Baylor handles Kansas St.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — NaLyssa Smith scored 17 points and No. 8 Baylor beat Kansas State 64-52 on Sunday to extend their winning streak against the Wildcats.
Dijonai Carrington and Moon Ursin each had 16 points. Ursin had six of those in the final two minutes as the Lady Bears beat the Wildcats for the 35th straight time.
“I thought we were in control of the game,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. “I never felt the momentum swung, but we controlled the game. It was a slow-paced game, which we don’t usually play but we handled it.”
Kansas State (5-11, 0-9 Big 12) was led by Ayoka Lee who scored 21 and Rachel Ranke who had 12.
The Lady Bears (14-2, 9-1) went on a 12-0 run early in the second and never lost the lead again.
“If you shoot a lot, you’ll make a lot,” Carrington said. “I think it’s confidence and playing free and not trying to force things.”
NORTH CAROLINA 76 NORTH CAROLINA ST. 69
Freshman Alyssa Ustby had season-highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds to help the Tar Heels upset the Wolfpack at Chapel
Hill, N.C. Stephanie Watts added 17 points for the Tar Heels (9-8, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference).
NO. 1 LOUISVILLE 71 NOTRE DAME 65
Dana Evans scored 27 points, including five late, to lead the host Cardinals to a victory.
The Cardinals (18-1, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their second straight.
NO. 5 UCLA 84 WASHINGTON 50
Charisma Osborne scored 21 points, Michaela Onyenwere added 15 and the Bruins routed the Huskies at Seattle.
Osborne, the Pac-12’s leading scorer, reached 20 points for the seventh straight game as the Bruins (11-3, 9-3 Pac-12) sent the Huskies (4-10, 1-10) to their eighth straight loss.
NO. 6 STANFORD 83 UTAH 41
Kiana Williams scored 13 points and the Cardinal won their sixth straight.
Haley Jones and freshman Cameron Brink scored 12 points each for Stanford (17-2, 14-2 Pac-12).
Men
INDIANA 67, NO. 8 IOWA 65 Armaan Franklin made a 15-footer with 1.8 seconds left, giving the host Hoosiers the upset of the Hawkeyes.
Franklin finished with four points as the Hoosiers (10-8, 5-6 Big Ten) ended a two-game losing streak.
Luka Garza scored 18 points to lead Iowa, including 12 straight during the closing minutes.
NO. 3 VILLANOVA 84 GEORGETOWN 74
Jermaine Samuels scored a career-high 32 points to lead the Wildcats to a win at home.
VALPARAISO 74 NO. 25 DRAKE 57
Ben Krikke scored 15 points and the host Crusaders ended Drake’s unbeaten season.
Drake’s loss leaves Gonzaga and Baylor as the only unbeaten teams.
POSTPONEMENTS
The Southeastern Conference has postponed two men’s basketball games scheduled for Wednesday.
Georgia-Texas A&M and Florida-Tennessee have been postponed, due to positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and quarantining within the Texas A&M and Florida programs.