No. 6 South Carolina women beat Temple 78-71
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyasha Harris scored 21 points and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan added 15 to help No. 6 South Carolina beat Temple 78-71 on Saturday.
The Gamecocks rebound from a loss to then-No. 2 Baylor in the finale of the Paradise Jam Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend.
South Carolina (9-1) trailed 49-48 late in the third quarter before scoring the final five points of the period. The Gamecocks kept the momentum going to start the fourth quarter, extending the advantage to 69-54 on Herbert Harrigan’s layup with 4:21 left in the game.
Temple (5-5) got to 74-68 when Emani Mayo converted a four-point play with 48.5 seconds left. Harris converted two free throws 10 seconds later and the Gamecocks weren’t threatened again.
Marissa Mackins scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Owls. Mia Davis added 14 points and 13 rebounds.
NO. 16 DEPAUL 87, GREEN BAY 65
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Lexi Held scored 13 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter in DePaul’s victory over Green Bay.
Sonya Morris added 17 points, and Kelly Campbell had 10 points and 13 rebounds for DePaul (7-1). The Blue Demons (7-1) used a 26-6 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to erase a 13-point deficit.
Frankie Wurtz scored a career-high 25 points for the Phoenix (5-4).
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Cate Reese scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and had 17 rebounds for Arizona.
Arizona (9-0) outscored UTEP 12-3 in the second quarter to lead 33-17 at the half and extended to its largest lead at 47-28 late in the third quarter. UTEP (7-2) opened the fourth quarter with a 12-3 run to cut it to 50-41 with 3:03 left.
Ariona Gill had 11 points for the Miners.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Taylor Robertson scored 21 points, Ana Llanusa added 20 and Oklahoma won for the first time in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, drubbing LSU.
Mandy Simpson had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Sooners (5-4).
Khayla Pointer scored 24 points to lead the Tigers (8-2). They had won seven straight.
NO. 23 ARKANSAS 81, KANSAS STATE 72
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Chelsea Dungee scored 32 points, Alex Tolefree added 21, both season highs, and Arkansas beat Kansas State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
The Razorbacks (8-1) led 37-33 at the half and used a 10-0 run in the third quarter and a last-minute 3-pointer by Tolefree, to take a 61-50 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Petyon Williams had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Kansas State (4-4).
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