Times-Call (Longmont)

Trio leads Miami to win over No. 4 N.C.

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Jasmyne Roberts, Shayeann Day-wilson and Lashae Dwyer scored 18 points each and Miami beat No. 4 North Carolina State 73-59 on Thursday night.

Roberts and Day-wilson both shot 7 of 14 from the field as the Hurricanes (125, 2-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) built an early double-digit lead.

N.C. State (15-2, 3-2) rallied from a 14-point deficit early in the third quarter to cut it to 56-50 on Mimi Collins’ two free throws with 5:59 remaining in the fourth. But the Hurricanes responded with a 14-2 run capped by Dwyer’s 3-pointer with 2:05 left for a 70-52 lead.

Collins scored 18 points and Shaniya Rivers added 17 for the Wolfpack, playing without their top scorer, 6-foot-5 center River Baldwin who missed her third straight game because of an ankle injury.

NO. 10 LSU 78, ALABAMA 58

Angel Reese had 20 points and 17 rebounds, Aneesah Moore had 20 points and 11 boards, and LSU rode a dominant third quarter to a victory over Alabama.

Reese and Morrow scored eight points apiece in the third, when the Tigers (17-2, 4-1 Southeaste­rn Conference) outscored the Crimson Tide (15-5, 2-3) 26-10.

NO. 13 LOUISVILLE 81, CLEMSON 64

Kiki Jefferson had 17 points and eight assists, Jayda Curry scored 16 and Louisville beat Clemson for its sixth win in a row.

Olivia Cochran scored 12 points and Sydney Taylor added 11 with eight rebounds for Louisville (16-2, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has won 12 of its last 13.

DUKE 63,

NO. 14 VIRGINIA TECH 46

Reigan Richardson scored 22 points, Ashlon Jackson added 13 points and Duke dominated the second half in beating No. 14 Virginia Tech.

Duke (12-5, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) improved to 16-3 when playing the Hokies at Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 66-55 victory last season.

SYRACUSE 79,

NO. 15 FLORIDA STATE 73

Dyaisha Fair sank nine 3-pointers, scoring a season-high 31 points to move three spots up on the career scoring list and rally Syracuse to a victory over Florida State.

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