No. 10 Iowa defeats Michigan State 84-81
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Caitlin Clark had 26 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to help No. 10 Iowa beat Michigan State 84-81 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Clark, who leads the Big Ten in scoring, hit a turnaround jumper with 31 seconds left to give Iowa the lead, then sealed it with a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left.
Monika Czinano added 22 points hitting all 11 of her shots -- a school record -- for Iowa (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) before fouling out..
“We had to face a lot of adversity today,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “We lost McKenna (Warnock, to injury early in the second half). We lost Monika to fouls. We didn’t shoot the ball well, and to overcome all that and go into overtime and win on the road, I’m really pleased with our team’s effort. It wasn’t our most beautiful win, but I told the team there’s no asterisk at the end of that.”
Kamara McDaniel scored a team-high 21 points for the Spartans (10-9, 2-6). Matilda Ekh added 13, while Moira Joiner and Isoline Alexander had 11 apiece.
“We were struggling with their press, and they were able to capitalize on that,” Czinano said. ’They ere driving to the hoop as well as any team we’ve seen, and they were O-boarding really well. There were a lot of factors that kept them in it.”
NO. 6 INDIANA 83, NO. 21 ILLINOIS 72
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Mackenzie Holmes scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Grace Berger added 18 points to lead Indiana over Illinois.
Holmes hit six of seven shots and scored 14 points in the third quarter as the Hoosiers (17-1, 7-1 Big Ten) shot 68.4% for the period after trailing the Illini (154, 5-3) for most of the first half.
Yarden Garzon added 13 points and Chloe Moore-McNeil pitched in with 12 points and six assists for the Hoosiers.
Genesis Bryant led Illinois with 18 points and Kendall Bostic followed with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NO. 15 OU 93, TCU 66
FORT WORTH, Texas — Madi Williams scored 19 points, Reyna Scott had 12 points and 11 rebounds for her second straight doubledouble and Oklahoma earned its fourth straight victory.
Williams, playing in her hometown of Fort Worth, was 8 of 10 from the field in 23 minutes. Ana Llanusa added 16 points and Beatrice Culliton scored 10 for Oklahoma (15-2, 5-1 Big 12).
Lucy Ibeh scored 13 points and Tomi Taiwo added nine for TCU (611, 0-6).
NO. 18 IOWA ST. 69, OKLAHOMA ST. 64
AMES, Iowa — Emily Ryan scored 14 points, reserve Nyamer Diew had eight of her 12 in the fourth quarter and Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State.
Morgan Kane added 11 points for Iowa State (12-4, 4-2, Big 12) and All-American Ashley Joens, despite a horrible shooting night, added 10 with 12 rebounds.
Anna Gret Asi scored 15 points to lead the Cowgirls (13-5, 3-3). Claire Chastain added 12 and Taylen Collins had 11 with 10 rebounds.
TEXAS TECH 68, NO. 25 TEXAS 64
LUBBOCK, Texas — Bre’Amber Scott scored 31 points, her second straight with 30-plus, and Texas Tech earned its third straight victory.
Kilah Freelon had a career-high 12 points and seven rebounds and Jasmine Shavers finished with 10 points for Texas Tech (15-4, 3-3 Big 12).
Sonya Morris scored 17 points for Texas (136, 4-2). Rori Harmon had 12 points, nine assists and four steals and Shaylee Gonzales scored 10.