A 3-pointer by Trinity Hardy sparked a game-ending 8-0 run as Army outlasted Maine in double overtime for an 87-81 women’s basketball victory Friday in West Point, New York.
Maine (2-4) rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half and was in position to win the game in regulation when a reverse layup by Alba Orois with two seconds left gave the Black Bears a 70-68 lead. Sabrina Hunter tied it, however, with a layup at the buzzer.
Maine also led by five in the first overtime before Army (3-2) fought back with a layup by Hunter and a three-point play by Alisa Fallon.
Orois led Maine with 21 points and seven assists. Anne Simon had 19 points and six steals, Maeve Carroll added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Bailey Wilborn scored 14 points.
Kate Murray paced Army with 21 points.
(1) SOUTH CAROLINA 79, ELON 38: Aliyah Boston scored 12 points and blocked three shots, and the Gamecocks (7-0) routed the Phoenix (4-1) in Columbia, South Carolina.
(6) BAYLOR 62, ARIZONA STATE 52: NaLyssa Smith scored 17 points with 12 rebounds and the Bears (5-1) defeated the Sun Devils (2-4) in the Cancun Challenge in Mexico.
(18) SOUTH FLORIDA 57, (7) STANFORD 54: Sydni Harvey’s 3-pointer from the wing with 2.8 seconds left lifted the Bulls (5-2) over the Cardinal (4-1) in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at Nassau, Bahamas.
Led by Harvey’s 15 points, South Florida posted its second victory over a top-10 opponent this week and only the third overall for the program.
(9) ARIZONA 75, DEPAUL 68: Cate Reese scored 19 points and the Wildcats (6-0) edged the Blue Demons (42) at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
(11) TENNESSEE 68, KANSAS 58: Keyen Green scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Vols (5-0) beat the Jayhawks (4-1) at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout in Las Vegas.
(12) MICHIGAN 61, (16) OREGON STATE 52: Naz Hillmon had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Wolverines (6-0) took control in the fourth quarter against the Beavers (3-1) at the Daytona Beach Invitational.
KENT STATE 75, (19) UCLA 69: Lindsey Thall scored 20 points, Casey Santoro made 7 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 76 seconds and the Golden Flashes (4-0) beat the Bruins (3-1) in the Gulf Coast Showcase at Estero, Florida.
MISSOURI STATE 76, (24) VIRGINIA TECH 68: Jasmine Franklin scored 21 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and went 9 of 10 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to lead the Bears (4-1) to win over the Hokies (5-1) in the San Juan Shootout at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
(25) FLORIDA GULF COAST 81, TENNESSEE TECH 69: Kierstan Bell, the nation’s leading scorer, poured in a season-high 39 points to lead the Eagles (6-0) to a victory in the San Juan Shootout.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
(3) PURDUE 97, OMAHA 40: Zach Edey scored 20 points in 16 minutes, and the Boilermakers (6-0) pounded the Mavericks (1-5) in West Lafayette, Indiana.
DAYTON 74, (4) KANSAS 73: Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and the Flyers (3-3) upset the Jayhawks (4-1) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
David McCormack of Kansas blocked Malachi Smith’s layup with 3 seconds left. Amzil picked up the loose ball, and his shot went off the rim and backboard before going in.
(6) BAYLOR 75, MICHIGAN STATE 58: James Akinjo scored 15 points and the Bears (7-0) blew the game open after halftime to beat Spartans (5-2) in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game at Paradise Island, Bahamas.
(10) ALABAMA 80, DRAKE 71: Jahvon Quinerly scored 18 points to lead the Crimson Tide (5-1) past the Bulldogs (3-2) in the consolation round of the ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
(10) KENTUCKY 86, NORTH FLORIDA 52: TyTy Washington scored 14 points, Oscar Tshiebwe had 12 points and 15 rebounds, and the Wildcats (5-1) defeated the Ospreys (1-6) in Lexington, Kentucky.
(15) TENNESSEE 80, TENNESSEE TECH 69: Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored eight of his 12 points during a key second-half spurt and the Volunteers (4-1) turned back the Golden Eagles (2-4) in Knoxville, Tennessee.
(19) AUBURN 89, SYRACUSE 68: Jabari Smith scored 22 points and the Tigers (5-1) beat the Orange (3-3) in the fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
(22) UCONN 70, VCU 63: R.J. Cole scored 26 points and Isaiah Whaley hit two late 3-pointers in his return to the lineup, helping the Huskies (6-1) beat the Rams (3-4) in overtime for third place at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
(25) XAVIER 59, VIRGINIA TECH 58: Nate Johnson scored 30 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 25 seconds left, and the Musketeers (5-1) edged the Hokies (5-2) in the consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-Off in New York.
FOOTBALL
(4) CINCINNATI 35, EAST CAROLINA 13: Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes and the Bearcats (12-0, 8-0 American Athletic Conference, CFP No. 4) aiming to maintain their position among the top four in the College Football Playoff rankings, completed a perfect regular season by beating the Pirates (7-5, 5-3) in Greenville, North Carolina.
(16) UTAH 28, COLORADO 13: Cameron Rising threw three touchdown passes, Tavion Thomas ran for 142 yards and a score, and the Utes (9-3, 8-1 Pac-12) beat the Buffaloes (4-8, 3-6 Pac-12) in Salt Lake City.
(17) IOWA 28, NEBRASKA 21: Spencer Petras plunged 2 yards for a touchdown with 2:58 left, and the Hawkeyes (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) came back from a 15-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Cornhuskers (3-9, 1-8) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
(22) SAN DIEGO STATE 27, BOISE STATE 16: Backup quarterback Jordon Brookshire led San Diego State to 24 unanswered points after replacing Lucas Johnson late in the first half, and the Aztecs (11-1, 7-1) claimed the Mountain West’s West Division title with a victory over the Broncos (7-5, 5-3) in Carson, California.
The Aztecs, who have never had a 12-win season, will host the Mountain West title game next Saturday against Air Force or Utah State.
(25) ARKANSAS 34, MISSOURI 17: KJ Jefferson threw for 262 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 58 yards to help the Razorbacks (8-4, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) beat the Tigers (6-6, 3-5) in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
CLARKSON 4, MAINE 1: Gabrielle David scored twice in the first period and completed a hat trick just 20 seconds into the second period, leading the Golden Knights (13-2-2) past the Black Bears (6-9-1) in Orono.
Ally Johnson got a power-play goal for Maine in the third period.
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