Colorado stuns top-ranked Stanford
Colorado 77, No. 1 Stanford 72 (OT): Frida Formann hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:36 left in overtime to lead the host Colorado Buffaloes (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12) to an upset win over Stanford (11-1, 8-1) on Sunday.
Peanut Tuitele blocked Lexi Hull’s 3point attempt that would have tied it at with a second left to give Colorado its first win over a top-ranked team in program history. It also ended a 16-game losing streak to the Cardinal after a couple of close calls last season.
It was the second consecutive season that Stanford lost to an unranked team as No. 1,
Mya Hollingshed had a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes.
No. 2 Louisville 84, Florida State 56: Kianna Smith scored 16 points to lead host Louisville (12-0, 5-0 ACC) to a victory over Florida State (4-2, 3-2).
The win by the Cardinals coupled by an overtime loss by top-ranked Stanford at Colorado may likely give Louisville its first No. 1 ranking in program history when the new poll comes out Monday.
Smith, a redshirt junior, came off the bench and scored 11 of her points in the first half. She was one of five Louisville players to reach double figures. Freshman guard Hailey Van Lith added 15.
Louisville was originally slated to play N.C. State on Sunday, but the Wolfpack are on pause right now because of the coronavirus.
No. 7 Texas A&M 69, No. 14 Mississippi State 41: Kayla Wells scored 21 points to lead host Texas A&M (13-1, 5-1 SEC) to a victory over Mississippi State (8-4, 3-3).
Texas A&M scored the game’s first five points and never trailed in bouncing back from its lone loss of the season, also ending a seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs in the process.
Wells, a 6-foot senior guard, hit 8 of 9 field goals to lead three Aggies in double figures. Aaliyah Wilson added 15 points and nine rebounds.
No. 8 UCLA 68, No. 25 Washington State 66 (OT): Charisma Osborne scored 28 points and host UCLA (8-2, 6-2 Pac-12) withstood a smart play by Washington State (7-2, 5-2) that forced overtime
for a victory.
Osborne had eight points in overtime as UCLA won its third in a row. The Bruins improved to 33-0 overall at home against Washington State.
The Cougars trailed 53-50 with 2 seconds left in regulation when star Charlisse Leger-Walker was fouled. She made the first free throw, missed the second on purpose and her sister, Krystal LegerWalker, got the rebound and hit a layup to send the game into OT.
No. 9 Maryland 79, Wisconsin 70: Chloe Bibby scored 19 points and Diamond Miller added 17 to help Maryland (11-1, 7-0) beat host Wisconsin (3-8, 0-8 Big Ten) for its 10th consecutive victory.
The Terrapins’ only loss this season is an 81-72 setback to then-No. 24 Missouri State on Nov. 28.
Sydney Hilliard scored 19 and Julie Pospisilova had 18 for Wisconsin. Imani Lewis added 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Maryland outrebounded Wisconsin 44-29 and got a career-high 17 rebounds from Mimi Collins, who also scored 13 points. The 6-foot-3 sophomore forward’s previous career high in rebounds was 11.
No. 11 Arizona 67, Oregon State 51: Helena Pueyo reached a career-high in
scoring by halftime, Aari McDonald extended her string of double-digit scoring to 78 games and host Arizona (10-2, 8-2 Pac-12) gave Oregon State (3-4, 1-4) a rare wallop.
Pueyo scored all of her 15 points in the first half as she made all four attempts from beyond the 3-point arc. McDonald poured in 20 points for Arizona, her double-digit scoring streak ties the mark set by Oregon grad Sabrina Ionescu.
Arizona upended No. 10 Oregon 57-41 on Thursday, sweeping the Oregon schools for the first time since 2011.
No. 12 Kentucky 70, Vanderbilt 73: Blair Green scored 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting and host Kentucky (10-3, 3-2 SEC) survived an upset bid by Vanderbilt (4-3, 0-3).
Chelsie Hall sank a jumper, Koi Love followed with another and the Commodores led 69-65 with 5:04 left. But the Wildcats rallied with a 9-0 run to take the lead for good as Dre’Una Edwards sank a pair of foul shots and jumper during the run.
A half hour before the game, Kentucky announced Robyn Benton, Jazmine Massengill and Kameron Roach were scratched from the lineup due to coronavirus restrictions. The Wildcats were also without leading scorer Rhyne Howard (20.4 ppg) due to an injured ankle.
Texas Tech 74, No. 21 Texas 66: Vivian Gray scored 24 points with 13 rebounds and Lexi Gordon scored 14 and host Texas Tech (7-6, 2-5 Big 12) upset Texas (9-3, 3-2).
Gray hit a jump shot, Maka Jackson sank a pair of free throws with 3:31 before halftime and Texas Tech took a 28-26 lead and never trailed again.
Gray sealed the win with a threepoint play on a sweeping, left-hand layup drawing the foul on Joanne AllenTaylor. The play gave the Red Raiders a 69-62 lead with 52 seconds remaining.
No. 22 Northwestern 67, Penn State 50: Veronica Burton scored 19 points and had five steals as Northwestern (7-2, 5-2 Big Ten) defeated host Penn State (4-6, 1-5), picking up a third-straight win.
Burton was among three Wildcats to score in double figures as Linsey Pulliam added 17 and Sydney Wood 13. Pulliam also pulled down eight rebounds and had four assists with three steals. Wood added seven boards and three steals
The absence of Penn State’s leading scorer Kelly Jekot (15.9 ppg) was immediately apparent as the Lady Lions made three of seven shots in the first quarter and were 5-for-21 shooting by halftime, when they trailed 32-18.
No. 24 Syracuse 99, Miami 64: Freshman Priscilla Williams had a perfect shooting day for a season-high 26 points, Tiana Mangakahia had her 25th doubledouble and host Syracuse (6-1, 3-1 ACC) raced past Miami (6-5, 3-5).
It was the first game in 28 days for the Orange because of coronavirus issues and the first of four in eight days, but the layoff didn’t hurt as they shot 17 of 30 behind the 3-point arc and 63% overall, their best shooting day ever in the Carrier Dome.
No. 23 Tennessee 82, Alabama 56: Rennia Davis scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Tennessee (9-2, 3-1 SEC) bounced back from a disappointing loss to roll past host Alabama (11-2, 4-2).
Tennessee, coming off a 67-66 home loss to Georgia on Thursday, took control in the second quarter, outscoring the Crimson Tide 26-7. It was a confidence building win with No. 4 UConn coming to Knoxville on Thursday.