Syracuse takes down Michigan State

Carter, Texas A&M women beat GT 60-48

WINTER PARK, Florida, Dec 21, (AP): Gabrielle Cooper scored 11 of her 19 points in the first quarter to help Syracuse beat No. 19 Michigan State 77-63 in the Florida Sunshine Classic.

Emily Engstler had 13 points, 17 rebounds and five assists Kiara Lewis finished with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists and Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi added 16 points for Syracuse (6-4).

Nia Clouden led Michigan State (7-3) with 20 points.

Michigan State will play No. 22 West Virginia on Saturday, and Syracuse fill face the Mountaineers on Sunday. Texas A&M 60, Georgia Tech

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In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Chennedy Carter scored 21 points for her fourth straight 20-plus game and Texas A&M beat Georgia Tech in the Puerto Rico Coqui Classic.

Ciera Johnson added 15 points for Texas A&M (10-1).

Lotta-Maj Lahtinen led Georgia Tech (8-2) with 16 points.

DePaul 83, Loyola Chicago 76

In Chicago, Chante Stonewall had 25 points, eight rebounds and four steals to help DePaul hand Loyola Chicago its first loss of the season.

DePaul (10-2) took the lead for good at 74-72 on Sonya Morris’ 3-pointer with 3:07 left in the game.

That sparked a 10-1 run capped by Lexi Held’s 3-pointer with 25 seconds left for an 81-74 lead. Morris finished with 17 points, and Held had 11.

Abby O’Connor and Allison Day each scored 16 points for the Ramblers (9-1).

Gonzaga 64, Missouri St 52

In Spokane, Washington, Jenn Wirth had 14 points and seven rebounds, Katie Campbell added 11 points for Gonzaga.

The Bulldogs (11-1) used a 19-4 run, capped by Jessie Loera’s layup with 32 seconds left in the third quarter, to pull away to the largest lead of the game at 49-32. Brice Calip had 15 points for the Bears (9-2).