Brooke Moore scored six of her 13 points in the fourth quarter and St. John’s pulled away for a 74-67 upset of No. 18 Oklahoma State on Wednesday night in New York.
St. John’s (4-1) had a 10-point halftime lead erased in the third quarter and entered the final frame tied with the ranked visitors 47-47. The Red Storm went on a 10-1 run, capped by Moore’s layup, to open the game back up.
Sa’Mya Wyatt had 12 points with eight rebounds and Kylie Lavelle contributed 12 points and six assists for St. John’s, which won despite making just 20 of 35 free-throw attempts.
Stailee Heard (15 points) was one of four players in double figures for the Cowgirls (5-1). St. John’s outshot Oklahoma State 59.1% to 39.6%.
No. 2 South Carolina 106, Winthrop 56
The Gamecocks had three 20-point scorers and cruised over the Eagles in Columbia, S.C.
Ta’Niya Latson led the way with 24 points, Madina Okot had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Joyce Edwards scored 22 for South Carolina (5-0). Latson, Okot and Edwards combined to shoot a scintillating 27 of 36 from the field.
Mya Pierfax led Winthrop (2-3) with 16 points with 4-of-8 shooting from long distance. South Carolina dominated Winthrop 70-20 in points in the paint.
No. 8 Oklahoma 112, East Texas A&M 59
Raegan Beers led three Sooners with double-doubles in a rout of the Lions at Norman, Okla.
Beers notched her third double-double in a row with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Sahara Williams added 22 points and 11 rebounds and Payton Verhulst contributed 17 and 10, respectively. Oklahoma (5-1) amassed advantages of 65-29 on the boards and 66-16 in paint points.
Reza Po scored 15 points and Tiani Ellison had 14 for East Texas A&M (2-2).
No. 16 North Carolina State 71, Coastal Carolina 58
Zoe Brooks and Zamareya Jones had matching stat lines of 13 points, eight assists and six rebounds as the Wolfpack defeated the Chanticleers in Raleigh, N.C.
Maddie Cox scored 11 points for NC State (3-2), which turned 21 Chanticleers turnovers into 28 points.
Tessa Grady had a game-high 22 points and Tracey Hueston added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Coastal Carolina (2-4). The visitors had just 13 points at halftime but tripled that with a 26-point third quarter to make the margin respectable.
No. 17 Vanderbilt 87, Western Kentucky 49
Mikayla Blakes went for 28 points, nine rebounds, six steals and five 3-pointers as the Commodores grabbed a win over the Hilltoppers in Bowling Green, Ky.
Sacha Washington had 15 points, Justine Pissott scored 12 and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda put up 11 for Vanderbilt (4-0), which netted 25 points off 24 Western Kentucky turnovers.
Tatum Boettjer came off the bench to lead Western Kentucky (2-3) with 12 points.
–Field Level Media
