Newly ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll this week, No. 25 Oregon improved to 4-0 on Tuesday night with a 66-35 win over North Texas in Eugene, Ore., behind 11 points apiece from Elisa Mevius and Nani Falatea.
The juniors were the only players to score in double figures for the Ducks as coach Kelly Graves was liberal with playing time and went deep into his bench, allowing 13 players to see game action. Mevius also had a team-high seven rebounds. North Carolina transfer Deja Kelly led Oregon’s starters with seven points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists in 28 minutes.
Tommisha Lampkin led the Mean Green (2-1) with six points, six rebounds and two steals.
After North Texas scored the game’s opening bucket, Oregon outscored the Mean Green 27-7 to take an 18-point lead at halftime. Oregon won the rebounding battle 44-30 and held North Texas to 24.5 percent shooting (12-of-49).
No. 5 UCLA 91, Pepperdine 54
Lauren Betts and Janiah Barker each tallied double-doubles as the Bruins beat the visiting Waves in Los Angeles.
Betts had 17 points and 12 rebounds for UCLA (3-0), while Barker had 18 points and 11 boards off the bench. Gabriela Jaquez added 15 points and eight rebounds for UCLA, while Elina Aarnisalo chipped in 16 points and nine assists. The Bruins won again despite the absence of star guard Kiki Rice, who remains out with an undisclosed injury.
Ornela Muca scored 20 points for Pepperdine (1-2). UCLA never trailed and outrebounded the Waves 56-22.
No. 7 LSU 117, Charleston Southern 44
Aneesah Morrow piled up 21 points and 20 rebounds as the Tigers routed the visiting Buccaneers in Baton Rouge, La.
Flau’Jae Johnson poured in 18 points and 10 rebounds for LSU (3-0). Mikaylah Williams had a team-high 25 points and Kailyn Gilbert flirted with a triple-double, notching 14 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Catherine Alben paced Charleston Southern (0-4) with 15 points.
LSU trailed by five points early on, then ripped off a 24-4 run to close the first quarter and rolled from there, shooting 59 percent from the floor.
No. 12 Ohio State 94, Charlotte 53
Chance Gray scored a career-high 31 points as the Buckeyes rolled to a victory over the 49ers in Columbus, Ohio.
Gray, a transfer from Oregon, shot 9-of-14 from behind the arc to power Ohio State (2-0). Ajae Petty added 12 points while Cotie McMahon scored 11 points and had four assists.
Charlotte was led by 15 points from Alexis Andrews.
No. 20 Kentucky 76, Wofford 42
Dazia Lawrence scored 19 points and Teonni Key registered her first career double-double to power the Wildcats over the visiting Terriers in Lexington, Ky.
Key, a transfer from North Carolina, had 11 points and 13 rebounds as one of two players to notch double-doubles in the win for Kentucky (3-0). Clara Strack had 16 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and four blocks, while Georgia Amoore had 11 points and seven assists.
Maddie Heiss had 11 points for Wofford (2-1). Evangelia Paulk and Indiya Clarke scored 10 apiece.
–Field Level Media
