The Lady Tigers outscored No. 9 South Carolina 29-3 on free throws in a 72-62 victory Sunday.

``We intended to make them defend us and to penetrate as much as we possibly could and get to the free-throw line,'' coach Sue Gunter said after LSU (14-9, 7-5 Southeastern Conference) made 29 of 39 foul shots.

South Carolina (21-4, 9-3) committed six fouls in the final 2:35, and the Lady Tigers responded by making 10 of 12 free throws. The Lady Tigers made 29 of 34 foul shots, while South Carolina made just 3 of 8 for the game.

``That was a game we badly needed,'' Gunter said. ``We needed a win over anybody, but to get a win over a Top-10 team was just huge for us.''

Aiysha Smith scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, and Doneeka Hodges scored 17 for LSU, which led 33-32 at halftime. Temeka Johnson had nine points, nine assists and nine rebounds.

``I thought LSU did a great job attacking the rim and attacking to draw fouls. You have to give them a lot of credit,'' South Carolina coach Susan Walviusshe said.

Shaunzinski Gortman had 18 points on 7-of-18 shooting for the Lady Gamecocks. Jocelyn Penn, Petra Ujhelyi and Tatyana Troina each had eight points.

South Carolina, which committed 26 fouls to LSU's eight, lost for the first time since a 74-46 defeat at Arkansas on Jan. 27.

Walvius called the game ``frustrating.''

She spoke only briefly to reporters, saying she needed ``a cooling off period so you don't say anything that will get you in trouble.''

No. 24 Georgia 73, No. 14 Florida 62
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Senior point guard Camille Murphy matured in a program that has pushed the speed limit on the basketball floor, but she's put a governor on her engine, and it's just what 24th-ranked Georgia needs.

Murphy contributed a career-high nine assists with no turnovers in 38 minutes as the Lady Dogs toppled 14th-ranked Florida 73-62 Sunday, ending a four-game home losing streak.

``Camille has had as great a presence on the floor the last two games as anybody out there,'' said Coach Andy Landers. ``We controlled the tempo by going slow. It is not what I ultimately want to do, but it is best for this team. Camille did not yield to temptation a single time in transition, and that is hard to do for a player who has watched us run up and down the floor for three years.''

Junior Mary Beth Lycett scored a career-high 20 points as the Lady Dogs overcame 21 turnovers, an average performance. Freshman Ebony Felder contributed a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

The victory was the first at home for Georgia (16-8, 5-7 Southeastern Conference) since a 105-36 rout of Morris Brown Jan. 7. After that, Georgia lost to South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Tennessee at home. It was the longest home losing streak under Landers, now in his 23rd season at Georgia.

Brandi McCain led Florida (17-8, 7-5 SEC) with 16 points. Florida has won only twice before in Athens.

``Georgia's defense really dictated the game,'' said Florida coach Carol Ross. ``They ran us out of our sets. We were getting further and further away from the basket. A big part of our offense is to get second shots, and we were not able to do that today.''

Murphy was an off-guard to the Miller twins, Kelly and Coco, who ran a fast-paced game for four seasons. But she was thrust into the point this year. She was a starter early, but she was bumped to the bench for seven games.

``At the beginning of the year, I was playing the point with a two guard mentality,'' she said.

The two teams traded baskets for the first 13 minutes, never more than three points apart. But after Florida's Monique Cardenas scored with 7:26 to play in the half, the Lady Gators failed to score another field goal in the first half.

Georgia capitalized with a 13-2 run, led by Lycett's seven points, to build a 28-19 halftime lead.

A 3-point basket by Lycett gave Georgia a 40-29 lead with 12:15 to play, but Florida rallied with baskets by Trish Patterson, Tishona Gregory and Brandi McCain. Patterson's 3-point play with 7:44 to go closed the Georgia lead to 49-46.

But the Lady Dogs got three quick scores, including a 3-point play by Christi Thomas to take a 56-46 lead with 6:20 to play. Florida was never closer than eight points the rest of the way.

Georgia's Tawana McDonald blocked one shot to tie Katrina McClain's career record of 290.

Arkansas 88, Auburn 65
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- India Lewis' 20 points - 18 of them scored from 3-point range - led Arkansas to an 88-65 Southeastern Conference victory Sunday over Auburn.

The Tigers (14-11, 2-10 SEC) played the Lady Razorbacks (16-9, 6-6) close for the first seven minutes, trailing only 14-13 with 12:54 remaining in the first half.

But Arkansas then took control with a 16-7 spurt that featured four 3-pointers, including two by Lewis. The Lady Razorbacks led 50-33 at the half.

Dana Cherry added 17 points for Arkansas, while Shanna Harmon had 14 and Shameka Christon had 13.

Le'Coe Willingham led Auburn's scoring with 16 points. Kerdu Arber scored 11 and Carol Smith and Natasha Brackett had 10 points each.

Alabama 86, Ole Miss 69
TUSCALOOSA -- The University of Alabama women’s basketball team overcame a shaky first half to defeat the Ole Miss Lady Rebels 86-69 Sunday in Coleman Coliseum.

The win moves the Tide to 16-9, 6-6 in the SEC. The loss drops the Rebels to 11-14, 3-9 in the SEC.

"I just basically glad to have won this game," said UA head coach Rick Moody. "I think the kids knew at the half that our season was in our hands. We played a great second half of basketball and earned an important win. We’ve kept ourselves in the hunt for our team goals."

In the first half Alabama took a 13-6 early lead over the Lady Rebels keyed by two three-pointers from Katie Sipe and another trey by Beth Vice. The Crimson Tide opened up their biggest lead of the half at nine points when Sparkle Smith connected on a free throw for a 26-17 advantage with 6:57 left in the half.

However, Bama’s was plagued by 17 turnovers in the first half. Several of those turnovers aided in UM’s 10-0 run over the next three minutes that gave Ole Miss a one point lead with 4:02 in the half. Ole Miss would cling to that one point lead going into the half up 31-30.

Alabama jumped out of the gates fast as the Tide outscored the Lady Rebels 14-2 in the first 2:46 of the second half. The Crimson Tide pushed its lead to double-figures at 51-38 with 14:23 left in the game but UM would go on a another run of their own.

Ole Miss trimmed the lead to just two points with a bucket from Ally Kelly that capped the Lady Rebels 14-3 run with 11:11 left in the game. Bama then answered with a 19-5 spurt to deliver the knock out blow to the Lady Rebels. The run gave the Tide a 75-59 lead with 3:48 left in the game.

Shondra Johnson sparked the Tide during the charge scoring eight of the teams 19 points. The Crimson Tide nailed nine free throws in the final 2:09 to seal the victory. Alabama blistered the Ole Miss defense for 56 points in the second half en route to the important SEC victory.

Bama had four starters in double digits led by 23 points from Johnson, who also led the team with eight rebounds and seven assists. Sipe and Vice both finished with 16 points for the Crimson Tide, followed by LaNisha Cartwell who dropped in 15. The Lady Rebels were led by Saundra Jackson with 17 points. Von Kirk, a native of Huntsville, and Sherika Wright also scored in double-figures for Ole Miss each scoring 12 points.

"The first half was not like what we planned to come out and do," Johnson said. "We really lacked on the way we wanted to control the ball movement. In the second half we eliminated some of the errors we had in the first half."

The Crimson Tide will play a pair of games in the final week of the regular season. Alabama visits No. 24 Georgia on Thursday before facing LSU on Sunday in Tuscaloosa. The 2001-02 senior class will be recognized in a ceremony before the start of the LSU contest.