NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Sydni Harvey’s 3-pointer from the wing with 2.8 seconds left sent No. 18 South Florida to a 57-54 win over seventh-ranked Stanford in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship on Friday. Led by Harvey’s 15 points, South Florida posted its second victory over a top-10 opponent this week and the third overall for the program. Bethy Mununga matched a career high with 23 rebounds, to go along with six points. The Bulls (5-2) beat then-No. 9 Oregon on Monday. With South Florida trailing by two, Harvey caught a pass from the corner and swished the 3-pointer. Cameron Brink had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Stanford (4-2). Stanford rallied from 12 points down and took a 53-52 lead on Lacey Hull’s 3-pointer from the top of the key with 14.1 seconds left. NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 79, ELON 38 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Aliyah Boston scored 12 points and blocked three shots, and South Carolina beat Elon. South Carolina had a 16-point lead trimmed to 33-27 early in the third quarter. But the Gamecocks responded with a 16-0 run to put away the Phoenix (4-1) and improve to 7-0 for the first time since the 2016-17 season. Zia Cooke finished with 11 points and Destanni Henderson had 10. Ariana Nance led Elon with 13 points, matching her career high. NO. 6 BAYLOR 62, ARIZONA STATE 52 CANCUN, Mexico (AP) – NaLyssa Smith scored 17 points with 12 rebounds and Baylor beat Arizona State in the Cancun Challenge. The Bears (5-1) held the Sun Devils (2-4) to 27% shooting through three quarters and then weathered a late surge. Jordan Lewis added 15 points and Queen Egbo scored 11 for Baylor. Mael Gilles had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Sun Devils. NO. 9 ARIZONA 75, DEPAUL 68 ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) – Cate Reese scored 19 points and Arizona outlasted DePaul in the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tournament. Shaina Pellington scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half for the Wildcats (6-0), who battled with the Blue Demons through six lead changes and eight ties. Freshman Aneesah Morrow had 24 points and 16 rebounds for DePaul (4-2). NO. 11 TENNESSEE 68, KANSAS 58 LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jordan Horston had 14 points and 11 rebounds as Tennessee beat Kansas at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout. Keyen Green scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter and Tess Darby also had 11 points, a career high, for the Lady Vols (5-0). Holly Kersgieter scored a season-high 19 points for Kansas (4-1) with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. NO. 12 MICHIGAN 61, NO. 16 OREGON STATE 52 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Naz Hillmon had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Michigan held off Oregon State in the fourth quarter at the Daytona Beach Invitational. Leigha Brown finished with 14 points and Danielle Rauch scored 11 for Michigan (6-0). Kennedy Brown led Oregon State (3-1) with 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. NO. 13 IOWA STATE 75, CHARLOTTE 59 ESTERO, Fla. (AP) – Ashley Joens had 27 points and 15 rebounds as Iowa State jumped out to a big lead and cruised past Charlotte in the first round of the Gulf Coast Showcase. Joens sank 5 of 11 shots from 3-point range for the Cyclones (5-0). Octavia Jett-Wilson paced Charlotte (1-4) with 18 points and seven rebounds. KENT STATE 75, NO. 19 UCLA 69 ESTERO, Fla. (AP) – Lindsey Thall scored 20 points, Casey Santoro made 7 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 1:16 and Kent State beat UCLA at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Thall made 7 of 9 from the field, 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and Santoro finished with 14 points. Katie Shumate added 17 points, Nila Blackford had 11 and Hannah Young scored 10 for Kent State (4-0).

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