Nneka Obiazor sank four 3-pointers and scored 18 points while leading No. 25 UNLV to a 67-60 win over host San Diego State on Wednesday.
Desi-Rae Young added 17 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out for the Lady Rebels (15-1, 5-0 Mountain West), who won their sixth game in a row. Jasmyn Lott contributed 11 points and Amarachi Kimpson scored 10.
Adryana Quezada amassed 18 points and eight rebounds for the Aztecs (11-8, 2-4). Kim Villalobos registered 15 points and 13 boards as San Diego State took its third consecutive loss.
San Diego State led by three points at halftime before UNLV shot 56.3 percent in the third quarter and surged to a 43-37 edge entering the fourth. The Aztecs went on a 7-0 run early in the final period to pull within 46-44 on a Quezada fastbreak layup with 7:34 to play, before the Lady Rebels scored 15 of the next 19 points to pull away.
No. 18 Ohio State 84, Maryland 76
Rebeka Mikulasikova poured in 20 points to lead all five Buckeyes starters in double figures in a Big Ten road victory over the Terrapins at College Park, Md.
Taylor Thierry had 17 points, Cotie McMahon posted 14 points and nine rebounds, Celeste Taylor provided 11 points and Jacy Sheldon added 10 points for the Buckeyes (14-3, 5-1 Big Ten), who have won four in a row.
Bri McDaniel, Jakia Brown-Turner and reserve Lavender Briggs all had 16 points as the Terrapins (11-6, 3-3) were trying to win consecutive games for the first time since before Christmas. Shyanne Sellers finished 10-for-10 on free throws in a 12-point outing to go with a game-high-tying nine rebounds.
Villanova 66, No. 22 Marquette 63
Lucy Olsen scored the game’s last eight points as part of her 37-point outing, helping the host Wildcats upset the Golden Eagles.
Marquette led 63-58 before Olsen took over with a basket at the 1:47 mark. She had the go-ahead basket with 29 seconds left and added two free throws with 12 seconds to play. Bella Runyan added 11 points and Christina Dalce supplied 10 points and 14 rebounds as the Wildcats (12-5, 5-1 Big East) extended their winning streak to six.
Mackeznie Hare racked up 21 points, Liza Karlen posted 16 points and Jordan King had 13 points for Marquette (15-3, 4-3), which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Texas Tech 71, No. 24 Iowa State 63
Bailey Maupin had 16 points and Rhylie McKinney scored 15 as the hot-shooting Red Raiders knocked off the Cyclones in Big 12 action at Lubbock, Texas.
The Red Raiders (14-5, 3-3 Big 12) were clutch from 3-point range, making 13 of 29, with McKinney going 5-for-6. Jasmine Shavers had 15 points, including a fourth-quarter 3-pointer, off the bench for Texas Tech, which won despite being outrebounded by 10.
Emily Ryan posted 18 points off the bench and Audi Crooks had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Iowa State (12-5, 5-1), which had an eight-game winning streak end and couldn’t follow up Saturday’s upset of then-No. 4 Baylor. Hannah Belanger added 11 points and reserve Jalynn Bristow had 10 points.
–Field Level Media
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