Wolfpack overcome foul troubles

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NO. 24 N.C. STATE 66, NO. 6 INDIANA 58

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Reserve Diamond Johnson scored 19 points, and No. 2 North Carolina State used an 11-2 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 6658 win over No. 6 Indiana on Thursday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Kayla Jones scored 17 points, Raina Perez had 13 and star center Elissa Cunane battled through foul trouble to score 11 for the Wolfpack (7-1), who haven’t lost since a season-opening defeat to No. 1 South Carolina.

“U-G-L-Y. We ain’t got no alibi,” N.C. State Coach Wes Moore said. “It was ugly, OK? But proud of this team, proud of the way they battled.”

Mackenzie Holmes scored 24 points and Ali Patberg had 10 for the Hoosiers (5-2), whose only two losses have come against teams ranked in the top 10. Indiana also came up short against Stanford.

The Hoosiers led 23-21 at halftime and kept it close throughout, moving within 48-47 on Aleksa Gulbe’s three-pointer with 3:44 remaining. But Jones responded with a three-pointer to start N.C. State’s decisive run, and the Wolfpack extended their lead to 59-49 on Perez’s two free throws with 53 seconds left.

“It felt like we had every chance to win this game tonight,” Indiana Coach Teri Moren said. “Unfortunately we just didn’t hit enough shots.”

NO. 8 MARYLAND 82, MIAMI 74

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Angel Reese had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Ashley Owusu scored 22 and No. 8 Maryland defeated Miami .

The Terrapins (7-2) extended the nation’s longest homecourt winning streak to 29 and snapped a two-game slide.

Maryland took the lead for good with 1:40 remaining when Reese made a layup while getting fouled. She missed the free throw, but Faith Masonius collected the rebound and passed it out to Katie Benzan, who connected on a three-pointer to make it 77-72.

Kelsey Marshall scored 24 points for the Hurricanes (4-3), who have dropped three in a row.

DUKE 79, NO. 9 IOWA 64

DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman Shayeann Day- Wilson scored 19 points to help Duke (7-0) beat No. 9 Iowa in the Hawkeyes’ return from a covid-19 pause that led to the cancellation of three games.

Celeste Taylor added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who didn’t trail after midway through the first quarter in this Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup. Duke shot 44% and won despite shooting 6 of 21 from threepoint range, but controlled the glass for a 45-35 advantage with a physical edge inside.

Star guard Caitlin Clark scored 22 points for the Hawkeyes (4-1),

NO. 10 LOUISVILLE 70, NO. 12 MICHIGAN 48

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Emily Engstler had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Kianna Smith added 14 points and Louisville used an early 25- 2 run to roll past Michigan in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Engstler made 8 of 15 from the floor and 2 of 4 from long range. Hailey Van Lith added 10 points for the Cardinals (6-1).

Naz Hillmon had 12 points and Emily Kiser 10 for the Wolverines (7-1), who committed 24 turnovers and shot 37%.

TEXAS-ARLINGTON 61, NO. 13 SOUTH FLORIDA 56

ARLINGTON, Texas — Terryn Milton scored 14 points and Texas-Arlington beat South Florida.

South Florida (5-3), which entered with consecutive wins against top-10 teams Oregon and Stanford, lost for the first time this season against an unranked team. The Bulls’ previous losses were to then-No. 16 Tennessee and No. 2 UConn.

Claire Chastain had 13 point for the Mavericks (5-2).

Bethy Mununga had 13 points and 20 rebounds for South Florida (5-3). Elisa Pinzan added 10 points and 11 assists.

LSU 69,

NO. 14 IOWA STATE 60

BATON ROUGE — Alexis Morris scored a career- high 25 points with five three-pointers and LSU defeated No. 14 Iowa State in the SEC/Big 12 Showdown.

It was LSU’s first win over a ranked team in the Kim Mulkey era.

Morris’ five three-pointers also were a career high and Khayla Pointer scored 20 for LSU (6-1), which won its fifth consecutive game under the former Baylor coach.

Ashley Joens scored 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting for the Cyclones (71), who were off to their best start since winning 14-in a row to open the 201314 season. Emily Ryan scored 13 points and Lexi Donarski 10.

NO. 20 GEORGIA 66, TEXAS TECH 56

LUBBOCK, Texas — Que Morrison scored 20 points, Jenna Staiti had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Georgia beat Texas Tech in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

Georgia is 7-0 for the second consecutive year and the third time under Coach Joni Taylor. Sarah Ashlee Barker added 11 points for Georgia in its first true road game of the season.

Khadija Faye scored 15 points and Vivian Gray added 12 for Texas Tech (6-2).

NO. 24 NOTRE DAME 76, MICHIGAN STATE 71

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Freshman Sonia Citron scored a career-high 29 points, classmate Olivia Miles had 11 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Notre Dame edged Michigan State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Citron was 9 of 12 from the field with 3 three-pointers and 8 of 8 from the line. The Fighting Irish (7-1) improved to 7-1 in the challenge and 12-9 against Michigan State.

Nia Clouden led the Spartans (6-3) with 20 points, her sixth consecutive game with 20 or more. She also had 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Freshman Matilda Ekh added a career-high 17 points.

NO. 25 FLORIDA STATE 67, ILLINOIS 58

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Morgan Jones scored 12 points with 10 rebounds and a pair of freshmen scored 12 points off the bench and No. 25 Florida State turned back Illinois in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Thursday night.

O’Mariah Gordon scored a career high and Makayla Timpson matched her best with a career-high nine rebounds for the Seminoles (5-2), who ended a two-game losing streak and improved to 12- 2 in the challenge with their ninth-consecutive win.

Aaliyah Nye led the Illini (3-4) with 17 points, Jada Peebles added 12 and De’Myla Brown 11.

SUN BELT WOMEN

NW (LA.) STATE 80, ARKANSAS STATE 76

In a game that had little separation until the final minutes, Northwestern (La.) State (4-3) escaped Jonesboro victorious.

The Demons scored seven of 10 points in a two- minute span, going ahead 77-73 with 26 seconds left as the visitors hung on at First National Bank Arena.

Trinitee Jackson maintained her hot start to the season, carrying ASU (4-5) with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Freshman Lauryn Pendleton added 18 points and seven rebounds, as the Red Wolves outrebounding the Demons 40-33.

Northwestern State was strong from deep, hitting 11 of 22 three-pointers Four Demons reached double figures, led by Jiselle Woodson’s 18 points, which included four three-pointers on six attempts.