Zoe Brooks poured in a career-high 33 points and Aziaha James scored 20 points as No. 13 North Carolina State defeated No. 1 Notre Dame 104-95 in double overtime in a classic back-and-forth battle Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.
The Wolfpack scored the first 10 points of the second overtime until Notre Dame broke the drought with just 27 seconds left.
Tilda Trygger had 19 points, Saniya Rivers racked up 14 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and Madison Hayes finished with 13 points for NC State (22-5, 14-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which went 12-for-12 on foul shots in the final three minutes of regulation and was 24-for-26 from the line for the game. Brooks was 14-for-14 and added 10 boards.
Hannah Hidalgo’s 26 points, Sonia Citron’s 23 and Olivia Miles’ 22 led Notre Dame (24-3, 15-1). Liatu King added 16 points and 14 rebounds. Citron’s 3-pointer to beat the fourth-quarter buzzer extended the game.
In regulation, Citron scored off a turnover to put the Irish up 75-74 before two Brooks free throws at the 1:28 mark. Hidalgo made two foul shots 13 seconds later.
Hayes scored on a go-ahead drive with 53 seconds left and Brooks added two free throws. Miles’ basket closed the gap to 80-79. Brooks repeated with two more free throws before King got a bucket. Then Hayes sank two free throws with four seconds left before Citron’s triple sent the game to overtime.
The score was tied at 62, 64, 66 and 68 before eight lead changes in the final 3:01 of regulation. There were 19 lead changes prior to overtime. The margin was never more than two points in the first extra session, which ended on Miles’ missed 3-pointer.
No. 3 UCLA 67, Iowa 65
Lauren Betts pumped in 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Elina Aarnisolo broke a tie by making two free throws with three seconds left in the Bruins’ comeback victory over the Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Iowa.
Addison O’Grady’s potential winning 3-pointer at the end was off the mark for Iowa.
Kiki Rice added 12 points for the Bruins (26-1, 14-1 Big Ten). Lucy Olsen’s 17 points led Iowa (18-9, 8-8), which led 36-29 at halftime and as many as 12 before UCLA rallied. Hannah Stuelke had 11 points.
No. 4 Southern California 76, No. 25 Illinois 66
JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen scored 22 points apiece and Rayah Marshall contributed six of her 12 during a third-quarter charge as the Trojans handed the Fighting Illini their second straight loss in Los Angeles.
With Illinois leading by a point, USC (25-2, 15-1 Big Ten) went on a 12-2 burst in the third. Marshall began the run with two baskets and ended it with a jumper, putting the Trojans ahead 53-44 with 3:34 to play in the period. Marshall’s big game included 13 rebounds, five assists and four steals. The Trojans lead the conference by half a game over UCLA.
Genesis Bryant racked up 22 points, including five 3-pointers, for Illinois (21-7, 11-6). Kendall Bostic contributed 14 points and 16 rebounds, Berry Wallace also scored 14 points, and Adalia McKenzie added 11.
No. 6 South Carolina 82, Vanderbilt 54
MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a season-high 24 points and Joyce Edwards led a third-quarter charge as the Gamecocks put away the Commodores in the Southeastern Conference contest in Nashville, Tenn.
Edwards scored 11 of her 17 points in the third as South Carolina (25-3, 13-1 SEC) remained atop the conference standings, one-half game ahead of Texas. Edwards added 12 rebounds, 10 on the offensive glass, to go with three assists, three steals and two blocks. Te-Hina Paopao chipped in 13 points, four assists and three steals.
Star freshman Mikayla Blakes had 19 points and seven rebounds for Vanderbilt (19-9, 6-8), which has lost five of its last six games. Khamil Pierre contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 7 LSU 65, No. 14 Kentucky 58
The Tigers roared back from a 16-point deficit in the second quarter to clip the Wildcats in the last few minutes of the Southeastern Conference battle in Lexington, Ky.
Mikaylah Williams scored 24 points, Flau’Jae Johnson added 13 points and 13 rebounds and Aneesah Morrow returned from missing one game with a foot injury to post 12 points and 10 boards. Johnson and Williams combined for 17 points in the third quarter as LSU (27-2, 12-2 SEC) outscored Kentucky 23-6 to lead by five going into the fourth.
A bucket by Clara Silva put the Wildcats ahead by one with 3:17 left, but the Tigers finished on a 10-2 burst, with Williams scoring five. Georgia Amoore led Kentucky (21-5, 10-4) with 16 points and five assists, and Silva chipped in 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
No. 8 Ohio State 98, Purdue 46
Chance Gray’s 21 points and Jaloni Cambridge’s 20 points were part of the blowout in Columbus, Ohio, where the Buckeyes shot 52.4 percent from the field and drained 14 of 27 3-point attempts.
Cotie McMahon had 16 points, Ajae Petty notched 12 points and 14 rebounds and Kennedy Cambridge added 10 points for Ohio State (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten). Gray made five 3s.
Rashunda Jones scored 11 points for Purdue (9-18, 2-14), which shot 32.1 percent from the field. The Boilermakers were held to 20 second-half points.
No. 9 North Carolina 79, Louisville 75
Trayanna Crisp’s jumper with 35 seconds left broke a tie and the visiting Tar Heels completed the comeback over the Cardinals for their seventh victory in a row.
Lanie Grant and Crisp both finished with 19 points and Reniya Kelly, who added two late free throws, had 16 points for North Carolina (25-4, 13-3 ACC). Lexi Donarski added 13 points.
