Purdue tops Ohio State
Abbey Ellis made five 3pointers and Purdue beat a topfive team on the road for the first time in program history by topping No. 2 Ohio State 73-65 on Sunday.
The Buckeyes (19-3, 8-3 Big Ten) lost their third consecutive contest.
Up by 17 points early in the third quarter, Purdue saw its lead dwindle as Ohio State rallied in the second half.
Ohio State used a 9-0 run to bring the score to 55-53 with 6:58 left in the fourth quarter, and Taylor Thierry tied it at 58 after a layup with 4:28 remaining.
Purdue (15-6, 6-5) created separation over the next two minutes as Madison Layden scored five straight points and Ellis made a jumper to go up 65-58.
#1 South Carolina 65, Alabama 52: Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Bree Hall scored 18 to lead the visiting Gamecocks (21-0, 9-0 SEC) to their 27th straight win.
Other Top-25 highlights: Aubrey Griffin scored 19 points and No. 5 UConn topped No. 21 Villanova 63-58 in Hartford, Conn. Dorka Juhasz added 16 points for the Huskies (20-2, 12-0 Big East) in the team’s 13th straight win . ... Grace Berger and Mackenzie Holmes each scored 21 points and No. 6 Indiana beat Rutgers 91-68 . ... Diamond Johnson scored 20 points and No. 20 North Carolina State (16-5, 6-4 ACC) held on to win 69-65 at home despite blowing most of a 16-point lead against No. 7 Notre Dame . ... Alissa Pili, who scored 23 points, drove for a go-ahead layup with 0.8 of a second left to give No. 9 Utah a 71-69 home win over No. 8 UCLA. The Utes (18-2, 8-2 Pac-12) closed on a 7-0 run . ... Bella Murekatete scored 18 points, Ula Motuga added 16, and the two hit key buckets down the stretch, lifting Washington State to a 70-59 victory over No. 19 Arizona . ... Destiny Littleton had 21 points, Rayah Marshall and Kadi Sissoko had double-doubles, and visiting USC beat No. 25 Colorado 71-54.
Men’s Top-25 games: Zach Edey scored 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping No. 1 Purdue (21-1, 10-1 Big Ten) beat visiting Michigan State 7761 for its eighth straight win . ... Jared Bynum scored 17 of his 19 points after halftime, leading No. 23 Providence to a 70-65 win over Villanova in Philadelphia.