A&M women defeat Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. — N’Dea Jones had 23 points and 11 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season as No. 8 Texas A&M beat Auburn 84-69 on Thursday night.
Texas A&M (14-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) used a 9-0 run midway through the second quarter to get a lead it wouldn’t relinquish, despite several pushes from an upsetminded Auburn team in the third quarter.
Jones entered the game tied for the Division I lead in double-doubles. Destiny Pitts added 14 points and hit five of her eight attempts from 3-point range.
Honesty Scott-Grayson led the Tigers (5-10, 0-7) with 21 points.
VIRGINIA TECH 83 NO. 2 N. C. ST. 71 (OT)
Aisha Sheppard scored 18 of her 28 points in overtime to help the host Hokies shock the Wolfpack.
The Hokies (8-7, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) pulled away to beat a Top 5 opponent for the first time since knocking off No. 5 Old Dominion in 1985.
Camille Hobby led N.C. State (11-1, 6-1) with a career-high 19 points.
NO. 19 ARKANSAS 90 NO. 3 CONNECTICUT 87
Chelsea Dungee scored a season-high 37 points as the host Razorbacks handed the Huskies their first defeat of the season.
It was the second win of the season for the Razorbacks (12-6) over a top five team as they beat then-No. 4 Baylor on Dec. 6.
UConn (10-1) took a 79-77 advantage with 5:28 to play, but Arkansas scored the next 10 points.
NO. 1 LOUISVILLE 79 NORTH CAROLINA 68
Olivia Cochran scored 14 of her 17 points in the first half and the host Cardinals withstood a late rally by the Tar Heels.
The Cardinals (16-0, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) made eight of their first 10 shots to take a 21-9 lead and built a 67-35 lead late in the third quarter. But the Tar Heels (8-6, 3-6) made things interesting with a 17-0 run.
NO. 4 SOUTH CAROLINA 72 NO. 21 MISSISSIPPI ST. 52
Zia Cooke scored 19 points as the Gamecocks won at Starkville, Miss.
NO. 7 MARYLAND 92 MICHIGAN ST. 52
Diamond Miller and
Rice-North Texas series moved
Just hours before the Rice men’s basketball team was set to host North Texas on Thursday at Tudor Fieldhouse, the team announced the home-and-home series will be postponed by a day “out of an abundance of caution.”
The Owls and the Mean Green will now play at 2 p.m. Friday at Rice and 3 p.m. Sunday at North Texas. Thursday’s game was set to be closed to the public because of Rice University’s COVID-19 mitigation policies, which will not change with the move.
The announcement comes just three days after the women’s basketball series against North Texas was postponed because of COVID-19-related concerns.
The Owls enter the weekend series 4-4 in Conference USA and 10-6 overall. They’ve lost three straight, including a two-game sweep last weekend by UAB, dropping them to fourth in the Western division. The Mean Green have not played since Jan. 16 but sit in second in the division with a 3-1 C-USA record.
Ashley Owusu each scored 20 points and the host Terrapins routed the Spartans.
Men
NO. 1 GONZAGA 90 SAN DIEGO 62
Drew Timme scored 21 points and Corey Kispert had 19 as the Bulldogs won at San Diego for their 20th straight victory dating to last season.
Jalen Suggs added 17 for Gonzaga (16-0, 7-0 West Coast), which beat San Diego (2-7, 1-4) for the 13th straight time.
NO. 15 KANSAS 59, TCU 51
David McCormack scored 15 points and the host Jayhawks beat the turnover-prone Horned Frogs to snap a rare threegame skid.
Ochai Agbaji added 13 points for the Jayhawks (11-5, 5-4 Big 12), who once again struggled offensively but made enough free throws down the stretch to beat the Horned Frogs (9-6, 2-5) for the eighth straight time.
Mike Miles had 18 points for the Horned Frogs, who turned the ball over 22 times.