Romi Levy made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining and visiting Virginia pulled off an Atlantic Coast Conference stunner, defeating No. 8 Louisville 74-72 on Sunday.
Levy’s shot made it 74-72 before Louisville had two attempts to tie or take the lead. With four seconds left, the Cardinals’ Reyna Scott missed a layup but teammate Laura Ziegler grabbed the rebound. After a Louisville timeout, Imari Berry misfired on a 3-pointer, and Virginia’s Romi Levy secured the rebound to seal the win.
Kymora Johnson led Virginia (19-8, 11-5 ACC) with 16 points, Levy posted 15 and Paris Clark added 14 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Tabitha Amanze collected nine points and 11 rebounds. The Cavaliers shot 55.6% from the field in the first half for a 41-30 lead.
Elif Istanbulluoglu led Louisville (24-5, 14-2) with 20 points, while Scott notched 16 points and Berry had 12 points. Ziegler finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
No. 1 UConn 81, Providence 38
Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd each scored 13 points as the Huskies strolled to another Big East Conference victory at Storrs, Conn.
Allie Ziebell added 11 points and Ashlynn Shade supplied 10 points for UConn (29-0, 18-0 Big East), which held a 40-14 halftime lead. KK Arnold had 10 rebounds and eight steals.
Princess Moody scored 11 points and Payton Dunbar had nine points for Providence (14-15, 7-11). The Friars were charged with 39 turnovers while making 15 field goals.
No. 3 South Carolina 85, No. 17 Ole Miss 48
Joyce Edwards scored 21 points and the Gamecocks were in control in the Southeastern Conference game at Columbia, S.C.
Madina Okot added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Ta’Niya Latson provided 12 points for South Carolina (27-2, 13-1 Southeastern Conference), which made all 13 of its free-throw attempts.
Christeen Iwuala’s 12 points were tops for Ole Miss (21-8, 8-6), which was held to nine points in both the second and third quarters and went 3 of 17 on 3-pointers for the game.
No. 4 Texas 92, Mississippi State 42
Madison Booker’s 23 points paced the Longhorns to an easy SEC victory in Austin, Texas.
Jordan Lee provided 17 points and Aaliyah Crump had 12 off the bench for Texas (26-3, 11-3 SEC), which led 50-18 at halftime. The Longhorns were 11-for-22 on 3-pointers, while the Bulldogs went 1-for-7.
Favor Nwaedozi had nine points for Mississippi State (18-10, 5-9), which committed 28 turnovers.
No. 13 Iowa 62, No. 6 Michigan 44
Ava Heiden notched 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Hawkeyes had a strong finishing touch to put away the Wolverines at Iowa City, Iowa.
Heiden sank 11 of 17 shots from the field. Hannah Stuelke added 11 points for Iowa (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten), which won despite 4-of-15 shooting on 3-pointers. The Hawkeyes produced a 20-9 fourth-quarter scoring edge.
Olivia Olson’s 13 points and Mila Holloway’s 11 paced Michigan (22-5, 13-3), which couldn’t overcome 24 turnovers. Iowa held the Wolverines to eight second-quarter points to take a 27-20 lead and maintained that margin at 42-35 entering the fourth.
Clemson 53, No. 9 Duke 51
Hannah Kohn’s 3-point basket with 3.1 seconds remaining lifted the host Tigers to the upset win, ending the Blue Devils’ 17 game-winning streak.
Riley Nelson put Duke ahead with a 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds left before Kohn’s winning shot for her only points of the game. She missed her first four 3-point attempts. Clemson trailed by 10 with nine minutes to play before a 17-3 run gave it a 47-43 lead; Mia Moore’s basket gave Clemson a 49-45 lead with 1:25 to play before Ashlon Jackon responded with a 3-pointer for Duke.
Demeara Hinds led Clemson (19-9, 10-6 ACC) with 13 points and Moore and Taylor Johnson-Matthews both scored 11. Toby Fournier had 18 points and Nelson added 10 for Duke (20-7, 15-1), which led 29-23 at halftime despite scoring only nine second-quarter points.
No. 10 Ohio State 88, Southern California 83
Jaloni Cambridge scored 33 points on 12-for-21 shooting as the Buckeyes rallied in the fourth quarter at Columbus, Ohio.
Chance Gray’s 16 points and Kennedy Cambridge’s 14 points were also crucial for Ohio State (23-5, 12-4 Big Ten), which trailed 64-61 going to the fourth quarter. The Buckeyes finished with a 23-14 scoring edge on free throws.
Jazzy Davidson racked up 32 points for USC (17-10, 9-7). Kennedy Smith added 18 points, but the Trojans were hurt by 25 turnovers.
No. 11 Oklahoma 100, No. 21 Tennessee 93
Sahara Williams’ 22 and Aaliyah Chavez’s 21 points led a balanced attack for the Sooners in the SEC victory at Norman, Okla.
Raegan Beers cranked out 18 points and 18 rebounds, Payton Verhulst provided 17 points and Zya Vann had 15 points for Oklahoma (21-6, 9-5 SEC), which was 36-for-46 on free throws.
Talaysia Cooper had 22 points, Jaida Civil 21 and Nya Roberston 18 to pace the Lady Volunteers (16-10, 8-6). Oklahoma outrebounded Tennessee 47-34, with 22 offensive boards.
No. 14 Maryland 99, Purdue 66
Oluchi Okananwa scored 26 points to lead the Terrapins to the easy Big Ten victory at College Park, Md.
Kyndal Walker pumped in 18 points off the bench, Addi Mack added 14 points and Mir McLean, Rainey Welson and Saylor Poffenbarger all had 11 points for Maryland (22-6, 10-6 Big Ten), which shot 12-for-24 from 3-point range.
Kiki Smith had 19 points and Nya Smith added 18 points for Purdue (12-15, 4-12), which had 20 turnovers.
No. 22 North Carolina 78, Pitt 50
Nyla Brooks’ 18 points and Laila Hull’s 17 points carried the Tar Heels in the ACC romp at Chapel Hill, N.C.
North Carolina (23-6, 12-4 ACC) scored 27 points in the first six minutes of the second quarter to build a 39-21 lead. Hull made four 3-pointers in the second quarter. Alina Aarnisalo added 11 points.
Theresa Hagans Jr.’s 19 points and Fatima Diakhate’s 12 points paced Pitt (8-21, 1-15), which shot 3 of 18 on 3-point attempts.
No. 25 Alabama 76, Florida 71
Jessica Timmons poured in 34 points and Ta’Mia Scott had 21 and the Crimson Tide recovered down the stretch for the Southeastern Conference victory at Gainesville, Fla.
Timmons made seven of Alabama’s 12 baskets from 3-point range and Scott had the other five. Karly Weathers distributed nine assists for the Crimson Tide (21-7, 7-7 SEC).
Florida (16-13, 4-10) trailed 38-32 at halftime but surged ahead in the third quarter. Liv McGill rang up 19 points and Jade Weathersby had 13 points for the Gators, who missed 10 of 25 free-throw attempts.
–Field Level Media
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