St. Mary’s women can’t handle No. 2 N.C. State

Second-ranked North Carolina State got 52 points from its bench Sunday and won its 10th straight game, beating visiting St. Mary’s 101-73.

Elissa Cunane led the Wolfpack (10-1) with 15 points and nine rebounds. She had nine points during an early 18-0 run.

Jade Kirisome led the Gaels (5-4) with 17 points but St. Mary’s couldn’t overcome 16 turnovers.

“You can’t give the ball to the No. 2 team in the nation that shoots the ball that effectively,” St. Mary’s head coach Paul Thomas said. “We just did not get enough stops to counter that.”

Kansas 80, Santa Clara 65: Ioanna Chatzileonti scored 15 points and the host Jayhawks (8-1) used a 13-0 fourthquarter run to pull away from the Broncos (5-2). Merle Wiehl had 20 points and eight rebounds for Santa Clara.

#6 Arizona 77, New Mexico 60: Madi Conner came off the bench to score 15 points and the host Wildcats (9-0) used a 10-0 run in the third quarter to put away the Lobos (8-4).

Villanova 56, #23 Oregon State 52: Maddy Siegrist’s 28 points paced the Wildcats (5-5) in their win over the Beavers (5-3). Jelena Mitrovic scored 14 points for Oregon State.

Creighton 69, Arizona State 62: Carly Bachelor scored 23 points to lead the host Bluejays (6-2) past the Sun Devils (5-5). Mael Gilles scored 18 points for Arizona State.

#1 South Carolina 66, #8 Maryland 59: Zia Cooke scored 20 points and Aliyah Boston added 16 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocked shots for the host Gamecocks (10-0) against the Terrapins (9-3).

#7 Louisville 64, #14 Kentucky 58: Ahlana Smith scored 15 points as the host Cardinals (8-1) defeated the Wildcats (6-3).

#9 Tennessee 84, Georgia State 60: Tamari Key had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the host Volunteers (9-0) against the Panthers (4-5).

#10 Indiana 86, #20 Ohio State 66: Mackenzie Holmes scored 30 points as the visiting Hoosiers (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten) topped the Buckeyes (7-2, 1-1).

#13 Michigan 73, Minnesota 61: Naz Hillmon scored 25 points to lead the host Wolverines (10-1, 2-0 Big Ten) past the Gophers (6-6, 0-2).

#15 Iowa St. 52, Northern Iowa 45: Lexi Donarski scored 19 points and the host Cyclones (10-1) beat the Panthers (6-3).

#17 South Florida 64, VCU 57: Elisa Pinzan scored 24 points and Dulcy Mendjiadeu Fankam scored 10 straight in a fourth-quarter rally to lead the visiting Bulls (6-3) past the Rams (5-4).

TCU 87, #18 Texas A&M 75: Lauren Heard scored 33 points and Aja Holmes added 22 for the host Horned Frogs (4-4) against the Aggies (9-2).

MEN No. 1 Purdue wins

Trevion Williams had 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists and No. 1 Purdue erased a 13-point, second-half deficit to beat North Carolina State 82-72 in overtime in New York.

Jaden Ivey added 22 points for the Boilermakers (9-1) against the Wolfpack (7-3).

#2 Baylor 57, #6 Villanova 36: Salesian-Richmond alum James Akinjo had 16 points with seven rebounds for the host Bears (9-0) against the Wildcats (7-3). Villanova’s point total and shooting percentage (22) were its lowest in 21 seasons under head coach Jay Wright.

#16 USC 73, Long Beach State 62: Isaiah Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the host Trojans (10-0) against the 49ers (3-7).

#17 Iowa State 47, Jackson State 37: The host Cyclones (10-0), who lost their final 18 games last season, beat the Jaguars (2-7).

Maryland 70, #20 Florida 68: Donta Scott hit the go-ahead shot with 16.8 seconds left as the Terrapins (6-4) beat the Gators (7-3) in New York.