Freshman Jordan Speiser caught fire on her way to career highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, and 12th-seeded Kansas State broke the Big 12 women’s tournament record with 17 triples in a 91-66 rout of Cincinnati on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.
Speiser shot 5-for-6 from the arc in the second half. Cincinnati was hanging within 14 points midway through the third quarter when Speiser connected on three triples in an 89-second span to turn it into a Wildcats rout.
Taryn Sides added 20 points, five rebounds and five assists and Nastja Claessens had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (16-16). Speiser (6-of-8), Sides (5-of-11) and Claessens (5-of-7) combined for most of Kansas State’s 17-of-32 effort from long range.
Mya Perry led 13th-seeded Cincinnati with 23 points. Destiny Thomas scored 13 points and Caliyah DeVillasee had 10 for the Bearcats (11-20).
BYU 76, Houston 66
Olivia Hamlin’s 16 points off the bench, nine coming after halftime, helped power ninth-seeded BYU over 16th-seeded Houston in a battle of Cougars.
Lara Rohkohl scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half as BYU (21-10) broke a halftime tie with a 27-15 third quarter in which it outshot Houston 52.6% to 18.8%. Delaney Gibb also scored 15 points and Sydney Benally added 14 points and a game-high six assists.
Shun’teria Anumele went 11-for-11 at the foul line for the majority of her 17 points to lead Houston (7-23). TK Pitts bundled 14 points and 10 rebounds and Jade Jones scored 11.
–Field Level Media
