No. 13 Michigan needs OT to win rematch vs. No. 5 Baylor

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – Leigha Brown scored 25 points to lead No. 13 Michigan to a 74-68 win over fifth-ranked Baylor on Sunday in the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. It was the Wolverines’ first win ever over a top-five team. The game was a rematch of last season’s NCAA Tournament overtime thriller that Baylor won 78-75. NaLyssa Smith made all 11 of her shots from the field in that game. While the stakes weren’t the same, this game was just as competitive. Leading 66-65 in OT, Emily Kiser made two free throws and Brown added a jumper that gave the Wolverines (11-1) a five-point lead with 1:23 left. Baylor (9-2) got within 70-68 and after a turnover had a chance to tie it, but Smith missed a drive down the lane with 15 seconds left. Maddie Nolan converted two free throws with 11.7 seconds left to seal the win. Smith had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Baylor. NO. 6 LOUISVILLE, NO. 7 UCONN UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – Hailey Van Lith scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter and Louisville outlasted UConn in the Women’s Hall of Fame Showcase. Kianna Smith also scored 16 points Cardinals (10-1), who trailed for much of the game, but outscored the shorthanded Huskies (6-3) 27-19 over the final 10 minutes. Ahlana Smith added 11 points. Freshman Caroline Ducharme had a season-high 24 points and eight rebounds to lead UConn, which was playing its third straight game without injured star Paige Bueckers. NO. 2 N.C. STATE 82, VIRGINIA 55 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Elissa Cunane had 17 points and six rebounds and North Carolina State routed Virginia. Raina Perez added 16 points on 6-for-6 shooting for N.C. State (11-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Camille Hobby had 10 points. Amadine Toi led Virginia (3-8, 0-1) with 20 points. Taylor Valladay added 11. N.C. State used a 19-9 run early in the second half to pull away. Cunane had eight points over that stretch. She also had two steals in the game and made all five free throws. NO. 10 INDIANA 67, WESTERN MICHIGAN 57 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Mackenzie Holmes got her second double-double of the season, Grace Berger scored 16 points, and Indiana beat Western Michigan (6-3). Holmes grabbed her 10th rebound just under two minutes into the second half and finished the game with 17 points and 19 rebounds for Indiana (9-2). She set a career high in rebounds one game after scoring a career-best 30 points against Ohio State. Reilly Jacobson was Western Michigan’s leading scorer with 16 points. Taylor Williams added a double-double of her own with 15 points and 13 rebounds. NO. 11 TEXAS 74, SAN DIEGO 59 LAS VEGAS (AP) – Aliyah Matharu scored 22 points and DeYona Gaston notched her first double-double of the season to lead Texas over San Diego in a matchup that was put together late Saturday night. Texas (8-1) was supposed to play No. 4 Arizona (10-0) as part of the Coast-to-Coast Challenge, but the Wildcats were forced to pull out due to COVID-19 protocols and contact tracing within the Wildcats’ program. San Diego volunteered to step in and play the Longhorns. Matharu sank 7 of 13 shots for Texas with two 3-pointers. Gaston finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Audrey Warren pitched in with 10 points and seven boards, while Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 10. Kiera Oakry hit three 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead San Diego (7-4). NO. 17 GEORGIA 82, SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) 45 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – Jenna Staiti scored 16 points, Reigan Richardson added 13 and Georgia cruised over Saint Francis (Pa.). The Bulldogs (10-1) never trailed, steadily building a 47-30 halftime lead. They made 6 of 9 3-pointers and shot 19 of 33 (58%) overall.