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  • Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn pulls ahead in second quarter, beats Seton Hall

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    Sarah Strong scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 1 UConn broke open a close game in the second quarter on its way to a 92-52 victory against Seton Hall on Saturday in South Orange, N.J.

    Blanca Quinonez added 16 points, Azzi Fudd scored 14 and Allie Ziebell had 11 for the Huskies (21-0, 11-0 Big East).

    Mariana Valenzuela had 18 points and eight rebounds and Savannah Catalon scored 13 to lead the Pirates (14-6, 8-3), who had won four in a row.

    Seton Hall scored the first six points of the game, but KK Arnold made a 3-pointer to break a 15-all tie as part of a 12-2 run that gave UConn a 25-17 lead at the end of the first quarter. Fudd made a 3-pointer to start the second-quarter scoring and four UConn players scored during a 13-3 run that produced a 43-24 lead. The Huskies pushed the lead to 50-28 at halftime.

    No. 8 Louisville 85, Boston College 56

    Mackenly Randolph scored 13 points and the first-place Cardinals (19-3, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) never trailed while dominating the last-place Eagles (4-18, 0-9) in Louisville, Ky.

    Skylar Jones and Tajianna Roberts added 11 points each for Louisville, which scored the first 10 points of the game, led 44-21 at halftime and 71-34 after three quarters on its way to its 12th consecutive victory.

    Amirah Anderson scored 16 and Jocelyne Grier added 13 to lead Boston College, which lost its 14th consecutive game.

    No. 9 TCU 67, UCF 50

    Olivia Miles scored 17 points as the Horned Frogs (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) beat the Knights in Orlando, Fla., to move into a tie with Baylor for the conference lead.

    Donovyn Hunter added 12 points and Taylor Bigby scored 11 for TCU, which raced to a 36-17 halftime lead.

    Mahogany Chandler-Roberts scored 17 and Khyala Ngodu added 10 for UCF (10-10, 2-7).

    Georgia 72, No. 11 Kentucky 67

    Mia Woolfolk had a double-double and the Bulldogs handed the Wildcats their third consecutive loss overall in Lexington, Ky.

    Woolfolk finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds, Rylie Theuerkauf and Dani Carnegie scored 19 each and Trinity Turner added 14 for Georgia (18-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference).

    Asia Boone scored 15 points, Amelia Hassett scored 15 before fouling out, Jordan Obi had 12 points and nine rebounds before fouling out and Tonie Morgan had 10 points and 12 assists for Kentucky (17-5, 4-4).

    No. 19 Texas Tech 77, Utah 49

    Fifth-year senior Snudda Collins scored a career-high 28 points off the bench as the Red Raiders (20-2, 7-2) never trailed during their Big 12 victory over the Utes (14-6, 5-3) in Salt Lake City.

    Collins recorded 20 points in the first half while hitting all four of her 3-point tries. She finished 6 of 7 beyond the arc. Bailey Maupin added 15 points and Jada Malone contributed 11 as Texas Tech led by as many as 35 points.

    Reese Ross paced Utah with 13 points and nine rebounds. Lani White added 10 points as the Utes shot just 32.7% from the field while getting outrebounded 34-25.

    No. 20 Princeton 58, Brown 49

    Fadima Tall had 12 points and eight rebounds and the Tigers held off the host Bears in Providence, R.I., to hold on to sole possession of first place in the Ivy League.

    Sky Belker scored 11 points and Toby Nweke added 10 for Princeton (17-1, 5-0), which won its 15th consecutive game.

    Grace Arnolie scored 14 points and Alyssa Moreland had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Brown (11-6, 3-2), which lost its second straight after a five-game winning streak.

    No. 21 Duke 95, Pitt 41

    Toby Fournier scored 19 points, Arianna Roberson and Riley Nelson had double-doubles and the Blue Devils (14-6, 9-0) routed the host Panthers for their 11th straight victory and stayed tied with Louisville atop the ACC.

    Roberson finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds, Nelson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Delaney Thomas scored 16 and Taina Mair added 12 for Duke, which outscored Pitt 22-8 in the first quarter and 29-8 in the second quarter for a 51-16 halftime lead.

    Mikayla Johnson scored 15 to lead the Panthers (8-14, 1-8), who lost their fifth straight game.

    No. 22 West Virginia 91, BYU 77

    The Mountaineers scored 29 points off 25 turnovers for the host Cougars en route to winning a Big 12 Conference contest in Provo, Utah.

    West Virginia (17-4, 7-2 Big 12) also dominated points in the pain (50-20). Sydney Woodley made six of seven shots — missing her lone 3-point attempt — in scoring a team-high 23 points along with four steals. Carter McCray collected 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, Gia Cooke poured in 21 points and Jordan Harrison added 13 points and four steals.

    Delaney Gibb led BYU (15-5, 4-4) with a game-high 28 points but also committed a game-high eight turnovers. Olivia Hamlin contributed 13 points as a reserve, and starter Marya Hudgins added 10.