Louisville (19-8, 12-4), which three days earlier posted an upset at Duke, was up 35-29 at halftime and held a 55-50 edge going to the fourth quarter. Jayda Curry’s 18 points and reserve Merissah Russell’s 13 points led six Cardinals in double figures.
No. 10 TCU 71, No. 17 West Virginia 50
Hailey Van Lith poured in 26 points and Sedona Prince added 20 to propel the Horned Frogs over the Mountaineers in Fort Worth, Texas.
TCU (26-3, 14-2 Big 12), which controlled the boards 42-27, took early control on the way to a 39-20 halftime lead. Van Lith had 14 points by the break.
JJ Quinerly had 13 points and Jordan Harrison provided 11 for West Virginia (21-6, 11-5), which shot just 30.5 percent from the floor. That included 3-for-18 shooting on 3s.
No. 11 Duke 80, Syracuse 49
Freshman Toby Fournier scored 22 points off the bench as the Blue Devils cruised in Durham, N.C.
Reserve Oluchi Okananwa posted 13 points, Delaney Thomas had 12 and Reigan Richardson supplied 11 for Duke (21-7, 12-4), which rolled to a 41-19 halftime lead.
Georgia Woolley’s 14 points and Sophie Burrows’ 13 points paced Syracuse (10-17, 4-12), which shot 29 percent from the field.
No. 15 Tennessee 86, Florida 78
Talaysia Cooper’s 18 points and Zee Spearman’s 16 carried the Lady Volunteers, who had a strong second half to beat the Gators in Gainesville, Fla.
Samara Spencer added 11 points and Jewel Spear and Ruby Whitehorn each had 10 points for Tennessee (21-6, 8-6 SEC). Tennessee trailed 37-28 at halftime, but less than three minutes into the second half, the Vols drew within 43-42 and then surged to a 56-49 edge as part of a 37-point third quarter.
Ra Shaya Kyle scored 19 points and Liv McGill and Laila Reynolds both notched 17 points for the Gators (14-14, 5-9), who couldn’t overcome 2-for-17 shooting on 3-pointers. Jeriah Warren had 11 points.
No. 16 Oklahoma 94, Arkansas 54
Raegan Beers poured in 30 points to match her career high and grabbed seven rebounds as the Sooners blew out the Razorbacks in the Southeastern Conference mismatch in Fayetteville, Ark.
Sahara Williams paired 15 points with six rebounds, and Payton Verhulst and Skylar Vann added 12 points apiece for Oklahoma (21-6, 9-5 SEC), which has won five straight games. Vann chipped in six rebounds and five assists, and Verhulst had three steals.
Izzy Higginbottom led Arkansas (9-20, 2-12) with 22 points and eight rebounds, but she was just 8 of 21 from the floor. The Razorbacks have lost six in a row and 10 of their last 11.
No. 18 Alabama 66, Auburn 50
The Crimson Tide recovered from a slow start to catch the Tigers before halftime and go on to the Southeastern Conference victory in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Aaliyah Nye hit six 3-pointers en route to 29 points for Alabama (22-6, 9-5 SEC). Sarah Ashlee Barker had 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Zaay Green added 12 points.
DeYona Gaston racked up 19 points and 13 rebounds for Auburn (12-15, 3-11), which has lost four straight games and five of six.
Florida State 73, No. 20 Georgia Tech 70
Sydney Bowles came alive in the second half, scoring 22 of her career-high 32 points, and the Seminoles were able to hold off the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.
Makayla Timpson added 19 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks for Florida State (22-6, 12-4 ACC), which won its third straight game. Tianna Thompson led Georgia Tech (21-7, 9-7) with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting off the bench. Dani Carnegie supplied 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Seminoles built a 13-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but Thompson’s five points led a 14-2 burst that got Georgia Tech within one. Florida State tied the game twice in the final two minutes, including with 43 seconds to go. But Timpson hit a jumper and Bowles made 3 of 4 free throws.
No. 22 Michigan State 73, Indiana 65
Grace VanSlooten posted 17 points and Theryn Hallock and Jocelyn Tate both provided 16 points for the Spartans in a win over the Hoosiers in East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State (20-7, 10-6 Big Ten), which grinded to a 32-24 halftime lead, won despite going 5-for-25 on 3-pointers.
Chloe Moore-McNeil paired 15 points with 10 rebounds, Karoline Striplin scored 14 points and Shay Ciezki and Yarden Garzon both added 13 points for Indiana (17-10, 9-7), which committed 18 turnovers.
No. 23 Creighton 83, DePaul 74
The Bluejays pulled away late in the third quarter to defeat the Blue Demons in the Big East encounter in Chicago and run their winning streak to seven games.
Lauren Jensen scored 28 points to lead Creighton (23-4, 15-1 Big East), which has won 14 of its last 15 and is one game behind UConn for first place in the conference. Morgan Maly added 15 points and seven rebounds, and Mallory Brake and Molly Mogensen tacked on 11 points apiece.
Taylor Johnson-Matthews matched a career high with 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting for DePaul (12-17, 7-9), which has lost six of seven. Jorie Allen had 22 points to go with seven assists, and she went 9 of 13 from the floor. DePaul outshot Creighton 52.7 percent to 49.2 percent, but was undone by 18 turnovers, which the Bluejays converted into 17 points.
–Field Level Media
