Jaloni Cambridge scored six of her 29 points in overtime and No. 8 Ohio State survived visiting Iowa’s fourth-quarter comeback to win 86-78 on Monday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
Cotie McMahon added 25 points and eight rebounds as the Buckeyes (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) led by as many as 14, only for Lucy Olsen to guide Iowa back from a 12-point deficit in the final 1:22 of regulation.
After her Iowa teammate Aaliyah Guyton hit a 3-pointer, Olsen made three straight triples to chop the lead down. Sydney Affolter converted a three-point play and Olsen made two foul shots with three seconds left to tie the game at 74. Olsen finished with 27 points and seven assists for the Hawkeyes (18-8, 8-7).
Olsen briefly gave Iowa a 76-74 lead but Cambridge helped the Buckeyes get back in front for good. The freshman shot 11-for-14 from the foul line for the game, including 4-for-4 in overtime. Her sister Kennedy Cambridge provided 16 points.
No. 1 Notre Dame 64, No. 11 Duke 49
On the same day they were voted the top team in the nation, the Fighting Irish got 19 points from Hannah Hidalgo and beat the Blue Devils in South Bend, Ind.
Sonia Citron chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds and Maddy Westbeld finished with 11 points for Notre Dame (23-2, 14-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which sits atop the AP poll for the first time since Jan. 21, 2019.
Duke (20-6, 11-3) made only 38.5 percent of its field-goal attempts and went 1-for-9 from 3-point range (11.1 percent). Taina Mair was the Blue Devils’ lone scorer in double figures with 15 points.
No. 17 West Virginia 70, No. 12 Kansas State 57
JJ Quinerly netted 26 points, including 17 in the second half, to help the host Mountaineers pull away from the Wildcats in Morgantown, W.Va.
Jordan Harrison added 18 points, Jordan Thomas scored 11 and guard Kyah Watson tied a career high with 15 rebounds for West Virginia (21-5, 11-4 Big 12), which turned 21 K-State turnovers into 27 points.
Temira Poindexter scored 17 points and Zyanna Walker had 12 for Kansas State (24-4, 12-3), which has lost two of its last four games after a 22-2 start.
No. 18 Alabama 88, Texas A&M 49
Ten of the 11 Crimson Tide players scored as Alabama routed the Aggies at Tuscaloosa, Ala., for its fourth win in a row.
Sarah Ashlee Barker produced 18 points, Zaay Green added 16, Aaliyah Nye put up 15 and Essence Cody contributed 10 for Alabama (21-5, 8-4 SEC), which led 27-8 after one quarter. Karly Weathers grabbed 10 rebounds.
Texas A&M (10-14, 3-9) took its sixth consecutive loss despite getting 17 points from Jada Malone, 14 from Janae Kent and 11 from Sahara Jones.
No. 21 Maryland 85, Michigan 77
Sarah Te-Biasu went for 21 points and the Terrapins sank the Wolverines in College Park, Md.
Shyanne Sellers stuffed the stat sheet for Maryland (20-6, 10-5 Big Ten), collecting 18 points, six rebounds and five assists. The Terrapins never trailed after Te-Biasu knocked down a trey to put them ahead 44-41 with 9:06 to go in the third quarter.
Only six players scored for Michigan (18-8, 9-6), with Olivia Olson pouring in 26 points on 9-of-18 shooting. She also had seven boards.
–Field Level Media
