Virginia Tech women upset No. 2 NC State
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Aisha Sheppard scored 18 of her 28 points in overtime to help Virginia Tech upset No. 2 North Carolina State 83-71 on Thursday.
Sheppard hit two of her four 3-pointers in the extra session and the Hokies (8-7, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) pulled away to beat a Top 5 opponent for the first time since 1985.
Camille Hobby led N.C. State (11-1, 6-1) with a career-high 19 points. She made a 3-pointer at the end of regulation to tie it at 57.
Arkansas 90, No. 3 UConn 87: Chelsea Dungee scored a season-high 37 points to lead No. 19 Arkansas to a 90-87 victory over No. 3 UConn on Thursday night.
It was the second win of the season for the Razorbacks (12-6) over a top five team as they beat then-No. 4 Baylor on Dec. 6.
UConn (10-1) responded and took a 79-77 advantage on Evina Westbrook’s 3-pointer with 5:28 to play.
No. 4 South Carolina 75, No. 21 Mississippi State 52: Zia Cooke scored 19 points and Victaria Saxton added 13 to help No. 4 South Carolina rout 21stranked Mississippi State.
Mississippi State (8-6, 3-4 SEC) shot just 22 of 65 from the field in the game as the Bulldogs could never find the bottom of the net consistently despite some good looks inside the paint.
It was a dominant performance in the paint for the Gamecocks (13-1, 8-0) as they outscored Mississippi State 44-28 inside and had a commanding 51-38 rebounding advantage.
No. 7 Maryland 92, Michigan State 52: Diamond Miller and Ashley Owusu each scored 20 points, and No. 7 Maryland breezed past Michigan State to provide coach Brenda Frese her 498th victory with the Terrapins.
Maryland (12-2, 8-1 Big Ten) took control with a 17-0 run in the first quarter, led by 20 at halftime and coasted to the finish.
Nia Clouden scored 15 for Michigan State (9-3, 4-3).
No. 14 Ohio State 78, No. 16 Indiana 70: Braxtin Miller made 3 of 5 from 3point
range with a season-high 25 points, and No. 14 Ohio State overcame an early 11-point deficit to beat No. 16 Indiana.
Dorka Juhász added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Buckeyes (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten), the 27th double-double of her career.
Grace Berger matched a season high with 26 points and Mackenzie Holmes scored 17 for the Hoosiers (9-4, 7-2).
No. 15 Kentucky 81, Alabama 68: Rhyne Howard had 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and No. 15
Kentucky used its balance to defeat Alabama.
Robyn Benton added 15 points for the Wildcats (12-4, 5-3 Southeastern Conference).
Jasmine Walker scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds with three blocks for the Crimson Tide (12-4, 5-3).
No. 20 Tennessee 68, Mississippi 67: Rennia Davis scored 21 points and No. 20 Tennessee went 11 of 11 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to hold off Mississippi.
The Lady Vols (11-3, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed by as many as 13 points in the second quarter and was down one with less than two minutes to play.
Donnetta Johnson led Ole Miss with 19 points. Shakira Austin added 16 and Snudda Collins 13.
LSU 60, No. 22 Georgia 52: Tiara Young scored 12 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter to help LSU upset No. 22 Georgia.
Awa Trasi added 13 points and eight rebounds, and Faustine Aifuwa had 12 points and six boards for the Tigers (7-7, 5-3).
Jenna Staiti had 19 points and eight rebounds for Georgia (13-3, 5-3).
No. 23 Northwestern 87, Iowa 80: Lindsey Pulliam scored 27 points, Veronica Burton added 20 and No. 23 Northwestern beat Iowa for its first season sweep of the Hawkeyes since the 1982-83 season.
Northwestern (9-3, 7-3 Big Ten) won in Iowa City for just the second time in 18 games.
Monika Czinano scored a career-high 34 points for Iowa (9-4, 5-4).