39-point 3rd quarter helps No. 5 Baylor rout DePaul
ESTERO, Fla. — Alexis Prince scored 19 points, and No. 5 Baylor used a huge third-quarter run to ease past No. 18 DePaul 104-72 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Nina Davis scored 16 points and Kristy Wallace handed out 15 assists for the Bears (6-1), who will play in the tournament championship game Sunday night.
Alexis Jones scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Beatrice Mompremier added 14 points for Baylor.
Jacqui Grant scored 18 points for DePaul (4-1), which got 11 from Ashton Millender. NOTRE DAME 92, TCU 59
Top-ranked Notre Dame pulled away from the Horned Frogs 92-59 at South Bend, Ind., to stay unbeaten.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 19 points and the Irish used a decisive third quarter to put away the pesky Horned Frogs.
The Irish (6-0) took a 66-50 lead into the fourth and pulled away. OHIO ST. 77, SYRACUSE 72
Kelsey Mitchell scored 24 points and the No. 8 Buckeyes wasted a 15-point second-half lead before holding off the No. 11 Orange in the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Showcase at Estero, Fla.
Mitchell made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter to snuff out a Syracuse rally.
The Buckeyes (5-1) will meet No. 5 Baylor on Sunday.
Alexis Peterson led all scorers with 29 points for Syracuse (4-2). Brittney Sykes had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Gabby Cooper scored 12 for Syracuse. MARYLAND 79 WASHINGTON ST. 69
Brionna Jones had 20 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as the No. 6 Terrapins struggled before pulling away late in the fourth quarter to beat the Cougars at Las Vegas.
Maryland (6-0) entered having won each game by at least 32 points.Kaila Charles scored 19 points, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had 15 and Slocum 11 for Maryland.
Borislava Hristova scored 25 points on 11-of19 shooting for Washington State (4-2). STANFORD 78, PURDUE 69
Brittany McPhee scored 22 points and Karlie Samuelson hit six 3-pointers for 20 points and the No. 11 Cardinal turned back the Boilermakers at Riveria Maya, Mexico, to win the Cancun Challenge.
Briana Roberson’s 3 put the Cardinal (6-1) up for good 58-55 with 1:24 to go in the third quarter. TEXAS A&M 71 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 45
Khaalia Hillsman scored a game-high 20 points and Anriel Howard contributed 11 points and 14 rebounds as the Lady Aggies improved to 5-0 at College Station.
Sierra Allen led ACU (3-2) with 12 points. OKLAHOMA ST. 65 RICE 51
Kaylee Jensen scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Cowgirls (6-0) ran their non-conference home winning streak to 53 games at Stillwater, Okla.
Maya Hawkins led the Lady Owls (3-2) with a game-high 14 points. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 78 MARSHALL 68
Alexus Parker scored 25 points and Tori Carter had 24 as the Panthers overcame a sluggish start to beat the Herd in Edinburg.
Kiana Evans had 22 for the Herd (4-1). The Panthers improved to 3-3. ARIZONA ST. 54 ST. JOHN’S 41
Senior Sophie Brunner scored 15 points to top 1,000 career points and the No. 23 Sun Devils beat the Red Storm to conclude the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout at Las Vegas.
Quinn Dornstauder added 12 points for Arizona State (3-2). ORAL ROBERTS 75 HOUSTON BAPTIST 65
Oral Roberts jumped out to a big early lead, then held off the Huskies at Sharp Gym.
Faith Ihim and Montserrat Brotons each scored 15 points for the Golden Eagles (2-3).
Bria Johnson led the Huskies (1-4) with 12. LAMAR 55, CANISIUS 51
Kiandra Bowers and Moe Kinard scored 18 points apiece to lead the Cardinals past the Griffs at Canisius, N.Y.
With the loss the Griffs fell to 1-4; the Cardinals are 3-3.
From staff and wire reports