BATON ROUGE, La. — It had been nearly 12 years since Tennessee went a game without hitting a 3-pointer.
It hardly mattered Sunday for the fifth-ranked Lady Vols, who didn’t need to make any 3s in their 73-65 victory over LSU. It was the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Kelley Cain and Glory Johnson scored 19 points while Kamiko Williams added 13 points for the Lady Vols (13-2), who didn’t hit a 3-pointer for the first time in 422 games. They were 0-for-7 from behind the arc, marking the first time since Jan. 21, 1999, that they didn’t hit a 3. Tennessee won that game too, beating Florida.
“It’s OK,” Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said. “We leave here with a ‘W.’ “
No. 6 West Virginia 63, Central Connecticut State 37
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Freshman Brooke Hampton scored 11 points for the Mountaineers (14-0), who extended the best start in school history and improved their school- record home winning streak to 27 games.
No. 9 Stanford 78, California 45
BERKELEY, Calif. — Jeanette Pohlen scored 15 points and Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 14 before leaving with a shoulder injury for the Cardinal (10-2), which showed few signs of a letdown three days after snapping UConn’s NCAA record 90-game winning streak.
No. 12 Michigan State 70, Illinois 57
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Kalisha Keane scored 27 points for the Spartans (13-1), who are off to the best start in school history.
No. 13 Ohio State 86, Bethune-Cookman 38
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jantel Lavender had 29 points in 21 minutes as the Buckeyes (9-4) ended their longest losing streak (three games) in eight years.
Michigan 60, No. 14 Iowa 53
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Courtney Boylan scored 18 points to help the Wolverines (9-5) pull off their second top-25 upset of the past week.
TCU 76, No. 15 Oklahoma 69
FORT WORTH, Texas — With the game tied at 63 with 3:29 left, seniors Emily Carter (26 points) and Helena Sverrisdottir (24) combined for 12 of TCU’s last 13 points, while the Horned Frogs (8-6) held the Sooners (10-3) to just two field goals in that span.
No. 20 Iowa State 62, Chicago State 48
AMES, Iowa — The victory was the Cyclones’ (11-2) fifth straight and 57th consecutive non-conference victory at home.
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