No. 5 Louisville escape with win over No. 19 Arizona St.
LAS VEGAS >> Sam Fuehring scored 18 points, including a layup with 2.5 seconds left, and grabbed nine rebounds to help No. 5 Louisville beat 19th-ranked Arizona State 58-56 Friday in the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout.
Dana Evans added 11 points six assists and three steals. Asia Durr finished with 14 points on just 5-of-18 shooting for Louisville (4-0). NO. 3 OREGON 94, UC RIVERSIDE 44 >> Ruthy Hebard scored 19 points, and Oregon coasted to a victory over UC Riverside in the opener of the Saint Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic.
The Ducks (5-0) led 52-18 at halftime on their way to another lopsided win. They entered with a 33-point average margin of victory, their closest game being a two-point victory over thenNo. 18 Syracuse on Nov. 10. NO. 7 MARYLAND 68, MORGAN STATE 44 >> Kaila Charles scored 18 points, Taylor Mikesell added 17 and Maryland used a strong second half to beat Morgan State in the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament.
In a nonconference matchup between Maryland-based teams, the Terrapins (5-0) led by only 2822 at halftime before Mikesell scored 14 in a 22-point third quarter that pushed the margin to 15 points. NO. 10 TEXAS 56, QUINNIPIAC 55 >> Audrey Warren’s jumper from just inside the foul line with 47 seconds left put Texas ahead to stay, and the Longhorns knocked off Quinnipiac in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Sug Sutton and Jatarie White each scored 12 for Texas (4-0), which overcame a 15-point deficit.
NO. 12 IOWA 84, NO. 25 WEST VIRGINIA 81 >> Megan Gustafson had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and Iowa rallied from a 24-point deficit and beat West Virginia in the Junkanoo Jam to remain undefeated.
The win marks the biggest comeback for Iowa
(5-0) under coach Lisa Bluder. Iowa plays Florida State in the title game while the Mountaineers
(3-1) face Eastern Kentucky Saturday.
NO. 14 SYRACUSE 92, PRINCETON 61 >> Gabrielle Cooper made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points to help Syracuse beat Princeton in the Cancun Challenge.
Cooper scored all of her points before the fourth quarter, in just 17 minutes. She made five of her first six 3-pointers and finished
6 of 10.
NO. 15 N.C. STATE 69, GEORGE WASHINGTON 61 >> Elissa Cunane scored eight of her 18 points in the third quarter to help North Carolina State stay undefeated with a victory over George Washington in the Cancun Challenge.
NO. 16 DEPAUL 79, KANSAS STATE 59 >> Mart’e Grays and Dee Bekelja each scored 12 points and DePaul beat Kansas State in the Cancun Challenge.
Bekelja scored 10 of her points in the first half as DePaul jumped out to a 4520 advantage and Grays’
3-pointer with 6:30 remaining extended the lead to 69-47.
NORTH CAROLINA 71, NO. 17 SOUTH FLORIDA 69 >> Stephanie Watts scored 24 points and the North Carolina women handed South Florida its second straight loss at the Paradise Jam.
NO. 20 TEXAS A&M 97, ARKANSAS STATE 56 >> Chennedy Carter scored 23 points, N’dea Jones turned in her second straight double-double and Texas A&M defeated Arkansas State.
NO. 23 MINNESOTA 65, CORNELL 45 >> Kenisha Bell scored 18 points with nine rebounds, Destiny Pitts added 11 points with a trio of
3-pointers and innesota led all the way to defeat Cornell, winning a fifth straight to open the season.
NO. 24 MIAMI 82, NEBRASKA
68>> Beatrice Mompremier scored 20 points and grabbed
13 rebounds and Miami defeated Nebraska.