Top-ranked Stanford falls short at Colorado in overtime
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Frida Formann hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:36 left in overtime to lead the Colorado Buffaloes to a 77-72 upset win over No. 1 Stanford on Sunday.
Peanut Tuitele blocked Lexi Hull's 3-point attempt that would have tied it at with a second left to give Colorado its first win over a top-ranked team in program history. It also ended a 16-game losing streak to the Cardinal after a couple of close calls last season.
It was the second consecutive season that Stanford lost to an unranked team as No. 1, Mya Hollingshed had a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12).
Stanford (11-1, 8-1) led 70-69 after Hull split a pair of free throws. Formann, a freshman, hit a shot from the top of the arc to put the Buffaloes ahead for good.
It was 74-72 when Hull stole the ball from Hollingshed, but Anna Wilson missed a layup with 5 seconds left. Tuitele made one of two free throws, setting up the final seconds.
Hull finished with 19 points, Haley Jones had 16 points and seven rebounds and Cameron Brink scored 13 for the Cardinal.
Colorado had a chance to win it in regulation but Jaylyn Sherrod missed two free throws that would have given the Buffaloes the lead with 57 seconds. Her steal and layup with 23 seconds left tied it and sent the game to overtime.
Lesila Finau's driving layup with 3:39 left in the third quarter gave Colorado a 46-45 lead, its first of the game.
Hull's 3-pointer gave Stanford a 53-51 lead going into the fourth quarter, but the Buffaloes wouldn't go away. Hollingshed scored seven straight points to put Colorado ahead 61-57 with 6:33 left. The Cardinal scored six straight points and Hollingshed tied it with a turnaround baseline jumper tied it heading into the final four minutes.
The Cardinal will fall from the top of the rankings, and things won't get easier with a matchup with No. 8 UCLA on Friday night.
No. 2 Louisville 84, Florida State 56
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kianna Smith scored 16 points to lead No. 2 Louisville to an 84-56 victory over Florida State on Sunday.
The win by the Cardinals (12-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) coupled by an overtime loss by top-ranked Stanford at Colorado may likely give Louisville its first No. 1 ranking in program history when the new poll comes out Monday.
Smith, a redshirt junior, came off the bench and scored 11 of her points in the first half. She was one of five Louisville players to reach double figures. Freshman guard Hailey Van Lith added 15.
Louisville was originally slated to play N.C. State on Sunday, but the Wolfpack are on pause right now because of the coronavirus. The ACC reworked the schedule to setup the game against the Seminoles (4-2, 3-2), who played for the first time since New Year's Eve due to COVID-19 issues. They dressed and played just eight of their 13 players Sunday.
Bionca Jackson scored a career-high 21 to lead Florida State.
FSU hung with Louisville for most of the first half and led 20-19 after a Sayawni Lassiter 3-pointer with 8:00 left in the second quarter. However, an 11-2 run by the Cardinals over the next 2:54 put the hosts in control for good.
Louisville shot 65.4 percent in the first half, including 10-of-14 (71.4%) in the second quarter.
Freshman forward Olivia Cochran added 14 points for the Cardinals, while Dana Evans pitched in 12 points and eight assists. Liz Dixon scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
No. 7 Texas A&M 69, No. 14 Miss. State 41
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Kayla Wells scored 21 points to lead the No. 7 Texas A&M to a victory over 14th-ranked Mississippi State 69-41 on Sunday.
Texas A&M (13-1, 5-1 SEC) scored the game's first five points and never trailed in bouncing back from its lone loss of the season, also ending a seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs (8-4, 3-3) in the process.
Wells, a 6-foot senior guard, hit 8 of 9 field goals to lead three Aggies in double figures. Aaliyah Wilson added 15 points and nine rebounds.
Ciera Johnson had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Myah Taylor added 14 points to lead Mississippi State, which lost its second straight. Rickea Jackson added 11 points.
Texas A&M put the game away with a 17-4 run in the third quarter for a 43-25 lead, its largest of the game. Wilson had nine points, hitting 4 of 5 shots.
A&M grinded its way to a 14-3 lead after a quarter, despite missing 13 of 18 field goals. Johnson had two buckets off offensive rebounds and added a free throw to give A&M a 5-0 lead.
N'dea Jones contributed a three-point play as A&M hit all four free-throw attempts in the quarter. Mississippi State had its lowest scoring quarter in program history, managing only a 3-pointer by Aliyah Matharu. The Bulldogs were 1-of-13 shooting in the quarter with five turnovers for their worst 10 minutes since the NCAA went quarters in the women's game for the 2015-16 season.
Mississippi State pulled within 26-19 by halftime by outscoring A&M 7-1 in the last two minutes with Taylor and Xaria Wiggins hitting back-to-back 3-pointers.
No. 8 UCLA 68, No. 25 Wash. St. 66, OT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 28 points and No. 8 UCLA withstood a smart play by No. 25 Washington that forced overtime for a 68-66 victory Sunday.
Osborne had eight points in overtime as UCLA (8-2, 6-2 Pac-12) won its third in a row. The Bruins improved to 33-0 overall at home against Washington State.
