Michigan pulls away from Ohio

ATHENS, Ohio — Katelynn Flaherty scored 31 points, Hallie Thome had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 25 Michigan used a 25-15 fourth quarter to beat Ohio 74-61 on Saturday.

Michigan only led 49-46 at the end of the third quarter but opened the fourth on a 10-0 run — with six straight from Flaherty to start it. She also found Thome for a transition layup and capped the run with a pair of free throws.

Jillian Dunston added nine points and 14 boards for Michigan (4-1), which outrebounded Ohio 50-31.

Dominique Doseck and Cierra Hooks each scored 17 points for Ohio (3-1). Amani Burke added 12 points.

NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 96, MICHIGAN STATE 62: Azura Stevens recorded one of three UConn doubledoubles and reached 1,000 points for her career as the Huskies beat the Spartans at the PK80 Invitational in Eugene, Oregon. Stevens had 25 points and 16 rebounds for UConn (5-0), who won their 136th consecutive game against an unranked opponent. Sidney Cooks led MSU (4-1) with 11 points and eight rebounds off the bench, and Branndais Agee scored 10 points, giving her 1,001 for her career. NO. 16 DUKE 72, NO. 18 OREGON STATE 65: Lexie Brown scored Duke’s last 10 points of the game, finishing with 19, as the Blue Devils (4-1) held off the Beavers (3-2) in Durham, North Carolina. The Beavers used an 8-0 run to close within one with 5:49 to play and were down by three when Brown took over. She had back-to-back steals and layups, converting the first into a 3-point play, to make it 67-59.