GARZA HAS 33 IN IOWA WIN
Pair of top-10 women’s teams toppled on Sunday
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jordan Bohannon knew what was his favorite number was on his final box score. The Iowa senior guard had 19 points and a career-high 14 assists, Luka Garza had 33 points and the No. 5 Hawkeyes beat No. 16 Minnesota 86-71 on Sunday.
Bohannon also had seven rebounds and zero turnovers in almost 36 minutes.
“You know me, it’s the zero turnovers,” Bohannon said when asked what was his best statistic of the day. “That’s something I always pride myself in, to not turn the ball over. Be steady with the ball and find guys.”
It was Bohannon’s overall line that impressed Iowa coach Fran McCaffery.
“He has always really been tremendous in our fast break and in our ability to push it,” McCaffery said. “From the opening tip today, he was pushing the ball and finding people. I thought his decisions — when to shoot, when to drive, when to move it, when to get it in the post — were tremendous. Practically perfect.”
Joe Wieskamp added 20 points for the Hawkeyes (112, 5-1 Big Ten), who avenged a 102-95 overtime loss to the Gophers on Christmas Day.
“If it wasn’t for Luka making his layups, I wouldn’t have 14 assists,” Bohannon said. “I think that more than 95% of my passes were assists to him.”
Iowa had 27 assists on 31 field goals.
“Our guards are really unselfish,” Garza said. “When we get out on transition, that’s when we’re at our best. J-Bo was finding me tonight.”
Bohannon missed most of last season because of surgeries on both of his hips. He has scored 74 points in his last four games after totaling 27 in the previous five.
“I’ve been through hell for the last year and a half, two years,” Bohannon said. “It was a lot for me, mentally and physically. It took a lot of internal motivation for myself to get back to the player I know I can be.”
The Hawkeyes led 39-37 at halftime and opened the second half with a 22-6 run. Garza had 10 points in that stretch.
Garza, who came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 27.2 points per game, was 13 of 20 from the field.
Minnesota (10-4, 3-4) rallied from a 63-45 deficit to get within five twice late in the second half. It started to look like the Gophers’ earlier win against the Hawkeyes, when they rallied from seven points down with 44 seconds left in the second half to send it to overtime.
MARYLAND 66, No. 12 ILLINOIS 63: In Champaign, Ill., Darryl Morsell scored 19 points, Donta Scott added 16 in the Terrapins’ upset.
The game was fast-paced and close throughout. Hakim Hart hit a 3-pointer with 4:08 left to give the Terrapins a 62-61 lead, which Maryland didn’t relinquish.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points for Illinois (9-4, 5-2 Big Ten) and Kofi Cockburn added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Dosunmu missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
Aaron Wiggins added 12 points for Maryland (7-6, 2-5). The Terrapins limped in on a three-game Big Ten losing streak, including two doubledigit home losses.
No. 19 VIRGINIA TECH 77, NOTRE DAME 63: In Blacksburg, Va., Jalen Cone scored 18 points off the bench to lift Virginia Tech over Notre Dame.
Cone connected on 5 of 11 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, as the Hokies (9-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) bounced back from Wednesday’s loss at Louisville. Virginia Tech has won five of six games and five consecutive home games.
Mountain West
FRESNO STATE 80, SAN JOSE STATE 65: In Fresno, Calif., Deon Stroud had a career-high 22 points as Fresno State got past San Jose State on Sunday.
Stroud made 5 of 6 3-pointers.
Jordan Campbell had 16 points and nine rebounds for Fresno State (5-3, 3-3 Mountain West Conference). Orlando Robinson added 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Richard Washington had 24 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans (2-8, 0-6).
Top 25 Women
No. 8 TEXAS A&M 74, No. 13 ARKANSAS 73: In Fayetteville, Ark., Jordan Nixon hit a running shot with under a second left to lift the Aggies.
Nixon’s shot from outside the lane helped the Aggies (12-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) keep their perfect season intact. It was also Texas A&M’s only lead in the fourth quarter.
Aaliyah Wilson, who transferred from Arkansas to Texas A&M, led the Aggies with 27 points. Chelsea Dungee led the way for Arkansas (10-4, 1-3) with 21 points.
No. 2 LOUISVILLE 70, CLEMSON 45: In Louisville, Ky., Kianna Smith scored 17 points and Louisville, after waiting out a late delay caused by COVID-19 protocols, beat Clemson.
Less than 90 minutes before the scheduled tip-off, Louisville (10-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) announced the start had been pushed back two hours.
No. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA 75, No. 10 KENTUCKY 60: In Lexington, Ky., Destanni Henderson scored 22 points and Aliyah Boston added 20, including 10 in the third quarter to put South Carolina ahead to stay as the Gamecocks rallied to beat the Wildcats.
The Gamecocks (8-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed 41-32 at halftime and 54-46 late in the third before closing the quarter with an 11-2 run, including five by Boston, for their first lead since the opening minutes.
Kentucky (9-3, 2-2 SEC) lost its second consecutive game in a four-game stretch against top 15 opponents.
WASHINGTON STATE 71, No. 7 ARIZONA 69 (OT): In Pullman, Wash., Charlisse Leger-Walker made a layup at the buzzer in overtime and Washington State rallied past Arizona.
Washington State (7-1, 5-1 Pac-12) beat a Top 10 team for the first time since the 20162017 season. For Arizona (8-2, 6-2 Pac-12), which led by double digits for most of the game, Aari McDonald had 23 points.
No. 9 UCLA 92, UTAH 67: In Los Angeles, Natalie Chou scored a career-high 28 points and UCLA (7-2, 5-2 Pac-12) rolled over Utah.