Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn routs No. 15 Tennessee

Azzi Fudd pumped in 27 points and Sarah Strong scored 26 points and No. 1 UConn pulled away from a halftime tie to beat No. 15 Tennessee 96-66 and remain undefeated Sunday at Hartford, Conn.

UConn (23-0) has won 39 consecutive games since last season’s loss to Tennessee. The Huskies put together a 29-11 third-quarter edge.

Fudd made five 3-pointers and shot 11-for-17 from the field. Strong was 10-for-18 with nine rebounds. Serah Williams tacked on 12 points and Ashlynn Shade and Allie Ziebell both had 10 points.

Janiah Barker’s 16 points, Zee Spearman’s 14 points and Nya Robertson’s 11 points were tops for Tennessee (14-5), which was charged with 20 turnovers.

No. 2 UCLA 88, No. 8 Iowa 65

Angela Dugalic propelled the Bruins to their 15th straight win with a team-high 22 points off the bench against the Hawkeyes in Los Angeles.

Four UCLA starters also reached double-digit scoring metrics, as the Bruins made 37 total field goals compared to Iowa’s 23. Ava Heiden tallied 19 points for the Hawkeyes, along with 13 points and eight rebounds from Hannah Stuelke.

UCLA (21-1, 11-0 Big Ten) won the battle in the paint, recording 56 points in the zone compared to 26 from Iowa (18-4, 9-2).

No. 4 Texas 78, No. 10 Oklahoma 70

Madison Booker recorded 16 points, five assists and five rebounds and lifted the Longhorns to a Red River Rivalry victory over the Sooners in Austin, Texas.

Justice Carlton tallied 16 points as well, paired with three other Longhorns (21-2, 6-2 SEC) in double-digit scoring figures. The Longhorns have now won three straight since falling to two ranked conference opponents in a row, and prepare for rematch with No. 6 LSU, one of its two losses, on Thursday night.

Oklahoma (17-5, 5-4) saw Payton Verhulst tally 18 points, alongside Raegan Beers’ 10-point, 11-rebound double-double. Zya Vann recorded 15 points, and Aaliyah Chavez added 11.

No. 5 Vanderbilt 82, Florida 66

Sophomore guard Mikayla Blakes powered a second-half comeback victory for the Commodores with 30 points, eight assists, five rebounds and four steals in Nashville, Tenn.

The Gators had a nine-point lead at halftime, but a 32-12 third-quarter performance from the Commodores (21-2, 7-2 SEC) allowed them to play on cruise control for the remainder of the matchup. Vanderbilt shot 11 for 13 in that quarter.

Commodores seniors Sacha Washington and Justine Pissott tallied 14 points apiece. For Florida (13-11, 1-8), Me’Arah O’Neal’s 22 points and Liv McGill’s 21 weren’t enough to overcome the Vanderbilt storm.

No. 6 LSU 103, No. 24 Alabama 63

Jada Richard’s 16 points and the Tigers’ 56.1% shooting from the field came in the blowout Southeastern Conference game at Baton Rouge, La.

Mikaylah Williams and ZaKiyah Johnson both notched 15 points and MiLaysia Fulwiley had 10 points for LSU (21-2, 7-2 SEC). The Tigers led 49-29 at halftime and kept pouring it on.

Alabama (19-4, 5-4), which committed 17 turnovers, received 15 points from Jessica Timmons, 14 points from Diana Collins and 10 points from Karly Weathers. The Crimson Tide finished with a 43-28 rebounding deficit.

No. 7 Louisville 71, California 59

Tajianna Roberts tallied 21 points as the Cardinals remained unscathed in the Atlantic Coast Conference by winning at Berkeley, Calif.

Elif Istanbulluoglu had 15 points and seven rebounds and Laura Ziegler added 14 points for Louisville, which clung to a 28-24 halftime lead.

Gisella Maul led the Golden Bears (13-10, 4-6) with 19 points, while Mjracle Sheppard tacked on 13 points and Sakima Walker had 12 points. Cal shot 3-for-17 on 3-pointers.

No. 9 Michigan 94, No. 13 Michigan State 91 (OT)

Mila Holloway provided 26 points and Olivia Olson scored six of her 23 points in overtime as the visiting Wolverines pulled out a key Big Ten Conference result at East Lansing, Mich.

Syla Swords added 15 points and Ashley Sofilkanich had 10 points for Michigan (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten), which overcame 20 turnovers. Swords put Michigan up 81-77 with 58 seconds left in regulation before the Spartans notched the next four points, including Blair’s basket with five seconds remaining, to force overtime.

