Madison Booker erupted for 27 points as No. 2 Texas remained unbeaten by throttling No. 13 Baylor 89-54 on Sunday on a neutral court in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Longhorns (12-0) trailed 11-8 but rattled off the next 16 points and did not waver or look back. Jordan Lee came off the bench to record a 19-point afternoon and Rori Harmon topped all passers with 10 assists.
The Bears (10-2) succumbed to Texas’ pressure, committing 30 turnovers that led to 42 points. Taliah Scott, Yuting Deng and Marcayla Johnson all scored nine points and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs battled to grab 14 rebounds.
Ranked opponents improved to 2-1 against Baylor, which beat then-No. 7 Duke 58-52 in the season opener and lost 57-52 to then-No. 19 Iowa later in November.
No. 3 South Carolina 95, Penn State 55
Joyce Edwards posted a career-high 29 points and six steals as a dominant third quarter for the Gamecocks led to victory against the Lady Lions in Columbia, S.C.
Ta’Niya Latson scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out eight assists for South Carolina (10-1), with the Gamecocks outscoring Penn State 29-9 in the third quarter. Tessa Johnson and Raven Johnson each contributed 15 points.
Kiyomi McMiller had a team-high 22 points and six rebounds for Penn State (6-4), which has dropped three straight games. The Lady Lions shot just 31.5 percent from the field and 19.2 percent from beyond the arc.
No. 8 TCU 89, Jacksonville 49
Olivia Miles recorded her second triple-double in a row and the Horned Frogs advanced to 11-0 on the season with a victory against the Dolphins in Fort Worth, Texas.
Clara Silva posted 21 points and 10 rebounds for TCU, which outscored the visitors 27-9 in the third quarter. Miles added 15 points and led the team with 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Mychal White led Jacksonville (7-2) with 17 points. The Dolphins shot 24-for-28 from the free-throw line but just 21.1% from the field and 1-for-9 from beyond the arc.
No. 10 Iowa State 81, Northern Iowa 53
Addy Brown posted a team-leading 28 points and 12 rebounds as the Cyclones overcame early deficits to dominate the Panthers and stay undefeated in Ames, Iowa.
Jada Williams added 10 points and eight assists for Iowa State (12-0), which has won five of the last six meetings against this in-state rival. The Cyclones shot 44.8% from the field but only turned the ball over seven times as they played without Division I-leading scorer Audi Crooks, who sat out with an undisclosed injury.
Abby Tuttle had 13 points, Ryley Goebel added 10 points and five rebounds and Elise Jaeger led Northern Iowa (4-6) with 12 rebounds on the evening. The Panthers had two four-point leads erased in the first quarter and were held to 33.3% shooting from the field and committed 16 turnovers.
No. 15 Kentucky 77, Belmont 69
Amelia Hassett totaled 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats held off the Bruins in Nashville, Tenn.
Clara Strack and Tonie Morgan each scored 18 points, while Jordan Obi contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds for Kentucky (11-1), which has won four straight games. Morgan shot 9-for-10 from the free-throw line, and Hassett went 5-for-14 from beyond the arc.
Tuti Jones led Belmont (4-6) with 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The team narrowed the gap to eight points (68-60) with 2:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Bruins have lost two consecutive home games.
No. 17 Ole Miss 91, South Carolina State 32
Latasha Lattimore posted 18 points and seven rebounds as the Rebels topped the Lady Bulldogs in Oxford, Miss.
Tianna Thompson added 16 points, and Christeen Iwuala had 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds for Ole Miss (10-1), who led 39-16 heading into the locker room. Ole Miss ended the afternoon shooting 53.7 percent from the field and 89.7 percent from the charity stripe.
Iemyiah Harris had a team-leading 14 points and four assists for South Carolina State (3-10), who started the game with a 5-0 advantage but didn’t lead again after Ole Miss tied the score 7-7 with 5:16 left in the first quarter. The Bulldogs ended the game shooting just 28.9 percent from the field and 26.7 percent on 3-point attempts.
