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  • Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Michigan downs No. 13 Ohio State in OT

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    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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  • Desmond Bane, Magic send Pacers to 12th straight loss

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    Powered by a monstrous second quarter and 31 points from Desmond Bane, the Orlando Magic handed the visiting Indiana Pacers a record-tying 12th straight loss with a 135-127 win on Sunday afternoon.

    Indiana matched three previous 12-game losing streaks in franchise annals – the last one during the 1988-89 season. The Pacers can break the dubious record on Tuesday when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers.

    Paolo Banchero scored 28 points and Anthony Black added 27 for the Magic, who have alternated wins and losses in their last 10 games. Orlando hit 26 of 34 free-throw attempts while Indiana converted 16 of 21.

    Pascal Siakam posted a game-high 34 points for the Pacers and Aaron Nesmith had 25.

    Orlando trailed 41-29 one minute into the second quarter before all the momentum turned the Magic’s way. Bane kickstarted a 17-0 Orlando run with an elbow jumper and two free throws. Tyus Jones hit a 3-pointer to put the Magic ahead 43-41 and Bane closed the run with a 34-foot 3-pointer.

    Orlando, which outscored Indiana 41-22 in the second, pushed the lead to as much as 13 and led 69-58 at halftime.

    Indiana made its first nine shots in the second half — most of them layups — and pulled within 95-92 on Siakam’s 3-pointer with 3:59 left in the third. Siakam scored 20 points in the quarter, but Orlando got a late 3-point play from Bane and led 107-100 after three.

    The Pacers reclaimed a brief 116-115 lead on a pair of Nembhard free throws with 7:29 left, but Orlando answered with a 9-0 run that included threes by Banchero and Black.

    Indiana closed to 130-127, but Tristan Da Silva hit a three from the wing with 1:10 left to seal it. Indiana missed 3-point tries on its last three possessions.

    The first quarter was all Pacers. Indiana got good production from Nesmith, who had a pair of threes in the first four minutes, to take a 13-5 lead.

    Jay Huff flung a reverse layup with both hands with 1.5 seconds left in the first quarter and got a lucky bounce as Indiana led 36-28 after one.

    Indiana coach Rick Carlisle remains at 999 NBA victories in his career. The Pacers used their 20th different starting lineup Sunday, the most of any NBA team.

    –Field Level Media

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  • Desmond Bane, Magic overcome Cade Cunningham to drop Pistons

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    Desmond Bane poured in 37 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic edged the Detroit Pistons 112-109 on Friday to advance to the knockout round of the NBA Cup.

    Orlando finished 4-0 in the East Group B of the event and won for the fifth time in their last six games. The Pistons lost for the second time in a row following their 13-game winning streak.

    Franz Wagner had 21 points and seven rebounds while Anthony Black tossed in 16 points off the bench. Jalen Suggs added 14 points with four steals.

    Cade Cunningham carried the Pistons with 39 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists but also committed eight of Detroit’s 24 turnovers. Tobias Harris had 18 points while Jalen Duren supplied 16 points with 12 rebounds.

    Bane carried the Magic back from an early 13-point deficit, scoring 21 first-half points as Orlando took a 59-58 lead into intermission. Black had 12 points at the break.

    The game remained tight throughout the third quarter. The Magic finished the quarter on a 15-7 run to carry an 89-84 lead into the fourth.

    Bane reached the 30-point mark when Cunningham was called for a technical in the final minute of the quarter. Cunningham reached the 30-point mark on two free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining in the quarter.

    Black opened the fourth with a midrange jumper and Bane made a layup to stretch Orlando’s lead to nine points. Bane soon made two free throws to push the lead to 10.

    Down 100-90, the Pistons reeled off 10 straight points, capped by a Cunningham 3-pointer with 4:10 to play. A Cunningham basket with 2:48 left gave Detroit a 106-105 lead but Bane’s three-point play with 2:11 left put Orlando back on top.

    Clinging to a 110-109 lead, Orlando grabbed three offensive rebounds that forced Javonte Green to foul Suggs with 6.3 seconds left. Suggs made both free throws.

    Cunningham was fouled with 4.7 seconds left but missed the first free throw and then intentionally missed the second. The Pistons got the rebound but Duncan Robinson’s last-ditch 3-point try was blocked by Black.

    –Field Level Media

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  • Trae Young, Hawks rally in fourth quarter to down Magic

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    Trae Young drained a pair of go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left on Friday, helping the visiting Atlanta Hawks rally for a 111-107 victory over the Orlando Magic.

