Balanced showing paces Razorbacks

FREEPORT, Bahamas — Chelsea Dungee scored 24 points to lead four Arkansas players with 11 or more points as the 25th-ranked Razorbacks cruised to a 71-59 victory over Fordham on Friday at the Bahamas Hoopfest.

Arkansas (6-1) advances to play Wisconsin (5-1) at 6 p.m. today in the second round. Wisconsin defeated Ball State 67-56 in Friday’s first-round game.

Taylah Thomas scored 14 of her 15 points in the second half and snagged 13 rebounds for the Razorbacks (6-1). Amber Ramirez added 14 points, while Makayla Daniels scored 11. Dungee sank 3 three-pointers and 9 of 10 free throws. She also pulled down five rebounds.

Arkansas jumped out to an 18-9 first-quarter lead, led 3423 at intermission and never looked back in the second half.

The Razorbacks were outrebounded 41-39 but held a 10-4 advantage on steals while Fordham was guilty of 17 turnovers.

Bre Cavanaugh topped the Rams (2-5) with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Kaitlyn Downey added 13 points and Anna DeWolfe scored 12.

Both teams shot 36% from the floor with Arkansas hitting 21 of 58 shots to Fordham’s 21 of 59.

The Razorbacks hit 8 of 20 from three-point range and 21 of 29 free throws. Fordham was just 6 of 26 on three-pointers and hit 11 of 13 foul shots.

In other women’s Top 25 games, Satou Sabally scored 19 points and No. 1 Oregon rolled to a 91-54 victory over Texas-Arlington at the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Taylor Chavez added 17 points and Ruthy Hedard had 16 points for the undefeated Ducks (6-0), who shot 53% and made 11 of 30 three-pointers. … Also in the Paradise Jam tournament, DiDi Richards scored 20 points and No. 2 Baylor weathered a challenge from Indiana for a 77-62 victory. Queen Egbo added 14 points and 14 rebounds, Te’a Cooper had 17 points along with nine assists, and Juicy Landrum added 10 for the Lady Bears (7-0). Grace Berger scored 18 points, Ali Patberg had 16 points and Mackenzie Holmes 11 for the Hoosiers (5-1). … Dana Evans scored a career-high 28 points and No. 8 Louisville pulled away in the second half to beat Oklahoma State at the Paradise Jam tournament. Elizabeth Balogun added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals (7-0), who overcame their own turnover problems to hand the Cowgirls their second consecutive loss. Vivian Gray had 18 points for Oklahoma State (5-2). … Mikayla Pivec scored 21 points, Destiny Slocum added 20 and No. 7 Oregon State had little trouble on the way to beating No. 19 Miami, 7553, in the opening game of the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. Aleah Goodman had nine points and seven assists for the Beavers (6-0), who were playing their first road game of the season. Oregon State tied a season high with 12 three-pointers on 33 attempts. Beatrice Mompremier scored 13 for Miami (42). … Blair Watson scored 19 points and Shakira Austin scored 17 points as No. 9 Maryland won its fifth in a row, cruising to a 63-44 victory over Clemson at the Daytona Invitational. Austin connected on six of her first seven shots as the Terrapins (6-1) stormed out to a 32-8 lead on Kaila Charles’ lay-up with 2:54 remaining in the first half. … Khayla Pointer had 13 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three assists and LSU upset No. 15 Michigan State 58-56 in the Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Bahamas. Tiara Young added 10 points and four rebounds off the bench for the Tigers (6-1), who had 11 players score. Faustine Aifuwa grabbed eight boards to help LSU win the rebound battle 43-35. … Nasrin Ulel made five three-pointers and scored a season-high 23 points, and Florida Gulf Coast held off No. 21 South Florida 81-77 in the Cancun Challenge. FGCU (7-1) will play South Dakota State today for the championship in the Mayan Division. … Jenn Wirth scored a career-high 19 points, Katie Campbell added 17 with five three-pointers and No. 22 Gonzaga beat Dayton 77-65 in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Jill Townsend chipped in with 18 points for Gonzaga (4-1). The Zags made 8 of 20 three-pointers and 18 of 21 free throws. … Kysre Gondrezick scored 17 points, freshman Esmery Martinez had a season-best 15 and West Virginia beat New Mexico 7360 in the Cancun Challenge. Rochelle Norris added 10 points for the Mountaineers (5-1), who rebounded from an 82-75 loss to Creighton to conclude a portion of the Riviera Division. The Lobos (6-1) had a three-point win over Missouri in their tournament opener. … Aari McDonald scored 11 of her 14 points in first half and No. 24 Arizona beat UC Riverside 70-27 in Tucson, Ariz. The Wildcats (7-0) are off to their best start since opening the 1999-2000 season with nine consecutive wins. Arizona also held an opponent to less than 30 points for the first time.