TAMPA — Courtney Williams had 28 points and 15 rebounds and reached 2,000 career points to help No. 19 USF beat Cincinnati 82-49 Wednesday night.
Williams entered 28 points short of the milestone and got it on her last basket, a 3-pointer that made it 72-40 with 4:55 left.
The Bulls (16-5, 9-2 AAC) never trailed and led by 11 in the first quarter. The Bearcats (7-14, 3-7) got within four early in the third, but USF closed the quarter with a 26-9 run to lead 57-36 and extended that to 80-41 in the fourth.
Shalethia Stringfield added 15 points for the Bulls. Kitija Laksa and Ariadna Pujol had 11 each.
Ana Owens led the Bearcats with 15 points but shot 5-of-20 from the floor. Cincinnati shot 19-of-74 (25.7 percent).
NO. 1 UCONN 96, TULANE 38: Breanna Stewart made her first seven shots in a 20-point performance, and the visiting Huskies (21-0, 11-0 AAC) won their 58th straight game. UConn won by at least 40 for the 14th time.
NO. 4 BAYLOR 87, KANSAS ST. 52: Alexis Jones scored 15 without missing a shot for the host Bears (22-1, 9-1 Big 12), who never trailed en route to their ninth straight win.
NO. 17 MICH. ST. 85, MICH. 64: Aerial Powers scored 27 for the host Spartans (17-4, 8-2 Big Ten), who made 19 of 19 free throws, 29 of 51 shots for the floor and 8 of 17 3-pointers.
NO. 25 OKLA. ST. 71, NO. 20 OKLA. 69: Kaylee Jensen had 24 points and 11 rebounds to help the visiting Cowgirls (17-4, 7-3 Big 12) to their fifth straight win and first in Norman since 1998. Oklahoma State swept the Sooners (15-6, 6-4) in the regular season for the first time since that year.
COACH'S MOM DIES: Thelma Stoner, the mother of Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer, died Monday. The school gave no other details.
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NO. 3 'NOVA 83, CREIGHTON 58: Kris Jenkins scored 22 and Jalen Brunson had 16 for the host Wildcats (19-3, 9-1 Big East), who have won 11 of 12. With center Daniel Ochefu missing his second straight game with a concussion, Villanova made 16 of 29 3s.
NO. 4 MARYLAND 70, NEB. 65: Freshman Diamond Stone had 16 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high eight blocks for the visiting Terrapins (20-3, 9-2 Big Ten), who overcame 18 turnovers to remain a half-game behind conference co-leaders Indiana and Iowa.
NO. 5 IOWA 73, PENN ST. 49: Jarrod Uthoff had 14 points and Adam Woodbury had a career-high 15 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (18-4, 9-1 Big Ten), who won their 15th straight home game. Iowa shot 46 percent from the field and held the Nittany Lions to 30 percent shooting.
NO. 6 XAVIER 90, ST. JOHN'S 83: Trevon Bluiett had his fifth double double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the host Musketeers (20-2, 8-2 Big East) overcame poor shooting to reach 20 wins faster than any team in school history.
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Explore all your optionsNO. 7 KANSAS 77, KANSAS ST. 59: Perry Ellis scored 19 for the host Jayhawks (18-4, 6-3 Big 12), who overcame poor rebounding and some streaky shooting in part by forcing 23 turnovers.
NO. 9 UVA 61, BC 47: Malcolm Brogdon had 27 points for the Cavaliers (18-4, 7-3 ACC), who won their fifth straight and their 16th straight at home.
NO. 17 MIAMI 79, N. DAME 70: Freshman Anthony Lawrence had a season-high 18 points on just six shots, and Angel Rodriguez added 12 points for the Hurricanes (17-4, 6-3 ACC), who won their ninth straight at home.
NO. 21 WICHITA ST. 76, SIU 55: Fred VanVleet had 12 points and 11 assists as the host Shockers (17-5, 11-0 MVC) won their 12th straight.
DUKE: Coach Mike Krzyzewski was back at work one day after missing his first game in more than 20 years. He wasn't with the team for its win Tuesday at Georgia Tech, staying in Durham on the advice of doctors who checked him out after he felt ill after the team meal Monday. The winningest men's coach in Division I history turns 69 on Feb. 13.