Nebraska upsets No. 2 Iowa; Clark 8 points from record
Jaz Shelley’s 3-pointer with 30 seconds left gave Nebraska its first lead as the Cornhuskers rallied from a 14-point fourthquarter deficit to beat No. 2 Iowa 82-79 on Sunday.
Nebraska and Iowa fans alike came to Pinnacle Bank Arena hoping to see Caitlin Clark set the NCAA women’s career scoring record on a nationally televised celebration of women’s basketball.
What they got instead was a huge performance by the Cornhuskers (16-8, 8-5 Big Ten), whose first win over an AP Top 25 opponent this season and first over Iowa (22-3, 11-2) in 10 tries was punctuated by a student-led court storming.
Clark scored 31 points but missed her final six shots, including one just before the buzzer. She was scoreless in the fourth quarter. Clark now has 3,520 career points and needs eight more to pass Kelsey Plum’s record of 3,527 for Washington from 2013-17.
Shelley finished with 23 points, including five 3-pointers.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 83, NO. 11 UCONN 65
Te-hina Paopao scored 21 points with five 3-pointers and Raven Johnson added 10 points and 12 rebounds as South Carolina pulled away early to win its fourth straight over Uconn.
The Gamecocks (23-0) won their 54th consecutive game at home and their second one this week without leading scorer and rebounder Kamilla Cardoso, who is playing in an Olympic qualifier in her home country of Brazil.
It did not matter who coach Dawn Staley put on the court, it was too much for the Huskies (19-5) in this one.
Ashlyn Watkins finished with 15 points, nine boards and three blocked shots while teammate Chloe Kitts had 14 points for the
Gamecocks.
Aaliyah Edwards had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Uconn.
NO. 3 N.C. STATE 83, PITTSBURGH 47
Madison Hayes scored 16 points, River Baldwin had 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, and North Carolina State used a dominant second quarter to pull away from Pitt.
The Wolfpack (21-3, 9-3 ACC) buried the Panthers (7-18, 1-11) during a 35-6 burst over the final 11 minutes of the opening half to send Pitt to its fifth straight loss.
Aaryn Battle led Pitt with 11 points. Marley Washenitz and Jala Jordan added 10 points for the Panthers.
NO. 12 NOTRE DAME 98, FLORIDA STATE 94, 2OT
Sonia Citron scored seven of Notre Dame’s 10 points in the second overtime period, Kylee Watson came up with a key steal in the final seconds and Notre Dame finished off a come-from-behind victory against Florida State.
Hannah Hidalgo led Notre Dame (18-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 27 points. She missed 18 shots (7 for 25) but made 13 of 14 free throws. She also had nine assists, seven rebounds and five steals.
NO. 16 VIRGINIA TECH 74, BOSTON COLLEGE 63
Georgia Amoore scored 26 points, Elizabeth Kitley added 24 points and Virginia Tech beat Boston College.
It was the seventh straight win for the Hokies and seventh straight loss for the Eagles.
NO. 23 SYRACUSE 73,
NO. 15 LOUISVILLE 72
Dyaisha Fair made two free throws after an intentional foul with 2.3 seconds to play, lifting Syracuse to a win over Louisville.
Fair finished with 29 points for the Orange (204, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
NO. 14 INDIANA 95, PURDUE 62
Chloe Moore-mcneil scored 12 of her careerhigh 22 points in a gamechanging third quarter, Mackenize Holmes became Indiana’s all-time leading scorer and the 14th-ranked Indiana went on to defeat Purdue.
NO. 20 UTAH 70, OREGON 48
Jenna Johnson scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting, Maty Wilke hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and No. 20 Utah beat Oregon.
NO. 8 UCLA 78, ARIZONA STATE 45
Lauren Betts scored 18 points on 9 of 10 shooting and No. 9 UCLA used a big third quarter to pull away from Arizona State, winning for a weekend sweep.
NO. 6 STANFORD 73, WASHINGTON STATE 58
Cameron Brink had 21 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, Hannah Jump added 20 points and No. 6 Stanford pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Washington State.
NO. 5 OHIO STATE 86, MICHIGAN STATE 71
Celeste Taylor scored 20 points to lead four players in double figures as No. 5 Ohio State rolled to a win over Michigan State.
NO. 13 LSU 85, ALABAMA 66
Angel Reese had 27 points and 19 rebounds, Flau’jae Johnson added 16 points and No. 13 LSU dominated the second half for a victory over Alabama.
Men
FAU 95,
WICHITA STATE 82, OT
Vladislav Goldin had 20 points and Brandon Weatherspoon scored 19 to lead No. 20 Florida Atlantic to a overtime win against Wichita State.
Florida Atlantic (195, 9-2 American Athletic Conference) dominated the overtime period, outscoring Wichita State 21-8.