Lauren Betts collected a double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds as No. 1 UCLA remained undefeated and rolled to a 73-62 win over host Indiana on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington.
Betts shot 12-of-16 from the floor and also had three assists and two blocks in the victory for the Bruins (15-0, 4-0 Big Ten). Kiki Rice added 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Gabriela Jaquez chipped in 11 points for UCLA.
Yarden Garzon paced the Hoosiers (10-4, 2-1) with 19 points, and Chloe Moore-McNeil tossed in 12 points and seven rebounds.
UCLA never trailed and went ahead by as much as 16 points in the second quarter as Indiana endured a scoring drought that lasted more than eight minutes.
The Bruins had 19 assists on 28 made buckets and outscored the Hoosiers 40-28 in the paint.
No. 11 TCU 81, Cincinnati 66
Madison Conner had 29 points and seven assists as the host Horned Frogs defeated the Bearcats in Fort Worth, Texas.
Conner shot 6-of-9 from 3-point land and also grabbed four rebounds in the win for TCU (15-1, 3-0 Big 12). Sedona Prince added 21 points for the Horned Frogs and Agnes Emma-Nnopu scored 10 points.
Cincinnati (9-4, 1-2) was led by 20 points and eight rebounds from Jillian Hayes.
The Bearcats jumped out to a four-point lead to start the game but TCU grabbed a 22-18 advantage at the end of the first quarter and went on to lead by as many as 19 points. The Horned Frogs shot 9-of-18 from deep range and outscored Cincinnati 22-4 on fastbreaks.
No. 12 Kansas State 77, Texas Tech 57
Ayoka Lee scored 19 points to help the Wildcats get a home win over the Red Raiders in Manhattan, Kan.
Lee shot an efficient 9 of 11 from the floor in just 17 minutes of play and also grabbed eight rebounds in the 10th straight win for Kansas State (15-1, 3-0 Big 12). With her scoring total, Lee (2,436) passed Nina Davis of Baylor (2,433 from 2013-17) for seventh all-time in scoring in Big 12 history.
Also for Kansas State, Serena Sundell had a double-double of 13 points and 11 assists, while Kennedy Taylor scored 13 points off the bench.
Texas Tech (12-4, 1-2) was powered by Bailey Maupin’s 21 points. Kansas State outscored Texas Tech 44-26 in the paint. The Wildcats, who led by as much as 27 points, turned 24 turnovers by the Red Raiders into 29 points.
No. 18 West Virginia 66, BYU 53
JJ Quinerly scored 19 points as the Mountaineers held off the visiting Cougars for a victory in Morgantown, W.V.
Quinerly shot just 8-of-26 from the floor, but she also had five assists and five steals to steer West Virginia (12-2, 2-1 Big 12) to its second straight win. Kyah Watson added 10 points, nine rebounds and four steals.
Kemery Congdon led BYU (9-5, 0-3) with 16 points, while Emma Calvert added 13 points and 13 rebounds.
BYU led by seven points early, but West Virginia put the clamps on the Cougars and forced 31 turnovers to fuel its comeback. The Mountaineers scored 33 points off those turnovers and outscored BYU in each of the final three quarters. West Virginia had 16 steals and only turned the ball over eight times.
–Field Level Media
