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    Tuesday, May 28, 2024

    NCAA women's basketball roundup

    Baylor's Imani Wright (20) and her teammates start to celebrate as the final seconds run off the clock for a 70-68 win over Texas on Sunday at Austin, Texas.

    No. 3 Baylor 70, No. 20 Texas 68

    Nina Davis' shooting put Baylor in position to beat Texas on Sunday. Her defense sealed the victory.

    Davis scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half and blocked a shot by Brooke McCarty in the lane with one second remaining as the Texas guard moved toward the basket, giving Baylor its 21st win in a row.

    Davis grabbed an offensive rebound and made a put-back with 3:55 remaining to give Baylor (22-1 11-0 Big 12), a nine-point lead.

    But No. 20 Texas (15-7, 4-7) closed in on the Lady Bears with a 3-pointer by McCarty, a layup by Kelsey Lang, and a 3-pointer by Brady Sanders, the latter cutting the deficit to four with 1:19 remaining.

    Then Baylor's Niya Johnson turned the ball over, leading to a short bank shot by Texas' Brianna Taylor that left Baylor leading by two points with 51 seconds left.

    After Johnson missed a driving shot, Davis made the block that preserved the victory.

    No. 4 Notre Dame 89, Boston College 56

    Michaela Mabrey hit six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 20 points, and Notre Dame beat Boston College for its ninth straight win.

    Jewell Loyd added 13 points , Kathryn Westbeld scored 12 points, and Madison Cable had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Fighting Irish (23-2, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

    It was the 850th all-time victory for Notre Dame, making it the 26th Division I program to reach that mark.

    Emilee Daley scored a career-best 18 points and Katie Quandt had 10 for Boston College (10-13, 2-8). The Eagles were without second-leading scorer Nicole Boudreau, who was suspended for the game for violating team rules. The guard averages 12.2 points.

    No. 5 Maryland 59, No. 19 Nebraska 47

    Lexie Brown scored 14 points to help Maryland extend its winning streak to 15 games with a victory over Nebraska.

    Brionna Jones had 12 points and 9 rebounds for the Terrapins, who are riding their longest winning streak since going 16-0 to start the 2011 season. Malina Howard also finished with 12 points for Maryland (21-2, 12-0 Big Ten).

    Nebraska (17-6, 7-5) was playing without junior guard and leading scorer Rachel Theriot, who missed her second straight game with an ankle injury. Theriot, a first-team All-Big Ten pick last season, is averaging 16.5 points per game.

    No. 6 Tennessee 64, Florida 56

    Isabelle Harrison scored 17 points and Jordan Reynolds added 13 to lift Tennessee to a win over Florida.

    Tennessee (20-3, 10-0 Southeastern Conference) jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first seven minutes - with all of the Lady Vols' points coming from Harrison - before Florida (11-12, 3-7) clawed its way back, making nine of its final 17 first-half shots and 6-of-8 free throw attempts to take a 30-28 lead into intermission.

    No. 7 Oregon State 61, Washington State 56

    Sydney Wiese scored 16 points and Oregon State rallied to beat Washington State.

    Jamie Weisner added 14 points and Deven Hunter 12 for Oregon State (21-2, 11-1 Pac-12), which was coming off a loss at Washington.

    The Beavers trailed 21-5 early on before rallying to within one at the half. Washington State kept the slight advantage until Wiese hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game that gave Oregon State its first lead at 40-39 with 11:50 left.

    No. 8 Louisville 48, Pittsburgh 35

    Sara Hammond scored 11 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Louisville beat Pittsburgh.

    Leading 34-32, Louisville held Pitt to one field goal and just three points in the final 7:26. It was a defensive struggle throughout as both teams converted less than 32 percent of their shots.

    Shawnta' Dyer added 11 points and eight rebounds off the bench as Louisville (20-3, 8-2) rebounded from Monday's loss at No. 15 Duke.

    No. 9 Florida State 80, Miami 60

    Center Adut Bulgak had 19 points and 17 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season, and Florida State beat Miami for its ninth straight win.

    Maegan Conwright added 13 points, and Shakayla Thomas and Leticia Romero each scored 12 for the Seminoles (22-2, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

    California 50, No. 10 Arizona St. 49

    Penina Davidson hit a layup, her only points of the day, at the buzzer to lift California past Arizona State.

    Katie Hempen hit a 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left to put the Sun Devils ahead after they had rallied from a 14-point second half deficit.

    Mikayla Cowling scored 16 points to lead the Bears, who won their seventh straight win since losing to the Sun Devils in Berkeley on Jan. 16.

    No. 11 Kentucky 82, Vanderbilt 68

    Linnae Harper tied a career high with 22 points, Makayla Epps scored 18 and Kentucky beat Vanderbilt.

    Kentucky (18-5, 7-3 SEC) had an 8-3 run to lead 76-63 with 1:10 left and twice extended to its largest lead of 16 points on consecutive trips to the foul line in the final 34 seconds.

    The Wildcats used a 6-1 run to take control midway through the second half, stretching a three-point lead to 60-52 with nine minutes left. Vanderbilt (13-11, 4-7) got no closer than 62-56 to drop its eighth straight to Kentucky.

    Arizona 60, No. 12 Stanford 57

    Candice Warthen scored seven points during Arizona's 10-0 run to close the game, and finished with 19, as the Wildcats beat Stanford to end its 25-game losing streak against the Cardinal.

    Stanford, which lost at Arizona State on Friday, lost back-to-back Pac-12 Conference games for the first time since getting swept on its Los Angeles trip in January of 2008 and now have three conference losses for the first time since 2005-06.

    No. 13 North Carolina 74, Virginia Tech 52

    Brittany Rountree scored 15 points to lead five players in double figures as North Carolina rolled to a victory over Virginia Tech.

    North Carolina (19-5, 6-4 ACC) bounced back after losing at No. 25 Syracuse, 61-56 on Thursday night. The Tar Heels led 36-33 at the break, opened the second half on a 20-6 run and cruised from there, forcing 27 Virginia Tech turnovers overall.

    No. 17 Mississippi St. 63, No. 14 Texas A&M 61

    Martha Alwal had 16 points and 10 rebounds Sunday, and Mississippi State scored the last six points of overtime to beat Texas A&M for its first-ever win over the Aggies.

    Mississippi State (23-3, 8-3 SEC) took its first lead of overtime at 62-61 on Victoria Vivians' 3-pointer with 52 seconds left.

    No. 15 Duke 89, Clemson 60

    Elizabeth Williams had 21 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists as Duke cruised past Clemson for its fifth straight win.

    It was Williams' seventh double-double of the season and 26th of her career. She was one assist shy of her second career triple-double.

    No. 21 Rutgers 57, Michigan 50

    Betnijah Laney scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out seven assists as Rutgers held on to beat Michigan for its sixth straight victory.

    Rutgers (18-5, 9-3 Big Ten) travels to conference leader, No. 5 Maryland, on Tuesday night. Kahleah Copper added 16 points for Rutgers. Tyler Scaife, the Scarlet Knights leading scorer, was held to just six points on 3-of-11 shooting.

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