Kennedy Blair and Jalyn Brown both posted 21 points for Michigan State (19-3, 8-3). Ines Sotelo (15 points), Rashunda Jones (13), Grace VanSlooten (12) and also reached double figures.

No. 11 Ohio State 90, Nebraska 71

Jaloni Cambridge dropped 30 points, six assists and four rebounds en route to the Buckeyes’ win over the Cornhuskers in Columbus, Ohio.

Chance Gray recorded 21 points and Kennedy Cambridge had 12, while Ava Watson and Elsa Lemmila recorded 10 apiece. Ohio State (20-3, 9-2 Big Ten) was able to capitalize off the Cornhuskers’ (16-6, 5-6) mistakes, running away with 33 points off turnovers compared to Nebraska’s 11.

Nebraska’s Amiah Hargrove finished the matchup with 24 points and six rebounds, alongside 12 points from Britt Prince and 11 from Logan Nissley.

No. 21 Texas Tech 62, No. 12 TCU 60

Snudda Collins hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 32 seconds left and finished with 28 points off the bench as the Red Raiders prevailed in the Big 12 Conference game at Lubbock, Texas.

Sidney Love had 10 points for Texas Tech (21-3, 8-3 Big 12), which went 13-for-17 on free throws for a big edge at the foul line.

Marta Suarez and Olivia Miles both had 15 points for TCU (20-3, 8-2), which was 5-for-18 on 3-point attempts and 3-for-5 on free throws. Donovyn Hunter had tied the game at 55-55 with a 3-pointer for the Horned Frogs with just under a minute to play.

No. 22 West Virginia 70, No. 14 Baylor 60

Kierra Wheeler and Jordan Harrison both scored 18 points for the Mountaineers in the Big 12 Conference at Morgantown, W.Va.

West Virginia (18-5, 8-3 Big 12) also received 14 points from Gia Cooke and 10 points from Sydney Shaw to help the team overcome a 14-6 deficit in bench scoring.

Taliah Scott posted 18 points and Bella Fontleroy had 14 points for Baylor (19-4, 8-2), which shot 29.8% from the field and committed 30 turnovers.

No. 18 Kentucky 93, Arkansas 73

Clara Strack poured in 33 points while grabbing 15 rebounds and the Wildcats used a 59-point second half to pull away in the Southeastern Conference game at Fayetteville, Ark.

Kentucky (18-5, 5-4 SEC), which led 34-28 at halftime, also received 16 points from Amelia Hassett, 15 points and 10 rebounds from Teonni Key and 14 points and eight assists from Tonie Morgan. The Wildcats shot 48.5%.

Emily Robinson’s 20 points, Taleyah Jones’ 19 points and Bonnie Deas’ 18 points led Arkansas (11-12, 0-8). Even with Ashlynn Chlarson’s 10 rebounds, the Razorbacks couldn’t overcome Kentucky’s 51-24 edge on the boards.

No. 20 Duke 80, Wake Forest 44

Riley Nelson had 16 points to lead the host Blue Devils as they ran their winning streak to 13 games with the result against an in-state opponent at Durham, N.C.

Toby Fournier (14 points, 11 rebounds), Arianna Roberson (12 points, 11 rebounds) and Delaney Thomas (11 points, eight rebounds, eight steals) also compiled strong numbers for Duke (16-6, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which owns its longest winning streak since the 2012-13 season. The Blue Devils scored the first eight points of the game and then held a 22-2 scoring edge in the second quarter for a 44-10 halftime advantage.

Milan Brown’s 13-point, 17-rebound effort helped Wake Forest (12-11, 2-9), which shot 30.4% from the field and committed 31 turnovers.

Illinois 75, No. 25 Washington 66

Freshman forward Cearah Parchment recorded a 23-point, 10 rebound double-double alongside 22 points from Berry Wallace to lift the Fighting Illini to an upset over the Huskies in Seattle.

Maddie Webber added 13 points for the Illini (16-6, 6-5 Big Ten), as she saw 26 minutes off the bench. Illinois won the battle on the boards 33-24, coming away with nine more offensive rebounds, leading to 20 more second-chance points.

Avery Howell and Sayvia Sellers each tallied 17 points for the Huskies (17-5, 7-4), and freshman forward Brynn McGaughy added 12 off the bench.

–Field Level Media