Top-ranked Louisville women stay unbeaten
No. 2 N.C. State edges Virginia; Wyoming men earn sweep over Nevada
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. — Dana Evans hit a driving shot for the go-ahead three-point play with 8.0 seconds left to help topranked Louisville barely avoid a huge upset by holding off Wake Forest 65-63 on Sunday.
Evans’ driving shot against Gina Conti and free throw finally gave the Cardinals their winning margin. But Louisville had to survive a final shot from the Demon Deacons, with Ivana Raca missing a 3-pointer from the right at the horn that would’ve given Wake Forest its first-ever win against a No. 1-ranked opponent.
Instead, the Cardinals survived to remain unbeaten less than a week after ascending to the top spot in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time.
Evans scored 25 points for Louisville (14-0, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which trailed by nine midway through the fourth quarter before going on a 14-2 run to push back in front and set up a tense finish.
Conti scored 13 points while Raca had 12 to lead the Demon Deacons (7-6, 4-5).
No. 2 N.C. STATE 89, VIRGINIA TECH 87: In Raleigh, N.C., Kai Crutchfield scored 10 of her 20 points in the last 4½ minutes, Jakia Brown-Turner finished with 23 points and North Carolina State (11-0, 6-0 ACC) rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to remain undefeated, beating Virginia Tech (7-7, 2-7).
The Wolfpack hadn’t played since Jan. 3, and the three-week layoff showed. The lone absence related to the coronavirus test or contract tracing was a big one, with standout center Elissa Cunane missing the game. She is likely out for at least the next game, also against the Hokies.
No. 4 SOUTH CAROLINA 69, LSU 65: In Baton Rouge, La., Aliyah Boston scored 11 of her 20 points in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds to help South Carolina secure a victory over LSU.
Destanni Henderson added 16 points and eight assists while Zia Cooke had 11 points for South Carolina (12-1, 7-0 SEC), which won its 26th straight game against conference competition.
Khayla Pointer scored 18 and Tiara Young 16 for the Lady Tigers (6-7, 4-3).
No. 6 STANFORD 86, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 59: In Santa Cruz, Calif., Haley Jones had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Kiana Williams knocked down five 3-pointers on the way to 16 points, and Stanford bounced back from consecutive defeats and its lone two losses of the season to beat USC.
Freshman Cameron Brink grabbed nine rebounds and Anna Wilson seven boards and eight points as the Cardinal held a 53-22 advantage on the glass. The Cardinal (12-2, 9-2 Pac-12) lost their previous two games by a combined nine points, 77-72 in overtime at Colorado last weekend then 70-66 to UCLA on Friday night.
Endiya Rogers scored 19 points to lead USC (6-7, 4-6).
No. 8 TEXAS A&M 70, MISSOURI
66: In Columbia, Mo., N’dea Jones and Ciera Johnson led a balanced attack with 14 points apiece and Jones grabbed 18 rebounds as Texas A&M held off Missouri.
Jordan Nixon and Distiny Pitts each made a pair of free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the win. Aaliyah Wilson added 13 points for the Aggies (15-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) and Pitts had 10.
Ladazhia Williams scored 20 points for the Tigers (5-5, 1-4).
No. 25 TENNESSEE 70, No. 12 KENTUCKY 53: In Knoxville, Tenn., Tamari Key scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, Rennia Davis added 15 points and a career-high 20 rebounds, and Tennessee (10-3, 4-1 SEC) throttled Kentucky (114, 4-3).
Chasity Patterson led Kentucky with 15 points.
No. 13 OREGON 69, WASHINGTON 52: In Eugene, Ore., Sedona Prince scored 16 points and blocked five shots, Lydia Giomi added a double-double off the bench and Oregon defeated Washington.
Giomi had 11 points and 10 rebounds and fellow reserve Sydney Parrish added 12 points for the short-handed Ducks (11-3, 9-3 Pac-12 Conference), who were without starters Nyara Sabally and Erin Boley, who had made 84 consecutive starts.
Haley Van Dyke scored 13 to lead the Huskies (4-5, 1-5).
No. 16 INDIANA 74, No. 21 NORTHWESTERN 61: In Evanston, Ill., Mackenzie Holmes scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Indiana took over after trailing by 13 midway through the fourth quarter to beat
Northwestern.
Northwestern (8-3, 6-3 Big Ten) led 57-56 with 6:34 left in the game when the Hoosiers (9-3, 7-1) reeled off 12 straight points, with Holmes scoring seven, to lead 68-57 with two minutes to play.
No. 20 GONZAGA 79, PORTLAND 61: In Portland, Ore., Kayleigh Truong scored 17 points on 6-for-7 shooting and Jenn Wirth scored 14 and Gonzaga (12-2, 7-0 West Coast Conference) beat Portland (7-5, 4-2) for its 12th-straight win.
Haylee Andrews scored 25 points for Portland.
CLEMSON 86, No. 23 SYRACUSE 77, OT: In Clemson, S.C., Kendall Spray scored 24 points with seven 3-pointers, Amari Robinson added 23 and short-handed Clemson (9-5, 4-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) upended Syracuse (7-3, 4-3) after blowing a 25-point halftime lead.
MWC men
WYOMING 93, NEVADA 88: In Laramie, Wyo., Marcus Williams scored 13 of his 28 points in the last 3½ minutes as the Cowboys (10-5, 4-4 Mountain West) held off the Wolf Pack (10-7, 5-5).
The teams combined for 114 points in the second half, each setting season records. Wyoming with 59 and Nevada 55. Grant Sherfield had 26 points for the Wolf Pack.
Wyoming defeated Nevada 71-64 on Friday and claimed its first series sweep of the season.
SAN DIEGO STATE 91, AIR FORCE 59: In Air Force Academy, Colo., Jordan Schakel scored 24 points, Terrell Gomez added 15 and the Aztecs (11-4, 5-3) rolled over the Falcons (4-10, 2-8).