Women’s Top 25 roundup: St. John’s stuns No. 18 Oklahoma State

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Brooke Moore scored six of her 13 points in the fourth quarter and St. John’s pulled away for a 74-67 upset of No. 18 Oklahoma State on Wednesday night in New York.

St. John’s (4-1) had a 10-point halftime lead erased in the third quarter and entered the final frame tied with the ranked visitors 47-47. The Red Storm went on a 10-1 run, capped by Moore’s layup, to open the game back up.

Sa’Mya Wyatt had 12 points with eight rebounds and Kylie Lavelle contributed 12 points and six assists for St. John’s, which won despite making just 20 of 35 free-throw attempts.

Stailee Heard (15 points) was one of four players in double figures for the Cowgirls (5-1). St. John’s outshot Oklahoma State 59.1% to 39.6%.

No. 2 South Carolina 106, Winthrop 56

The Gamecocks had three 20-point scorers and cruised over the Eagles in Columbia, S.C.

Ta’Niya Latson led the way with 24 points, Madina Okot had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Joyce Edwards scored 22 for South Carolina (5-0). Latson, Okot and Edwards combined to shoot a scintillating 27 of 36 from the field.

Mya Pierfax led Winthrop (2-3) with 16 points with 4-of-8 shooting from long distance. South Carolina dominated Winthrop 70-20 in points in the paint.

No. 4 Texas 95, James Madison 56

Madison Booker’s 18 points and six rebounds paved the way for the Longhorns in a big win over the Dukes in Austin, Texas.

Breya Cunningham had 17 points and eight rebounds, Jordan Lee scored 16 points, Kyla Oldacre put up 14 and Rori Harmon paired 11 points with a season-high 12 assists for Texas (5-0). The Longhorns scored at least 23 points in every quarter and had 29 assists on 39 made field goals.

Peyton McDaniel scored a game-high 20 points and Kylie Marshall added 10 for James Madison (3-3). The Dukes gave up 54.9% field-goal shooting to Texas, but they won 37-35 on the boards and 12-10 on the offensive glass.

No. 8 Oklahoma 112, East Texas A&M 59

Raegan Beers led three Sooners with double-doubles in a rout of the Lions at Norman, Okla.

Beers notched her third double-double in a row with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Sahara Williams added 22 points and 11 rebounds and Payton Verhulst contributed 17 and 10, respectively. Oklahoma (5-1) amassed advantages of 65-29 on the boards and 66-16 in paint points.

Reza Po scored 15 points and Tiani Ellison had 14 for East Texas A&M (2-2).

No. 16 North Carolina State 71, Coastal Carolina 58

Zoe Brooks and Zamareya Jones had matching stat lines of 13 points, eight assists and six rebounds as the Wolfpack defeated the Chanticleers in Raleigh, N.C.

Maddie Cox scored 11 points for NC State (3-2), which turned 21 Chanticleers turnovers into 28 points.

Tessa Grady had a game-high 22 points and Tracey Hueston added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Coastal Carolina (2-4). The visitors had just 13 points at halftime but tripled that with a 26-point third quarter to make the margin respectable.

No. 17 Vanderbilt 87, Western Kentucky 49

Mikayla Blakes went for 28 points, nine rebounds, six steals and five 3-pointers as the Commodores grabbed a win over the Hilltoppers in Bowling Green, Ky.

Sacha Washington had 15 points, Justine Pissott scored 12 and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda put up 11 for Vanderbilt (4-0), which netted 25 points off 24 Western Kentucky turnovers.

Tatum Boettjer came off the bench to lead Western Kentucky (2-3) with 12 points.

No. 21 Louisville 96, Morehead State 49

Seven players contributed between 11 and 13 points for the Cardinals in a clinical win over the Eagles.

Laura Ziegler (5-for-5 shooting), Tajianna Roberts, Reagan Bender and Imari Berry all finished with 13, while Anaya Hardy posted 12 points and 13 rebounds off the bench for Louisville (4-1). The Cardinals poured in 31 points off 18 Morehead State miscues.

Violet McNece had 12 points and seven rebounds to pace Morehead State (1-3). Marie Sepp added 10 points and five assists.

No. 25 Washington 61, Fresno State 43

Sayvia Sellers and Avery Howell each tallied 14 points and the Huskies overcame a slow start to beat the Bulldogs in Seattle.

Sellers added eight assists for Washington (4-0), which shot 3-for-12 in the first quarter and led just 12-8 before responding with a 10-for-16 second period. The Huskies’ defense was stifling, with 13 steals contributing to Fresno State’s 28 turnovers.

Danae Powell posted 10 points and five rebounds to carry Fresno State (3-2).

–Field Level Media