Women’s College Basketball | Top 25 results | Thursday

Miami 73, No. 4 NC State 59

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Jasmyne Roberts, Shayeann Day-Wilson and Lashae Dwyer scored 18 points each and Miami beat No. 4 North Carolina State.

Roberts and Day-Wilson both shot 7 of 14 from the field as the Hurricanes (12-5, 2-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) built an early doubledigit 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

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Angel Reese had 20 points and 17 rebounds, Aneesah Morrow 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.

LSU, which trailed by a point at halftime, bounced back from a 67-62 loss a few hours’ drive away at Auburn that snapped a 16-game winning streak.

Aaliyah Nye scored all of her 18 points in the first half to lead Alabama. Loyal McQueen added 15 points. Crimson Tide leading scorer Sarah Ashlee Barker fouled out with eight points, half her season average.

No. 13 Louisville 81, Clemson 64

CLEMSON, S.C. — 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 ACC), which has won 12 of its last 13.

Dayshanette Harris made 9 of 14 from the field and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line and finished with 27 points and seven assists for Clemson (8-10, 1-5). The Tigers have lost five games in a row.

Duke 63, No. 14 Virginia Tech 46

DURHAM, N.C. — 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 ACC) improved to 16-3 when playing the Hokies at Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 66-55 victory last season.

Elizabeth Kitley finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Virginia Tech (13-4, 4-2). The Hokies didn’t reach the 50-point mark for the first time since Jan. 23, 2022.

Virginia Tech scored the opening 13 points of the game and led 26-21 at halftime. Duke took control by outscoring the Hokies 27-8 in the third.

Syracuse 79, No. 15 Florida St. 73

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — 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.

Fair has scored 3,038 in her career and passed USC’s Cheryl Miller, Tennessee’s Chamique Holdsclaw and Connecticut’s Maya Moore. She needs two points to move ahead of Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne for 11th.

The Orange (15-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 15 straight at home — 11 this season — led 20-19 after one quarter.

Ta’niya Latson had 22 points and O’Mariah Gordon added 16 for Florida State (14-5, 5-2).

No. 17 Gonzaga 72, LMU 48

LOS ANGELES — Yvonne Ejim scored 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds and Gonzaga gave coach Lisa Fortier her 250th victory with a win over Loyola Marymount.

Calli Stokes opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play to put Gonzaga on top 52-38 and then Ejim scored nine points in 3½ minutes for a 63-42 lead.

Kaylynne Truong, who had 10 assists in her program record 144th game, and Brynna Maxwell both scored 10 points for Gonzaga (17-2, 4-0 West Coast Conference).

Fortier, in her 10th season, is 250-61.

Freshman Maya Hernandez scored a career-high 12 points for Loyola Marymount (7-10, 2-3).

No. 19 Notre Dame 86, Virginia 76

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sonia Citron scored a season-high 28 points and freshman Hannah Hidalgo added 23 points, nine assists and six steals as Notre Dame held off a late Virginia rally for the win.

In her fourth game since returning from a knee sprain that saw her miss all of December, Citron was perfect from the free-throw line (12 for 12) and sparked the Fighting Irish to their third straight win.

Kymora Johnson scored 16 points with eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Virginia. Paris Clark added another 16 points, seven boards and four assists.

Virginia lost its third straight game to a ranked opponent.

No. 23 North Carolina 73, Georgia Tech 68

ATLANTA — Deja Kelly scored 27 points, including six free throws in the last 22.5 seconds, and North Carolina held off Georgia Tech.

The Tar Heels were up 65-51 with 5½ minutes to go. But the Yellow Jackets scored seven straight, including a 3-pointer by Rusne Augustinaite, to pull within 65-58. Augustinaite also had a four-point play to pull the Yellow Jackets within 67-64 with 29 seconds left.

From there, Kelly iced the game from the foul line.

Alyssa Ustby scored 15 points for North Carolina (13-5, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Tonie Morgan had 15 points and nine assists for Georgia Tech (12-6, 3-3).