No. 6 South Carolina women beat Temple 78-71

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyasha Harris scored 21 points and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan added 15 to help No. 6 South Carolina beat Temple 78-71 on Saturday.

The Gamecocks rebound from a loss to then-No. 2 Baylor in the finale of the Paradise Jam Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend.

South Carolina (9-1) trailed 49-48 late in the third quarter before scoring the final five points of the period. The Gamecocks kept the momentum going to start the fourth quarter, extending the advantage to 69-54 on Herbert Harrigan’s layup with 4:21 left in the game.

Temple (5-5) got to 74-68 when Emani Mayo converted a four-point play with 48.5 seconds left. Harris converted two free throws 10 seconds later and the Gamecocks weren’t threatened again.

Marissa Mackins scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Owls. Mia Davis added 14 points and 13 rebounds.

NO. 11 UCLA 58, CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 44

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michaela Onyenwere scored 23 points to lead UCLA past Cal State Northridge.

Onyenwere made 8 of 10 field goals and had seven rebounds for the Bruins (8-0). They are off to their best start since the 1980-81 season when they won their first 12 games. But the Bruins shot just 33% overall from the floor (20 of 60) and missed 18 3-pointers against the Matadors (3-7).

De’Jionae Calloway and Jordyn Jackson scored 12 points apiece for Northridge.

NO. 12 TEXAS A&M 74, OKLAHOMA STATE 62

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored a season-high 31 points, Kayla Wells added a season-best 22 and Texas A&M beat Oklahoma State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

The Aggies (7-1) scored the final seven points — five by Carter — of the first half and then opened the third quarter with a 6-0 spurt to take a 38-28 lead. The Cowgirls made back-to-back layups to trim their deficit to six points, but Carter scored all of Texas A&M’s points in a 13-3 run that made it 51-35 with 3:43 left in the period.

Natasha Mack had 19 points and 6 rebounds and Vivian Gray also had 19 points with a career-high 10 boards for Oklahoma State (6-3).

NO. 14 INDIANA 72, NORTH FLORIDA 45

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Brenna Wise scored 10 of her season-high 22 points in the first half and Indiana beat North Florida.

The Hoosiers (8-1) used a 17-0 run in the first quarter to build a 27-19 halftime lead. The Osprey (5-54) pulled to 30-24 early in the third quarter, but Indiana closed the quarter with a 17-6 run.

Janesha Green scored 13 points for North Florida.

NO. 16 DEPAUL 87, GREEN BAY 65

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Lexi Held scored 13 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter in DePaul’s victory over Green Bay.

Sonya Morris added 17 points, and Kelly Campbell had 10 points and 13 rebounds for DePaul (7-1). The Blue Demons (7-1) used a 26-6 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to erase a 13-point deficit.

Frankie Wurtz scored a career-high 25 points for the Phoenix (5-4).

NO 20 ARIZONA 54, UTEP 43

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Cate Reese scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and had 17 rebounds for Arizona.

Arizona (9-0) outscored UTEP 12-3 in the second quarter to lead 33-17 at the half and extended to its largest lead at 47-28 late in the third quarter. UTEP (7-2) opened the fourth quarter with a 12-3 run to cut it to 50-41 with 3:03 left.

Ariona Gill had 11 points for the Miners.

OKLAHOMA 80, NO. 25 LSU 68

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Taylor Robertson scored 21 points, Ana Llanusa added 20 and Oklahoma won for the first time in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, drubbing LSU.

Mandy Simpson had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Sooners (5-4).

Khayla Pointer scored 24 points to lead the Tigers (8-2). They had won seven straight.

NO. 23 ARKANSAS 81, KANSAS STATE 72

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Chelsea Dungee scored 32 points, Alex Tolefree added 21, both season highs, and Arkansas beat Kansas State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

The Razorbacks (8-1) led 37-33 at the half and used a 10-0 run in the third quarter and a last-minute 3-pointer by Tolefree, to take a 61-50 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Petyon Williams had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Kansas State (4-4).

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