Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 13 NC State downs No. 1 Notre Dame in 2OT

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Zoe Brooks poured in a career-high 33 points and Aziaha James scored 20 points as No. 13 North Carolina State defeated No. 1 Notre Dame 104-95 in double overtime in a classic back-and-forth battle Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.

The Wolfpack scored the first 10 points of the second overtime until Notre Dame broke the drought with just 27 seconds left.

Tilda Trygger had 19 points, Saniya Rivers racked up 14 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and Madison Hayes finished with 13 points for NC State (22-5, 14-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which went 12-for-12 on foul shots in the final three minutes of regulation and was 24-for-26 from the line for the game. Brooks was 14-for-14 and added 10 boards.

Hannah Hidalgo’s 26 points, Sonia Citron’s 23 and Olivia Miles’ 22 led Notre Dame (24-3, 15-1). Liatu King added 16 points and 14 rebounds. Citron’s 3-pointer to beat the fourth-quarter buzzer extended the game.

In regulation, Citron scored off a turnover to put the Irish up 75-74 before two Brooks free throws at the 1:28 mark. Hidalgo made two foul shots 13 seconds later.

Hayes scored on a go-ahead drive with 53 seconds left and Brooks added two free throws. Miles’ basket closed the gap to 80-79. Brooks repeated with two more free throws before King got a bucket. Then Hayes sank two free throws with four seconds left before Citron’s triple sent the game to overtime.

The score was tied at 62, 64, 66 and 68 before eight lead changes in the final 3:01 of regulation. There were 19 lead changes prior to overtime. The margin was never more than two points in the first extra session, which ended on Miles’ missed 3-pointer.

No. 3 UCLA 67, Iowa 65

Lauren Betts pumped in 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Elina Aarnisolo broke a tie by making two free throws with three seconds left in the Bruins’ comeback victory over the Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Iowa.

Addison O’Grady’s potential winning 3-pointer at the end was off the mark for Iowa.

Kiki Rice added 12 points for the Bruins (26-1, 14-1 Big Ten). Lucy Olsen’s 17 points led Iowa (18-9, 8-8), which led 36-29 at halftime and as many as 12 before UCLA rallied. Hannah Stuelke had 11 points.

No. 6 South Carolina 82, Vanderbilt 54

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a season-high 24 points and Joyce Edwards led a third-quarter charge as the Gamecocks put away the Commodores in the Southeastern Conference contest in Nashville, Tenn.

Edwards scored 11 of her 17 points in the third as South Carolina (25-3, 13-1 SEC) remained atop the conference standings, one-half game ahead of Texas. Edwards added 12 rebounds, 10 on the offensive glass, to go with three assists, three steals and two blocks. Te-Hina Paopao chipped in 13 points, four assists and three steals.

Star freshman Mikayla Blakes had 19 points and seven rebounds for Vanderbilt (19-9, 6-8), which has lost five of its last six games. Khamil Pierre contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 8 Ohio State 98, Purdue 46

Chance Gray’s 21 points and Jaloni Cambridge’s 20 points were part of the blowout in Columbus, Ohio, where the Buckeyes shot 52.4 percent from the field and drained 14 of 27 3-point attempts.

Cotie McMahon had 16 points, Ajae Petty notched 12 points and 14 rebounds and Kennedy Cambridge added 10 points for Ohio State (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten). Gray made five 3s.

Rashunda Jones scored 11 points for Purdue (9-18, 2-14), which shot 32.1 percent from the field. The Boilermakers were held to 20 second-half points.

No. 9 North Carolina 79, Louisville 75

Trayanna Crisp’s jumper with 35 seconds left broke a tie and the visiting Tar Heels completed the comeback over the Cardinals for their seventh victory in a row.

Lanie Grant and Crisp both finished with 19 points and Reniya Kelly, who added two late free throws, had 16 points for North Carolina (25-4, 13-3 ACC). Lexi Donarski added 13 points.

Louisville (19-8, 12-4), which three days earlier posted an upset at Duke, was up 35-29 at halftime and held a 55-50 edge going to the fourth quarter. Jayda Curry’s 18 points and reserve Merissah Russell’s 13 points led six Cardinals in double figures.

