Anigwe’s 26 points leads No. 25 Cal past San Diego
BERKELEY — Kristine Anigwe scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting, and No. 25 California turned back San Diego 89-64 on Thursday night for Lindsey Gottlieb’s 200th career win.
The Golden Bears (6-2), who have won three straight, shot 69.1 percent (38 of 55), just shy of the school record of 69.3, but didn’t put the Toreros away until going 12 of 16 in the fourth quarter.
Asha Thomas and Penina Davison added 13 apiece for Cal. Gottlieb’s career record is 200-106, 144-67 in her seven seasons at Cal after three years at UC Santa Barbara.
Anigwe had 16 points in the first half on 7-of-9 shooting and the Golden Bears shot 68 percent (17 of 25) but they couldn’t shake the Toreros. San Diego, despite shooting 40 percent, only trailed 41-31 at halftime, having forced Cal into 10 turnovers.
Sydney Williams scored 18 points for San Diego (5-3), which has lost three straight since Cindy Fisher won her 300th career game.
It was only the second time the teams met, the first being a 77-60 win for Cal in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
• No. 4 Louisville 79, Vanderbilt 57 — At Louisville, Ky.: Asia Durr scored 25 points and Louisville overcame a firsthalf lull to beat Vanderbilt.
The Cardinals (10-0) held the Commodores scoreless for more than a quarter, turning a 33-29 deficit with 4:38 left in the first half into a 24-point lead with 3:56 left in the third. Rachel Bell made a 3-pointer with 3:28 left in the third period to end the Commodores’ drought.
Durr scored 14 points in the third quarter as the Cardinals built a 31-point lead late in the period.
Bell scored 16 of her 21 points in the third quarter.
• No. 10 West Virginia 73, Pittsburgh 52 — At Morgantown, W. Va.: Teana Muldrow had 20 points and 11 rebounds as West Virginia beat archrival Pittsburgh in the first matchup between the schools since 2012.
The Mountaineers (8-0) cruised to the victory after opening the game on a 12-0 run.
Pitt (5-4) was outscored 2613 in the first quarter, but battled back to bring the game within six points, 2923, halfway through the second quarter.
West Virginia closed the half on a 7-0 run to take a 3623 lead and the Panthers never recovered.
Katrina Pardee added 15 points for the Mountaineers, all on 3-pointers.
Yacine Diop led Pitt with 18 points and seven rebounds.
• No. 13 Florida State 84, Stetson 39 — At Tallahasee, Fla.: AJ Alix hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points as Florida State cruised.
Nicki Ekhomu added 16 points, Imani Wright had 13, and Chatrice White and Ama Degbeon added 12 points apiece for the Seminoles (9-0). White also had 11 rebounds and five blocks.
Brittney Chambers scored 19 points for Stetson (6-5).
• No. 14 Duke 85, UNC Greensboro 54 — At Durham, N.C.: Erin Mathias scored a career-high 24 points and Lexie Brown was close to a quadruple-double for Duke.
Mathias was 12 of 18 from the field for the Blue Devils (7-2), who shot a season-high 62 percent in the first half and finished at 57 percent for the game. Brown had 20 points, nine assists, eight steals, which tied her career high, and seven rebounds.
Alexus Willey had 15 points for the Spartans (4-5), who shot 31 percent and trailed 44-29 at the half.
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• No. 21 Purdue 80, Valparaiso 50 — At West Lafayette, Ind.: Vincent Edwards scored 15 points, Carson Edwards finished with 10 points, and No. 21 Purdue dominated Valparaiso.