Sarah Strong poured in 25 points and No. 4 UConn used a dominant second half to cruise to an 87-55 victory over No. 17 Ohio State on Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio.
Strong, who scored 20 points in the second half, made seven of eight 3-point attempts as part of a 9-for-12 shooting performance from the field. The Huskies (3-1) went 14-for-27 from beyond the arc, while Ohio State (3-1) made just 19 of 55 field-goal attempts.
UConn, which also received 15 points from Ashlynn Shade and 10 from KK Arnold, held a commanding 49-20 scoring advantage in the second half. The Huskies have defeated two ranked Big Ten Conference opponents since losing to Michigan.
Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and Ava Watson added 13 for the Buckeyes, who made just five of 24 3-point attempts.
No. 1 South Carolina 65, Clemson 44
Tessa Johnson scored 13 points and Chloe Kitts contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds as the Gamecocks defeated their in-state rival at Clemson, S.C.
South Carolina (3-0) extended its 30-21 halftime lead by scoring 14 of the first 15 points of the third quarter.
Mackenzie Nelson scored seven points for Clemson (3-1), but the Tigers struggled with 22.4% shooting and committed 21 turnovers.
No. 2 Michigan 81, Columbia 58
Syla Swords scored 17 points, while Olivia Olson and Kendall Dudley added 15 apiece as the Wolverines won in New York.
Dallas Loughridge contributed 13 points and Te’Yala Delfosse added 11 for Michigan (3-0), which outscored Columbia 25-16 in the third quarter to extend its halftime advantage.
Riley Weiss scored 23 points for Columbia (3-1), but the Lions went 3-for-18 from 3-point range and committed 21 turnovers.
No. 5 Duke 85, Norfolk State 23
Toby Fournier scored 20 points and Aaliyah Crump added 15 as the Blue Devils cruised to a victory at Norfolk, Va., in their first road visit to an HBCU since 1977.
Duke (3-0), which also received 11 points from Riley Nelson, shot 55% from the field and led 51-13 at halftime.
No Norfolk State player scored more than five points as the Spartans (1-3) shot just 16% from the field.
–Field Level Media
