No. 2 N.C. State women put away No. 6 Indiana with late run

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Reserve Diamond Johnson scored 19 points, and No. 2 N.C. State used an 11-2 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 66-58 win over No. 6 Indiana on Thursday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Kayla Jones scored 15 points, Raina Perez had 13 and star center Elissa Cunane battled through foul trouble to score 11 for the Wolfpack (7-1), who haven’t lost since a season-opening defeat to No. 1 South Carolina. Mackenzie Holmes scored 24 points for Indiana (5-2), which has only lost to teams ranked in the top 10. The Hoosiers also came up short against Stanford. The Hoosiers led 23-21 at halftime and kept it close throughout, moving within 48-47 on Aleksa Gulbe’s 3-pointer with 3:44 remaining. But Jones responded with a 3 to start N.C. State’s decisive run. NO. 8 MARYLAND 82, MIAMI 74 COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – Angel Reese had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Ashley Owusu scored 22 and Maryland beat Miami.. Reese recorded her fifth double-double of the season as the Terrapins (7-2) extended the nation’s longest home-court winning streak to 29 games and snapped a two-game slide. Maryland took the lead for good with 1:40 remaining on a layup by Reese. Kelsey Marshall scored 24 points for the Hurricanes (4-3), who have dropped three in a row. DUKE 79, NO. 9 IOWA 64 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Freshman Shayeann Day-Wilson scored 19 points to help Duke beat Iowa in the Hawkeyes’ return from a COVID-19 pause that led to the cancellation of three games. Celeste Taylor added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils (7-0), who didn’t trail after midway through the first quarter in this Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup. Star guard Caitlin Clark scored 22 points for the Hawkeyes (4-1), with most of her production coming on a brutal shooting night after Duke had built its big lead. Monika Czinano had 21 points. NO. 10 LOUISVILLE 70, NO. 12 MICHIGAN 48 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Emily Engstler had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Kianna Smith added 14 points and Louisville used an early 25-2 run to roll past Michigan in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Engstler made 8 of 15 from the field and 2 of 4 from long range to post her second double-double this season. Hailey Van Lith added 10 points for the Cardinals (6-1). Naz Hillmon had 12 points and Emily Kiser 10 for the Wolverines (7-1), who committed 24 turnovers and shot 37%. TEXAS-ARLINGTON 61, NO. 13 SOUTH FLORIDA 56 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Terryn Milton scored 14 points and Texas-Arlington beat South Florida. South Florida (5-3), which entered with consecutive wins against top-10 teams Oregon and Stanford, lost for the first time this season against an unranked team. The Bulls’ previous losses were to then-No. 16 Tennessee and No. 2 UConn. Claire Chastain had 13 point for the Mavericks (5-2). Bethy Mununga had 13 points and 20 rebounds for South Florida (5-3). Elisa Pinzan added 10 points and 11 assists. LSU 69, NO. 14 IOWA STATE 60 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Alexis Morris scored a career-high 25 points with five 3-pointers and LSU beat Iowa State in the SEC/Big 12 Showdown. It was LSU’s first win over a ranked team under coach Kim Mulkey. Morris’ five 3s also were a career high and Khayla Pointer scored points 20 for LSU (6-1), which won its fifth straight game for the former Baylor coach. Ashley Joens scored 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including four 3-pointers, for the Cyclones (7-1), who were off to their best start since winning 14 straight to open the 2013-14 season. Emily Ryan scored 13 points and Lexi Donarski had 10. NO. 20 GEORGIA 66, TEXAS TECH 56 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Que Morrison scored 20 points, Jenna Staiti had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Georgia beat Texas Tech in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.