Virginia’s women trailed by eight points early, but a second-quarter surge and late heroics from Kymora Johnson powered a 75-68 victory Sunday afternoon at Stanford.

Johnson’s 25 points for the Cavaliers (18-8, 10-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) led all scorers, and she had five rebounds and four assists. Caitlin Weimar (12 points, eight rebounds) and Gabby White (11 points, nine rebounds) each provided a boost off the bench as the Cavaliers’ reserves outscored Stanford’s 36-6.

Virginia was 28 of 32 at the free-throw line to Stanford’s 15 of 20 and outrebounded the Cardinal 46-36.

UVA’s ACC victory total is its highest since 2017-18, the last time the Cavaliers made the NCAA Tournament. The victory was critical; Charlie Creme’s ESPN “Bracketology” Sunday morning listed UVA among the “first four out” of the 68-team field.

Down 64-62 after a 13-1 Stanford run, Johnson hit two free throws, got an offensive rebound and sank a 3-pointer to put UVA ahead for good. She finished 12 for 12 at the free-throw line.

Virginia Tech 68, California 58: Like the Cavaliers, the Hokies (20-7, 10-5) boosted their NCAA chances with a victory Sunday in the Bay Area.

Samyha Suffren scored a career-high 19 points and Kilah Freelon had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Tech, which outscored the Bears 24-15 in the fourth quarter.

Carleigh Wenzel had 15 points, hitting all 10 of her free throws, and Carys Baker had 10 points for the Hokies.Aliyahna Morris led Cal (16-11, 7-7) with 15 points.

William & Mary 75, Towson 70: Jana Sallman scored a career-high 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked four shots before 1,439 at Kaplan Arena as the Tribe (13-10, 6-6 Coastal Athletic Association) completed a two-game sweep of the Tigers (14-11, 7-6) for the first time since 2020.

Monet Dance scored 18 points, Marley Long added a career-high 11 and Alexa Mikeska was 6 for 6 at the free-throw line.India Johnston scored 31 for Towson. She hit nine as the Tigers sank 16 free throws without a miss.

W&M led 61-41 entering the fourth quarter. Towson trimmed the deficit, but 9-of-11 free-throw shooting in the last period enabled the Tribe to stay ahead.

Warren Wilson 72, Regent 50: Ori Galloway had 22 points, eight steals and 11 rebounds for the Owls (4-18) from western North Carolina, who outscored the Royals 22-5 in the second quarter for a 39-22 halftime lead in Gateway Christian’s gym.

For Regent (5-17), Mikaylah Telfer had 11 points and 24 rebounds. Kennedy Shipman scored 15 points, while My’Angel Carter had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

No. 2 UCLA 92, Indiana 48: Kiki Rice had 17 points and nine rebounds, Lauren Betts added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the host Bruins extended their win streak to 19 games. UCLA (25-1, 15-0 Big Ten) is unbeaten since a 76-65 loss to No. 4 Texas on Nov. 26 at the Players Era Championship.

Maya Makalusky led Indiana (14-13, 3-12) with 13 points.

No. 4 Texas 65, No. 22 Tennessee 63: Madison Booker scored 14 points while Jordan Lee and Rori Harmon each added 12 for the Longhorns (24-3, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) in Knoxville.

Tennessee (16-7, 8-3), down 10 midway through the fourth quarter, closed the gap to one with a 3-pointer from Janiah Barker and two 3-pointers by Talaysia Cooper.

Cooper, who led the Vols with 29 points, had the ball stripped as time expired.

Georgia 76, No. 5 Vanderbilt 74: Dani Carnegie scored 29 points, and Trinity Thomas made a mid-range jumper with 50 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs (20-6, 6-6 SEC) a 75-74 lead in Athens.

After forcing a turnover on the ensuing possession by Vanderbilt (24-3, 10-3), Carnegie split a pair of free throws to give Georgia a two-point advantage with 22.2 seconds remaining, Vanderbilt had one final opportunity to force overtime, but Sacha Washington’s floater fell short off the front rim as time expired. Mikayla Blakes led the Commodores with 27 points.

No. 7 Michigan 86, No. 13 Michigan State 65: Syla Swords had 24 points and Olivia Olson scored 23 in Ann Arbor, helping the Wolverines (22-4, 13-2 Big Ten) sweep the season series.

The Spartans (20-6, 9-6) were outscored 26-9 in the second quarter and never recovered, losing for the fourth time in five games. Michigan State’s Kennedy Blair scored 21.

No. 20 Maryland 76, No. 8 Oho State 75: Oluchi Okananwa had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Yarden Garzon added 17 points and the Terrapins (21-6, 9-6 Big Ten) rallied from a 19-point deficit in the first half in Columbus, Ohio. It was Maryland’s first win over an AP top-10 team on the road since 2022 at Notre Dame.

Jaloni Cambridge had 29 points and Chance Gray a season-high 25 for the Buckeyes (22-4, 11-3).

No. 10 Oklahoma 79, No. 23 Alabama 71: Raegan Beers scored 21 points and Payton Verhulst added 17 for the visiting Sooners (19-6, 7-5 SEC). Oklahoma rallied behind freshman Aaliyah Chavez’s nine points in the fourth quarter; she finished with 15 points, six rebounds and six assists. Alabama (20-6, 6-6) was led by Ta’Mia Scott’s 17 points.

No. 11 Duke 72, No. 21 North Carolina 68: Ashlon Jackson and Taina Mair scored 14 points each on their senior day during the Blue Devils’ 16th consecutive win.

After a first half with 16 lead changes, Duke (19-6, 14-0 ACC) led 41-33 at halftime and never trailed in the second half. The Blue Devils’ lead was only 56-54 with 30 seconds left in the third quarter, but the Tar Heels (21-6, 10-4) got no closer.

Nyla Brooks hit a 3 for North Carolina with 15 seconds left, but Jackson added a free throw for the final margin.

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