WOLFPACK KNOCK OFF NO. 1 GAMECOCKS, END STREAK
N.C. State 54, South Carolina 46
North Carolina State coach Wes Moore channeled two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Parcells after the Wolfpack’s landmark victory over No. 1 South Carolina.
Raina Perez hit a go-ahead 3pointer with 3:07 left and Kayla Jones had 16 points and 12 rebounds and the eighth-ranked Wolfpack ended the Gamecocks’ 29-game winning streak with a 5446 victory Thursday night.
Moore, like his players, was happy with the victory in the road opener. But it’s far too early for anyone to think the Wolfpack can now coast through the season.
“Parcells used to talk about, ‘Big game, next game,’ ” Moore said. “We’re going to have to make sure we’re ready to play on Sunday. But we’re going to enjoy this one for about 24 hours.” No. 3 Iowa 99, Western Illinois There was plenty to enjoy. 58: Luka Garza scored 35 points, 30 Along with Jones, Jakia Brownin the first half, and Jack Nunge Turner had a double-double with added 18 as Iowa (3-0) stayed unWest 11 points and 12 boards. And durdefeated with a home win over ing crunch time, the Wolfpack Western Illinois (0-1). Utah 76, Washington 62: Aloutscored South Carolina 11-2 over No. 7 Kansas 89, Washburn 54: fonso Plummer scored 21 points the final five minutes. David McCormack scored 17 and Utah (1-0) used an 18-0 run
The Wolfpack (3-0) beat a toppoints, Ochai Agbaji added 16 and midway through the second half to ranked opponent for the first time Jalen Wilson had 12, helping Kanpull away for a win over Washingsince knocking off Duke in the 2007 sas (3-1) cruise to a victory over Diton (0-3) in the Pac-12 opener for Atlantic Coast Conference Tourvision II Washburn (3-1) in the Jayboth schools. nament. hawks’ home opener. UCLA 78, Seattle 52: Tyger
South Carolina (3-1) lost for the No. 16 Virginia Tech 64, VMI 57: Campbell scored 17 points, Jules first time since falling to Indiana on Keve Aluma had 17 points and 12 Bernard added 16 points and
Nov. 28, 2019, and the first time at home since a 68-64 loss to Mississippi State in the regular-season finale two seasons ago.
“In my 21 years (coaching), I’ve never felt like I did during the game,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “Uncoachable. Untameable. Selfish play.”
Elissa Cunane made two foul shots to put the Wolfpack ahead 48-44 with less than two minutes left. But Zia Cooke’s steal and layup drew South Carolina within a basket with 53.4 seconds to go. After a timeout, the Wolfpack worked the ball around to a wide-open Jones for a 3-pointer.
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rebounds and Virginia Tech (4-0) won its 34th consecutive nonconference game at home, beating VMI (2-2).
No. 25 Arizona State 70, Cal 62: Remy Martin had 22 points and Josh Christopher added 14 as the host Sun Devils (3-1) topped Cal (2-2) in the Pac-12 opener for both schools.
UCLA (2-1) pulled away late in a close first half to rout Seattle (3-2) in the Bruins’ delayed home opener.
UConn 61, USC 58: James Bouknight scored 18 points and Connecticut led most of the way and held off USC in a victory in the Legends Classic in Uncasville, Conn.
Pepperdine 94, Saint Katherine 45: Colbey Ross had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Waves (2-1), who play at San Diego State on Sunday. Saint Katherine, which lost to SDSU on Wednesday, fell to 1-4.
Saint Mary’s 82, Texas Southern 70: Tommy Kuhse had 15 points and 13 assists as host Saint Mary’s (4-1) eased past Texas Southern (1-3).