On Thursday night, No. 12 Virginia Tech extended its winning streak to eight with a 61-56 win over Duke at Cassell Coliseum, with Elizabeth Kitley tying her career high with 34 points.
Kitley, who twice scored 34 points two seasons ago, made 13 of 17 shots from the floor (many of which were fadeaways) and 8 of 9 free throws, helping the Hokies (21-0) 4 losses, 12 wins, 2 losses) for 24 consecutive wins. He returned home and led the Atlantic Coast Conference. She added 12 rebounds, marking her fifth consecutive double-double and her 18th of the season.
Kitley had 11 points and five rebounds in the fourth quarter, helping Tech pull away from a tie at 42-all.
Ashron Jackson hit three 3-pointers and scored 18 points to lead the Blue Devils (16-8, 8-5), whose winning streak ended at three.
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1st South Carolina 66, Tennessee 55: Camila Cardoso had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the visiting Gamecocks (24-0, 11-0 Southeastern Conference). She had missed the previous two games when she was playing for Brazil in the Olympic qualifying tournament.
For South Carolina, Ashlyn Watkins had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Raven Johnson had 15 rebounds.
Rikea Jackson scored 19 points for Tennessee (15-9, 8-4), which led by three points at halftime but could miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
6th North Carolina State University 59, 16th Notre Dame 43: Madison Hayes scored 16 points and a relentless defensive effort for the Wolfpack (22-3, 9-3 ACC) led to a road win over the Irish (18-6, 8-5). The Wolfpack held Notre Dame to its lowest point total of the season, and freshman Hannah Hidalgo, who ranks No. 3 in the nation in scoring, also held her to a season-low 10 points.
For North Carolina State, River Baldwin contributed with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Saniyah Rivers contributed with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Asiaha James, a Princess Anne High School graduate, had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Maddie Westveld led the Irish with 14 points.
Georgia State 73, James Madison 62: The Panthers (15-9, 9-4 Sun Belt) defeated the Dukes (17-9, 9-4 Sun Belt) for the second time this season, with Mikila Tribert scoring 20 points and 2,191 points in Harrisonburg. and moved into a tie for 3rd place. JMU and Old Dominion (18-6, 9-4).
After each team plays five more games, the top four teams will earn a pass to the Sun Belt quarterfinals.
Georgia State defeated JMU 19-10 in the fourth quarter. Alyssa Phillippe's layup and free throw with nine minutes left broke a 54-54 tie and the Panthers held the lead.
Peyton McDaniel had 21 points and former Lake Taylor High School and ODU player Ashanti Burns had seven rebounds and four points for JMU. Heritage High School graduate Annalicia Goodman had nine points and six rebounds, and former Norview player Micaiah Tynes, playing her first game since Jan. 24, scored two points. Tynes was out in concussion protocol.
Division II players set rebounding records: Francis Marion center Lauryn Taylor set an NCAA single-game rebounding record with 44 rebounds in an 85-62 win over North Greenville in Florence, South Carolina.
Taylor was the all-time leader in NCAA competition in three divisions. She surpassed the Division I mark of 40 points set by Delta State's Deborah Temple against Alabama-Birmingham in February 1983. Her Taylor total also exceeded Division II's 36 points and Division III's 38 points. She had 14 offensive rebounds.
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James Madison 83, Georgia State 63: Terrence Edwards scored 28 points and fellow Georgia product TJ Bickerstaff added 21 points as Dukes (23-3, 11-3) beat Panthers (11-14, 5-8) in Harrisonburg. exceeded. JMU is tied for second place in the Sun Belt with Troy, who lost on Thursday.
Edwards made all 12 of his free throws. Bickerstaff often struggled at the line, but he said he was working on his free throws and sank 11 of 12.
Julian McKee scored 18 points and had 2 steals for Georgia State, which fell behind 17-0 and 43-12, but eventually narrowed the gap to 12 points. Former Longwood player Leslie Enkelwem added 15 points and eight rebounds.
Winthrop 85, Radford 69: KJ Doucet had 25 points and five rebounds for the Eagles (16-11, 7-5 Big South) in the road win. Kelton Talford and Kasen Harrison each added 13 points with nine rebounds.
The Highlanders (13-13, 3-8) were led by Daquan Smith with 23 points. Former Oscar Smith High guard Kenyon Giles added 15 points and Bryan Antoine added 14 points.
2nd place Purdue 84, Minnesota 76: Zach Eady overcame a slow start with 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Boilermakers (23-2, 12-2 Big Ten) in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dawson Garcia led Minnesota with 24 points.
The Boilermakers, who led the Gophers (15-9, 6-7) by 10 points early in the second half, turned to the 7-foot-4 senior to lead the comeback. The current National Player of the Year made 3-of-9 shots in the first half with three dunks, and his last one put Purdue ahead 57-55 with 12:27 remaining.
Point guard Braden Smith had 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for Purdue, which improved to 43-3 at home over the past three years.
No. 18 St. Mary's 103, Pepperdine 59: In Moraga, Calif., Augustus Marsiulionis scored a career-high 28 points and Alex Ducas hit a half-court shot to beat the halftime buzzer to lead No. 18 St. Mary's to its 13th straight win.
The Gaels (21-6, 12-0 West Coast Conference) celebrated their return to the AP Top 25 for the first time since the season's opening week with a dominant victory, tying them with UW for first place for the longest active winning streak. Country. Jevon Porter had 13 points for the Waves (10-17, 3-9).
No. 24 Florida Atlantic 80, Temple 68: Jonelle Davis scored 17 points, Aliyah Martin and Brandon Weatherspoon each scored 16 points, and FAU won against the Owls in Boca Raton.
FAU (20-5, 10-2 American Athletic) jumped out to a 15-2 lead early on. Led by Jordan Riley's 19 points, Temple (8-17, 1-11) lost its 10th straight game.
