No. 7 A&M women upset by LSU in OT
BATON ROUGE, La. — Khayla Pointer scored seven points in overtime, and LSU spoiled No. 7 Texas A&M’s bid for the best start in program history, beating the Aggies 65-61 on Thursday night.
Pointer banked in a long off-balance 3-pointer to give LSU a 59-54 lead with 2:28 left. Texas A&M (12-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed 62-58 with 19 seconds left, and Kayla Wells’ charging foul ended the Aggies’ hopes.
Tiara Young led LSU (5-6, 3-2) with 20 points. Faustine Aifuwa had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Pointer finished with 17 points.
Texas A&M’s N’dea Jones had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
LSU outrebounded Texas A&M 40-31.
NO. 21 TEXAS 79 KANSAS 72
Charli Collier had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Longhorns bounced back from their worst Big 12 loss since 2012-13 to beat the visiting Jayhawks.
In a 92-58 loss to West Virginia on Saturday, Collier picked up three fouls in the first quarter and finished with just five points on two shot attempts and a free throw. She surpassed her previous point total before the two-minute mark of the first quarter against Kansas, had 15 points in the first half and ended the game with 11-of-21 shooting from the field.
Celeste Taylor added 23 points for the Longhorns (9-2, 3-1) and tied a career high with four 3-pointers, all in the first half.
NO. 2 LOUISVILLE 89 BOSTON COLLEGE 70
Dana Evans scored 24 points, Olivia Cochran added 18, and the host Cardinals used balanced scoring to pull away against the Eagles.
Louisville (11-0, 4-0 ACC) led 68-56 entering the quarter and used a 14-6 run over 5:12 for a 20-point lead on the way toward improving to 8-0 against BC (5-6, 1-6) in ACC play.
NO. 5 S. CAROLINA 106 VANDERBILT 43
Victaria Saxton scored 20 points, and the Gamecocks routed the host Commodores to remain perfect in the Southeastern Conference. South Carolina (9-1, 4-0) has won 20 straight after going undefeated in league play last season, and it is four wins away from its longest SEC winning streak.
NO. 11 ARIZONA 57 NO. 10 OREGON 41
Aari McDonald scored 16 points and Trinity Baptiste had 14 points and six rebounds to help the host Wildcats (9-2, 7-2 Pac-12) beat the Ducks (9-3, 7-3), snapping a 10-game losing streak in the series.
ALABAMA 86
NO. 14 MISSISSIPPI ST. 78
Jordan Lewis scored 11 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Crimson Tide (11-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) came on strong after halftime to beat the host Bulldogs (8-3, 3-2).
Men GONZAGA 95 PEPPERDINE 70
Corey Kispert had 23 points and eight rebounds as the top-ranked and undefeated Bulldogs (13-0, 4-0 West Coast) beat the visiting Waves for their 17th straight win over the last two seasons.