Michigan State women beat No. 3 Oregon

EAST LANSING, MICH. >> Jenna Allen scored 27 points — including a big 3-pointer the final minute — and Michigan State handed No. 3 Oregon its first loss of the season, 8882 on Sunday.

Up by three late in the fourth quarter, the Spartans (8-1) ran the shot clock down and got the ball to Allen, who sank a 3-pointer with 34.7 seconds left, then ran down the court with her arms outstretched, holding three fingers out with each hand. NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 80, NO. 19 KENTUCKY 75 >> Asia Durr scored 32 points and made the first of several critical free throws down the stretch for Louisville.

The Cardinals (10-0) appeared to have the game in control with an 18-point lead midway through the third quarter and a 67-52 lead entering the fourth. But Kentucky (9-1) rallied to within four twice in the final 30 seconds as Louisville missed a series of free throws. NO. 8 OREGON STATE 82, SANTA CLARA 31 >> Destiny Slocum had 12 points with four 3-pointers and added 10 assists and Oregon State overpowered Santa Clara.

Kat Tudor had 14 points, also making four 3-pointers, and seven rebounds, and Madison Washington had a career-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting for the Beavers (7-1). NO. 9 TENNESSEE 88, NO. 12 TEXAS 82. >> Meme Jackson scored a career-best 33 points, Evina Westbrook had 23 and Tennessee beat Texas.

Jackson made two free throws with 21.6 seconds left to give Tennessee (80) a five-point lead. NO. 14 MINNESOTA 77, BOSTON COLLEGE 69 >> Destiny Pitts scored a career-high 35 points and Minnesota used an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat Boston College.

Minnesota (9-0) is off to its best start since the ‘03-04 team went 15-0 and the ‘02-03 team went 120, both when first-year coach Lindsay Whalen was a player. NO. 17 ARIZONA STATE 70, COLORADO STATE 39 >> Courtney Ekmark scored 21 points, Reili Richardson grabbed 11 rebounds and Arizona State beat Colorado State.

Ekmark scored nine of the Sun Devils’ first 14 points — all on 3-pointers — en route to a 14-5 lead. Arizona State (7-2) led 2412 at the end of the first quarter then proceeded to hold the Rams to singledigit scoring over the next two quarters. NO. 18 MARQUETTE 76, NORTHWESTERN 57 >> Allazia Blockton scored 21 points and became Marquette’s career scoring leader.

Blockton’s layup at 4:18 of the fourth quarter gave her 1,942 points. After passing Krystal Ellis (2009), she added four more points. NO. 20 DEPAUL 87, OKLAHOMA 76 >> Mart’e Grays scored a career-high 26 points for DePaul. NO. 23 MISSOURI 74, SAINT LOUIS 62 >> Sophie Cunningham had 18 points and eight assists and Missouri held off Saint Louis. NO. 24 GONZAGA 76, WASHINGTON STATE 53 >> LeeAnne Wirth scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting for Gonzaga.

Jill Townsend and Katie Campbell each had 11 points and Laura Stockton, Zykera Rice and Chandler Smith scored 10 apiece for Gonzaga. The Bulldogs (91) are off to the best start in program history, and have won three in a row against Washington State (4-5) and five straight overall. NO. 25 MIAMI 78, NEW ORLEANS 38 >> Beatrice Mompremier had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Sarah Mortensen hit five 3-pointers for 15 points for Miami.

Emese Hof added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Hurricanes (8-2). No player reached double figures for the Privateers (3-4).

AL GOLDIS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu, center, shoots between Michigan State’s Mardrekia Cook, left, and Nia Hollie, right, during the first half Sunday’s game in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 88-82.