PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Paige Bueckers had 21 points and seven assists to help No. 2 Connecticut hold No. 23 South Florida 60-53 in the semifinals of Sunday’s first Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis.
Freshman Azzi Fudd added a season high of 18 points out of six 3-points for the Huskies (3-0) who struggled until the last minute to claim a perfect score against the Bulls (3-2). UConn lost a 13-point lead in the second quarter and an eight-point lead in the middle of the third quarter, then found himself in the final seconds of that quarter after giving up an 11-0 run.
But Bueckers hit a competitive turnaround 3-pointer from in front of the UConn bank to tie it at 45 at the end of the third. The Huskies got the ball to start fourth, and Fudd followed with a straight 3 – essentially six-point possession that put the charging bull back on its feet.
That was the start of a 14-2 burst , where Bueckers hit the post after a perfect feed from Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Fudd added another 3 to push the lead to 56-47 at 4:28.
(1) SOUTH CAROLINA 80, (9) OREGON 63: Zia Cooke scored 20 points and Laeticia Amihere added 18 to help the Gamecocks (5-0) evict the Ducks (3-1) in the semifinals of the first Battle 4 Atlantis women’s tournament.
The South Carolina victory prepares a matchup against number 2 UConn on Monday for the tournament title on Monday. The Huskies defeated South Florida # 23 in the other semi-final.
(3) MARYLAND 79, (6) BAYLOR 76: Ashley Owusu scored 24 points and the Terrapins (6-0) gave the Bears (3-1) their first Post-Kim Mulkey defeat in College Park, Maryland.
The Terrapins led 76-65 before a furious Baylor rally was nearly forced into overtime. The Bears lost the ball by three, but Sarah Andrews missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds.
(10) LOUISVILLE 61, WASHINGTON 53: Kianna Smith and Liz Dixon each scored 13 points for the Cardinals (3- 1), who beat the Huskies (2-1) in Seattle.
The Cardinals led by up to 16 points towards the end of the third quarter but had to fend off a late attack by the Huskies to take their third straight win .
(12) TENNESSEE 76, (12) TEXAS 70: Jordan Horston scored 28 points with 15 rebounds, both career highs, Tamari Key had a triple-double and the Volunteers (5-0) made 6 of 8 free throws in overtime to defeat the Longhorns (3-1) in Knoxville, Tennessee.
(14) IOWA STATE 96, SOUTHERN 55: Aubrey Joens scored 5 3-pointers for the second game in a row and increased her career best to 21 points to lead the Cyclones (4-0) to a win over the Jaguars (0-4)) in Ames, Iowa.
The big Schwes ter Ashley Joens added 16 points, Lexie Donarski 15 and Nyamer Diew 13 from the bench for the Cyclones. Emily Ryan had a career with 13 assists and nine points.
(17) FLORIDA STATE 76, GRMBLING 53: Morgan Jones made a career high of 25 points, Valencia Myers added 10 points and 10 rebounds and the Seminoles (4: 0) defeated the Lady Tigers (2-2) in Tallahassee, Florida.
(19) KENTUCKY 92, WINTHROP 47: Rhyne Howard had the third triple-double in Kentucky history that the Wildcats (3-1 ) led to a win over the Eagles (0-4) in Lexington, Kentucky.
(22) WEST VIRGINIA 83, RADFORD 31: Kirsten Deans scored 16 points, 10 of 11 West Virginia (3-0) players and the No. 22 Mountaineers beat the Highlanders (1-3) in Morgantown, West Virginia.
(6) PURDUE 80, (5) VILLANOVA 74: Zach Edey scored 21 points and the Boilermakers (5-0) defeated 11 points deficit in the second half to beat the Wildcats (3-2) and win the Hall of Fame tip-off tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Caleb Furst and Isaiah Tho mpson added 12 points each for the Boilermakers (5-0), who dominated underneath, outperforming the Wildcats with 38-18 in color and beating them with 38:26.
(17) TENNESSEE 89, (18) NORTH CAROLINA 72: Freshman Zakai Zeigler scored 18 points and led the Volunteers (3-1) over Tar Heels (3-2) in Uncasville, Connecticut, in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
(22) ST. BONAVENTURE 70, MARQUETTE 54: Jaren Holmes had 19 points and a career high of 13 rebounds, Osun Osunniyi added 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, and the Bonnies (5-0) beat the Golden Eagles (5-1) to win the Charleston classics in Charleston, South Carolina.
Osunniyi – who went into the game as the active leader of the NCAA in blocks per game (2.73) – made 8 out of 10 out of the field. Jalen Adaway had 14 points on the 7-of-11 shoot-out and Kyle Lofton added 12 points, four assists and two steals.
TOP 25: Ohio State ranks # 2 on the Associated Press poll and climbed one narrow vote by three places behind No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati.
Georgia is unanimously No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by the Regions Bank, but the # 2 changed for the second straight week.
Alabama slipped past Cincinnati last week, and then Ohio State overtook them both after routing Michigan State 56-7 on Saturday. The Buckeyes received 1,434 points from the media panel. The Crimson Tide was 1,423 and the Bearcats 1,416.
Notre Dame is high on # 5 of the season and Michigan will be # 6 in their game against Ohio State next Saturday. The Buckeyes-Wolverines winner will play in the Big Ten championship game. FLORIDA: Florida dismissed coach Dan Mullen one day after losing six in nine games, two months after the Gators played at eye level with defending champions Alabama and a year after they got a chance to make the college football playoffs.
Mullen’s breathtaking decline and not-so-surprising exit ended two tumultuous seasons of rising losses, numerous public relations missteps, NCAA penalties, and one win against the minor league Samford, who didn’t seem to be celebrating much for Gators fans.
Mullen finished four seasons in Florida with 34-15 points, including a trip to the championship game of the Southeastern Conference last year and three New Year’s Six Bowls .
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