Arizona manages upset of Louisville
“I’m more confident in my shot this year than I was in past years. Any time I’m open, I’m going to let it fly.” Arizona’s Bendu Yeaney
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NO. 22 ARIZONA 61, NO. 6 LOUISVILLE 59
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Cate Reese scored 21 points, Bendu Yeaney scored Arizona’s last five points of overtime, and the 22nd-ranked Wildcats outlasted No. 6 Louisville 61-59 on Friday at the Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational.
Yeaney, who finished with 12 points, put Arizona ahead midway through overtime with her only three-pointer of the game. After Louisville tied it with a free throw, Yeaney sank a jumper with 1:45 left and neither team scored again.
Yeaney was 5 for 17 from the floor but made the two biggest buckets of the game.
“I kept saying on the bench that one of these is going to fall and when it falls, it’s going to be a good one,” Yeaney said. “I’m more confident in my shot this year than I was in past years. Any time I’m open, I’m going to let it fly.”
Reese, an All-Pac-12 player the past two seasons, scored eight points in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats had to withstand a feverish rally by Louisville.
“We knew it was going to be a test and a battle on a neutral site in a great environment,” Arizona Coach Adia Barnes said. “I’m glad we came out on top because it was not easy at all.”
Hailey Van Lith led the Cardinals with 19 points, and her two free throws with 13 seconds to play tied it at 54-54. Yeaney’s attempt at a game-winning jumper was short and a last-second tip-in rimmed out for the Wildcats.
The fourth quarter featured six lead changes and nine ties.
“I thought they defended well,” Louisville Coach Jeff Walz said. “We had some open looks that did not go in. Some crucial shots — in a game like this, you got to knock them down.”
Both teams struggled from the floor before heating up in the final period. Louisville finished the game shooting 28.6% from the floor while Arizona shot 36.7%.
Arizona led by as many as seven in the second quarter and held a 25-22 advantage at halftime.
Van Lith scored under the basket early in the fourth quarter to give Louisville its first lead since the end of the first quarter. She scored eight points in the final quarter.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 72, SOUTH DAKOTA 41
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Destanni Henderson scored 15 points — including four three-pointers — and South Carolina overwhelmed South Dakota at the Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational.
The Gamecocks (2-0) built a quick 10-0 lead, and South Dakota didn’t get its first field goal until Liv Korngable scored with just under three minutes left in the first quarter. Korngable finished with 24 points and five rebounds to lead the Coyotes (0-2).
Zia Cooke added 10 points for the Gamecocks.
NO. 4 MARYLAND 88, VILLANOVA 67
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Angel Reese scored a career-high 23 points and Mimi Collins added 17 and had eight rebounds as Maryland rolled over Villanova.
It was the second consecutive decisive win for the Terrapins (2-0), who beat Longwood by 30 in their opener on Tuesday.
But the Terrapins again were without Diamond Miller (right knee soreness), the first team AllBig Ten guard.
The Wildcats (0-2), who lost by 17 to Princeton in their first game Wednesday, were led by Brianna Herlihy with 16 and Lior Garzon with 15.
NO. 5 N.C. STATE 90, WOFFORD 57
RALEIGH, N.C. — Kayla Jones scored 15 points and North Carolina State got its first win of the season by drubbing Wofford.
Elissa Cunane added 13 points for the Wolfpack (11), who were coming off a loss Tuesday night to topranked South Carolina.
Annabelle Schultz and Jackie Carman scored 16 points apiece for the Terriers (0-2), who kept it close in the first two quarters before N.C. State took control.
NO. 15 TENNESSEE 49, CENTRAL FLORIDA 41
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jordan Horston had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Tennessee beat UCF.
UCF was within 5 points with about 46 seconds left in the game, but Alisha Lewis missed a deep three-point shot with nearly 20 seconds on the shot clock and the Knights did not score again.
Diamond Battles finished with a career-high 21 points for UCF.
Jordan Walker scored 14 points and Alexus Dye had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Vols (2-0).