Reigan Richardson collected 19 points and seven rebounds as No. 13 Duke beat visiting Columbia 77-61 on Sunday in Durham, N.C.
Richardson shot 8-of-14 from the floor to lead the Blue Devils (8-1) to their fifth consecutive victory. Duke also got 10 points apiece from Delaney Thomas, Toby Fournier and Vanessa de Jesus, the latter of whom also dished out a game-high six assists.
Kitty Henderson powered Columbia (6-3) with 20 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Riley Weiss had 15 points.
The Lions had a 7-4 lead early in the first quarter, but Duke never trailed again after breaking off an 18-6 run that included six layups. The Blue Devils went up by 20 after beginning the fourth quarter on a 12-4 run, powered by six points from Ashlon Jackson.
Duke plays at No. 4 South Carolina on Thursday in the second annual ACC-SEC Challenge. Columbia hosts San Francisco on Wednesday.
No. 1 UCLA 70, Hawaii 49
Kiki Rice scored a season-high 21 points as the undefeated Bruins beat the host Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu.
UCLA (8-0) also got 18 points from Lauren Betts and 11 from Gabriela Jaquez.
Lily Wahinekapu led Hawaii (5-2) with 10 points.
UCLA never trailed and had a double-digit lead for the last 15 minutes of the game. Hawaii was outmatched inside, losing the rebounding battle 44-26 while also getting outscored 40-14 in the paint.
No. 5 Texas 78, No. 12 West Virginia 73
Aaliyah Moore scored 20 points as the Longhorns remained unbeaten and outlasted the Mountaineers in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla.
Moore went 8-for-11 from the floor and also had five rebounds and three assists for Texas (7-0). Madison Booker added 19 points and eight rebounds, while Kyla Oldacre scored 13 points.
Ja’Naiya Quinerly powered West Virginia (8-1) with 29 points. Jordan Harrison added 20 points and six assists. The Mountaineers got within one, 74-73, with 43 seconds to go on a Sydney Shaw 3-pointer, but they could never get over the hump.
No. 7 LSU 131, North Carolina Central 44
Flau’Jae Johnson scored 22 points to lead nine players in double figures as the Tigers ran away from the Eagles with ease in Baton Rouge, La.
LSU (9-0) also got 17 points and 11 rebounds from Aneesah Morrow, marking her seventh consecutive game this season with a double-double. Sa’Myah Smith added 13 points and nine rebounds, Kailyn Gilbert had 19 points off the bench and Last-Tear Poa had 12 points and three assists. Four other LSU players had 10 points apiece.
Morgan Callahan paced NC Central (0-10) with 13 points and Jada Tiggett added 11. The Eagles lost the rebounding margin 58-35 and had 33 turnovers.
No. 9 Kansas State 86, Central Arkansas 39
Serena Sundell had 17 points and seven assists as the Wildcats routed the visiting Bears in Manhattan, Kan.
Kansas State (7-1) also got 15 points from Taryn Sides, 12 from Ayoka Lee, and 10 points, five rebounds and three assists from Jaelyn Glenn.
Jade Upshaw and Randrea Wright each had eight points to lead Central Arkansas (4-2).
Kansas State never trailed and went on to lead by as much as 52 points. The Wildcats scored 28 points off turnovers, while Central Arkansas had zero. Kansas State made 12 3-pointers while holding the Bears to 2 of 19 from deep.
No. 10 Maryland 92, Toledo 70
Saylor Poffenbarger piled up 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench as the Terps pulled away from the Rockets in their second win in as many days at the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md.
Kaylene Smikle scored 17 points for Maryland (8-0) while Shyanne Sellers racked up 14 points and eight assists. Bri McDaniel scored 11 points and Allie Kubek added 10.
Toledo (4-2) was powered by 12 points off the bench from Nan Garcia, while Sammi Mikonowicz provided 10 points. The Rockets committed 20 turnovers.
–Field Level Media
