Stailee Heard collected 21 points and 11 rebounds as No. 25 Oklahoma State rolled to an 85-55 upset of visiting No. 12 Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.
Heard also had four assists and was one of three players to score in double figures as the Cowgirls (19-4, 9-3 Big 12) beat an AP-ranked opponent for the third time this season. Anna Gret Asi scored 24 points for Oklahoma State, while Micah Gray added 19.
The Wildcats (22-3, 10-2) were paced by 13 points from Jaelyn Glenn and 11 points from Serena Sundell.
Oklahoma State never trailed after closing the first frame on a 26-3 run and went on to lead by as much as 44 points.
No. 7 Southern California 84, No. 8 Ohio State 63
Kiki Iriafen collected 24 points and 13 rebounds, and was one of three Trojans players to notch double-doubles in beating the Buckeyes in Los Angeles.
JuJu Watkins added 17 points and 10 rebounds for USC (21-2, 11-1 Big Ten), while Kennedy Smith tallied 13 points and 13 rebounds. Rayah Marshall chipped in 10 points, eight boards and four blocks.
Taylor Thierry led Ohio State (20-3, 9-3) with 14 points, five rebounds and five steals, while Cotie McMahon added 13 points. All three of the Buckeyes’ losses have come on the road, including to No. 1 UCLA on Wednesday.
USC pulled away for a double-digit lead in the second quarter with an 11-4 run and never trailed again. Iriafen had four points and an assist during that stretch. The Trojans outrebounded the Buckeyes 62-30.
No. 9 TCU 63, Texas Tech 42
Aaliyah Roberson scored 14 points off the bench as the host Horned Frogs pulled away from the visiting Red Raiders in Fort Worth, Texas.
Madison Conner added 13 points for TCU (22-3, 9-2 Big 12), while Sedona Prince tallied nine points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
Jasmine Shavers scored 15 points to lead Texas Tech (14-12, 3-10), which has now lost five straight games.
TCU led wire-to-wire and notched 19 assists on 22 made baskets.
No. 18 West Virginia 79, Houston 51
JJ Quinerly scored 20 points as the Mountaineers beat the host Cougars.
Quinerly scored 13 of those points in a game-opening 20-0 run for West Virginia (19-4, 9-3 Big 12). Jordan Harrison added 14 points and four assists, Sydney Shaw tallied 13 points, and Kyah Watson notched 12 points, eight boards and five assists in the third straight win for the Mountaineers.
Gigi Cooke had 16 points for Houston (5-19, 1-12), while Laila Blair chipped in 10 points and Kierra Merchant provided nine points and 10 assists. It was the seventh straight loss for the Cougars.
West Virginia forced Houston into 26 turnovers and scored 39 points off those mistakes by the Cougars.
–Field Level Media
