USF sends Saint Mary’s to second straight loss
Frankie Ferrari made a key 3-pointer as part of a big USF run late in the second half, and then added a clinching layup with 58.5 seconds remaining, and the Dons held on to upset No. 15 Saint Mary’s 70- 63 on Thursday.
Ferrari finished with 20 points and seven assists, Jordan Ratinho scored 13 and Jimbo Lull had 10 points and seven rebounds to help USF ( 15-13 7- 8 West Coast Conference) to its first win in five games against ranked opponents this season.
It was a bitter loss for the Gaels (24- 4, 13-2), who lost their second straight and dropped a game behind No. 9 Gonzaga in the WCC. Saint Mary’s back-to-back losses have come on the heels of a 19-game winning streak that was the longest in the nation.
Jock Landale, the Gaels’ leading scorer who was dominant in Saint Mary’s 79- 43 home win over USF on Feb. 1, had 19 points before fouling out with 1:41 remaining. Landale made six of his first seven shots, but went 0-for- 5 in the second half. He still became the fifth player in school history to score 1,500 career points with 700 rebounds.
It’s the first win by San Francisco coach Kyle Smith in four attempts against his former mentor, SaintMary’s coach Randy Bennett.
The Dons had lost 24 of the previous 25 games be- tween the two teams. SANTA CLARA 81, PORTLAND
72 » Emmanuel Ndumanya scored a career- high 23 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and Josip Vrankic tossed in 19 points as the Broncos (10-17, 7- 8 WCC) won at Portland.
The Broncos (10-17, 7- 8 West Coast Conference) closed out the game making five of six from the line in the last 23 seconds. HOUSTON67, CINCINNATI62 » Corey Davis Jr. and Devin Davis each scored 16 points, and the Cougars beat the No. 5 Bearcats to snap the nation’s longest winning streak at 16 games.
The Cougars (20- 5, 10-3 American) earned their second win this season over a top-10 team after beating then-No. 7 Wichita State on Jan. 20. WISCONSIN 57, PURDUE 53 » Ethan Happ had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Badgers (12-16, 5-10 Big Ten) secured their biggestwin of the season while dealing a major blow to the conference title hopes of the No. 6 Boilermakers (23-5, 12-3). PENN STATE 79, OHIO STATE 56 » Tony Carr scored 30 points and theNittany Lions routed theNo. 8 Buckeyes to sweep the season series. GONZAGA 76, LOYOLAMARYMOUNT 46 » Corey Kispert led a balanced attack with 14 points and the No. 9 Bulldogs (24- 4, 14-1 WCC) scored the first 17 points and easily beat Loyola Marymount for the 18th straight time since 2010. ARIZONA 77, ARIZONA STATE 70 » Deandre Ayton had 25 points and 16 rebounds, and the No. 17 Wildcats swept the season series against the No. 25 Sun Devils.
Women
STANFORD 74, CAL 69 » Kiana Williams scored a career-high 26 points with five 3-pointers and theNo. 14 Cardinal won its seventh straight despite not making as hot for the final eight minutes.
A basket by Kaylee Johnson with 8:04 to play put the Cardinal on top 65- 51 but after that they missed nine shots and had three turnovers. But Cal got no closer than four as Stanford made 8 of 10 free throws in the last two minutes.
Brittany McPhee added 17 points on 5- of-20 shooting for the Cardinal (19-8, 13-2 Pac-12), who have won five straight over Cal.
Asha Thomas had 20 points for the Golden Bears (17-9, 8-7). MISSISSIPPI STATE 95, VANDERBILT50 » TeairaMcCowan had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the No. 2 Bulldogs (27- 0, 13- 0) earned a share of their first Southeastern Conference title. LOUISVILLE87, BOSTONCOLLEGE 52 » Asia Durr scored 16 points to lead the No. 4 Cardinals (26-2, 12-1 ACC) to their sixth win in seven games. ALABAMA 72, TENNESSEE 63 » Jordan Lewis scored 14 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter as Alabama beat the No. 11 Lady Vols in Knoxville for the first time in school history.