Zoe Brooks poured in a career-high 33 points and Aziaha James scored 20 points as No. 13 North Carolina State defeated No. 1 Notre Dame 104-95 in double overtime in a classic back-and-forth battle Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.
The Wolfpack scored the first 10 points of the second overtime until Notre Dame broke the drought with just 27 seconds left.
Tilda Trygger had 19 points, Saniya Rivers racked up 14 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and Madison Hayes finished with 13 points for NC State (22-5, 14-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which went 12-for-12 on foul shots in the final three minutes of regulation and was 24-for-26 from the line for the game. Brooks was 14-for-14 and added 10 boards.
Hannah Hidalgo’s 26 points, Sonia Citron’s 23 and Olivia Miles’ 22 led Notre Dame (24-3, 15-1). Liatu King added 16 points and 14 rebounds. Citron’s 3-pointer to beat the fourth-quarter buzzer extended the game.
In regulation, Citron scored off a turnover to put the Irish up 75-74 before two Brooks free throws at the 1:28 mark. Hidalgo made two foul shots 13 seconds later.
Hayes scored on a go-ahead drive with 53 seconds left and Brooks added two free throws. Miles’ basket closed the gap to 80-79. Brooks repeated with two more free throws before King got a bucket. Then Hayes sank two free throws with four seconds left before Citron’s triple sent the game to overtime.
The score was tied at 62, 64, 66 and 68 before eight lead changes in the final 3:01 of regulation. There were 19 lead changes prior to overtime. The margin was never more than two points in the first extra session, which ended on Miles’ missed 3-pointer.
No. 8 Ohio State 98, Purdue 46
Chance Gray’s 21 points and Jaloni Cambridge’s 20 points were part of the blowout in Columbus, Ohio, where the Buckeyes shot 52.4 percent from the field and drained 14 of 27 3-point attempts.
Cotie McMahon had 16 points, Ajae Petty notched 12 points and 14 rebounds and Kennedy Cambridge added 10 points for Ohio State (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten). Gray made five 3s.
Rashunda Jones scored 11 points for Purdue (9-18, 2-14), which shot 32.1 percent from the field. The Boilermakers were held to 20 second-half points.
No. 10 TCU 71, No. 17 West Virginia 50
Hailey Van Lith poured in 26 points and Sedona Prince added 20 to propel the Horned Frogs over the Mountaineers in Fort Worth, Texas.
TCU (26-3, 14-2 Big 12), which controlled the boards 42-27, took early control on the way to a 39-20 halftime lead. Van Lith had 14 points by the break.
JJ Quinerly had 13 points and Jordan Harrison provided 11 for West Virginia (21-6, 11-5), which shot just 30.5 percent from the floor. That included 3-for-18 shooting on 3s.
No. 15 Tennessee 86, Florida 78
Talaysia Cooper’s 18 points and Zee Spearman’s 16 carried the Lady Volunteers, who had a strong second half to beat the Gators in Gainesville, Fla.
Samara Spencer added 11 points and Jewel Spear and Ruby Whitehorn each had 10 points for Tennessee (21-6, 8-6 SEC). Tennessee trailed 37-28 at halftime, but less than three minutes into the second half, the Vols drew within 43-42 and then surged to a 56-49 edge as part of a 37-point third quarter.
Ra Shaya Kyle scored 19 points and Liv McGill and Laila Reynolds both notched 17 points for the Gators (14-14, 5-9), who couldn’t overcome 2-for-17 shooting on 3-pointers. Jeriah Warren had 11 points.
–Field Level Media
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