Romi Levy made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining and visiting Virginia pulled off an Atlantic Coast Conference stunner, defeating No. 8 Louisville 74-72 on Sunday.
Levy’s shot made it 74-72 before Louisville had two attempts to tie or take the lead. With four seconds left, the Cardinals’ Reyna Scott missed a layup but teammate Laura Ziegler grabbed the rebound. After a Louisville timeout, Imari Berry misfired on a 3-pointer, and Virginia’s Romi Levy secured the rebound to seal the win.
Kymora Johnson led Virginia (19-8, 11-5 ACC) with 16 points, Levy posted 15 and Paris Clark added 14 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Tabitha Amanze collected nine points and 11 rebounds. The Cavaliers shot 55.6% from the field in the first half for a 41-30 lead.
Elif Istanbulluoglu led Louisville (24-5, 14-2) with 20 points, while Scott notched 16 points and Berry had 12 points. Ziegler finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
No. 1 Connecticut 81, Providence 38
Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd each scored 13 points as the Huskies strolled to another Big East Conference victory at Storrs, Conn.
Allie Ziebell added 11 points and Ashlynn Shade supplied 10 points for UConn (29-0, 18-0 Big East), which held a 40-14 halftime lead. KK Arnold had 10 rebounds and eight steals.
Princess Moody scored 11 points and Payton Dunbar had nine points for Providence (14-15, 7-11). The Friars were charged with 39 turnovers while making 15 field goals.
No. 3 South Carolina 85, No. 17 Mississippi 48
Joyce Edwards scored 21 points and the Gamecocks were in control in the Southeastern Conference game at Columbia, S.C.
Madina Okot added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Ta’Niya Latson provided 12 points for South Carolina (27-2, 13-1 Southeastern Conference), which made all 13 of its free-throw attempts.
Christeen Iwuala’s 12 points were tops for Ole Miss (21-8, 8-6), which was held to nine points in both the second and third quarters and went 3 of 17 on 3-pointers for the game.
No. 13 Iowa 62, No. 6 Michigan 44
Ava Heiden notched 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Hawkeyes had a strong finishing touch to put away the Wolverines at Iowa City, Iowa.
Heiden sank 11 of 17 shots from the field. Hannah Stuelke added 11 points for Iowa (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten), which won despite 4-of-15 shooting on 3-pointers. The Hawkeyes produced a 20-9 fourth-quarter scoring edge.
Olivia Olson’s 13 points and Mila Holloway’s 11 paced Michigan (22-5, 13-3), which couldn’t overcome 24 turnovers. Iowa held the Wolverines to eight second-quarter points to take a 27-20 lead and maintained that margin at 42-35 entering the fourth.
No. 22 North Carolina 78, Pitt 50
Nyla Brooks’ 18 points and Laila Hull’s 17 points carried the Tar Heels in the ACC romp at Chapel Hill, N.C.
North Carolina (23-6, 12-4 ACC) scored 27 points in the first six minutes of the second quarter to build a 39-21 lead. Hull made four 3-pointers in the second quarter. Alina Aarnisalo added 11 points.
Theresa Hagans Jr.’s 19 points and Fatima Diakhate’s 12 points paced Pitt (8-21, 1-15), which shot 3 of 18 on 3-point attempts.
No. 25 Alabama 76, Florida 71
Jessica Timmons poured in 34 points and Ta’Mia Scott had 21 and the Crimson Tide recovered down the stretch for the Southeastern Conference victory at Gainesville, Fla.
Timmons made seven of Alabama’s 12 baskets from 3-point range and Scott had the other five. Karly Weathers distributed nine assists for the Crimson Tide (21-7, 7-7 SEC).
Florida (16-13, 4-10) trailed 38-32 at halftime but surged ahead in the third quarter. Liv McGill rang up 19 points and Jade Weathersby had 13 points for the Gators, who missed 10 of 25 free-throw attempts.
–Field Level Media