    No. 24 Nebraska 81, Illinois 75

    Britt Prince had 20 points to lead four double-figure scorers, and the Cornhuskers (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten) held off the Illini (15-5, 5-4) in Lincoln, Neb., to end a three-game losing streak.

    Jessica Petrie and Logan Nissley each tallied 15 points and reserve Petra Bozan added 11 for Nebraska, which led by as many as 19 points.

    Cearah Parchment had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Berry Wallace scored 22, Destiny Jackson had 13 and Maddie Webber added 11 to lead Illinois.

    –Field Level Media

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  • Women’s Top 25 roundup: BYU blows past No. 19 Texas Tech

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    Olivia Hamlin tallied 20 points off the bench on 9-of-15 shooting to lead BYU to a 73-61 upset of No. 19 Texas Tech on Wednesday evening in Provo, Utah.

    After the Red Raiders opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, the Cougars (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) scored the next seven points, led 25-16 after one quarter and never trailed the rest of the way. Delaney Gibb scored 18 and Lara Rohkohl added 15 and eight boards for BYU, which shot 47.3% from the floor and 44.4% from outside the arc.

    Texas Tech (19-2, 6-2) has lost two straight games since its 19-0 start. Snudda Collins (17 points) and Bailey Maupin (11) were the only two Red Raiders in double figures as the team shot 33.3% from the floor.

    The Red Raiders had 21 turnovers which the Cougars turned into 24 points and were nearly doubled up in paint points (36-20).

    No. 3 UCLA 96, Purdue 48

    Gabriela Jaquez (25 points) led five players in double figures as the Bruins doubled up the Boilermakers in Los Angeles.

    Lauren Betts added 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kiki Rice had 15 points and 10 rebounds for UCLA (18-1, 8-0 Big Ten), which ran its winning streak to 12. The Bruins made 53.7% of their shots, 13 of 22 3-pointers (59.1%), racked up 16 steals and forced 23 turnovers (32 points off).

    Nya Smith led Purdue (10-9, 2-6) with 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting while Avery Gordon added 13 off the bench. The Boilermakers were outscored in all four quarters and by 12-plus points in three of those.

    No. 14 Baylor 73, UCF 48

    The Bears’ Taliah Scott posted 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting in a comfortable victory over the Knights in Waco, Texas.

    Baylor (18-3, 7-1 Big 12) sprinted out to a 14-4 lead early on, then gradually added to its advantage before attaining its largest lead of the game, 25 points, with the game’s final score.

    Darianna Littlepage-Buggs chipped in with 13 points and 18 rebounds. UCF (10-9, 2-6), paced by Khyala Ngodu’s 11 points and 12 rebounds and Kristol Ayson’s 10 points off the bench, shot just 30% for the game.

    No. 22 West Virginia 53, Arizona State 43

    Kierra Wheeler’s 16 points helped the Mountaineers survive a game of wild swings in a Big 12 win over the Sun Devils in Morgantown, W. Va.

    West Virginia (16-4, 6-2) built a 10-point advantage in the first half, then fell behind 37-29 with a little more than a minute left in the third quarter. The Mountaineers chipped that deficit down to three by the end of the period, then outscored Arizona State 19-6 the rest of the way.

    Sydney Shaw added 11 points and Gia Cooke had 10 for West Virginia. The Sun Devils (17-3, 4-3) were paced by 15 points apiece from McKinna Brackens and Gabby Elliott.

    Wisconsin 63, No. 24 Nebraska 60

    Gift Uchenna scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Badgers upset the Cornhuskers in Madison, Wis.

    The Badgers (13-7, 5-4 Big Ten) built a 17-15 lead after one quarter before pressing their advantage to 38-25 at the half. A strong second-half push from the Cornhuskers came up short. Nebraska was powered by Amiah Hargrove’s 15 points, Eliza Maupin’s 13 points and 13 rebounds and Britt Prince’s 11 points.

    Nebraska (14-5, 3-5) carried a two-point lead into the fourth quarter, and from there the teams went back and forth. The Cornhuskers held a 60-57 lead with 2:12 to play before Kyrah Daniels, who scored 19 points, hit a tying 3-pointer. Daniels then collected an offensive rebound and absorbed a foul, after which she hit a free throw to regain the lead. After a Nebraska turnover, Uchenna provided the final margin with her layup.

    No. 25 Washington 81, Penn State 65

    Sayvia Sellers scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Huskies to a win over the Nittany Lions in Seattle.

    Avery Howell paired 13 points with 12 boards for her fourth double-double of the season for Washington (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten), which has won three straight games since a two-game skid. The Huskies led by 10 after one quarter before trailing early in the third quarter, requiring an extended 16-5 run to extend its advantage back to 11 late in the stanza.

    Gracie Merkle tallied 19 points for Penn State (7-13, 0-9), which has lost nine straight and 12 of 13 since a 6-1 start. The Nittany Lions forced 14 turnovers while committing eight but were outrebounded 49-29.

    –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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