Acupuncture keys Texas win

Tiffany Jackson got acupuncture before the game to soothe a sore left ankle, then scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 17 Texas to a 64-43 win over No. 13 Texas Tech on Sunday in Austin, Texas, another key victory in the Longhorns’ chase for a third straight Big 12 title.

Almost written out of the league race a month ago, the Longhorns (15-7, 8-3) find themselves in a four-way tie for second, one game behind Baylor.

Jackson recorded her fifth double-double in the last eight games, despite sitting for the first 11 minutes because of a swollen membrane around the joint in her ankle. The condition flared up Thursday.

Nina Norman scored 15 points before leaving with more than 13 minutes left with a sprained right ankle, and Heather Schreiber added 10 points for Texas.

Erin Grant led Texas Tech (17-5, 8-3) with 10 points as the Red Raiders struggled through a miserable 27 percent shooting performance. Tech went 0 for 12 from 3-point range.

The loss knocked Texas Tech out of a tie for first place in the conference standings.

(1) LSU 66, South Carolina 36: At Columbia, S.C., freshman Sylvia Fowles scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help the Tigers (23-1, 10-0 SEC) win their 10th straight by beating the Gamecocks (6-18, 0-10), who shot 31.3 percent (15 of 48) and had 28 turnovers. … (2) Ohio St. 67, Iowa 60: At Iowa City, Iowa, Jessica Davenport scored 21 points and converted a key three-point play late in the game that enabled the Buckeyes (24-2, 11-1 Big Ten) to hold off the Hawkeyes (16-7, 5-7) for their 13th straight win. … (3) Duke 60, (19) Maryland 49: At College Park, Md., Monique Currie scored 14 points, and the Blue Devils (23-2, 9-1 ACC) beat the Terrapins (17-6, 6-5) in front of a crowd of 17,243 – the largest crowd to watch an ACC women’s basketball game. … (5) Tennessee 72, (21) Vanderbilt 63: At Knoxville, Tenn., Shyra Ely scored 18 points for the Volunteers (19-4, 9-1 SEC), who won their 59th straight at home against SEC opponents by defeating the Commodores (17-6, 6-4). … (9) Michigan State 84, Wisconsin 60: At Madison, Wis., Lindsay Bowen scored 18 points, leading the Spartans (22-3, 11-2 Big Ten) over the Badgers (10-12, 4-8). The Spartans’ Kristin Haynie had eight points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals to become the fourth player in Big Ten history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals for her career. … (11) Rutgers 76, (10) Connecticut 62: At Piscataway, N.J., Chelsea Newton scored 19 points, and the Scarlet Knights (18-5, 9-2 Big East) ended a 12-game losing skid to the Huskies (16-6, 9-2). … (12) Minnesota 71, Purdue 49: At Minneapolis, Shannon Schonrock hit all four of her 3-pointers to help the Golden Gophers (19-5, 9-3 Big Ten) beat the Boilermakers (13-10, 6-6). Schonrock finished with 13 points. … (15) DePaul 84, TCU 81 (OT): At Rosemont, Ill., Jenni Dant scored 27 points as the Blue Demons (21-3, 10-1 C-USA) held off the Horned Frogs (17-8, 8-3) to win their 10th straight game and 22nd consecutive at home. … Oklahoma 77, (16) Kansas St. 61: At Norman, Okla., Dionnah Jackson scored 18 points and Laura Andrews added 15 – all in the second half – and the Sooners (13-9, 5-6 Big 12) got charged up by a shoving match before putting away the Wildcats (17-5, 8-3). … (18) Georgia 88, Clemson 60: At Duluth, Ga., Tasha Humphrey scored 25 points, and Cori Chambers added 22 as the Bulldogs (20-6) beat the Tigers (7-16). Humphrey, a freshman, also had 11 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the season, tops in the SEC. Georgia improved to 20-6, marking the 21st time in 26 seasons that coach Andy Landers’ teams have reached 20 victories. … (20) Temple 70, Rhode Island 56: At Philadelphia, Cynthia Jordan scored 16 points, Kamesha Hairston and Jennifer Owens each added 12 to help the Owls (20-3, 12-0) win their 17th straight by defeating the Rams (5-18, 3-9). The Owls also earned a bye in the first round of next month’s Atlantic 10 tournament. … (25) Penn St. 63, Illinois 56: At Champaign, Ill., Jess Strom had 20 points, and the Lions (16-8, 11-2 Big Ten) rallied to beat the Illini (13-10, 5-8). Illini forward Erin Wigley had her first career double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds.