Michigan upends Maryland
Maddie Nolan scored 21 points — all on 3-pointers — and No. 11 Michigan routed No. 8 Maryland, 69-49, Sunday in College Park, Md.
Maryland coach Brenda Frese guided the team after her father, Bill, died of cancer Sunday morning.
The Wolverines (15-2, 6-1 Big Ten) made their first seven shots from the field and led by 10 after the first quarter.
Michigan star Naz Hillmon barely touched the ball as her team was building that lead, but the Wolverines showed they have plenty of other contributors.
Then in the second quarter, Michigan held the Terrapins (12-5, 4-2) to only three points and led, 34-19, at the break.
The second half wasn’t much better for Maryland, which lost to the Wolverines for only the second time in 12 meetings.
Michigan was a Sweet 16 team last season but still lost by 25 to Maryland at home in March. The Wolverines turned the tables this time.
Hillmon scored a quiet nine points, the first time all season she didn’t reach double figures, but she contributed in other ways, chasing down Angel Reese to block her layup attempt on what looked like it would be an easy basket at the end of the first half.
That capped a stellar stretch of defense for Michigan, which allowed a 3pointer by Chloe Bibby with about nine minutes remaining and then nothing more in the second quarter.
Maryland shot 3 for 25 in the second and third quarters.
Other women’s games
South Carolaina 61, Arkansas 52: Aliyah Boston and Destanni Henderson each scored 19 points and No. 1 South Carolina (17-1, 5- 1 Southeastern Conference) beat host Arkansas (11-6, 1-3). Boston also had 13 rebounds for South Carolina, which has won five in a row since falling at Missouri on Dec. 30. Makayla Daniels led Arkansas with 17 points.
Stanford 83, Utah 73:
Cameron Brink scored 24 points and Lexie Hull added 21 to help No. 2 Stanford (13-3, 4-0 Pac-12) rally to beat host Utah (8-4, 0-1). Freshman Jenna Johnson scored 15 points to leat Utah.
Louisville 63, Boston College 53: Kianna Smith scored 18 points, Hailey Van Lith added 16 and No. 3 Louisville ( 15- 1, 5- 0 ACC) grinded out a victory against host Boston College on (125, 3-3). The Cardinals haven’t lost since dropping their season-opener to thenNo. 22 Arizona in overtime. Taylor Soule led Boston College with 17 points.
N.C. State 84, Duke 60:
Elissa Cunane scored 23 points to help No. 4 N.C. State (16-2, 7-0 ACC) beat No. 16 Duke (11-4, 2-3) in Raleigh, N.C., and stretch its conference home winning streak to 15. Shayeann DayWilson scored 14 points for the Blue Devils, who had more turnovers (11) than made baskets (eight) in the first 20 minutes to fall behind 42-22.
Tennessee 84, Kentucky 58: Rae Burrell and Keyen Green came off the bench and scored 14 points apiece as No. 5 Tennessee (17-1, 6-0 SEC) beat No. 19 Kentucky (8-5, 1-2) in Knoxville, Tenn., to remain the only unbeaten team in conference play. The Lady Volunteers won despite losing 6-foot-6 junior Tamari Key in the second quarter with an injury to her right ankle. Rhyne Howard led the Wildcats with 24 points.
Indiana 73, Purdue 68:
Grace Berger scored 24 points and Aleksa Gulbe added 21 as No. 6 Indiana (14-2, 6-0 Big Ten) rallied to beat host Purdue (11-6, 2-4) in overtime. The Hoosiers overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 3½ minutes of regulation. Abbey Ellis scored 19 and Brooke Moore 18 points for Purdue.
LSU 82, Vanderbilt 64:
Alexis Morris scored 20 points, Khayla Pointer had 10 of her 17 points in a pivotal third quarter and No. 12 LSU (17-2, 5-1 SEC) pulled away from visiting Vanderbilt (10-8, 1-3). Brinae Alexander scored 15 of her 24 points in the first half for the Commodores.
Baylor 82, Kansas 79:
Sarah Andrews scored 25 points, Ja’Mee Asberry added 20 and they combined for the final seven points in the last 14 seconds and No. 14 Baylor (11-4, 1-2 Big 12) escaped host Kansas. Holly Kersgieter had five 3-pointers and 25 points for Kansas (11-3, 2-2).
Miami 46, Georgia Tech 45:
Kelsey Marshall scored 12 points and Miami’s defense clamped down in the fourth quarter for a win over No. 15 Georgia Tech (13-4, 4-2 ACC). Ja’Leah Williams scored the final four points for the host Hurricanes (9-5, 2-2), including the game-winner with 1: 21 remaining. Georgia Tech, playing its fourth game in eight days, was 2 of 9 in the fourth quarter with seven turnovers, didn’t score in the final three minutes.
Notre Dame 70, North Carolina 65: Dara Mabrey hit a season-high six 3-pointers and scored 24 points in her 100th career start and No. 20 Notre Dame (13-3, 4-1 ACC) held off No. 21 North Carolina (14-, 42) in Notre Dame, Ind. Deja Kelly had a pair of four-point plays and scored 22 points for the Tar Heels.
UCF 67, South Florida 51: Diamond Battles and Tay Sanders combined to score 37 points and UCF (12-2, 4-0 American Athletic) knocked off No. 24 South Florida (125, 2-1) in Orlando, Fla. Battles finished with 19 points on 8- of- 16 shooting, and Sanders added 18 points on 7- of- 11 shooting. Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu paced South Florida with 14 points.
Men’s game Villanova 84, Butler 42:
Collin Gillespie hit five 3pointers and scored 17 points, and Justin Moore scored 15 points as No. 14 Villanova (13-4, 6-1 Big East) routed visiting Butler (9-7, 23) for its sixth consecutive win. Chuck Harris led Butler with 15 points.