Kaylen Smickle as No. 18 Maryland built a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter and defeated No. 11 Duke University, 85-80, in women’s college basketball action on Sunday in College Park, Maryland. He scored a game-high 23 points.
Shan’ann Sellers had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins (3-0), and Bri McDaniel came off the bench to score 15 points.
Reserve Toby Fournier scored 15 points for the Blue Devils (2-1), led by four players in double figures, but only 14 of his 26 points reached the foul line.
1st place South Carolina 71, 9th place North Carolina State University 57
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Tehina Paopao scored a game-high 23 points and the Gamecocks dominated inside and held off the Wolfpack with Tipov.
Milesia Fulwilly came off the bench and added 18 points for South Carolina (2-0), which blocked 50 percent of its field goal attempts and had a 40-25 rebounding advantage. That was more than enough to overcome 20 turnovers.
Zamareya Jones led North Carolina State (1-1) with 16 points.
2nd place: Connecticut 86, South Florida 49
In Storrs, Conn., Paige Bueckers scored 22 points and the Huskies routed the Bulls.
Ashlyn Shade had 15 points and Sarah Strong had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. UW (2-0) handed coach Geno Auriemma his 1,215th career win, just shy of former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s all-time record.
Mama Dembele scored 12 points for South Florida (2-1).
No. 4 Texas 119, Southeast Missouri 47
In Austin, the Longhorns jumped out to a 66-29 halftime lead and never looked back, even in a blowout loss to the RedHawks.
In the regular season opener, Texas made nearly 59 percent of its shots, got 21 points from backup Kyla Oldacre, and had six players score in double figures.
Skylar Burns came off the bench and scored 11 points for Southeast Missouri State (0-2).
5th place UCLA 81, Colgate 63
In Los Angeles, Lauren Betts scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Bruins defeated the Raiders.
Elina Arnissalo added 19 points and six assists for UCLA (2-0), which sank nearly 58 percent of its field goal attempts and overcame 17 turnovers.
Ann Baer had 13 points and five assists for Colgate (2-1).
8th Iowa State 84, Southern 56
In Ames, Iowa, the Cyclones made 12 3-pointers and took a 50-25 advantage to defeat the Jaguars.
For Iowa State (3-0), Addie Brown had a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Audi Crooks added 17 points and 11 boards.
Aleya Fontenot scored 16 points to pace Southern, which fell to 0-3.
No. 20 Mississippi 85, Arkansas Pine Bluff 24
In Oxford, Michigan, KK Deans scored a game-high 16 points off the bench and the Rebels defeated the Golden Lions.
Kristin Iuala added 12 points and six rebounds as a backup for Ole Miss (1-1), which more than doubled the score in a glass-topped game against Pine Bluff, 59-31.
Dara Allen scored nine points for the visiting team, but only made 9 of 61 field goals, resulting in an 0-3 loss.
No. 24 Alabama 94, Troy 71
In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the Crimson Tide built a 50-33 halftime lead and cruised to a comfortable victory over their in-state rival Trojans.
All five starters for Alabama (3-0) scored in double figures, with Zay Green scoring a game-high 24 points. Aaliyah Nye added 18 points and Carly Weathers added 14 points.
Troy (0-3) was paced by Ashley Baez’s 14 points, but was outscored 29-7 by turnovers.
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