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UNDATED (AP) — BYU might just have gone from the most precarious of positions on the NCAA Tournament bubble to a near-lock in one memorable night, thanks to one spectacular performance against second-ranked Gonzaga. The Cougars (23-7) were trending in the right direction anyway, winning seven straight heading into their match-up with the Bulldogs. But the show they put on with a 91-78 victory Saturday night, long after folks on the East Coast probably went to bed, was exactly the kind of game BYU coach Mark Pope had been hoping to see as March drew near.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kiara Smith scored 26 points and Lavender Briggs scored 20 and Florida upset No. 22-ranked Arkansas holding off the Razorbacks late for an 83-80 win. Florida had the ball at their end of the floor clinging to an 83-80 lead with 1.5 seconds left. Arkansas' Chelsea Dungee stole the inbounds pass and dribbled across the timeline for a desperation heave which bounced off the backboard to end the game. The Gators had their last double-digit lead at 61-51 with 2:55 left in the third when Arkansas began the climb back. A'Tyanna Gaulden and Amber Ramirez led Arkansas with 17 points apiece.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 20 points, and No. 1 South Carolina held 14th-ranked Kentucky to 30% shooting to win 67-58 on Sunday, earning its 21st consecutive victory. The win, coupled with Mississippi State's loss to Alabama earned the Gamecocks the Southeastern Conference regular season championship. The Gamecocks trailed early before outscoring the Wildcats 17-1 over the final 5:14 of the first quarter and they went to give coach Dawn Staley her 300th win with the school. Rhyne Howard had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Kentucky.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Megan Abrams' tip-in at the buzzer lifted Alabama to a 66-64 victory over No. 9 Mississippi State. The Crimson Tide had the ball in a tie game with 5 seconds left when Jordan Lewis’ floater from the side slid off the side of the rim and into the fingertips of Abrams, who put it in before time expired. Jasmine Walker scored 20 points to lead Alabama. Jessika Carter had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Mississippi State.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored 23 points and No. 16 Texas A&M cruised to an 84-54 win over Auburn. Kayla Wells added 13 points, Aaliyah Wilson 12 and Ciera Johnson 11 for the Aggies, who won their fourth straight and are 14-0 against the Tigers. N'dea Jones had 12 rebounds with eight points and Johnson had eight boards as Texas A&M had a 43-21 rebounding advantage. Daisa Alexanders scored 15 points for the Tigers and Unique Thompson had 11 points and eight rebounds.

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