Virginia 55, James Madison 49
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Jocelyn Willoughby had 26 points and 16 rebounds for the Cavaliers (4-3), who overcame an eight-point deficit in the final quarter to upend the Dukes (5-2) at John Paul Jones Arena.
U.Va. took a 19-2 lead in the Cavalier Classic opener, then hit a drought as JMU climbed ahead midway through the third quarter. The Dukes went ahead 43-35 early in the fourth, but the Cavaliers stormed back.
JMU’s Kamiah Smalls had 16 points, all but two after her foul-plagued first half.
Old Dominion 67, Idaho 55
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Sophomore Amari Young tied her career high with 17 points as the Monarchs completed a 2-0 stint in the Beach Holiday Classic.
ODU, which got 13 points from Victoria Morris, led most of the way, but the Vandals began the fourth quarter with a 4-0 run for a 46-43 lead. ODU controlled the rest of the game, capitalizing on late Idaho fouls to pull away with a 24-point fourth quarter.
Georgia 77, Virginia Tech 72
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Gabby Connally’s 22 points sparked the Bulldogs (6-2) past the Hokies (6-1) in the Daytona Beach Invitational. She hit all seven of her free throws for Georgia, which went on an 8-0 run for a 39-35 lead early in the third quarter and led the rest of the way.
Dara Mabrey scored 24 points for Tech, including 10 in a row for her team, and hit 9 of 13 shots from the floor. Trinity Baptiste grabbed 10 rebounds for the Hokies.
Norfolk State 71, Jacksonville 64, OT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Chanette Hicks scored six of her 30 points in overtime for the Spartans (4-3), who won an up-and-down game at the JU Thanksgiving Classic in the Dolphins’ arena.
NSU outscored Jacksonville 8-1 in the extra five minutes.
Trailing 58-49, NSU opened the third quarter with nine consecutive points to pull even. Hicks hit a layup with 48 seconds left in regulation for a 63-61 lead, but Shakayla Nevitt’s layup at 0:31 sent the Dolphins (4-4) into overtime at 63-63.
Hicks hit a layup with 48 seconds left in regulation for a 63-61 lead, but Shakayla Nevitt’s layup at 0:31 sent the game into overtime at 63-63.
Hicks sank two jump shots early in overtime, and La’Deja James’ layup with 23 seconds left gave NSU a 69-64 edge. Two free throws by Hicks at the 4-second mark capped the victory as the Spartans shut down the Dolphins’ offense.
Virginia Wesleyan 59, Randolph 58
LYNCHBURG — Bianca Atkinson sank a 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining, sending the Marlins (2-5, 1-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) past the WildCats.
Sabrina Jones scored 21 points, Jessica Jennings 13 and Mak McSweeney 11 for VWU.
For Randolph, Amber Garrett scored 16, Yanessa Cabrera 13 and Kalyn Banks 10.
William & Mary 73, Delaware State 52
DOVER, Del. — The hot-shooting Tribe (6-1) improved to 7-0 all-time against the Hornets, getting 16 points apiece from Eva Hodgson and Gabby Rogers and 15 from Victoria Reynolds.
W&M, which won its third game in a row, hit 30 of 53 shots from the field and 12 and 13 from the free-throw line. DSU was 21 of 57 from the floor and 4 of 6 on free throws.
No. 7 Oregon State 68, Liberty 55
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Kennedy Brown scored 16 points for OSU, which rallied in the second half to win the Miami Thanksgiving Classic and give Scott Rueck his 500th coaching win — exactly 23 years to the day after his first triumph.
Mikayla Pivec scored 14 points and Aleah Goodman had 13 for the Beavers (7-0), who went on an 11-1 run in the second half to take the lead for good.
Ashtyn Baker scored 15 for Liberty (2-6), which has lost 29 consecutive games against top-25 opponents. The Flames were outscored 43-25 after halftime.
On paper, this was supposed to be a mismatch. Liberty won its opener, then arrived in Coral Gables on a five-game losing streak before topping Miami of Ohio on Friday. And the Flames haven’t beaten an opponent from the AP Top 25 since 2005.
An 11-0 run by Liberty in the opening minutes sent the Flames to a 13-4 lead, and after Oregon State got back within 20-19 after back-to-back 3-pointers by Jasmine Simmons and Destiny Slocum, the Flames took off on another spurt.
This time, it was a 9-0 burst to build a 29-19 lead. Oregon State didn’t take the lead for good until late in the third, and eventually Rueck got to leave with the game ball as a keepsake.
Morehead State 73, Radford 62
MOREHEAD, Ky. — Breuna Jackson’s 17 points led the Eagles to a home victory.
Amele Ngwafang led the Highlanders (2-4) with 14 points, while Aiden Rainford had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Radford led 21-17 after one quarter, but Morehead State outscored the Highlanders in the remaining three.
UNC Pembroke 55, Chowan 51
PEMBROKE, N.C. — The hosts (5-2) got past the Hawks (1-5), though Chowan’s Demetria Bland scored 25 points and Olivia Gaither had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 8 Louisville 72, No. 1 Oregon 62
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Louisville handed Oregon its first loss of the season, getting 18 points and 15 rebounds from Kylee Shook at the Paradise Jam.
Dana Evans scored 17 points, Elizabeth Balogun had 11 points and Jazmine Jones scored 10 for the Cardinals (8-0) to claim the tournament’s Island Division title and give coach Jeff Walz a signature win.
Satou Sabally scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures for the Ducks (6-1), who led by as many as 11 points early before Louisville took control.
Minyon Moore added 15 points, Sabrina Ionescu scored 13 and Ruthy Hebard had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon, which trailed by nine points entering the fourth quarter.
The Ducks closed within six points twice, the last at 66-60 on Ionescu’s 3-pointer with 1:32 left. Evans and Jones made 6 of 6 free throws to give Louisville some breathing room down the stretch.
No. 9 Maryland 90, Belmont 26
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Freshman Ashley Owusu had season highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Terrapins concluded their stay at the Daytona Beach Invitational.
Kaila Charles, last season’s Big Ten Player of the Year, scored a season-high 20 points as Maryland (7-1) won its sixth straight and held a Belmont team that’s been to two consecutive NCAA tournaments to the fewest points for a Terrapins opponent since Wagner scored 24 on Nov. 16, 2014.
Cam Browning led Belmont (3-4) with six points.
Southern Miss 51, VCU 39
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The hosts won the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic by outscoring the Rams 15-2 in the fourth quarter.
VCU (3-4) got 12 points from Tera Reed and eight rebounds from Sydnei Archie. Shonte Hailes led USM with 15 points.
