Kenzie Hare swished a 3-pointer from the left corner as time expired to give No. 10 Iowa State a 79-76 victory over Kansas on Sunday afternoon in the Big 12 opener for both teams at Ames, Iowa.
Kansas knotted the score at 76 on a basket by S’Mya Nichols with 5.2 seconds left. On Iowa State’s final possession, Hare received a pass from Addy Brown and made the game-ending shot for her only points of the game.
Cyclones star Audi Crooks had 41 points on 19-of-28 shooting for her third 40-point effort of the season for the Cyclones (13-0, 1-0 Big 12). Brown added 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Jada Williams added 11 points and 10 assists for Iowa State.
Nichols had 29 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Jayhawks (10-3, 0-1). Libby Fandel added 18 points and sank four treys as Kansas went 12-of-21 from behind the arc.
No. 6 Michigan 97, Oakland 54
Olivia Olson scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting to help the Wolverines rout the Golden Grizzlies at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Syla Swords added 18 points as Michigan (10-1) built a 27-point halftime lead while cruising to its sixth straight victory. Brooke Quarles Daniels had 11 points, and Ashley Sofilkanich and Te’Yala Delfosse added 10 points apiece.
Lianna Baxter had 14 points for Oakland (3-9), which committed 27 turnovers while losing for the fifth straight time. Makenzie Luehring and Angie Smith added 13 points apiece for the Golden Grizzlies.
No. 18 North Carolina 93, Charleston Southern 74
Nyla Brooks made six 3-pointers and scored 19 points off the bench to help the Tar Heels cruise to the win over the Buccaneers at Chapel Hill, N.C.
Elina Aarnisalo added 16 points, and Indya Nivar had 14 points and six assists for North Carolina (11-3). The Tar Heels held a 46-21 rebounding advantage, including a 17-2 edge on the offensive boards.
Tyonna Bailey had 31 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Charleston Southern (2-10). Caelan Ellis made five 3-pointers and scored 18 points for the Buccaneers, who lost their fourth consecutive game.
No. 23 Nebraska 87, Cal Baptist 56
Jessica Petrie scored 17 points, Amiah Hargrove added 15 and the Cornhuskers started 12-0 for the third time in school history with the victory over the Lancers at Lincoln, Neb.
Britt Prince added 11 points and Callin Hake had 10 for Nebraska, which outscored Cal Baptist by 22 points in the final quarter. Sunday’s win matched the second-longest winning streak in program history.
Lauren Olson had 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Lancers (6-7). Emma Johansson added 13 points for Cal Baptist, which dropped its sixth straight game.
–Field Level Media
