Marquette stuns Villanova
Late 3-pointer ends Wildcats’ 29-game on-campus streak
Justin Lewis buried a 3 from the top of the arc with 11.5 seconds left to send Marquette to a 57-54 win over No. 11 Villanova on Wednesday night and snap the Wildcats’ 29-game on-campus winning streak.
Marquette (13-7, 5-3 Big East) briefly fumbled the ball, but Lewis recovered to nail the biggest shot of the season and send the Golden Eagles to their fifth straight win. The Golden Eagles stormed the court and mobbed each other in wild celebration after Collin Gillespie’s last-second heave was well off the mark for the Wildcats.
Marquette simply never let this one get away from them, withstanding every big basket or defensive stop by Villanova (13-5, 6-2) that normally rattles the opposition.
Villanova hadn’t lost at
the Pavilion since November 2018.
Alabama 70, LSU 67: Keon Ellis made two free throws with 5 seconds left, and Alabama survived a late comeback bid by No. 13 LSU to win and snap a three-game skid. LSU trailed by eight points with 1:08 remaining. Tari Eason, who finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds, dunked to draw the Tigers closer. Brandon Murray hit two free throws, and after four missed foul shots
by Alabama, Murray made a 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining to cut the Crimson Tide’s advantage to 68-67.
Women
Texas 66, Iowa State 48: Deyona Gaston scored 14 points and No. 15 Texas rolled to a 66-48 victory over shorthanded No. 7 Iowa State on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma 88, West Virginia 76: Madi Williams scored 23
points, Taylor Robertson added 22 and No. 14 Oklahoma broke the game open in the third quarter en route to beat West Virginia.
Baylor 67 Oklahoma State 49: Queen Egbo scored 19 points, Nalyssa Smith had a double-double and No. 15 Baylor defeated Oklahoma State.
Florida Gulf Coast 78, Stetson 41: Kerstie Phills scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast cruise by Stetson.