Hebard has 30 points, 18 rebounds in No. 1 Oregon’s win
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Ruthy Hebard had 30 points and 18 rebounds and No.
1 Oregon survived a second-half challenge from Oklahoma State in an 89-72 victory Thursday in the Paradise Jam.
Sabrina Ionescu added 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Minyon Moore had 14 points and six assists, and Erin Boley finished with 12 points. The Ducks
(5-0) led by as many as 29 points in the second half.
Ahead 47-27 at the half, the Ducks increased their lead to 6031 on Ionescu’s 3-pointer with 6:28 left in the third quarter. But the Cowgirls (5-1) closed the quarter with a 19-8 run to pull to 69-50.
Oklahoma State cut it to 86-72 on Bryn Gerlich’s 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but Moore capped off Oregon’s scoring with a three-point play with 2 seconds left.
Natasha Mack had 26 points and 13 rebounds for Oklahoma State. Vivian Gray added 17.
No. 8 Louisville 76, Texas-Arlington 67
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Jazmine Jones scored 24 points and Louisville fended off Texas-Arlington in the Paradise Jam.
Dana Evans added 19 points and Elizabeth Balogun had 12 for the Cardinals (6-0), who saw the Lady Mavericks fight back from a
16-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
Louisville had pulled ahead 7054 on Evans’ 3-pointer with 6:29 remaining, but Texas-Arlington went on a 13-2 run over the next five minutes to pull within 5 points,
72-67, on Katie Mayhue’s tip-in with 1:33 remaining.
Jones and Evans hit four free throws over the final 37 seconds to seal the victory for the Cardinals.
The Lady Mavericks also gave Louisville fits in the first half, leading by as many as five points late in the first quarter before going out ahead 21-20.
Texas-Arlington was leading
26-25 with 7:01 left in the second quarter when the Cardinals went on an 8-0 run, capped by Jones’ jumper with 5:01 remaining, for a
33-26 lead that put Louisville ahead to stay.
Claire Chastain finished with
22 points and Marie Benson had 16 for the Lady Mavericks (4-1).
No. 10 Mississippi State 83, San Francisco 38
VICTORIA, British Columbia — Jordan Danberry had 17 points and four rebounds and Mississippi State beat San Francisco in the Greater Victoria Invitational.
The Dons kept it close in the first quarter and for much of the second, but were no match for the Bulldogs (7-0) in the final 20 minutes.
Lucie Hoskova led San Francisco (2-4) with 14 points as the Dons were forced to rely on outside shooting while Mississippi State dominated the glass defensively. No other San Francisco scorers reached double figures.
Mississippi State was looking for a strong effort after almost being upset by unranked Marquette on Monday in a game in which the lead changed hands 19 times. The Bulldogs connected on just 38.7% of their field goals that night.
The Dons also wanted to deliver a better effort than the one provided Friday in a 79-67 road loss to California-Davis.
San Francisco overcame a slow start to forge a 16-16 tie after the opening quarter. But strong defensive play late in the second quarter helped the Bulldogs secure the win after they were in danger of squandering a nine-point lead. USF had pulled within four points on a Lucie Huskova three-pointer and two free throws by Mikayla Williams when MSU’s Jamya Minga-Young posted a steal, layup and foul shot to put the Bulldogs up 32-25.
Moments later, MSU’s Promise Taylor blocked a shot to set the stage for a Rickea Jackson three-pointer that gave the Bulldogs a 35-25 lead at half-time.
The second half was no contest as the Bulldogs held the Dons without a basket for 8 1/2 minutes in the third quarter. San Francisco did not get another basket until there was 1:30 left in the third, and the Bulldogs outscored their opponents 28-2 in the quarter.
South Dakota State 61, No. 21 South Florida 50
CANCUN, Mexico — Myah Selland scored 17 points, Paiton Burckhard had 16 points and nine rebounds and South Dakota State beat South Florida in the Cancun Challenge.
Selland scored 10 points in the Jackrabbits’ 10-2 game-opening run, including two 3-pointers. USF rallied to take a 46-44 lead midway through the fourth quarter when South Dakota State went on a game-changing 15-0 run.
Kallie Theisen added 10 points for South Dakota State (4-2). The Jackrabbits shot 63.6% from the field in the second half and finished at 48.9%.
The Jackrabbits are now 11-28 versus nationally ranked opponents and will play again on Friday against Notre Dame, which is just outside the AP Top 25.
Bethy Mununga had 15 points, 12 rebounds and three steals for South Florida (5-2).