St. Mary’s falls to host Purdue
St. Mary’s trimmed an 11-point halftime lead to four by hitting 12 of 14 shots in the third quarter, but the Gaels’ comeback came up short as they fell to host Purdue 70-60 in the championship game of the Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational.
Karissa McLaughlin scored 17 points and Ae’Rianna Harris had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Boilermakers (9-5).
Sydney Raggio had 14 points and 10 rebounds for St. Mary’s (7-4).
San Jose State 89, Southern Oregon 87: Cyndi Lewis hit the winning basket with two seconds left in overtime as the host Spartans (3-8), despite failing to hold a 15-point halftime lead, edged the Raiders. Myzhanique Ladd scored 18 points to lead four San Jose State players in double figures against Southern Oregon, an NAIA school for which the game was an exhibition.
#2 Notre Dame 91, Marquette 85: Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points and Marina Mabrey added 19 as the host Irish (11-1) edged the Golden Eagles (6-5) in overtime. Allazia Blockton led Marquette with 20 points and had 10 rebounds.
#3 Lousiville 62, Air Force 50: Myisha Hines-Allen scored 16 points to help the visiting Cardinals (14-0) defeat the Falcons (0-11).
#5 UNLV Mississippi 63: Teaira State McCowan 103, had 31 points and 15 rebounds and the Bulldogs (12-0) routed the host Rebels (5-5) on the first day of the Duel in the Desert.
#11 UCLA 67, Fordham 30: Jordin Canada scored 16 points and the visiting Bruins (9-2) built a 37-12 halftime lead in rolling over the Rams (7-4).
#17 Oregon State 61, UC Davis 47: Marie Gulich had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help the host Beavers (9-2) beat the Aggies (9-2). Morgan Bertsch scored 20 points for UC Davis.
Other Pac-12: Sadie Edwards scored 23 points to pace USC (10-1) to a 71-64 win over host Texas-Rio Grand Valley (10-5). ... Kat Wright hit a three-pointer with eight seconds left in the second overtime to lift host Arizona (4-7) to a 76-74 win over Southern Utah (1-10) . ... Mai-Loni Henson scored seven of her 16 points in overtime as host Washington (6-5) — which sank 12 free throws in the extra period — prevailed 84-76 over Seattle (6-7).