No. 18 Tennessee 112, Winthrop 40
Janiah Barker registered a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Lady Vols dominated the Eagles in Knoxville, Tenn.
Mia Pauldo also added a double-double with 18 points and a team-high 10 assists while going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line for Tennessee (7-2), which has won seven of its last eight after a season-opening loss to NC State. The Lady Vols shot 54.5 percent from the field and led by as many as 75 points before Winthrop’s Mya Hamilton hit a three-point shot with 10 seconds remaining.
Ryiah Wilson scored a team-high 12 points for Winthrop (7-5), who trailed 66-17 at halftime. The Eagles shot only 25 percent from the field and 11.7 percent from deep.
No. 19 Notre Dame 78, James Madison 65
Cassandre Prosper had 24 points and six rebounds as the Fighting Irish held off the Dukes in Harrisonburg, Va.
Malaya Cowles added 17 points, and Hannah Hidalgo posted 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals for Notre Dame (8-2). The Fighting Irish led by as many as 20 points in the third quarter.
Ashanti Barnes had a team-leading 22 points and 13 rebounds for James Madison (8-4), which had its five-game winning streak ended.
No. 21 Ohio State 85, Toledo 60
Kennedy Cambridge’s career-high 23 points helped the Buckeyes erase an early deficit and outclass the Rockets in Columbus.
Chance Gray tallied 15 points and Jaloni Cambridge added 12 with eight assists for Ohio State (9-1), which trailed 20-17 through one quarter and led 37-33 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Cambridge sisters’ transition scoring sparked a pivotal 12-1 run.
Paced by Ella Weaver’s 21 points, Toledo (3-5) shot 63.2 percent from the field in the first half but went cold after intermission, shooting just 33.3 percent. Close to half of Ohio State’s points (41) came off the Rockets’ 31 turnovers.
No. 22 Louisville 76, No. 12 North Carolina 66
Imari Berry posted 13 points off the bench, including a crucial free throw that led to the Cardinals’ overtime win against the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Berry tied the game 66-66 in the final second of regulation, and Louisville (10-3) went on a 10-0 run in overtime. Laura Ziegler led the team with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Elif Istanbulluoglu added 16 points.
Taliyah Henderson had a team-leading 13 points for North Carolina (9-3), which was 4-0 at home prior to Sunday’s game. UNC overcame a 38-33 halftime deficit and had a 66-63 lead with 19 seconds left in regulation before Skylar Jones’ layup and Berry’s free throw pulled the Cardinals even.
No. 24 Nebraska 85, Illinois State 44
Petra Bozan poured in 14 points and the Cornhuskers’ defense applied the clamps in a blowout win over the Redbirds in Lincoln, Neb.
Nebraska (11-0) opened a 21-2 lead by surrendering just one made field goal on 13 attempts in the first quarter. Standout showings from Britt Prince (13 points) and Amiah Hargrove and Eliza Maupin (11 apiece) enabled the Cornhuskers to shoot 62 percent from inside the arc and 52.9 percent overall.
Illinois State (5-6) never threatened to dent Nebraska’s perfect record. The Redbirds sank 1 of 10 3-pointers and were outscored 58-28 in the paint despite freshman forward Kya Hurt’s game-high 18 points.
No. 25 Michigan State 90, DePaul 46
Kennedy Blair posted a team-leading 16 points and added seven rebounds and five assists as the Spartans topped the Blue Demons in Chicago.
Isaline Alexander had 15 points and seven rebounds, and Grace VanSlooten added 14 points and five rebounds for Michigan State (9-1), which rebounded from a 78-64 upset to Wisconsin their last time out.
Shakara McCline had 12 points, and Kate Novik had a team-leading seven rebounds for DePaul (3-9), which was outscored 20-7 in the third quarter. The Blue Demons fell to 3-5 at home.
–Field Level Media
