IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark became the Big Ten’s all-time assist leader and the fourth-ranked Iowa women beat Minnesota 94-71 on Saturday.
Clark had 10 assists, giving her 904 in her career. She also scored 35 points. Hannah Stuelke added 19 points for Iowa (13-1, 2-0 Big Ten).
Clark, who recorded her sixth double-double of the season and 49th of her career, moved into fifth place all-time on the NCAA Division I career scoring list with 3,149 points. She also became the first Division I player — man or woman — to have 3,000-plus points, 900 or more assists and 800 or more rebounds in a career.
Amaya Battle had 16 points for Minnesota (11-2, 1-1). Mara Braun had 15 points and Sophie Hart added 13.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 73, EAST CAROLINA 36
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso had 12 points and 10 rebounds and the South Carolina women beat East Carolina.
Freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Gamecocks (12-0) in their final test before jumping into Southeastern Conference play.
Danae McNeal, the leading scorer for ECU (7-4), came in averaging 19.5 points. But she missed her first eight shots and finished with five points on 2-for-16 shooting.
NO. 10 BAYLOR 85, NO. 5 TEXAS 79
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jada Walker scored 19 points and Baylor opened Big 12 conference play with a win over Texas, which played its first game without injured point guard Rori Harmon.
The Bears (12-0) also got 18 points and eight rebounds from Dre’Una Edwards. Baylor has won 14 in a row at Texas (13-1) in a rivalry that won’t see as many matchups once the Longhorns leave for the Southeastern Conference after this season.
Texas freshman Madison Booker had 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in taking over the point-guard duties for Harmon, who was lost for the season when she tore a knee ligament in practice this week.
NO. 11 KANSAS STATE 66, CINCINNATI 41
CINCINNATI (AP) — Gabby Gregory had 12 of her 17 points in the second quarter when Kansas State took control and the Wildcats coasted to a win over Big 12 newcomer Cincinnati.
Zyanna Walker added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting for the Wildcats, who are 13-1 for the fifth time in school history. Ayoka Lee had eight rebounds, making her just the second Wildcat to ever reach 1,000 boards.
Jillian Hayes had 14 points and nine rebounds for Cincinnati (8-4), which had a six-game winning streak snapped.
MICHIGAN 69, NO. 17 OHIO STATE 60
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Laila Phelia scored a career-high 26 points and Michigan pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat rival Ohio State.
Lauren Hansen, a graduate transfer from Missouri, finished with 17 points for Michigan (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten Conference).
Ohio State (10-3, 1-1) made just three of its last 11 shots in the final five minutes.
Celeste Taylor scored 16 points to lead Ohio State (10-3, 1-1) and Taylor Thierry scored 15.
NO. 25 WEST VIRGINIA 85, KANSAS 60
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jordan Harrison had a career-high 21 points, Kyah Watson had a double-double and West Virginia opened Big 12 Conference play with a win over Kansas.
Ja’Naiya Quinerly had 13 points for West Virginia (12-0), which is ranked for the first time since 2021. Watson had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Holly Kersgieter scored 19 points for the Jayhawks (7-5), who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Taiyanna Jackson had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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