Lee breaks scoring mark with 61 as Kansas St beats Oklahoma

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Ayoka Lee broke the NCAA women’s single-game scoring record for Division I with 61 points to help Kansas State romp to a 94-65 victory over No. 14 Oklahoma on Sunday. She made 23 of 30 shots from the floor – all 2-pointers – for the Wildcats (15-4, 5-2 Big 12 Conference). Lee topped the previous record on a layup with 2:53 remaining in the game. Cindy Brown of Long Beach State scored 60 against San Jose State on Feb. 16, 1987 and Rachel Banham had 60 for Minnesota on Feb. 7, 2016 against Northwestern. Lee had 32 points in the first half to help Kansas State take a 51-27 lead. She surpassed her school-record 43-point effort – set in the first game this season – on a layup with 1:55 left in the third quarter. The bucket gave K-State a 66-49 lead. Lee had 49 points and K-State led 70-51 heading into the final period. No. 15 BAYLOR 87, No. 7 IOWA STATE 61 WACO, Texas (AP) – Jordan Lewis scored 24 points with six made 3-pointers, Queen Egbo had 14 points while setting a career high with 20 rebounds and Baylor beat Iowa State, handing the Cyclones’ their second consecutive loss. Sarah Andrews added 18 points with four 3-pointers and NaLyssa Smith scored 17 points for the Bears (13-4, 3-2 Big 12), including the last seven points of their 19-0 run late in the third quarter. It was the second loss in five days by the Cyclones (16-3, 5-2) to the No. 15 team. They lost Wednesday at home to Texas, which was tied with Baylor in the No. 15 spot in the weekly AP Top 25. Baylor got its first win over a ranked team for first-year coach Nicki Collen. No. 3 LOUISVILLE 72, WAKE FOREST 60 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Hailey Van Lith scored 17 points for Louisville in a victory over Wake Forest. The Cardinals (16-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rebounded from Thursday’s loss to N.C. State with one of their best shooting performances of the season. Louisville shot 66.7% in the first half and 51% for the game despite missing their last 10 shots over the final 8:22 of the game. That scoring drought allowed the Demon Deacons (12-8, 2-7) to chip away at what was a 34-point Louisville advantage with less than four minutes left in the third period. Louisville’s defense was equally impressive, as the Cardinals ended the second quarter on a 23-1 to put the game away. Van Lith scored eight points during the decisive run, as did Liz Dixon. No. 4 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 51, VIRGINIA TECH 45 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Limiting Virginia Tech to 29.3% shooting from the floor, North Carolina State won its eighth straight game, topping the Hokies.. N.C. State (18-2, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) was powered by Jakia Brown-Turner, who scored 10 of her 14 points in the first quarter. Brown-Turner’s other two buckets were timely, coming with less than 90 seconds to play to increase the Wolfpack’s lead back to two possessions following an 11-2 run from Virginia Tech. Georgia Amoore had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Hokies (14-5, 6-2). No. 5 TENNESSEE 63, No. 13 GEORGIA 55 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – Jordan Horston scored 19 points with 11 rebounds and Tennessee overcame a sluggish first half to beat Georgia and remain undefeated in Southeastern Conference games. Tennessee (18-1, 7-0 SEC) trailed by nine points late in the first half before recovering for its ninth consecutive win. The Lady Vols have their best start since opening the 2007-08 season with a 22-1 record. Rae Burrell had 13 points in her first start since missing most of the first half of the season after a knee injury in the opening game. Jenna Staiti led Georgia (15-4, 4-3) with 16 points. Que Morrison had 14 points. No. 9 UONN 75, ST. JOHN’S 57