No. 21 A&M slips by Central Arkansas

COLLEGE STATION — Khaalia Hillsman scored half of her 26 points in the fourth quarter, Anriel Howard tied the Texas A&M record for career double-doubles, and the No. 21 Aggies pulled away from Central Arkansas for a 72-61 win on Saturday.

Howard had 20 points and 10 rebounds to tie Daniel Gant and Kelsey Bone with 19 doubledoubles, one ahead of Hillsman. Hillsman, who was 10-of-14 shooting and grabbed six rebounds, had three blocks to move into a tie with Gant for sixth on the Aggie list with 107.

Texas A&M (8-2) opened the fourth quarter with a 49-46 lead, but the Sugar Bears (5-3) got 3-pointers from Antonija Bozic and Angel Williams on their first two possessions to close within 5452. It was still a four-point game after Taylor Sells had back-to-back baskets for Central Arkansas.

Then Hillsman had sixpoints in an 8-0 run while the Sugar Bears were missing six straight shots to decide the game.

Taylor Baudoin had 18 points and Sells 15 for the Sugar Bears, whose other two losses were to top-15 teams Baylor and Tennessee. RICE 60 INCARNATE WORD 43

Erica Ogwumike scored 18 points, Nicole Iademarco added 12, and the Owls beat the Cardinals at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Wendy Knight added 10 points for Rice (6-2).

Sydnee Wynn led Incarnate Word (1-8) with 12 points, and Charmaine McBride added 10. TEXAS SOUTHERN 56 NORTHWESTERN ST. 43

Joyce Kennerson scored 28 points and dished out eight assists, and the Tigers stopped the coldshooting Lady Demons at the NSU Cenla Showdown in Alexandria, La.

Catherine Okwilagwe and Kaitlyn Palmer added 10 points each for Texas Southern (4-4).

Cheyenne Brown scored 15 points to lead Northwestern State (4-4), which shot just 22.9 percent from the floor. OKLAHOMA 79 SOUTH FLORIDA 74

Gabbi Ortiz had eight 3-pointers and 31 points, both career highs, and the Sooners pulled away in the last four minutes to upset the No. 16 Bulls in Norman, Okla., to snap a four-game losing streak.

Vionise Pierre-Louis added 18 points and Ana Llanusa 15 with nine rebounds for Oklahoma (4-5), which scored nine straight points to take the lead and turned that into a 14-4 run to seal it.

Kitija Laksa had 21 points for South Florida (7-2). LOUISVILLE 80 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 26

Asia Durr scored 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 20 minutes, Bionca Dunham added 14 points and two steals, and the fourth-ranked Cardinals shot 70.8 percent in the first half on their way to routing the Blue Raiders in Louisville, Ky., and improving to 11-0.