College basketball: OSU women turn back Dayton
Associated Press
Jantel Lavender scored 27 points and Samantha Prahalis had 17 to help No. 20 Ohio State rally from a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat Dayton 76-61 in the final of the Buckeye Classic in Columbus.
Kristin Daugherty had 18 points and Justine Raterman 16 for the Flyers, who (4-3) went up 49-39 when Kendel Ross hit a 3-pointer with 12:40 to play.
But Ohio State (6-1) answered with an 11-1 that included Prahalis making a 3-pointer and a three-point play. Lavender ended the run with two free throws that tied it at 50.
Patrice Lalor gave the Flyers their last lead at 52-50 with 9:20 remaining but Lavender followed with a free throw and short jumper and Schulte hit a 3-pointer hit to put Ohio State ahead 56-51.
No. 1 UConn 106,
No. 4 Oklahoma 78
Renee Montgomery had a career-high 30 points and matched the Connecticut record with 13 assists to help the top-ranked Huskies in Storrs, Conn.
No. 5 Stanford 83,
Hawaii 54
Jillian Harmon scored 18 points in the first half and Stanford finished 3-0 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic in Honolulu.
No. 9 Tennessee 88, DePaul 67
Three Tennessee freshmen tied or bettered career bests and the Lady Vols rolled to the victory at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville.
No. 11 Texas 88,
Florida Atlantic 38
Brittainey Raven scored 13 points to help Texas win the FAU Thanksgiving Classic in Boca Raton, Fla.
No. 15 Auburn 63, FIU 52
Alli Smalley scored 21 points to help the Tigers win the FIU Thanksgiving Classic.
Purdue 65,
Prairie View A&M 51
Lakisha Freeman scored 20 points and Danielle Campbell added 12 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for the Boilermakers (5-1) at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic.
No. 23 Old Dominion 97, Norfolk State 54
Jessica Canady scored eight of her 24 points during a 22-3 run to start the game and Old Dominion stretched its home winning streak to 28 games.
No. 25 Iowa St. 87,
San Diego St. 71
Heather Ezell had 21 points and seven assists at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic.
Ohio
American 77,
Cleveland State 59
Kailey Klein’s 23 points led the Vikings (3-3), who lost to American in Washington, D.C.
The game was tied at 50 before a 12-0 run from American.
MEN
In Nashville, Tenn., Western Kentucky found a way to stop Samardo Samuels and No. 3 Louisville.
Double-teaming Louisville’s freshman big man at every turn, the Hilltoppers stunned the Cardinals 68-54 on Sunday for their first victory over a top-three opponent in more than 40 years.
A.J. Slaughter led the Hilltoppers (3-2) with a career-high 25 points and Steffphon Pettigrew added 17 points and 12 rebounds for Western Kentucky, which dominated the Cardinals (2-1) at both ends of the floor in the second half.
No. 1 North Carolina 116, N.Carolina-Asheville 48
Ty Lawson scored 22 points to help host North Carolina beat North Carolina-Asheville despite playing without national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough.
No. 5 Michigan State 65, Wichita State 57
Marquis Gray scored 12 points and Michigan State (4-1) bounced back after a first-round upset by Maryland to win two straight in the Old Spice Classic in Lake Buena Vista.
No. 6 Texas 77, Rice 56
Justin Mason scored 14 points and Gary Johnson added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Longhorns (5-1), who arrived back in Austin after playing in the Maui Invitational.
No. 8 Notre Dame 93, Furman 61
Kyle McAlarney scored 32 points and Ryan Ayers had a career-high 19 points to lead host Notre Dame to its school-record 39th straight home win.
No. 9 Gonzaga 83,
No. 12 Tennessee 74
Steven Gray scored 19 points, Matt Bouldin added 17 and No. 9 Gonzaga beat No. 12 Tennessee to win the Old Spice Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
No. 14 Arizona State 88, UTEP 58
James Harden scored a tournament-record and career-high 40 points to lead Arizona State’s rout of Texas El Paso in the third-place game of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif.
No. 17 Florida 86,
UMKC 65
Alex Tyus scored 25 points and reserve Chandler Parsons added 17 to help Florida overcome a slow start in Orlando, Fla.
No. 21 Georgetown 75, Maryland 48
Austin Freeman scored 18 points, and DaJuan Summers had 14 for Georgetown (4-1), which rebounded from a loss to No. 12 Tennessee on Friday.
Ohio
Akron 85,
Fairleigh Dickinson 41
Nate Linhart came off the bench to score 19 points and grab seven rebounds as Akron routed Fairleigh Dickinson in a Legends Classic game in Hackensack, N.J.
Baldwin-Wallace 90, Hilbert (N.Y.) 84
Kyle Brown scored seven of his 17 points in overtime to help the Yellow Jackets (2-3) beat Hilbert in the consolation game of the Allegheny College Tournament in Meadville, Pa.
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