallied for an 81-73 win over South Florida on Sunday.

The Billikens shot 69.2 percent (18-of-26) in the second half, their best performance in any half this season, to wipe out a seven-point deficit. Angie Lewis had 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, and Jana Haywood scored 12.

Tristen Webb and Sarah Lochmann scored 18 each to lead the Bulls, with Lochmann hitting four 3-pointers. Jen Kline led the Bulls with 10 rebounds.

The Bulls, who have lost 10 straight, led most of the first half and took a 30-26 lead into the break. USF still led 52-49 with 9:25 to play before Angie Lewis completed a three-point play to tie the score and trigger a 15-4 run that gave Saint Louis the lead for good.

NO. 3 UT 79, UF 40: Gwen Jackson scored 18 and Kara Lawson added 13 points and 12 rebounds as the host Vols never were challenged.

Tennessee had an even easier time than in last month's 94-53 win over the Gators in Gainesville, demonstrating the vast difference between the SEC's top and bottom teams.

Tennessee had little trouble winning its 11th straight since last month's loss to Connecticut and 45th in a row over an SEC opponent at home.

N.C. STATE 57, FSU 52: Carisse Moody scored 20, 16 in the first half, as the host Wolfpack held off the Seminoles.

North Carolina State never trailed but never put the game away, with Florida State trimming the deficit to three twice in the final minute. The Wolfpack clinched it with four free throws in the final 35 seconds.

Top 25

NO. 4 LSU 77, NO. 12 MISS. ST. 72: Temeka Johnson had 19 points and Ke-Ke Tardy had 15 as the Tigers rallied. LaToya Thomas had 32 points and 11 rebounds but couldn't prevent the Bulldogs from dropping to 8-1 at home.

NO. 7 UNC 67, WAKE FOREST 57: Coretta Brown scored 22 and Nikita Bell added 14 as the visiting Tar Heels won their sixth straight and sent the Demon Deacons to their ninth straight loss.

NO. 8 TEXAS TECH 70, IOWA ST. 48: Jia Perkins scored 19 and Miklannet Tennal 12, all on 3-pointers, as the host Raiders rolled.

NO. 13 PENN ST. 64, MICH. ST. 60: Jess Strom scored 19, including six straight free throws down the stretch, for the visiting Nittany Lions, who held off a late run.

NO. 14 ARKANSAS 62, OLE MISS 60: Dana Cherry, who scored 17, made a layup with six seconds remaining to lift the host Razorbacks.

NO. 15 MINNESOTA 59, INDIANA 56: Lindsay Whalen scored 27 as the Golden Gophers overcame foul trouble to win at Assembly Hall for the first time in three years and earn their first Big Ten road win this season.

NO. 16 S. CAROLINA 48, ALABAMA 34: Jocelyn Penn, who entered as the nation's fourth-leading scorer at 25 points per game, scored 20, more than the Crimson Tide had in either half.

NO. 17 GEORGIA 78, AUBURN 67: Mary Beth Lycett and Sherill Baker scored 19 each for the host Bulldogs. Georgia played without 6-foot-6 forward Kara Braxton, who was suspended for being late to practice Saturday.

NO. 18 VANDY 85, KENTUCKY 63: Jenni Benningfield and Abi Ramsey scored 17 each to lead five players in double figures for the visiting Commodores, who beat the Wildcats for the sixth straight time.

NO. 24 OKLAHOMA 87, OKLA. ST. 71: Theresa Schuknecht had a season-high 28 points and seven rebounds as the host Sooners ended their first three-game skid since the 1998-99 season.

NO. 25 OHIO ST. 63, WISCONSIN 40: Caity Matter scored 14 of her 17 in the second half, and the host Buckeyes held the Badgers to their fewest points this season.

FREE-THROW MARK: Concordia-Moorhead guard Jamie Visness set an all-division record by making her 68th straight free throw in a 66-65 win over St. Mary's, Minn.

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