Skylar Vann racked up 21 points to help Oklahoma upset second-ranked Kansas State 66-63 in Norman, Okla., on Wednesday night for its first win in nearly 20 years over a team ranked No. 2 or better in the AP poll.
Vann, who was named Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday, finished 9-for-18 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds as the Sooners (14-6, 8-1 Big 12) knocked off a top-two team for the first time since beating then-No. 2 Texas in the 2004 Big 12 title game. Lexy Keys chipped in 10 points and hit three 3-pointers for Oklahoma.
Gisela Sanchez matched her season high with 18 points for Kansas State (20-2, 9-1), which shot 25 percent from the floor in the fourth quarter as it was outscored 15-10. Serena Sundell, who finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, missed the potential game-tying 3-pointer from the left corner as time expired.
The Wildcats had 17 giveaways compared to Oklahoma’s 10, and the Sooners held a 16-8 advantage in points off turnovers.
No. 10 Indiana 87, Maryland 73
Mackenzie Holmes poured in 23 points and Sara Scalia tacked on 22 as the Hoosiers held off the Terrapins in College Park, Md.
Holmes finished 8 of 14 from the field, while Scalia drilled half of her eight 3-point attempts and made 8 of 9 free throws as Indiana (18-2, 9-1 Big Ten) won at Maryland for the first time in program history.
Jakia Brown-Turner scored a season-high 22 points for Maryland (12-9, 4-6), which pulled within seven early in the fourth quarter before a flurry of free throws from Scalia helped Indiana pull away. The Terrapins played without leading scorer Shyanne Sellers (15.4 points per game), who was out with a knee injury.
No. 11 UConn 81, Villanova 60
Aaliyah Edwards scored 22 points to lead a quartet of double-digit scorers who helped the visiting Huskies pull away from the Wildcats.
Paige Bueckers tallied 21 points, KK Arnold added 13 and Nika Muhl supplied 12 for UConn (18-4, 10-0 Big East), which bounced back after having its 13-game winning streak snapped by then-No. 15 Notre Dame on Saturday.
Lucy Olsen netted 15 points to lead Villanova (13-8, 6-4), which was outscored 44-24 in the second half en route to its third loss in the past four games.
No. 22 Creighton 76, Marquette 71
Morgan Maly notched 21 points as the Bluejays pushed past the Golden Eagles in Omaha, Neb.
Lauren Jensen chipped in 19 points to complement Molly Mogensen’s 11 as Creighton (17-3, 8-2 Big East) stacked up its seventh straight win. The Bluejays shot 26 of 53 (49.1 percent) from the field and held on despite going the game’s final 5:34 without a field goal.
Liza Karlen scored 29 points and Mackenzie Hare hit for 17 to lead Marquette (16-5, 5-5), which has now lost three of its past four games.
–Field Level Media
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