Women’s top 25 \ Saturday’s games
No. 3 Notre Dame 86, Pittsburgh 76
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Skylar Diggins had 23 points and 10 rebounds, both season highs, and Lindsay Schrader added 18 points to pace Notre Dame. Diggins was 9-of-11 from the free-throw line and the Fighting Irish (21-1, 8-1 Big East) were 21-of-29. Pittsburgh (12-10, 1-8) was 9-of-15 and coach Agnus Bernato was complaining throughout the game about the lopsided calls.Taneisha Harrison led the Panthers with 20 points.
No. 4 Nebraska 71, No. 12 Texas A&M 60
LINCOLN, Neb. — Kelsey Griffin had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Cory Montgomery added a season-high 18 points and fourth-ranked Nebraska turned back Texas A&M’s late comeback attempt. The Cornhuskers (21-0, 8-0 Big 12) won by double digits for the 18th time, but this one wasn’t as easy the score showed. The Aggies (16-5, 4-4) were within 65-60 in the final three minutes before Dominique Kelley made big plays at both ends to help the Huskers rebuild their lead. Kelley fed Griffin for an easy layup as the shot clock struck 1, and then she made a rebound on the other end and took it all the way for a layup to break things open. Yvonne Turner and Kelley scored 11 apiece for the Huskers. Danielle Adams scored 18 points and Tyra White 15 for the Aggies, who have lost four of their last six.
No. 11 West Virginia 75, Providence 59
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Liz Repella scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help West Virginia. Asya Bussie added 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Mountaineers (21-3, 8-2 Big East), who bounced back after an 80-47 loss at top-ranked Connecticut on Tuesday. Chelsea Marandola led the way for the Friars (13-10, 4-6), scoring 16 points and adding five rebounds. Mi-Khida Hankins had 11 points for Providence.Repella, who had 20 points in the first half alone, was 9 of 13 from the field. Needing 14 points to reach 1,000 for her career, the junior guard surpassed the milestone on a first-half 3-pointer, finishing the game at 1,011. West Virginia never let Providence get close, and effectively put the game out of reach early on behind 57 percent shooting in the first half, taking a 48-32 lead at the break.
No. 13 Oklahoma 77, No. 10 Oklahoma State 66
STILLWATER, Okla. — Danielle Robinson scored a career-high 36 points and Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State, the Sooners’ 21st win over their Bedlam rival in their last 22 meetings. In a showdown of two of the Big 12’s — and nation’s — top point guards, Robinson outdueled Oklahoma State’s Andrea Riley, the conference’s leading scorer, who led the Cowgirls with 30 points. Despite coach Kurt Budke breaking out his rarely seen orange blazer as a motivational ploy, Oklahoma State (18-5, 6-3 Big 12) lost its first home game ever as a top-10 team. Oklahoma State remained tied with the Sooners for second place in the Big 12 behind undefeated No. 4 Nebraska. The Cowgirls lost by 21 at Nebraska on Wednesday. Oklahoma (16-6, 6-3), which lost by 18 at home to Texas on Wednesday, avoided what would have been its first losing streak of the season.
No. 23 Wisconsin-Green Bay 74, Wright State 50
DAYTON — Julie Wojta scored 23 points to lead Wisconsin-Green Bay to a victory over Wright State on Saturday and end its streak of three straight Horizon League losses on the road. Wojta went 11 of 15 from the field as Wisconsin-Green Bay (19-3, 8-3) shot 55.8 percent overall. The Phoenix hit 10 of 20 3-pointers. Wojta scored 21 points and made all 10 of her shots in a 68-41 win over Wright State (8-13, 4-7) on Jan. 7 in Wisconsin. Wisconsin-Green Bay never trailed, using a 14-0 run that pushed its lead to 35-16 at halftime. Celeste Hoewisch added 18 points and Sarah Eichler had 13 in a patient offense. The Phoenix had 26 assists on 29 field goals. Erica Richardson led Wright State with 18 points. Kanisha Ward added 12.
No. 24 Gonzaga 70, Portland 58
PORTLAND, Ore. — Heather Bowman scored 19 points and Gonzaga turned a six-point halftime deficit into a victory.
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