Jasha Clinton had 18 points, four rebounds and four assists at Echols Hall as Norfolk State breezed to a 78-52 victory Thursday night over Morgan State.
The Spartans (9-11, 4-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) pulled to within a half-game of first-place Maryland Eastern Shore and are tied with Howard for second place.
Anjanae Richardson and Cire Worley had 16 points each and Da’Brya Clark had 13 for Norfolk State. Worley grabbed eight rebounds and LeAire Nicks had seven for the Spartans, who outscored Morgan State 21-9 in the second quarter to go ahead 37-24.
Jael Butler scored 18 for Morgan State (3-18, 2-3).
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Virginia Tech 71, Clemson 68: The Hokies (15-5, 5-3 ACC) rallied from a 13-point deficit to overtake the Tigers (13-7, 4-4) before 3,992 at Cassell Coliseum.
Carys Baker and Carleigh Wenzel finished with 24 points apiece for Tech, and Samyha Suffren had 12 points and six rebounds. Baker tied her career high in points, sinking 8 of 9 free throws, and Wenzel matched her season high. Kilah Freelon grabbed nine rebounds.
Tech finished on an 11-0 run for its largest comeback victory since their 63-62 win over No. 3 NC State on Jan. 7, 2024.
Clemson outscored the Hokies 26-16 in the second quarter for a 39-33 halftime lead.
A Suffren 3-pointer drew Tech to 68-67 with 1:27 to go, and a Freelon offensive rebound led to Baker’s go-ahead layup with 11 seconds to go. Clemson turned the ball over with an errant pass with 3 seconds remaining, and Carleigh Wenzel sank two free throws for the final points.
Virginia 84, Pittsburgh 46: Caitlin Weimar came off the bench to provide 20 points and seven rebounds as the Cavaliers (14-5, 6-2 ACC) zoomed past the Panthers (8-13, 1-7) before 3,755 at John Paul Jones Arena.
Kymora Johnson had 17 points, nine assists and five steals for UVA, and Sa’Myah Smith had 10 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists.
Theresa Hagans scored 13 points and Fatima Diakhate had 12 points and seven rebounds for Pitt, which shot just 29% (17 of 59).
James Madison 72, Louisiana Monroe 68: Peyton McDaniel scoreds 16 of her 21 points in the second half to help the Dukes (14-7, 6-3) escape an upset bid by the Warhawks (8-10, 3-6). JMU shot 54.2% (13 of 24) in the second half.
Lake Taylor High alumna Ashanti Barnes had 17 points and a game-high nine rebounds for JMU, and Bree Robinson had 15 points and five steals. ULM’s Nakiyah Mays-Prince had 14 points and six assists.
A McDaniel 3-pointer with 3:46 left put JMU ahead to stay, 66-63. Robinson hit a pair of clinching free throws.
Liberty 55, Western Kentucky 53: Avery Mills hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.1 seconds remaining and JaKayla Thompson stole the final inbounds pass in Bowling Green, Kentucky, enabling the Flames (9-8, 3-3 Conference USA) to end a three-game slide.
Emma Stout had 19 points (eight in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds for Liberty, which overcame an 0-for-13 shooting start in the second half.
For WKU (5-13, 1-6), Salma Khedr scored 16 of her 18 points in the second half, erasing a 10-point Liberty halftime edge.
No. 1 Connecticut 83, Georgetown 42: Sarah Strong scored 25 points, and Azzi Fudd had 19 in her final collegiate appearance before a hometown crowd.
The defending national champion Huskies are 20-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 squad won its first 36 games before losing in the Final Four. UConn (10-0 Big East) has won 36 straight dating to last season.
Fudd grew up across the Potomac River in Arlington and was a prep star for St. John’s College High School in Washington. Her parents — mom Katie played at Georgetown — and former Virginia Tech star Georgia Amoore of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics were among a pro-UConn crowd at CareFirst Arena, the Mystics’ home.
Brianna Scott scored eight points for Georgetown (11-8, 4-6), which has lost 41 straight against UConn since 1993.
No. 16 Oklahoma 94, No. 2 South Carolina 82, OT: Aaliyah Chavez scored 15 of her 26 points in overtime in Norman. The freshman guard made 4 of 14 field goals in regulation before hitting 5 of 5 shots in overtime.
Payton Verhulst scored 19 points and Raegan Beers had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Sooners (15-4, 3-3 Southeastern Conference), who matched the highest-ranked opponent Oklahoma has ever beaten. The Sooners defeated No. 2 Kansas State in 2024.
Tessa Johnson scored 19 and Raven Johnson added 16 for South Carolina (19-2, 5-1), which had its 12-game win streak snapped.
No. 5 Vanderbilt 81, Auburn 53: Mikayla Blakes scored 20 for her 15th 20-plus-point performance of the season as Vanderbilt remained undefeated with a home win. Sacha Washington had 18 points and 12 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season.
Auburn (13-7, 2-4), in its first season under former Norfolk State coach Larry Vickers, was led by Harissoum Coulibaly’s 13 points,
No. 6 LSU 98, Texas A&M 54: Milaysia Fulwiley had 23 points and five steals for LSU (18-2, 4-2 SEC). The visiting Tigers were up by 21 points with about six minutes left in the third quarter before using an 18-0 run to push the lead to 74-35 over the Aggies (8-7, 1-5), who had 25 turnovers in their third consecutive loss.
No. 7 Michigan 94, Rutgers 60: Syla Swords and Olivia Olson each scored 16 points, and Mila Holloway and Te’Yala Delfosse both had 15 for the Wolverines (16-3, 7-1 Big Ten), who jumped all over the Scarlet Knights (9-10, 1-7) in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Michigan hit 13 of 18 shots (72%) in the opening quarter to go up 31-13.
No. 10 Iowa 85, No. 15 Maryland 78, OT: Ava Heiden scored 20 points and Chazadi Wright had 18, and Iowa recovered in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead in the final three minutes of regulation in College Park, Maryland.
Iowa (17-2, 8-0) remained unbeaten in Big Ten play, but not without a scare. The Terrapins trailed 66-49 in the fourth quarter before coming all the way back and tying the game at 73 with 9.3 seconds remaining.
Maryland (17-4, 5-4) briefly led in overtime, but its offense dried up late. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Terrapins.
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South Alabama 90, James Madison 83: Adam Olsen’s 26 points helped the Jaguars (14-6, 5-3 Sun Belt) win in Harrisonburg. They moved ahead for good by starting the second half on an 11-0 run for a 47-40 lead over the Dukes (9-11, 2-6) with 15:56 to go.
USA went ahead 74-58 with 5:23 left. JMU cut the deficit to 78-74 with 2:10 to go, but South Alabama converted 10 free throws in the final two minutes.
Olsen was 4 for 10 from 3-point range and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line. JJ Wheat added 17 points off the bench, and Chaze Harris finished with 15.
Justin McBride finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds for JMU. Cliff Davis added 13 points and six assists, and Preston Fowler had 12 points and seven rebounds.
