College Basketball Wrapup

No. 7 LSU rolls past Northwestern State

BATON ROUGE, LA. >> Angel Reese scored 25 points and 14 rebounds, Aneesah Morrow had 16 points and 14 rebounds and No. 7 LSU slogged its way to an 81-36 victory over Northwestern State on Sunday.

It was the 11th straight win for the Tigers (11-1) after the defending national champions lost their season opener to then-no. 20 Colorado on Nov. 6. Northwestern St. dropped to 4-6.

LSU coach Kim Mulkey was ejected from the game with 4:56 left and LSU leading by 39 points. She was given two technical fouls for protesting a charging foul call against Morrow.

NO. 14 NOTRE DAME 76, PURDUE 39>>

Freshman Hannah Hildalgo had 23 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals and even threw in a blocked shot and Notre Dame dominated in-state rival Purdue after the Fighting Irish unveiled a statue of legendary coach Muffet Mcgraw. McGraw retired in 2020 after 33 years as head coach with 936 wins, nine trips to the Final Four and national championships in 2001 and 2018.

NO. 16 VIRGINIA TECH 84, RUTGERS 59>>

Matilda Ekh made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, Georgia Amoore added 18 points and eight assists and Virginia Tech beat Rutgers to give Hokies coach Kenny Brooks 500 career wins.

NO. 19 MARQUETTE 99, APPALACHIAN STATE 91>>

Jordan King scored a seasonhigh 29 points and Frannie Hottinger grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds as Marquette topped Appalachian State.

NO. 20 CREIGHTON 89, DRAKE 78>>

Emma Ronsiek scored 25 of her 31 points in the second half, Lauren Jensen added 22 points, and Creighton defeated Drake in Des Moines, Iowa.

NO. 21 GONZAGA 83, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 58>>

Eliza Hollingsworth had 17 points and 12 rebounds to help Gonzaga (11-2) cruise to a win over South Dakota State in Spokane, Wash.

NO. 22 FLORIDA STATE 76, DREXEL 56>>

Ta’niya Latson scored 22 points to guide Florida State over Drexel in Philadelphia. Latson made 7 of 16 shots with a 3-pointer and 7 of 9 free throws for the Seminoles (8-3).

MEN NO. 16 ILLINOIS 74, COLGATE 57>>

Coleman Hawkins scored 16 points and Quincy Guerrier and Marcus Domask each scored 15 to help Illinois lead from start to finish in a victory over Colgate in Champaign, Ill.