No. 10 TCU 71, No. 17 West Virginia 50

Hailey Van Lith poured in 26 points and Sedona Prince added 20 to propel the Horned Frogs over the Mountaineers in Fort Worth, Texas.

TCU (26-3, 14-2 Big 12), which controlled the boards 42-27, took early control on the way to a 39-20 halftime lead. Van Lith had 14 points by the break.

JJ Quinerly had 13 points and Jordan Harrison provided 11 for West Virginia (21-6, 11-5), which shot just 30.5 percent from the floor. That included 3-for-18 shooting on 3s.

No. 11 Duke 80, Syracuse 49

Freshman Toby Fournier scored 22 points off the bench as the Blue Devils cruised in Durham, N.C.

Reserve Oluchi Okananwa posted 13 points, Delaney Thomas had 12 and Reigan Richardson supplied 11 for Duke (21-7, 12-4), which rolled to a 41-19 halftime lead.

Georgia Woolley’s 14 points and Sophie Burrows’ 13 points paced Syracuse (10-17, 4-12), which shot 29 percent from the field.

No. 15 Tennessee 86, Florida 78

Talaysia Cooper’s 18 points and Zee Spearman’s 16 carried the Lady Volunteers, who had a strong second half to beat the Gators in Gainesville, Fla.

Samara Spencer added 11 points and Jewel Spear and Ruby Whitehorn each had 10 points for Tennessee (21-6, 8-6 SEC). Tennessee trailed 37-28 at halftime, but less than three minutes into the second half, the Vols drew within 43-42 and then surged to a 56-49 edge as part of a 37-point third quarter.

Ra Shaya Kyle scored 19 points and Liv McGill and Laila Reynolds both notched 17 points for the Gators (14-14, 5-9), who couldn’t overcome 2-for-17 shooting on 3-pointers. Jeriah Warren had 11 points.

No. 16 Oklahoma 94, Arkansas 54

Raegan Beers poured in 30 points to match her career high and grabbed seven rebounds as the Sooners blew out the Razorbacks in the Southeastern Conference mismatch in Fayetteville, Ark.

Sahara Williams paired 15 points with six rebounds, and Payton Verhulst and Skylar Vann added 12 points apiece for Oklahoma (21-6, 9-5 SEC), which has won five straight games. Vann chipped in six rebounds and five assists, and Verhulst had three steals.

Izzy Higginbottom led Arkansas (9-20, 2-12) with 22 points and eight rebounds, but she was just 8 of 21 from the floor. The Razorbacks have lost six in a row and 10 of their last 11.

No. 22 Michigan State 73, Indiana 65

Grace VanSlooten posted 17 points and Theryn Hallock and Jocelyn Tate both provided 16 points for the Spartans in a win over the Hoosiers in East Lansing, Mich.

Michigan State (20-7, 10-6 Big Ten), which grinded to a 32-24 halftime lead, won despite going 5-for-25 on 3-pointers.

Chloe Moore-McNeil paired 15 points with 10 rebounds, Karoline Striplin scored 14 points and Shay Ciezki and Yarden Garzon both added 13 points for Indiana (17-10, 9-7), which committed 18 turnovers.

No. 23 Creighton 83, DePaul 74

The Bluejays pulled away late in the third quarter to defeat the Blue Demons in the Big East encounter in Chicago and run their winning streak to seven games.

Lauren Jensen scored 28 points to lead Creighton (23-4, 15-1 Big East), which has won 14 of its last 15 and is one game behind UConn for first place in the conference. Morgan Maly added 15 points and seven rebounds, and Mallory Brake and Molly Mogensen tacked on 11 points apiece.

Taylor Johnson-Matthews matched a career high with 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting for DePaul (12-17, 7-9), which has lost six of seven. Jorie Allen had 22 points to go with seven assists, and she went 9 of 13 from the floor. DePaul outshot Creighton 52.7 percent to 49.2 percent, but was undone by 18 turnovers, which the Bluejays converted into 17 points.

–Field Level Media