Women's Basketball

The American Today: Double Overtime Affair Highlights Wednesday Action

Cincinnati 76, Houston 73 (2OT)

Cincinnati pulled out a 76-73 double overtime victory on the road against Houston Wednesday evening at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Bearcats outscored the Cougars 7-4 during the second OT to earn the win. Marley Hill finished with a career-high 28 points for Cincinnati while Bianca Quisenberry scored eight of her 10 points during the pair of overtime periods. Jessieka Palmer led Houston with 19 points and a career-best 14 rebounds, while Tyler Gilbert scored 14 points and blocked a personal-best six shots.

No. 2/2 UConn 98, Tulsa 60

No. 2/2 UConn won its 12th straight game on Wednesday with a 98-60 victory over Tulsa at the XL Center. Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis tied Diana Taurasi's career 3-point record at UConn during the win. Mosqueda-Lewis has 318 3-pointers in 117 games; it took Taurasi 144 games to reach the mark. Moriah Jefferson scored 22 points and Morgan Tuck added 21 points for the Huskies, while Jordyn Holmes had a team-leading and career-best 17 points for the Hurricane. Tulsa fell to 6-8 and 1-2 in conference play with the loss, while UConn improved to 13-1 overall and 3-0 in the league.

Memphis 70, UCF 66

Memphis (8-7, 2-2 American) had four players score in double figures in a come from behind win at UCF (6-8, 2-1), Wednesday night at CFE Arena. A late 8-0 run helped put the game away for the Tigers, who trailed by double digits early in the second half. Asia Fuqua-Bey and Ariel Hearn each scored 13 points for Memphis, while Brianna Wright added 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Sophomore Zykira Lewis led three Knights in double figures with a game-high 22 points, her eighth 20-point outing of the season.

Tulane 76, East Carolina 63

Tulane shot 56.5 percent from the field (26-of-46) in a 76-63 win at East Carolina on Wednesday. Kolby Morgan, Danielle Blagg, Jamie Kaplan and Chinwe Duru combined for 54 points for the Green Wave, who improved to 12-3 and 3-1 in The American with the win. I’Tiana Taylor recorded her fourth double-double of the year for the Pirates (9-6, 0-4) with a career-high 23 points and 19 rebounds. Abria Trice also notched her first-career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds to go with two assists and two steals.