Sarah Strong poured in 25 points and No. 4 UConn used a dominant second half to cruise to an 87-55 victory over No. 17 Ohio State on Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio.
Strong, who scored 20 points in the second half, made seven of eight 3-point attempts as part of a 9-for-12 shooting performance from the field. The Huskies (3-1) went 14-for-27 from beyond the arc, while Ohio State (3-1) made just 19 of 55 field-goal attempts.
UConn, which also received 15 points from Ashlynn Shade and 10 from KK Arnold, held a commanding 49-20 scoring advantage in the second half. The Huskies have defeated two ranked Big Ten Conference opponents since losing to Michigan.
Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and Ava Watson added 13 for the Buckeyes, who made just five of 24 3-point attempts.
No. 1 South Carolina 65, Clemson 44
Tessa Johnson scored 13 points and Chloe Kitts contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds as the Gamecocks defeated their in-state rival in Clemson, S.C.
South Carolina (3-0) extended its 30-21 halftime lead by scoring 14 of the first 15 points in the third quarter.
Mackenzie Nelson scored a game-high 17 points for Clemson (3-1), but the Tigers struggled with 22.4% shooting and committed 21 turnovers.
No. 2 Michigan 81, Columbia 58
Syla Swords scored 17 points, while Olivia Olson and Kendall Dudley added 15 apiece as the Wolverines won in New York.
Dallas Loughridge contributed 13 points and Te’Yala Delfosse added 11 for Michigan (3-0), which outscored Columbia 24-14 in the third quarter to extend its halftime advantage.
Riley Weiss scored 23 points for Columbia (3-1), but the Lions went 3-for-18 from 3-point range and committed 21 turnovers.
No. 5 Duke 85, Norfolk State 23
Toby Fournier scored 20 points and Aaliyah Crump added 14 as the Blue Devils cruised to a victory in Norfolk, Va., in their first road visit to an HBCU since 1977.
Duke (3-0), which also received 11 points from Riley Nelson, shot 55% from the field and led 51-13 at halftime.
No Norfolk State player scored more than five points as the Spartans (1-3) shot just 16% from the field.
No. 7 Louisville 94, Ball State 73
Imari Berry poured in 22 points and Tajianna Roberts added 18 in the road victory in Muncie, Ind.
Louisville (5-0), which led 44-27 at halftime, shot 61.9% from the field. Zamareya Jones finished with 12 points and nine assists, and Mackenly Randolph added 11 points.
For Ball State (1-2), Lilli Barnes scored 22 points, reserve Zhen Verburgt provided 13 and Grace Kingery added 12.
No. 10 Iowa 78, Northern Iowa 40
Dani Carnegie scored 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting as the Hawkeyes won their third consecutive home game in Iowa City.
Ava Heiden’s 15 points and McKenna Woliczko’s 14 points and nine rebounds also helped Iowa (3-1), which built a 40-11 halftime lead. Jenna Twedt had eight points for Northern Iowa (1-2), which made 25.5% of its shots and committed 26 turnovers.
No. 10 UCLA 76, Arizona 44
Addy Brown scored 18 points off the bench and Timea Gardner added 16 as the Bruins won in Los Angeles.
KK Bransford contributed 13 points, Sienna Betts posted 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Somto Okafor added 10 points for UCLA (3-0).
Arizona (2-1), playing its first road game of the season, shot 24.1% from the field and was held to five points in the fourth quarter. Makayla Presser-Palmer and Aliyahna Morris scored eight points apiece.
–Field Level Media
