CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jazzy Davidson scored 21 points and made the go-ahead layup with 8.2 seconds left as No. 18 USC took down No. 9 North Carolina State 69-68 on Sunday.

Davidson’s late game heroics – where she cut hard to the basket and caught Kennedy Smith’s inbounds pass in stride – capped off an impressive second half for the USC freshman, as she scored 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting after halftime.

The Trojans (2-0) were also bolstered by Londynn Jones’ 19 points. Smith added 10 points and eight rebounds.

N.C. State (1-1) was powered by Zoe Brooks, who had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Following Davidson’s go-ahead layup, USC’s Malia Samuels stole the ball from Brooks during a desperate drive to the basket. N.C. State had one more chance to win the game with under two seconds to play, but the Wolfpack’s inbounds pass was picked off by Smith.

Khamil Pierre added a career-high-tying 18 rebounds and 10 points for N.C. State.

N.C. State began to pull away at the end of the third quarter with an 8-0 run that was capped off by a transition three-pointer from Zam Jones. A free throw from Brooks to start the fourth quarter gave the Wolfpack its largest lead of the game at 11 points.

The Trojans then outscored the Wolfpack 19-7 to close out the game and seal the win. USC scored 15 points off 18 N.C. State turnovers.

USC is still trying to figure out how to play without reigning National Player of the Year JuJu Watkins, who is sidelined for the season after having surgery to repair a knee injury she suffered in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. However, against N.C. State, the trio of Davidson, Jones and Smith looked more than capable of leading the Trojans.

NO. 1 UCONN 99, FLORIDA STATE 67

STORRS, Conn. – Azzi Fudd scored 20 of her 23 points in the first half and Sarah Strong added 21 as top-ranked UConn defeated Florida State to win its home opener for the 35th season in a row.

Kayleigh Heckel added 12 points and six steals off the bench for UConn (2-0).

Florida State (2-1) was led by Sole Williams with 14 points. Allie Kubek and Jasmine Shaver added 11 points each.

UConn got off to a bit of a sluggish start, missing seven of its first nine layups. The Huskies used a late basket by Heckel to take a 10-point lead after the first quarter.

Strong had five points and Fudd added four points during a 12-0 run to push UConn’s lead to 17. After a pair of free throws by Pania Davis, the Huskies ended the second quarter on a 10-0 run with Fudd scoring the final eight points to give UConn the 51-27 lead at halftime.

NO. 5 LSU 118, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 70

STATESBORO, Ga. – Flau’jae Johnson and MiLaysia Fulwiley each scored 19 points to lead LSU over Georgia Southern.

Johnson, also had six assists and four rebounds in the road game that was scheduled to give her a chance to play in Savannah, where she was born. She graduated from Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Ga.

Fulwiley scored a quick nine points in the first quarter off the bench. ZaKiyah Johnson scored 17 points and Kate Koval had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Six LSU (3-0) players scored in double figures. The Tigers shot 52.9% from the floor and went 9 of 20 from three-point range.

NO. 7 DUKE 91, HOLY CROSS 48

DURHAM, N.C. – Toby Fournier poured in 27 points to go with nine rebounds, and No. 7 Duke bounced back to beat Holy Cross.

Jordan Wood had 18 points and nine rebounds. Ashlon Jackson added 15 points, and Delaney Thomas contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds off the bench for the Blue Devils, who were coming off a 58-52 loss to No. 16 Baylor last Monday in Paris.

Fournier, the reigning ACC Rookie of the Year and first-time starter, had 13 of Duke’s 23 points in the third quarter. She finished 11 of 17 from the floor, including 3 three-pointers. As a team, the Blue Devils hit 12 three-pointers and shot 50%.

Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly led Holy Cross (1-1) with 11 points and seven rebounds.

NO. 8 TENNESSEE 72, TENNESSEE-MARTIN 61

MARTIN, Tenn. – Nya Robertson scored 17 points as No. 8 Tennessee overcame a quick turnaround and beat Tennessee-Martin.

This was the third game in six days and second since Friday night for Tennessee, and the Lady Volunteers trailed by as much as eight early playing the program’s first game in Martin since 1997.

This was the Pat Summitt Heritage Classic on the other court in the Volunteer State named for the late Tennessee coach. The Lady Vols now have won 16 straight in this series with their losses coming when then-Pat Head played for Tennessee-Martin in 1971 and 1972.

NO. 10 MARYLAND 85, GEORGETOWN 66

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Freshman Addi Mack scored 17 of her 23 points during the fourth quarter and No. 10 Maryland stormed back from a double-digit deficit to beat Georgetown.

