Lauren Betts recorded 20 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 assists as No. 3 UCLA earned a 78-60 win over No. 11 North Carolina in a nonconference sport on Thursday in Las Vegas.
The Tar Heels led early within the third quarter, however the Bruins wound up with a 23-12 scoring edge within the interval to take the lead for good. UCLA scored the final 10 factors of the third to go up 58-56 on a jumper by Kiki Rice, and North Carolina by no means received the margin into single figures within the fourth quarter.
Rice added 15 factors and 10 rebounds for UCLA (4-0). Angela Dugalic contributed 14 factors and eight boards, and Gabriela Jaquez registered 12 factors and eight rebounds.
Elina Aarnisalo led North Carolina (2-1) with 13 factors, however she shot 1-for-7 from 3-point vary. Ciera Toomey and Indya Nivar added 11 factors apiece.
No. 9 Maryland 88, Towson 70
Addi Mack scored 11 of her 15 factors within the first half because the Terrapins downed the Tigers in School Park, Md.
Kaylene Smikle added 13 factors for Maryland (4-0), which led by 28 factors at halftime and by at the very least 16 for your entire second half. Oluchi Okananwa, Yarden Garzon and Breanna Williams contributed 10 factors apiece.
India Johnston logged 23 factors and Thalia Shepard scored 20 for Towson (2-2). Zoli Khalil completed with 10 factors.
No. 12 Tennessee 68, Belmont 58
Kaniya Boyd sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:58 to play because the Girl Vols rallied for a win over the Bruins in Knoxville, Tenn.
Belmont led 56-54 after Tuti Jones made 1 of two free throws with just below 5 minutes to go. A tip-in from Tennessee’s Deniya Prawl tied the rating and began a game-changing 10-0 run. Talaysia Cooper hit 1 of two foul pictures with 1:01 remaining, giving the Girl Vols a 64-56 benefit.
Cooper paced Tennessee (3-1) with 22 factors and 14 rebounds. Janiah Barker added 11 factors for the Girl Vols, and Zee Spearman had 10 factors and eight boards. Belmont (1-2) received 14 factors from Avery Strickland, 13 from Jailyn Banks and 10 from Hilary Fuller.
No. 21 Iowa 100, Drake 58
Six gamers scored in double figures for the Hawkeyes in a one-sided win over the Bulldogs in Iowa Metropolis.
Chazadi Wright sank 4 3-pointers, and he or she, Layla Hays and Ava Heiden every had 14 factors for Iowa (3-0). Hays added a game-high 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who made 53.9% of their field-goal makes an attempt and restricted Drake to 36.1%.
Grace Knutson put up 19 factors for the Bulldogs (1-2). Abbie Aalsma added 16 and Peyton McCabe scored 10.
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