Ohio St. ends Iowa streak
Buckeyes prevail in overtime to halt a 42-game skein
Madison Greene had 20 points and a career-high six steals, Jacy Sheldon and Braxtin Miller each added 18 points and No. 15 Ohio State beat Iowa 84-82 in overtime on Wednesday to snap the Hawkeyes’ 42game home winning streak.
Iowa had not lost in Carver-hawkeye Arena since a 92-74 defeat against Nebraska on Jan. 28, 2018. It was the second-longest active streak at home behind Baylor’s 61.
Ohio State trailed by as many as 14 points in the second half but took its first lead since the first quarter on a 3-pointer by Gabby Hutcherson with 1:29 left in regulation. It was the final field goal of the fourth quarter as Kate Martin forced overtime at the line with 54.4 seconds left.
Mckenna Warnock pulled Iowa within 83-82 on a layup with 37.8 seconds. After Greene made 1-of-2 free throws for a two-point lead, the Hawkeye’s star freshman Caitlin Clark was off on a contested 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Aaliyah Patty had 12 points and nine rebounds for Ohio State (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten). The Buckeyes were 10-for-20 from the freethrow line.
Clark had 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Iowa (8-3, 4-3). She entered averaging 25.6 points per game despite scoring just eight points against No. 22 Northwestern on Saturday. Warnock added 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, and Gabbie Marshall scored 10 points.
South Florida 72, Tulane 53:
Elisa Pinzan had 22 points, seven assists and a career-best six steals to lead No. 16 South Florida to a victory over Tulane. The Bulls (10-1, 7-0 American) have won nine straight games. Tulane (7-4, 3-3) ended a threegame winning streak. Pinzan shot 7-for-17 from the floor and was one point shy of a career best. It was her third career 20-point outing, and she also surpassed 300 career assists (303). Arsula Clark scored 20 points for the Green Wave.
Depaul 101, St. John’s 84:
Dee Bekelja scored 22 points and Lexi Held had 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists to help Depaul beat St. John’s. All five starters for No. 19 Depaul (7-3, 4-1 Big East) scored in double figures. Deja Church added 18 points and nine rebounds, and Jorie Allen and Sonya Morris each scored 17 points. Morris also had nine assists and Allen grabbed seven rebounds. Depaul opened the game on an 11-2 run with scoring from five different players and led 26-14 after the first quarter. Church, Held and Allen combined for 35 points in the first half to help the Blue Demons lead 51-31. Qadashah Hoppie scored a career-high 28 points for St. John’s (4-6, 1-4).
Men
Louisville 77, Wake Forest 65: Carlik Jones scored a season-high 23 points to help No. 16 Louisville beat Wake Forest, extending the Cardinals’ best start in ACC play. Samuell Williamson added 15 points for the Cardinals (9-1, 4-0 ACC).
Virgina 80, Notre Dame 68:
Jay Huff scored 18 points and Sam Hauser had 15 points and nine rebounds Wednesday as No. 18 Virginia beat Notre Dame 80-68 for its fourth consecutive victory. Huff, who is 7-foot-1, made a career-best four 3pointers in the first half as Virginia (8-2, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) opened an 18-10 lead and built it to 37-25 by halftime. Cormac Ryan scored 16 and Trey Wertz 13 for the Fighting Irish (3-8, 0-5), who lost their fourth in a row and fell to 0-11 against Virginia in conference games.