Fellow freshman Lea Bartelme added 13 points for Maryland (3-0), which closed the game on a 38-9 run after trailing for most of the second quarter and throughout the third. The Terrapins also sank their final eight field goals.

Khia Miller scored 18 points and Khadee Hession added 14 for Georgetown (1-1) in the first meeting between the schools inside the Capital Beltway since Nov. 13, 2011.

NO. 13 MICHIGAN 84, HARVARD 55

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Olivia Olson scored 18 points, Mila Holloway added 17 and No. 13 Michigan used a strong first quarter to cruise to a win over Harvard.

Syla Swords had 14 points for the Wolverines (2-0), who shot 55%.

Abigail Wright scored 17 points to lead the Crimson (1-1). Karlee White scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half. Olivia Jones added 11 points.

Michigan broke away from a 7-7 tie with 17 straight points, the first four from Olson, who also hit a three-pointer. Swords also contributed a pair of baskets and the lead was 24-8 after one quarter. The Wolverines hit 10 of 15 shots, the Crimson 3 of 12 with 10 turnovers.

Harvard missed its last nine shots in the first quarter and first two of the second, finishing the first half 9 of 27 to trail 40-24.

The Wolverines pushed the lead to 61-41 after three quarters.

NO. 14 IOWA STATE 99, SACRED HEART 34

AMES, Iowa – Audi Crooks had 21 points, Alisa Williams scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half, and 14th-ranked Iowa State rolled to a victory over Sacred Heart.

Reese Beaty had 13 points, Addy Brown scored 12 points and Lilly Tauleilei added 10 points as five Cyclones reached double figures.

Iowa State (2-0) went on a 19-3 run in the second quarter to go up 54-17 at the half. Crooks scored the first eight points of the third quarter for the Cyclones.

NO. 15 NOTRE DAME 116, CHICAGO STATE 58

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Hannah Hidalgo scored 32 points, KK Bransford and Cassandre Prosper set career highs, and No. 15 Notre Dame doubled up Chicago State.

Bransford scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds – both career highs. Prosper had career highs in points with 28 and steals with eight. Vanessa de Jesus scored 15 points and Gisela Sanchez 11. Hidalgo had eight rebounds and eight assists.

Aiyanna Culver led Chicago State with 16 points. The Cougars (1-2) had 30 turnovers.

Notre Dame (2-0) scored 35 points in the first quarter, led by Prosper with 12 points. The Irish went on to lead 62-29 at halftime and 98-38 through three quarters after outscoring Chicago State 36-9 in the third.

NO. 16 BAYLOR 76, LINDENWOOD (MO.) 63

WACO, Texas – Taliah Scott dropped 29 points and Bella Fontleroy added 26 points for No. 16 Baylor in a win over Lindenwood (Mo.).

Scott, who made her home debut for Baylor after transferring from Auburn last season, shot 9 for 16 from the field. She began her collegiate career at Arkansas in 2023-24.

The Bears (2-0) started the game on an 18-0 run, with Lindenwood’s (1-1) first point coming from the free throw line with 3:44 left in the first quarter. The Lions went on a 15-0 run at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth to close the gap to 63-57. Fontleroy and Scott ended the run with a three-pointer each, and Baylor held Lindenwood scoreless for the final 3:08 of the game.

Ellie Bruggmann led the Lions in scoring, with 20 points. Gracie Kelsey and Gracy Wernli both added 10 points.

In other women’s Top 25 games, Olivia Miles had 22 points and nine assists, Donovyn Hunter added 20 points and six assists, and No. 17 TCU beat Sam Houston State 88-46 in Fort Worth. ... Tajian Roberts matched her career high with 23 points and No. 20 Louisville pulled away from Northern Kentucky 89-61 in Louisville, Ky. ... Layla Hays scored 20 points off the bench to lead No. 21 Iowa in a 119-43 win over Evansville in Iowa City, Iowa. ... Achol Akot had 23 points and 10 rebounds, leading seven in double-figure scoring, and No. 22 Oklahoma State routed Oral Roberts 112-62 in Stillwater, Okla. ... Rashunda Jones, Grace VanSlooten and reserve Jalyn Brown scored 15 points apiece and No. 23 Michigan State coasted to a 92-60 win over Eastern Michigan in East Lansing, Mich. ... Clara Strack scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help No. 24 Kentucky defeat Buffalo 81-47 in Buffalo, N.Y.