COLUMBIA, SC — Aliyah Boston missed the second half of Sunday’s No. 1 South Carolina game against Hampton with her right foot in a hiking boot, but reserves Bree Hall and Ashlyn Watkins each scored 14 points in an 85-38 win.
Kamila Cardoso added 11 points and 14 rebounds for South Carolina. It was the eighth career double-double for the 6-7 forward.
Boston, the reigning Associated Press Player of the Year, fell heavily on a drive to the basket late in the second quarter and took moments to get up. Shortly thereafter, she went to the dressing room before the period ended.
Boston didn’t come out early in the third quarter and returned to the bench midway through the period with a hiking boot on his right foot. Boston spent the rest of the game cheering for their teammates, who improved to 6-0 this season and 5-0 all-time against the Pirates.
#2 STANFORD 68, HAWAII 39
HONOLULU — Ashten Pretchel scored 12 of her season-best 17 points in the first half to help Stanford easily defeat Hawaii on the final day of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.
The Cardinal (7-1) cleared an early deficit and held the Rainbow Wahine (1-6) at a season low.
Pretchel came off the bench and shot 6 of 10 from the field, including five three-pointers.
NO. 3 UCONN 86, NO. 9IOWA79
PORTLAND, Ore. — Azzi Fudd scored 24 points to put UConn past Iowa in the championship game of the inaugural Phil Knight Legacy Women’s Tournament.
Fudd had plenty of support, with Aaliyah Edwards (20 points, 13 rebounds) and three other Huskies (5-0) in double figures. Edwards was named MVP of the tournament.
Iowa (5-2) star Caitlin Clark had 25 points and Kate Martin added 20.
NO. 4 STATE OHIO 105, NORTH ALABAMA 67
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rebeka Mikulasikova scored 23 points and Cotie McMahon added 20 to lead Ohio State past North Alabama.
The Buckeyes (6-0) shot 58.6% from the field as all five starters scored double digits.
North Alabama (3-3) was eight points behind in the second quarter with less than eight minutes to go.
#8 NORTH CAROLINA 73, #5 IOWA STATE 64
PORTLAND, Ore./USA — Deja Kelly scored 29 points to lead North Carolina to a 17-point comeback against Iowa State and win in the championship game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament.
Kennedy Todd-Williams added 17 points to help the Tar Heels (6-0) complete the comeback and remain undefeated for the season. Alyssa Ustby contributed 14 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
Stephanie Soares led the Cyclones (5-1) with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
NO. 11 VIRGINIA TECH 89, LONGWOOD 28
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Elizabeth Kitley had a double-double, Kayana Traylor added a double-double off the bench and Virginia Tech rolled over Longwood (1-5).
Kitley had 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Hokies. Traylor had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Ashley Owusu scored 21 points, making 4 out of 5 three-pointers.
NO. 14 MARYLAND 87, PITTSBURGH 63
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Abby Meyers scored 12 of her 23 points in Maryland’s third quarter with 36 points, and the Terrapins rolled past Pittsburgh (5-2) to end the Fort Myers tip-off.
Brinae Alexander hit three three-pointers in the best quarter of the season for the Terps and was 5-of-7 from long range with 17 points. Lavender Briggs contributed 10 points as the three transfers had their biggest results of the season for Maryland. Shyanne Sellers added 13 points for the Terrapins (6-2), who went 2-1 in the tournament.
No. 18 OREGON 86, MICHIGAN STATE 78
PORTLAND, Ore. — Endyia Rogers had 19 points including critical back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter, Phillipina Kyei had a career-high double-double and Oregon held Michigan State in the third-place playoff at the Phil Knight Invitational.
Isaline Alexander scored 15 points and Ekh had 12 for the Spartans.
NO. 19 TEXAS 74, PRINCETON 50
AUSTIN, Texas — Sonya Morris scored 15 points, Taylor Jones hit a double-double and Texas won over Princeton (3-2).
Morris sank 5 of 10 shots from the floor with two threes for Texas (3-3). Jones finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Rori Harmon had 11 points and Aaliyah Moore scored 10.
The Longhorns clinched their second series after a three-game losing streak. Texas fell 16 places in the AP poll.
#22 MICHIGAN 84, #21 BAYLOR 75
ESTERO, Fla. — Emily Kiser scored 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting and tacked 13 rebounds, Laila Phelia added 20 points and Michigan scored the final 11 points to beat Baylor in the Gulf Coast Showcase championship game.
Maddie Nolan scored seven of her 12 points in a 20-5 run over the last four minutes and Leigha Brown finished the tournament with 11 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for Michigan (7-0).
NO. 23 TENNESSEE 105, EASTERN KENTUCKY 71
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rickea Jackson scored 15 points to lead an even attack and Tennessee drove to a win over Eastern Kentucky (4-3).
Jordan Horston added 14 points for the Lady Vols (4-4), Jillian Hollingshead and Tamari Key each had 13, and Karoline Striplin added 10.
Antwainette Walker scored 18 points for the Colonels (4-3).
NO. 23 VILLANOVA 72, SOUTH FLORIDA 50
ESTERO, Fla. — Maddy Siegrist scored 25 points to top her career 2,000 and Villanova capitalized on a hot start to beat South Florida (7-2) in the third-place playoff at the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Siegrist scored 13 points in the first half and 10 in the third quarter as the Wildcats (6-1) took a 58-36 lead.
Sammie Puisis scored 17 points for the Bulls.
SWAC WOMEN
NORTH CAROLINA A&T 65, UAPB 59
Two free throws from Maleia Bracone settled a 56-56 tie and set up a game-ending run to earn a win for North Carolina A&T during Sunday’s Miami Thanksgiving Classic at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla.
Bracone finished the game with 10 points and six assists for the Aggies, who were 56-52 behind the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with less than three minutes to go before leveling with back-to-back baskets from Laila Acox and Nyah Willis . North Carolina A&T (4-2) then scored nine of the last 12 points to complete the comeback.
Willis had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Jazmin Harris added 9 points and 10 rebounds as the Aggies had 20 points from 20 turnovers and held the Golden Lions on just a three-point field goal. North Carolina A&T also hit 23 of 61 (37.7%) shots for the game.
Maori Davenport scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for UAPB (1-4). Jelissa Reese also had 13 points.