Grant-foster’s clutch plays save No. 7 Kansas Women
Go-ahead basket, block down the stretch key win over N. Dakota St.
Tyon Grant-foster drove for the go-ahead basket with just over a minute to go, then swatted away Sam Griesel’s layup with 10 seconds left, helping seventh-ranked Kansas escape with a 65-61 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday.
Jalen Wilson had 14 points and Ochai Agbaji added 13, including a free throw in the final seconds that helped the Jayhawks (4-1) finish off a 7-0 run to end the game and avoid their first loss to an unranked team since 2019.
Kansas trailed 61-60 when Grant-foster, its high-scoring junior college transfer, skated to the basket for an easy layup. North Dakota State (0-4) promptly turned it over with an offensive foul and then, after two free throws by Christian Braun, Grant-foster made his mark on the defensive end to help preserve the comeback win.
Tyree Eady had 14 points for the Bison. Rock Kreuser added 11 before fouling out late.
Houston 77, South Carolina 67:
Quentin Grimes had 23 points and seven rebounds, Tramon Mark added 18 points and No. 10 Houston rallied for a 77-67 win over South Carolina on Saturday night. Grimes scored 19 points in the second half, including 12 of 13 from the free throw line. Mark scored 11 points after the break, including 6 of 7 from the line.
Stanford 101, UNLV 54: Haley Jones had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to help No. 2 Stanford rout UNLV. After opening with a 108-40 victory over Cal Poly, the Cardinal have outscored its first two opponents by a combined 115 points.
South Florida 67, Miss. State 63: Elisa Pinzan scored two of her teamhigh 14 points on late free throws in overtime, and South Florida beat No. 6 Mississippi State 67-63 on Saturday night. Bethy Mununga hit two free throws with 28.9 seconds left in OT to give South Florida a 65-63 lead.