Feb 16, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Cori Close reacts against the Michigan State Spartans in the first half at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Freshman Jaloni Cambridge hit five 3-point shots on the way to a season-high 33 points and No. 12 Ohio State handled No. 23 Michigan State for an 89-78 victory Wednesday night at Columbus, Ohio.
Ajae Petty’s 23 points and 15 rebounds and Cotie McMahon’s 17 points also boosted Ohio State (24-4, 13-4 Big Ten Conference), which shot 54.8 percent from the field.
Theryn Hallock poured in 29 points, making all five of her 3-point attempts, and Grace VanSlooten notched 19 points for Michigan State (20-8, 10-7), which tried to climb back by outscoring the Buckeyes 15-2 across the first six minutes of the fourth quarter to pull within 81-74.
Baskets by McMahon and Cambridge helped Ohio State, which led 54-41 at halftime, get back on track. Cambridge had 29 points through three quarters.
Michigan State was aided by 25-for-27 shooting on free throws but couldn’t take full advantage of Ohio State’s 14 turnovers.
No. 2 UCLA 91, Wisconsin 61
Lauren Betts pumped in 26 points on 11-for-12 shooting from the floor and a 4-for-4 effort on free throws as the Bruins strolled at Madison, Wis.
UCLA (27-1, 16-1 Big Ten) was rolling, particularly with a big third quarter that stretched the margin to 70-40 entering the fourth quarter. Timea Gardiner had 14 points off the bench and Londynn Jones supplied 13 points for the Bruins.
Serah Williams collected 22 points and Ronnie Porter notched 13 points for Wisconsin (13-15, 4-13), which was 4-for-16 on 3s.
No. 18 West Virginia 75, Utah 46
JJ Quinerly pumped in a career-best 38 points on 16-for-21 shooting from the field in the runaway victory at Morgantown, W. Va., where she played for perhaps the last time in the regular-season home finale.
No other player for the Mountaineers (22-6, 12-5 Big 12) reached double figures, but Quinerly was good on four of her five 3-point attempts and went 2-for-2 at the foul line. West Virginia held a 30-18 halftime edge.
Maye Toure scored 12 points for Utah (21-7, 12-5), which went 7-for-32 on 3-pointers as part of 31.5-percent shooting from the field. The Utes made 17 field goals and they were charged with 28 turnovers.
No. 10 TCU 91, Houston 56
Hailey Van Lith drained four 3-point shots as part of a 26-point performance at Fort Worth, Texas.
Madison Conner’s 15 points and Sedona Prince’s 13 points also helped the Horned Frogs (27-3, 15-2 Big 12), who led 52-21 at halftime behind Van Lith’s 20 points. TCU, which shot 54 percent from the field for the game, went 13-for-28 on 3-pointers.
Gigi Cooke racked up 25 points and Laila Blair had 15 points for Houston (5-23, 1-16), which couldn’t overcome a 42-26 rebounding deficit.
No. 21 Oklahoma State 74, Cincinnati 64
Anna Gret Asi’s 15 points paced five Cowgirls in double figures at Stillwater, Okla.
Micah Gray tallied 14 points, Tenin Magassa and Stailee Heard both had 12 points and Alexia Smith notched 10 points for Oklahoma State (23-5, 13-4 Big 12). Heard also had nine rebounds.
Jillian Hayes led the Bearcats (15-12, 7-10) with 15 points, while teammates Reagan Jackson (12), A’riel Jackson (11) and Tineya Hylton (11) also reached double figures.
–Field Level Media
