Kennedy Smith produced a personal 7-0 run to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter, and No. 4 Southern California rallied for a 79-74 win over No. 8 Maryland on Wednesday in College Park, Md.
The Terrapins led 68-61 before Smith sank two layups, then drilled a 3-pointer to level the game with 3:46 remaining. Maryland subsequently led 72-70, but USC pulled away with a 9-0 surge that featured a three-point play from Kiki Iriafen, who also hit two foul shots to cap the run.
Iriafen and JuJu Watkins each scored 21 points for the Trojans (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten), who have an 11-game winning streak. Smith scored 11 points, and teammates Kayleigh Heckel and Avery Howell each had 10 points off the bench.
Shyanne Sellers poured in 26 points, but it wasn’t enough for Maryland (14-1, 4-1) to avoid its first loss of the season. Kaylene Smikle added 16 points, and Christina Dalce amassed 15 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.
No. 7 UConn 81, Xavier 27
In their first game without injured guard Paige Bueckers (leg), the Huskies cruised to a victory over the Musketeers in Hartford, Conn.
Azzi Fudd put up 23 points, freshman Allie Ziebell scored a season-best 17 points and Sarah Strong finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five steals for UConn (14-2, 5-0 Big East).
Irune Orio hit 4 of 5 shots from the floor and scored 10 points for Xavier (5-10, 0-4). The rest of the Musketeers shot 5 of 33 (15.2 percent).
No. 9 Ohio State 84, No. 25 Michigan 77
Jaloni Cambridge logged 29 points, six rebounds and four assists, powering the Buckeyes to a comeback win over the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Ohio State (15-0, 4-0 Big Ten) trailed by 13 points at halftime but made a big charge in the third quarter, during which Cambridge and Chance Gray each scored nine points. Gray wound up with 16 points, teammate Cotie McMahon had 13 and Ajae Petty scored 10.
Olivia Olson produced 20 points for Michigan (10-5, 1-3), which lost for the fourth time in five games. Syla Swords notched 14 points, and Greta Kampschroeder and Jordan Hobbs each had 13 points.
No. 11 TCU 80, Kansas 73
Sedona Prince amassed 30 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots as the Horned Frogs downed the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan.
Up by six at halftime, TCU (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) never trailed in the second half en route to its seventh win in a row. Kansas (11-4, 1-3) got within three points twice in the third quarter and once in the game’s final seconds but never drew closer.
TCU’s Hailey Van Lith finished with 19 points and six assists while Taylor Bigby scored 12 points. Kansas got 24 points from S’Mya Nichols, 19 points and six rebounds from Elle Evans, and 12 points from Laia Conesa.
No. 12 Kansas State 71, No. 22 Utah 47
Serena Sundell led a balanced Wildcats attack with 15 points as Kansas State defeated the Utes in Salt Lake City.
Ayoka Lee added 14 points and Temira Poindexter and Jaelyn Glenn each scored 11 as the Wildcats (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) registered their 11th consecutive victory.
Gianna Kneepkens scored 12 points and Reese Ross had 11 for Utah (12-3, 3-1), which had its seven-game winning streak end.
No. 17 West Virginia 89, Texas Tech 53
JJ Quinerly, Jordan Harrison and Sydney Shaw combined for 60 points as the Mountaineers routed the Lady Raiders in Lubbock, Texas.
Quinerly put up 21 points, Harrison 20 and Shaw 19 as the trio combined to shoot 19-for-25 from the floor as West Virginia (13-2, 3-1 Big 12) won its third game in row.
The only player to finish in double figures for Texas Tech (12-5, 1-3) was Bailey Maupin with 15 points.
Nebraska 85, No. 20 Michigan State 80
Senior center Alexis Markowski scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds while leading the Cornhuskers past the Spartans in Lincoln, Neb.
A 28-12 second-quarter explosion gave Nebraska (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten) a 10-point halftime lead. Michigan State (12-3, 2-2) never got closer than five points in the second half until the closing seconds.
Julia Ayrault scored 21 points and Theryn Hallock contributed 18 for Michigan State, which lost for the third time in four games.
–Field Level Media
