WBB2K22: Hoops Report 25

Missouri 70, No. 1 South Carolina 69 OT

Missouri (12-2) outlasted the top ranked team in the NCAA handing South Carolina (12-1) its first loss of the season.

Host Missouri shot 7-15 from three as South Carolina struggled shooting 6-21. The Gamecocks also made just five of nine free-throws as Missouri shot 13-16 from the charity stripe.

Lauren Hansen and Hayley Frank scored 21 points each to lead Missouri. Frank has scored at least 20 points five times this season. She is shooting a career best .457 from three and .569 overall in her first 14 games. Hansen scored over 20 points for just the second time this season. Her season high was a 34-point effort in a win over Lehigh.

LaDazhia Williams posted 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers. Williams logged in 38 minutes which was the most of the season as she registered her first double-double of the season.

South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston led her team with 17 points and 12 rebounds. It was her sixth straight double-double and her seventh overall during her junior year.

Wake Forest 75, Florida State 69 OT

Trailing 59-49 after three quarters, Wake Forest (11-2) rallied for a 15-5 run during the fourth quarter to force overtime against visiting Florida State (6-6).

During the overtime Wake Forest outscored the Seminoles 11-6 to capture the victory. The Demon Deacons won the game by taking care of the ball with just seven turnovers versus Florida State's 16.

Jewel Spear led Wake Forest with 20 points and four assists. Christina Morra made all seven of her free-throws on her way to 17 points for the winners. The Demon Deacons were led in rebounds by Olivia Summiel's seven boards.

Florida State forward Erin Howard posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the defeat.

Long Beach State 76, Cal Poly 54

Jasmine Hardy hit a game best five threes in 10 attempts to score 17 points in Long Beach State's (8-1) win over Cal Poly.

Hardy scored double digits for the first time in four games when she had 11 points in a win over Richmond. After that she went on a drought from three making none of her next nine attempts. Over the past two games she has shot 7-15 from long range.

Justina King was Long Beach's top scorer with 18 points. The 5-8 junior guard matched her season high as she posted 18 just one game before in a loss to Oregon, Dec. 11. King has scored double figures in all but one game this year.

Cal Poly (1-9) was led by Julia Nielacna's 13 points and six rebounds.

UT Martin 70, Austin Peay 62

Paige Pipkin was the lights out shooting 11-17, scoring 33 points in UT Martin's road victory.

She made three of seven three-pointers and shot 8-9 from the free-throw line. Pipkin, a 5-10 junior, is averaging 14.4 points per game. This was just her second game this season with at least 20 points.

Tennessee-Martin (4-8) started the season with a 3-2 record, before tumbling to a six-game losing streak which ended with the win over Austin Peay (7-4). The home team had a miserable second quarter. After trailing Tennesse-Martin 17-13 in the first quarter, the Governors were pounded by the winners in the second period 11-3. Tennessee-Martin expanded its 26-16 lead to 50-34 after the third quarter.

Austin Peay had a strong fourth quarter outscoring the Skyhawks 28-18, but the previous deficit was too much to overcome. Kasey Kidwell had a strong game for Austin Peay. She led the team with four steals. Kidwell also had 12 points on 5-7 shooting.