Texas pulls away in 2nd half to rout TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas – Shay Holle scored 12 of her 14 points after halftime when seventh-ranked Texas pulled away in a 65-43 win over TCU on Saturday.
Madison Booker added 13 points for the Longhorns (22-3, 9-3 Big 12), who led only 29-27 before an 18-1 run in the third quarter. That game-turning spurt started with Booker’s jumper that was the first of their 13 consecutive points, and the standout freshman also had a 3pointer in that span.
TCU (15-8, 2-10), which has been playing with its top three players because of injuries, trailed only 23-20 after scoring the last nine points of the first half.
Aaliyah Roberson made a 3-pointer for the Horned Frogs nearly 21⁄2 minutes in for the game’s first points. That was the only go-ahead basket they had.
No. 8 Kansas State 69, Oklahoma State 68
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Brylee Glenn scored 23 points, Serena Sundell drove for the go-ahead layup with 26 seconds to go, and Kansas State held on as Oklahoma State airballed the final shot.
Sundell finished with 17 points and seven assists, while Gabby Gregory had 11 points and Zyanna Walker 10 for the Wildcats (21-3, 10-2 Big 12), who were coming off back-to-back road losses and picked up their 15th consecutive win at home.
Oklahoma State (11-12, 4-8) led by as many as seven in the second half before the Wildcats came charging back, trimming their deficit to 68-67 with less than a minute to go.
No. 18 Baylor 65, No. 22 West Virginia 58
WACO, Texas – Darianna LittlepageBuggs and Bella Fontleroy had doubledoubles and Baylor ended West Virginia’s seven-game winning streak.
Both teams came in averaging 77 points or better but it was an offensive struggle all day and when the Mountaineers scored six quick points to pull within 63-58, Baylor helped out with three turnovers. But on West Virginia’s last gasp, the Bears stole the ball with just over 10 seconds to go.
Littlepage-Buggs had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Fontleroy had 12 and 10. Aijha Blackwell also had 12 points for the Bears (18-5, 7-5 Big 12).
Ja’Naiya Quinerly had 13 points for the Mountaineers (20-3, 9-3).
No. 19 Gonzaga 71, Loyola Marymount 47
SPOKANE, Wash. – Kaylynne Truong scored 13 points with eight assists and Gonzaga used a strong start to race past Loyola Marymount to keep three streaks alive.
The Bulldogs have won 18 straight games, the third-longest streak in the country. They won their 32nd straight game at home, the No. 2 streak behind top-ranked South Carolina. And they have beat the Lions 33 straight.
Brynna Maxwell added 11 points and Calli Stokes had 10 with seven rebounds for the balanced Bulldogs (24-2, 11-0 West Coast Conference).
Soufia Inoussa scored 10 points for the Lions (9-14, 4-7).
No. 21 Creighton 88, DePaul 59
OMAHA, Neb. – Emma Ronsiek scored 29 points and No. 21 Creighton used a fast start to defeat DePaul for the Bluejays’ 10th-straight win.
Ronsiek made 5 of 6 shots and scored 12 in the first quarter when the Bluejays hit 13 of 19 shots and raced to a 30-13 advantage. DePaul opened the game with a 3-pointer, but Ronsiek scored seven and Creighton went on a 17-2 run.
Ronsiek had a layup and a threepoint play as the Bluejays closed with an 11-0 run. Ronsiek now has 1,507 career points, 12th on the career scoring list.
Lauren Jensen added 19 points with eight rebounds for Creighton (20-3, 11-2 Big East), which won the first matchup 75-68.
Anaya Peoples had 17 points and nine rebounds for DePaul (12-14, 4-9).
No. 24 Oklahoma 86, Iowa State 72
AMES, Iowa – Payton Verhulst made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help No. 24 Oklahoma beat Iowa State for its eighth straight win.
Verhulst was 8-of-17 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds to go with six assists. Skylar Vann added 12 points and Nevaeh Tot scored 10 points and had nine assists.
Oklahoma (17-6, 11-1 Big 12) has won 10 of its last 11 games and collected its first win at Iowa State since 2017.
Audi Crooks scored 14 points for Iowa State (13-9, 7-5).
No. 25 Princeton 67, Penn 54
PHILADELPHIA – Kaitlyn Chen scored 20 points, Chet Nweke added 17 and No. 25 Princeton held off a secondhalf charge to defeat Pennsylvania for its 13 consecutive victory.
The teams combined to make one of 11 shots in the first four minutes of the third quarter before a couple of 3-pointers by Ese Ogbevire and a layup by Mataya Gayle helped Penn get to within 4642. The Quakers outscored the Tigers 16-9 over the first nine minutes of the quarter and 18-11 through the full 10 minutes.
The Tigers (18-3, 8-0 Ivy League) were outrebounded 33-19 but forced 27 turnovers to just seven of their own.
Jordan Obi had 17 points and nine rebounds for Penn (11-10, 3-5).