The Cougars trailed 53-50 with 2 seconds left in regulation when star Charlisse Leger-Walker was fouled. She made the first free throw, missed the second on purpose and her sister, Krystal LegerWalker, got the rebound and hit a layup to send the game into OT.
Charlisse Leger-Walker led the Cougars (7-2, 5-2) with 18 points.
Washington State took its first lead on Charlisse Leger-Walker's layup with 1:21 left in regulation. She was fouled on the play and missed the free throw.
Osborne made a 3-pointer from the top of the arc on the next possession to put UCLA up 52-50 with 1:03 left. With 2.3 seconds left, Michaela Onyenwere made one of two free throws.
Camryn Brown, who comes off the bench for the Bruins, made a nice play as she stole the ball and went coast-to-coast, dribbling past three defenders and scoring on a layup to give UCLA a 22-13 lead in the second quarter. The Bruins went on a 8-1 run to go into halftime with a 32-21 lead.
Center Bella Murekatete was dominant in the first quarter for the Cougars with three consecutive baskets to pull Washington State within 11-6. She picked up her second foul early in the second quarter and went to the bench after that, negating the Cougars' advantage inside. She finished with 14 points.
No. 22 Northwestern 67, Penn State 50
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Veronica Burton scored 19 points and had five steals as the 22nd-ranked Northwestern Wildcats defeated Penn State 67-50 on Sunday, picking up a third-straight win.
Burton was among three Wildcats to score in double figures as Linsey Pulliam added 17 and Sydney Wood 13. Pulliam also pulled down eight rebounds and had four assists with three steals. Wood added seven boards and three steals
The absence of Penn State's leading scorer Kelly Jekot (15.9 ppg) was immediately apparent as the Lady Lions made three of seven shots in the first quarter and were 5-for21 shooting by halftime, when they trailed 32-18.
Jekot, a senior guard, suffered an injury in practice during the week and is out for the season, according to the school.
Northwestern (7-2, 5-2 Big Ten Conference) put pressure on Penn State's shuffled lineup, contesting passes and inbounds plays. The Wildcats tied a season high with 17 steals.
Jordan Hamilton tied a career high with five steals. Penn State was harassed into committing 27 turnovers, which Northwestern converted into 24 points.
Penn State's (4-6, 1-5) Makenna Marisa was the first Lady Lion to reach double figures when a 3-pointer gave her 10 points with less than two minutes to go in the third quarter. Marisa finished with 12 points, Johnasia Cash scored 14.
All the turnovers helped Northwestern score 22 points on the fast break and the Wildcats also controlled the paint 42-20.
The Wildcats ended the second quarter on an 11-2 run and carried a double-digit lead throughout the second half.
No. 23 Tennessee 82, Alabama 56
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Rennia Davis scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 23 Tennessee bounced back from a disappointing loss to roll past Alabama 82-56 on Sunday.
Tennessee, coming off a 67-66 home loss to Georgia on Thursday, took control in the second quarter, outscoring the Crimson Tide 26-7.
It was a confidence building win with No. 4 UConn coming to Knoxville on Thursday.
Rae Burrell added 17 points for the Lady Vols (9-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) with Tamari Key adding 15 points and Jordan Horston 14.
It was the opposite story for the Crimson Tide, who upended No. 14 Mississippi State 86-78 on the road Thursday but couldn't contain the Tennessee offense at home.
Jordan Lewis led Alabama (11-2, 4-2) with 22 points and Jasmine Walker had her frouth-straight double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Horston closed the first quarter with a 3-pointer to pull the Lady Vols into a tie at 18 and her layup to open the second quarter started a 16-0 run. Tennessee was 11 of 16 while Alabama went 2 of 11 with five turnovers and it was 42-23 at the break.
The Lady Vols shot 54.5% in the first half while the Tide was at 29%.
Tennessee was 5 of 8 from 3-point range in the second half to end up at 8 of 14 while Alabama went 2 of 11 to finish 4 of 18. The Tide also had just three assists.
No. 24 Syracuse 99, Miami 64
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Freshman Priscilla Williams had a perfect shooting day for a season-high 26 points, Tiana Mangakahia had her 25th double-double and No. 24 Syracuse raced past Miami 99-64 on Sunday.
It was the first game in 28 days for the Orange because of coronavirus issues and the first of four in eight days, but the layoff didn't hurt as they shot 17 of 30 behind the 3-point arc and 63% overall, their best shooting day ever in the Carrier Dome.
Mangakahia, who missed last season because of breast cancer, had her first double-double in points (10) and assists (10) in 1,030 days. Kamilla Cardoso had 15 points and eight rebounds.
Williams, Cardoso and Tiana Mangakahia combined to shoot 20 of 22 as Syracuse (6-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) was 36 of 57. In going 9 for 9, Williams made six 3-pointers (her career high is eight) to help the Orange tie their Carrier Dome record of 17 triples, three shy of the school record.
Nyayongah Gony had 13 points for the Hurricanes (6-5, 3-5), who lost to Syracuse 69-58 at home. Endia Banks and Jamir Huston added 12 each.
Miami made 6 of 10 3-pointers and was 4 of 4 inside the arc in the first quarter, closing on a 10-0 run to lead 32-14.
Syracuse had a moment of silence for Hall of Fame football player and alumni Floyd Little.