Stailee Heard scored 17 points as Oklahoma State beat a top-10 opponent for the first time since 2017, upsetting visiting No. 9 TCU 60-59 on Wednesday night in Stillwater, Okla.
Heard shot 6-of-10 from the floor and also had six rebounds for the Cowgirls (16-3, 6-2 Big 12), while Jadyn Wooten had 14 points and four assists off the bench. Anna Gret Asi scored 10 points and knocked down what proved to be the game-winning free throw.
In their first loss since Dec. 8, the Horned Frogs (19-2, 7-1) were led by 22 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks from Sedona Prince, and 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists from Hailey Van Lith.
Oklahoma State trailed by 15 points with 4:20 left in the third quarter, but outscored TCU 11-4 over the rest of the period and then 20-11 in the fourth.
The Cowgirls trailed by 11 points with 6:01 to play, then broke off an 18-2 run to go up by five with 20 seconds to play. Free throws from TCU narrowed the deficit to one. The Cowgirls turned 12 TCU turnovers into 16 points.
No. 4 Southern California 79, Purdue 37
JuJu Watkins’ streak of 16 consecutive games scoring at least 20 points came to an end, but she had 16 points and seven rebounds as the undefeated Trojans raced away from the host Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Ind.
Avery Howell led USC (18-1, 8-0 Big Ten) in scoring with 18 points off the bench in its 14th straight win. Kennedy Smith added 12 points, while Rayah Marshall grabbed 13 rebounds.
Kendall Puryear paced Purdue (7-12, 0-8) with 10 points in its seventh straight loss. Purdue led by one point at the end of the first quarter, and then USC outscored the Boilermakers 31-2 in the second frame.
No. 6 UConn 100, Villanova 57
Paige Bueckers scored 21 points — 19 of them in the first half — and flirted with a triple-double as the Huskies rolled over the Wildcats in Storrs, Conn.
Bueckers shot 8-of-11 from the floor and added eight rebounds, nine assists and three steals as the Huskies (18-2, 9-0 Big East) won their eighth straight game. Sarah Strong supplied 22 points and five assists, and Kaitlyn Chen scored a season-high 17 points.
Villanova (10-10, 4-4) was led by 15 points from Jasmine Boscoe, and 11 points apiece from Maddie Burke and Maddie Webber.
No. 16 West Virginia 89, Arizona State 59
JJ Quinerly scored 29 points to help the Mountaineers defeat the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz.
Quinerly shot 10-of-18 from the floor and also had four assists for West Virginia (16-3, 6-2 Big 12). Kylee Blackston added 24 points for the Mountaineers, Jordan Harrison added 11 points and eight assists, and Kyah Watson collected 11 rebounds and four steals.
Jalyn Brown scored 16 points for Arizona State (8-12, 2-6), while Kennedy Fauntleroy tallied 14 points and seven boards.
No. 21 Michigan State 82, Penn State 61
Theryn Hallock scored 17 points as the Spartans won their fourth straight game, defeating the Nittany Lions in East Lansing, Mich.
Julia Ayrault added 16 points, five rebounds and three steals for Michigan State (16-3, 6-2 Big Ten), while Jocelyn Tate collected 15 points, five assists and five rebounds. Grace VanSlooten chipped in 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and five boards off the bench.
Moriah Murray scored 24 points for Penn State (10-10, 1-8), but the Lady Lions could not defeat a ranked opponent for the second straight game after upsetting Ohio State on Sunday.
No. 24 Michigan 70, No. 23 Minnesota 65
Syla Swords scored 23 points to help the Wolverines defeat the Golden Gophers in Minneapolis.
Swords knocked down 6-of-11 3-pointers and also had seven rebounds and four assists as Michigan (14-5, 5-3 Big Ten) won its fourth straight game. Olivia Olson added 19 points and eight rebounds, while Mia Holloway chipped in 12 points, five boards and five assists.
Amaya Battle powered Minnesota (17-3, 5-3) with 25 points, six rebounds and six steals. Annika Stewart scored 16 points.
–Field Level Media
