Booker powers Texas to blowout
AUSTIN — Freshman Madison Booker had 18 points and 10 assists and led a fourth-quarter serge as No. 5 Texas overwhelmed Iowa State 81-60 on Saturday for its sixth straight win.
Booker also made three steals. Shaylee Gonzales added 18 points for Texas (24-4, 11-3 Big 12), which outscored Iowa State
23-10 in the fourth quarter.
Shay Holle had 16 points, six assists and three steals. Taylor Jones grabbed 13 rebounds and made three blocks. Aaliyah Moore produced 12 points and seven rebounds, most of her contributions coming in the second half.
UAB 87, RICE 74
Mia Moore racked up a game-high 22 points and nine rebounds as the Blazers beat the Owls in Birmingham, Ala., snapping Rice's three-game winning streak.
Rice (15-10, 9-5 AAC) got 22 points from Malia Fisher and 16 points off the bench from Jazzy Owens-Barnett but couldn't keep page with UAB (18-8, 9-5 AAC) in a second half in which the Owls were outscored 49-37.
HOUSTON 65 OKLAHOMA STATE 57
Nyah Boyd scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Cougars halted a three-game slide with a win over the Cowgirls in Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoma State (12-13, 5-9 Big 12) jumped out to an early 11-2 lead in the first quarter, but cooled off as the game went on, turning the ball over 16 times. UH (13-12, 4-10) got 11 points from Laila Blair andfour 3-pointers from Shalexxus Aaron, who finished with 12 points.
NO. 7 KANSAS STATE 60 UCF 58
Jaelyn Glenn's layup with 2 seconds left lifted the Wildcats to a victory over the Knights in Manhattan, Kan. Glenn caught a three-quarter court pass from Serena Sundell after UCF tied it.
Gregory led Kansas State (22-4, 11-3 Big 12) with 19 points.
NO. 17 GONZAGA 91 PACIFIC 78
Yvonne Ejim scored 13 of her season-high 28 points in the decisive third quarter and the visiting Bulldogs won their 20th straight game and clinched their eighthstraight West Coast Conference title.
NO. 24 WEST VIRGINIA 70 NO. 22 OKLAHOMA 66
Ja'Naiya Quinerly scored 18 points and the Mountaineers edged the Sooners in Morgantown, W. Va., ending Oklahoma's nine-game winning streak.
NO. 25 PRINCETON 70 YALE 25
Kaitlyn Chen led the way with 18 points, and the visiting Tigers held the Bulldogs just nine field goals in winning their 15th consecutive game.