Run lifts Rutgers over LSU

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NO. 22 RUTGERS 64, LSU 57

BATON ROUGE — Tyler Scaife (Little Rock Hall) scored 16 points and Rachel Hollivay and Briyona Canty added 13 each as No. 22 Rutgers used a 9-3 run late in the game to break away from stubborn LSU 64-57 Saturday.

Canty scored twice, Hollivay added a three-point play in the flurry and Betnijah Laney also scored. Laney finished with a double-double in the third consecutive game, also snaring a career-high 16 rebounds.

With the victory and UConn’s loss to Stanford, the Scarlet Knights (3-0) own the longest active winning streak at nine games.

LSU (2-3) had 10 players score, led by DaShawn Harden’s season-best 15 points and

4 three-pointers. The Tigers hit only 20 of 63 field goals (31.7 percent) and turned the ball over 21 times.

Rutgers picked up 12 steals — Canty, Scaife and Kahleah Copper each had three. NO. 13 KENTUCKY 71, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 68

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Jennifer O’Neill scored 19 points, including 5 three-pointers, as No. 13 Kentucky women held on for a victory over Central Michigan.

Kentucky (4-0) took a 47-28 advantage into the break but shot just 36.5 percent from floor overall and barely held off a Central Michigan rally in the second half to seal the victory. O’Neill’s five treys tied her single-game career best, but Kentucky shot just 8 of 28 from long range.

Makayla Epps contributed 12 points, Linnae Harper had 10 and Azia Bishop snagged 11 rebounds for the Wildcats, which have opened the season with four consecutive victories for the fourth time in five seasons.

Central Michigan (1-1) was led by Jessica Green, who had 16 points, while Lorreal Jones added 12 and Jas’Mine Bracey had nine points and 10 rebounds.