WEDNESDAY’S OTHER COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAMES
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Clemson 79, Ohio State 65
COLUMBUS
Marcquise Reed scored 22 points and Shelton Mitchell had 19 for Clemson (6-1). Ohio State (5-3) pulled back to within 3 points with a Kaleb Wesson putback with 6:34 left, but a 15-4 run by the Tigers to finish the game made it a comfortable win. Keita Bates-Diop scored 21 and Wesson had 15 for Ohio State. Elijah Thomas had 11 points and a team-leading eight rebounds, and Donte Grantham also chipped in 11.
No. 4 Villanova 90, Penn 62
VILLANOVA, PA.
Jalen Brunson had 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 4 Villanova routed Penn. Omari Spellman, Mikal Bridges and Phil Bridges added 14 points apiece and Donte DiVincenzo scored 12 for the Wildcats (7-0). AJ Brodeur paced Penn with 15 points and Darnell Foreman had 13 for the Quakers (5-4).
No. 13 North Carolina 86, Michigan 71
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
Luke Maye scored 27 points and No. 13 North Carolina shot 55 percent to beat Michigan. Joel Berry II added 17 points on a bounceback offensive night for the Tar Heels (6-1). The Tar Heels closed the first half on a 17-5 run for a 51-37 lead, then went a 17-2 run to blow the game open. Moe Wagner scored 20 points to lead Michigan, which cooled quickly after a hot start and couldn’t keep up with UNC and its refound offensive touch.
No. 15 Gonzaga 103, Incarnate Word 68
SPOKANE, WASH.
Rui Hachimura scored 18 points and Zach Norvell Jr. added 17 as No. 15 Gonzaga beat Incarnate Word. Josh Perkins scored 16 and Jacob Larsen 14 for Gonzaga (6-1), which lost to North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament title game last season. Jalin Hart scored 17 points for Incarnate Word (3-3), which is in its second season of Division I basketball.
No. 23 TCU 87, Belmont 76
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Vladimir Brodziansky scored 22 points and No. 23 TCU extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 12 games with an victory against Belmont. JD Miller had 16 points and eight rebounds for TCU. Kenrich Williams had his third straight double-double and fourth of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Dylan Windler scored 17 points and Kevin McClain and Amanze Egekeze had 15 apiece in a third straight loss for Belmont (4-4).
No. 24 Alabama 77, Louisiana Tech 74
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.
Collin Sexton made four free throws over the final 8 seconds to lift No. 24 Alabama to a come-from-behind victory over Louisiana Tech. Dazon Ingram and Sexton led Alabama with 22 points each. Donta Hall had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Tide. Daquan Bracey scored 21 points to lead Louisiana Tech. Jacobi Boykins had 14 points and Harris and Jy’lan Washington 12 apiece.
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No. 3 Notre Dame 83, No. 22 Michigan 63
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 of her 32 points in the first half, and No. 3 Notre Dame remained undefeated with a victory over No. 22 Michigan. Notre Dame held Michigan star Katelynn Flaherty to 13 points. Jackie Young added 18 points and 14 rebounds for Notre Dame, which was coming off a win over defending national champion South Carolina last weekend. Hallie Thome scored 24 points for Michigan (4-2).
No. 6 Mississippi St 94, Louisiana-Lafayette 37
JACKSON, MISS.
Teaira McCowan scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead No. 6 Mississippi State over Louisiana-Lafayette. The 6-foot-7 McCowan couldn’t be stopped, making 15 of 20 shots from the field and had four blocked shots and three steals. Victoria Vivians added 16 points. Louisiana-Lafayette (2-5) was led by Skyler Goodwin, who scored 14 points.
No. 13 Florida State 94, Iowa 93
IOWA CITY, IOWA
Shakayla Thomas scored 31 points, 17 in the fourth quarter, and Imani Wright added 26 points as No. 13 Florida State erased a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat Iowa. Thomas, who also had 10 rebounds, ended the run and then had the first basket and the last 11 points in a 15-2 run that put the Seminoles up 80-79 with 3:13 to play.
No. 15 Maryland 60, Virginia 59
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
Kaila Charles scored Maryland’s final three points in the last 40 seconds to lift the No. 15 Terrapins to a victory over Virginia. She finished with 13 points. Stephanie Jones also scored 13 points for Maryland (6-2), which won its fourth straight. Toussaint scored 18 points, J’Kyra Brown 11 and Felicia Aiyeotan 10 with six blocks for the Cavaliers (3-5).
No. 18 Texas A&M 82, Rice 76
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Anriel Howard had a career-high 23 points and 13 rebounds, Danni Williams added 19 points, and No. 18 Texas A&M beat Rice. Erica Ogwumike led Rice (5-2) with 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting for her third straight game with 20-plus. Nicole Iademarco added four 3s and 18 points, Olivia Ogwumike had four 3s and 14 points, and Wendy Knight finished with 10 points with eight assists.
No. 25 Villanova 62, Princeton 59
PRINCETON, N.J.
Alex Louin scored 16 points, Adrianna Hahn added 15 points, and No. 25 Villanova held off Princeton. Mary Gedaka added 12 points and Quinn had seven points and 10 rebounds for Villanova (6-0). Alarie had a career-best 29 points, nine rebound and three blocks for Princeton (3-2).
Associated Press