Women’s Top 25 Recap: Liv McGill leads Florida to a win over No. 19 Ole Miss.


Syndication: Gainesville SunFlorida guard Reeve McGill (23) shoots past Mississippi forward Christine Iwuala (12) during the first half of an NCAA women’s basketball game at Exectech Stadium at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Gainesville, Florida. (Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun)

Reeve McGill scored 19 of his 28 points in the first half and had eight assists and six rebounds to lead Florida to a 74-67 comeback win over No. 19 Ole Miss in Southeastern Conference action Thursday night in Gainesville, Florida.

Lyla Reynolds added 14 points for the Gators (17-13, 5-10SEC), who earned their fourth win in their last six games. Florida shot a stellar 59.1 percent from the field, led by as many as 14 points, and beat a ranked team for the first time in nine opportunities this season.

Tiana Thompson tied career highs with 25 points and seven 3-pointers for Ole Miss (21-9, 8-7). Cotie McMahon added 15 points and Christen Iwala had 10 for the Rebels, who have lost their third straight game and five of their last seven games.

The Rebels trailed by five points in the fourth quarter before Reynolds made two baskets and McGill made a capped trey during a 9-0 run to make it 65-51 with 6:08 remaining. Ole Miss cut the deficit to five three more times but never got any closer.

No. 6 LSU 89, No. Tennessee 73

Mikaylah Williams had 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to help the Tigers defeat the Volunteers in SEaC action in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Milaycia Fulwili added 18 points, six rebounds and four blocks off the bench as LSU (25-4, 11-4 SEC) won its third straight game.

ZaKiyah Johnson had 14 points and eight rebounds, Grace Knox had 13 points and nine boards and Flau’jae Johnson added 10 points for the Tigers.

Jada Civil scored 17 points off the bench for Tennessee (16-11, 8-7), which has lost its fifth straight game and has eight points in its last 10 games. Nya Robertson scored 14 points and Talaysia Cooper added 13 for the Volunteers.

No. 10 Louisville 69, Georgia Tech 50

Elif Istanbulluoglu scored 18 points and Imari Berry added 13 off the bench as the Cardinals defeated the Yellow Jackets in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Atlanta.

Tajiana Roberts scored 12 points and backup Rayna Scott added 10 for Louisville (25-5, 15-2 ACC), which earned its fourth win in its last five games. The Cardinals led 36-24 at halftime and their largest lead was 20.

Talayah Walker scored 20 points for Georgia Tech (12-17, 7-10), which snapped its second straight loss. The Yellow Jackets shot 38.3% from the field and committed 21 turnovers.

–Field level media

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