Arizona puts clamps on Baylor
NO. 20 ARIZONA 75, NO. 18 BAYLOR 54
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — Shaina Pellington scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting and had eight assists, Cate Reese added 13 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 20 Arizona beat No. 18 Baylor 75-54 Sunday at the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge.
Jade Loville hit 4 of 5 from three-point range and finished with 16 points for Arizona (9-1)
Aijha Blackwell made a layup that gave the Bears a 1615 lead with 44 seconds left in the first quarter but Cate Reese answered with a basket 15 seconds later and, after a Baylor turnover, Pellington made a layup make it 19-16 before the Wildcats scored 12 of the first 15 second-quarter points take a 31-19 when Jade Loville hit a three-pointer midway through the period.
Baylor never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way.
Jaden Owens scored 15 points and Sarah Andrews added 14 for the Bears.
No. 18 Baylor (8-4) went three-plus minutes without a made field goal on three separate occasions in the second half and shot just 28.6% (10 of 35) as Arizona limited the Bears to just 23 points after halftime.
The Wildcats scored 25 points off 19 Baylor turnovers.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 87, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 23
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Zia Cooke scored 16 points, Aliyah Boston had 10 points and 13 rebounds and South Carolina steamrolled Charleston Southern.
Talaysia Cooper added 14 points for the Gamecocks (11-0) while midyear enrollee Chloe Kitts had 10 points and seven rebounds in her college debut.
Zaire Hicks led Charleston Southern (2-9) with eight points.
NO. 2 STANFORD 77, TENNESSEE 70
STANFORD, Calif. — Cameron Brink had 21 points, a season-best 17 rebounds and a key three-pointer before the third-quarter buzzer that gave Stanford much-needed momentum to rally past Tennessee.
Haley Jones contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds while Hannah Jump scored 19 points and knocked down a decisive three-pointer with 1:15 left as Stanford (11-1) overcame long scoring lapses coming off a two-week break for final exams to win its sixth in a row.
Jordan Horston had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Rickea Jackson scored 14 points while Sara Puckett added 11 for Tennessee (7-6).
NO. 4 INDIANA 87, MOREHEAD STATE 24
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Freshman Yarden Garzon scored 16 points and Indiana held Morehead State to four two-point baskets in rolling to a victory.
Sara Scalia added 13 points and Sydney Parrish and Mackenzie Holmes 12 each for Indiana (11-0).
Veronica Charles led Morehead State (4-7) with six points on 2-of-14 shooting.
NO. 5 NOTRE DAME 63, NO. 6 VIRGINIA TECH 52
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Olivia Miles had 16 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals to lead Notre Dame over Virginia Tech.
Miles scored 13 of her points in the second half as the Irish (9-1, 1-0 ACC) rallied from a three-point deficit entering the fourth quarter.
Georgia Amoore led the Hokies (101, 1-1) with 20 points. Elizabeth Kitley added 16 points and 20 rebounds for Virginia Tech, which was seeking its third victory over a Top 5 team.
NO. 8 NC STATE 77, CLEMSON 59
RALEIGH, N.C. — Madson Hayes scored a career-high 20 points as North Carolina State beat Clemson in the opener of ACC play for both teams.
Mimi Collins had 16 points and Jakia Brown-Turner added 10 for the Wolfpack (11-1, 1-0), who shot 50.8% en route to their seventh consecutive win overall and their 18th in a row at home.
Amari Robinson scored 12 points to lead the Tigers (8-4, 0-1), who snapped a five-game winning streak.
NO. 9 UCONN 85, FLORIDA STATE 77
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Aaliyah Edwards scored a career-high 26 points, Lou Lopez Senechal added 23, and No. 9 UConn, which was missing Coach Geno Auriemma, beat Florida State in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase.
Associate head coach Chris Dailey has won all 14 of the games that the Hall of Fame coach has missed in his 37-year career.
While Auriemma was out, the Huskies (8-2) welcomed back two of their injured players with the return of point guard Nika Muhl and forward Dorka Juhasz.
Muhl finished with 12 assists and Juhasz had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Ta’Niya Latson had 24 before fouling out with more than 6 minutes left for Florida State (11-2).
NO. 12 IOWA 88, NORTHERN IOWA 74
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark made up for a tough shooting day by making 13 of 14 free throws and scoring 26 points and Iowa used a big advantage at the foul line to defeat Northern Iowa.
Monika Czinano finished with 22 points, making 10 of 11 free throws. The Hawkeyes (9-3) finished 28 of 41 from the line.
Grace Boffeli scored 16 points and Maya McDermott 15 for the Panthers (5-4), who outrebounded Iowa 42-35 but lost the turnover battle.
NO. 14 IOWA STATE 74, NO. 25 VILLANOVA 62
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Emily Ryan had 16 points in a balanced Iowa State attack and the Cyclones took down Villanova in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase.
Ashley Joens had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Cyclones (8-2). Ryan finished with 10 assists and nine rebounds.
Stephanie Soares added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Denae Fritz had a career-high 13 points and Lexi Donarski scored 10.
Maddy Siegrist led Villanova (9-3) with 32 points, going 12 of 13 from the foul line, and 12 rebounds. It was her fourth 30-point game of the season.
NO. 16 OREGON 97, CHARLESTON 33
EUGENE, Ore. — Te-Hina Paopao, Endyia Rogers and Ahlise Hurst all scored 15 points, and Oregon shut down one of the nation’s top offenses, routing Charleston.
Grace VanSlooten added 13 points, Chance Gray had 10 points and six assists and Phillipina Kyei had 13 rebounds for the Ducks (9-1).
Charleston’s high-scoring freshman Jazmyn Stone scored 11 points, well below her season average of 16.7 points per game. Jada Logan led the Cougars (5-5) with 13 points but shot 5-for-18.
NO. 24 OKLAHOMA 76, SOUTHERN 50
NORMAN, Okla. — Madi Williams scored 14 points to go over 2,000 points for her career, Ana Llanusa also scored 14 points and Oklahoma defeated Southern.
Williams had seven rebounds and four assists and Liz Scott had 10 rebounds for the Sooners (9-1).
Genovea Johnson led the Jaguars (38) with 11 points. Southern had only 11 turnovers compared to 23 by Oklahoma but both teams scored 14 points off turnovers.