Jones lifts Stanford by Colorado in overtime
BOULDER, Colo. — Haley Jones scored 13 of her 23 points over the two overtime periods and No. 3 Stanford held off 21stranked Colorado 73-62 on Thursday night.
Jones also had 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Cardinal (27-3, 15-2 Pac-12), who remain on top of the conference standings with one game left on their regular-season schedule. Stanford was picked to win the Pac-12 in the preseason poll.
Lauren Betts, who grew up in Colorado, sent the game into double overtime by hitting one of two free throws with 3.8 seconds remaining. She finished with 14 points.
Jones took over in overtime No. 2, helping the Cardinal pull away in a tight contest.
Jaylyn Sherrod led Colorado (21-7, 12-5) with 19 points, including the game-tying basket with 23.8 seconds remaining in regulation.
Notre Dame 76, Georgia Tech 53:
Olivia Miles scored 13 points and Klee Watson added 12 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 10 Notre Dame rout Georgia Tech. Sonia Citron also had 12 points for the Irish (23-4, 14-3 ACC), who improved to 17-1 all-time against the Yellow Jackets. Maddy Westbeld scored 11 points, while KK Bransford had 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting off the bench for Notre Dame, which closed out its regular-season home slate with a 13-2 record. Georgia Tech (13-15, 4-13 ACC) has lost five of its last six contests. Guard Cameron Swartz led the Yellow Jackets with 10 points.
Florida State 61, Wake Forest 60:
Valencia Myers scored 18 points, Ta’niya Latson added 15 and No. 23 Florida State beat Wake Forest. Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear was fouled on a 3-pointer with 1:43 left in the fourth quarter and she made 2 of 3 free throws to get within 59-56. Spear was fouled going for an offensive rebound with 32.1 left and made two more free throws to cut the deficit to 61-60. Latson dribbled down the clock before driving into the lane for a runner, but it went hard off the glass and Wake Forest secured the rebound with 2.6 left. After a timeout, Kaia Harrison inbounded the ball and got it back for an open 3-pointer but the shot hit the front of the rim as time expired.