No. 3 Huskies women fend off Vols
Indiana men pull upset of 4th-ranked Hawkeyes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Evina Westbrook, who transferred from Tennessee to UConn two years ago, connected on back-to-back fourth-quarter 3-pointers to spark the No. 3 Huskies to a 67-61 victory over the No. 25 Lady Volunteers on Thursday night.
UConn freshman Paige Bueckers added nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Huskies (9-0). After rolling her right ankle with just over 3 minutes left, Bueckers left the court for a minute to get her ankle taped.
She returned and hit a huge 3-pointer from the wing with 28 seconds left that gave the Huskies a 66-61 lead and sealed the win.
It was a classic meeting in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Revival Series during We Back Pat Week, which honors legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, who passed away in 2016. The Lady Vols wore for the third time “Summitt” on the back of their jerseys.
No. 1 LOUISVILLE 67, No. 23 SYRACUSE 64: In Louisville, Ky., Dana Evans scored 21 points and Hailey Van Lith added 18 on six 3-pointers as Louisville used several small second-half runs to pull away from Syracuse.
Playing their first game as the nation’s No. 1 women’s team, the Cardinals (130, 6-0 ACC) countered the taller Orange (7-2, 4-2) by working the ball around the perimeter for opportunities.
Men
INDIANA 81, No. 4 IOWA 69: Iowa City, Iowa, Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 23 points despite second-half foul trouble and Indiana’s defense shut down Iowa in a comeback victory.
It was a season low in points for the Hawkeyes (12-3, 6-2 Big Ten), who came in second in the nation in scoring at 92.2 points per game. Iowa had its five-game winning streak snapped and fell out of a tie for first place in the conference.
Rob Phinisee added 18 points for the Hoosiers. Aljami Durham scored 14 and Armaan Franklin had 11.
Indiana (9-6, 4-4) trailed 53-44 with 12 minutes to play, then went on a 23-3 run.
No. 24 UCLA 61, CAL 57: In Berkeley, Calif., Cody Riley scored 13 points and Jules Bernard made a clutch 3-pointer with 2 minutes remaining as UCLA beat Cal.
The Bruins (12-2, 8-0 Pac-12) committed 14 turnovers and were sloppy offensively but ended the game on a 7-2 run.
Anticevich scored 21 points and made five 3s for California (7-9, 2-7).
UCLA improved to 14-3 in two seasons under coach Mick Cronin in games decided by five points or less.
UNLV 99, BENEDICTINE MESA 45: In Las Vegas, Nev., Cheikh Mbacke Diong had 22 points plus 11 rebounds as UNLV routed Benedictine.
David Jenkins Jr. added 20 points for the Runnin’ Rebels.
Nicquel Blake had 15 points and seven assists for UNLV (5-6), which won its fourth consecutive game. Devin Tillis added 11 points and eight rebounds.
The 99 points were a season best for UNLV.
Maurice Walton had 16 points for the Redhawks, whose season-opening losing streak reached five games.