Olivia Olson scored a career-high 31 points and hit the game-winning jumper as No. 8 Michigan edged No. 13 Ohio State 88-86 in overtime in a Big Ten classic in Columbus, Ohio.
Olson also had nine rebounds while Syla Swords added 22 points for the Wolverines (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten), who moved ahead of Iowa for second place in the conference behind UCLA.
Swords’ 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in regulation seemed to decide it, but a foul by Brooke Daniels with no time left saved the Buckeyes. Jaloni Cambridge (22 points) sank three straight free throws to force the extra session.
Ohio State (23-6, 12-5) then forged an eight-point lead with 1:40 left in overtime before the Wolverines came all the way back. Macy Brown scored eight straight for Michigan, including two triples, to tie it 86-all with 15 seconds remaining and set up Olson’s game-winner.
No. 11 TCU 83, Cincinnati 70
Marta Suarez exploded for a career-best 32 points and added nine rebounds and four steals as the Big 12-leading Horned Frogs controlled the host Bearcats.
With her team trailing 29-23 at half, Suarez went to work, scoring 15 in the third quarter and 11 in the fourth as TCU (26-4, 14-3) outscored Cincinnati 60-41 over that stretch. Donovyn Hunter added 16, Olivia Miles had 15 and Kennedy Basham grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
Mya Perry scored 27 points and Caliyah DeVillasee added 20 for Cincinnati (11-18, 6-11).
No. 14 Maryland 79, Northwestern 57
Oluchi Okananwa scored 25 points and the Terrapins never trailed in a comfortable Big Ten win over the Wildcats in College Park, Md.
Maryland (23-6, 11-6) forced 21 turnovers, turning those into 24 points in a game played primarily in the paint. The Terrapins outscored their opponent 54-38 down low.
Northwestern (8-20, 2-15) had a lone double-digit scorer, Grace Sullivan, who had 23. Maryland countered with Okananwa, Yarden Garzon (11), Addi Mack (10) and Kyndal Walker (10).
No. 17 West Virginia 74, UCF 62
A dominant 31-9 third quarter propelled the Mountaineers past the Knights in Orlando, Fla.
West Virginia (23-6, 13-4) shot 13 of 17 from the field in the third period, including a perfect 3 of 3 from 3-point range, in seizing a 56-36 advantage going into the fourth.
Gia Cooke led the Mountaineers with 19 points. Jordan Harrison added 16. UCF (10-18, 2-15) was paced by Khyala Ngodu’s 21 points and Kristol Ayson’s 12.
Kansas 68, No. 20 Texas Tech 59
S’Mya Nichols notched 19 points by going 15 of 17 at the free-throw line, and the Jayhawks upset the Lady Raiders in Lawrence, Kan.
The teams were tied with 3:29 to play, before Kansas (18-11, 8-9) outscored Texas Tech 12-3 down the stretch. Reserve Laia Conesa topped things off with the final five points on a 3-pointer and two made free throws.
Texas Tech (24-6, 11-6) was outscored 24-5 at the charity stripe. Sarengbe Sanogo was the team’s top scorer with 16 points.
–Field Level Media
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