Women's Basketball

Tulane Uses Extra Time to Defeat Cincinnati; Memphis, Tulsa Win at Home



Saturday, Jan. 28 Results
 
No. 1/1 UConn 91, Houston 42 Box Score Recap
Memphis 65, UCF 59 Box Score Recap
NR/RV Tulane 74, Cincinnati 68 (OT) Box Score Recap
Tulsa 66, SMU 59 Box Score Recap

Highlights

• Gabby Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead top-ranked UConn to its 95th straight win, a 91-42 win over visiting Houston Saturday afternoon at the XL Center. The Huskies moved to 20-0 with the victory, their 10th time in the program's history reaching that mark. Freshman Jasmyne Harris had 14 points to lead the Cougars.

• Memphis had its second-straight come from beyond victory Saturday afternoon with a 65-59 win over UCF at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Brea Elmore finished with a team-high 22 points for the Tigers in the victory. Zykira Lewis led all scorers and paced the Knights with 26 points off the bench.



• Down five points with 29 seconds left in regulation, Tulane rallied to force overtime before surging ahead to escape Cincinnati with a 74-68 victory Saturday afternoon at Fifth Third Arena. Kolby Morgan led the Green Wave with her first double-double on the year, a career-high 35 points along with a career-best 12 rebounds. Shanice Johnson recorded her 10th double-double of the season with an 18-point, 14-rebound performance in the loss.

• Shug Dickson (20 points) had her fourth 20+ scoring game in the last five contests as the freshman led Tulsa to a 66-59 win over SMU Saturday night at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. McKenzie Adams paced the Mustangs and led three SMU players in double figures with 14 points in the loss.

Schedule/Results:
(Week of Jan. 23-Jan. 29)

Tuesday, Jan. 24
UCF 64, Cincinnati 44  *
No. 1/1 UConn 91, East Carolina 44 *

Wednesday, Jan. 25
Memphis 66, Houston 65 *
No. 23/23 USF 52, SMU 51 *
RV/RV Temple 63, Penn 53
NR/RV Tulane 70, Tulsa 65 *

Saturday, Jan. 28
No. 1/1 UConn 91, Houston 42 * ^
Memphis 65, UCF 59 *
NR/RV Tulane 74, Cincinnati 68 *
Tulsa 66, SMU 59 *

Sunday, Jan. 29
RV/RV Temple at No. 23/23 USF (CBSSN) • Noon ET *

All times subject to change
[*] American Athletic Conference game
[^] Game played at the XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)