    Young had 25 points and six assists for Atlanta, which trailed by as many as 14 points before outscoring Orlando 33-21 in the fourth quarter. Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 19 points, while Onyeka Okongwu chipped in 17 for the Hawks, who won despite shooting 27.6% (8-for-29) on 3-pointers. Mouhamed Gueye scored 13 points and Jalen Johnson totaled 12 in the comeback win.

    Franz Wagner led Orlando with 27 points, followed by Tristan da Silva’s and Desmond Bane’s 15 points apiece. Jalen Suggs and Paolo Banchero each chipped in 11 points, while Wendell Carter Jr. scored 10 for the Magic.

    After Young’s foul shots broke a 107-107 tie, Banchero missed a 3-pointer, which was rebounded by Gueye. Young then drilled two more free throws with a second left to seal the win.

    Trailing by 10 at halftime, Atlanta cut its deficit to four with 1:01 left in third following a 7-0 spurt. Gueye hit a 3-pointer and a mid-range jumper followed by Young’s layup, cutting the Hawks’ deficit to 82-78.

    The Magic finished the quarter with four straight points, taking an eight-point edge into the fourth.

    Wagner’s layup pushed the Orlando lead to 12 with 9:13 remaining in the fourth. Atlanta answered with a 12-0 run — including rookie Asa Newell’s 3-pointer and game-tying dunk — to knot the score at 93 and force a Magic timeout with 6:33 left.

    The Hawks’ run was pushed to 15 straight, as Young’s triple gave the Hawks their first lead since the beginning of the second quarter.

    Okongwu’s personal 5-0 run gave the Hawks a 103-98 lead with 3:20 left. Orlando tied the game at 105 with Carter’s three free throws and Banchero’s dunk. Young’s floater with 46 seconds left was followed by Suggs’ layup eight seconds later.

    Orlando took a 51-37 lead on Bane’s transition 3-pointer with 4:31 left in the second quarter. It wasn’t until the 3:47 mark of the quarter that the Hawks made their second triple, as Alexander-Walker sank a 3-pointer to cut the deficit 11.

    Young’s reverse layup trimmed Orlando’s lead to eight, before Wagner made a putback to give the Magic a 61-51 halftime lead.

    –Field Level Media

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  • Mercury oust top-seeded Lynx, advance to WNBA Finals

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    Alyssa Thomas had 23 points and 10 assists, Satou Sabally scored 21 points and the host Phoenix Mercury advanced to the WNBA Finals with an 86-81 comeback victory over the game but crippled Minnesota Lynx in Game 4 of their semifinal series Sunday night.

    DeWanna Bonner had 11 of her 13 points and all three of her 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, when the Mercury outscored the Lynx 31-13 to overcome a 68-55 deficit and advance to the finals for the first time since falling to the Chicago Sky in 2021.

    The Lynx played without star center Napheesa Collier, who suffered a left ankle injury in the final seconds of the Mercury’s 84-76 victory in Game 3 on Friday and watched the game from the bench in a walking boot.

    Minnesota’s Kayla McBride had 14 of her playoff career-high 31 points when the Lynx took the upper hand in the third quarter but could not hold on. Courtney Williams had 20 points and Jessica Shepard had career playoff-high 14 points while starting for Collier.

    The finals are to begin Friday, with the first two games at the site of the higher seed. The fourth-seeded Mercury knocked off the top-seeded Lynx in their best-of-five series. The second-seeded Las Vegas Aces and the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever meet in Game 5 of their series Tuesday.

    The WNBA Finals will be a best-of-seven for the first time in league history. Phoenix last won a championship in 2014.

    The Mercury scored 19 of the first 21 points in the fourth period, and the second of Bonner’s two 3-pointers gave them a 72-70 lead with 3:39 remaining.

    McBride and Bonner traded 3-pointers as the Mercury stayed ahead 77-73. McBride’s sixth three made it 77-76 with 1:04 remaining but Bonner followed with two free throws for a 79-76 lead with 42 seconds left.

    After a McBride miss, Thomas made a driving layup for an 81-76 lead with 27 seconds left. The Lynx later got within three on Natasha Hiedeman’s 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds remaining before Kahleah Copper closed the scoring with two free throws.

    Associate head coach Eric Thibault coached the Lynx while head coach Cheryl Reeve served a one-game suspension for her conduct and comments toward the officials during and after Game 3.

    Thomas was two rebounds short of her second playoff triple-double.

    The Mercury had outscored 21-9 in the fourth quarter of the Game 3.

    The Mercury trailed by 14 in the first quarter, drew even at 38 at halftime and did not lead until Copper’s 3-pointer on their first possession of the second half.

    The Lynx put together another spurt including two threes from McBride for 55-45 lead midway through the third.

    Sabally had 24, 23 and 21 points in the final three games of the series, all Mercury wins.

    –Field Level Media

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