San Diego Toreros @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
Bello, No. 25 Minnesota women rally, beat San Diego 53-48
MINNEAPOLIS -- Taiye Bello had 13 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, and a career-high 18 rebounds to help No. 25 Minnesota beat San Diego 53-48 on Saturday night.
Kenisha Bell added 21 points but made just 6 of 23 from the field and 9 of 17 from the free throw line. Jasmine Brunson scored all of her eight points in the fourth quarter for Minnesota (3-0).
Bello scored six points during a 15-2 run to open the fourth quarter that gave the Golden Gophers their first lead since early in the second quarter. Bello made back-to-back layups and then Bell converted a 3-point play to cap the spurt and make it 44-38 with 3:38 to play.
Minnesota made 9-of-14 free throws from there to seal it.
Sydney Shepard scored 14 points and Leticia Soares added 12 for San Diego (1-2). The Toreros, who led 36-29 at the end of the third quarter, shot just 4 of 17 from the field in the fourth.
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Mark Zentz
Referee:Tina Napier
Referee:Tiffany Bird
2025-26 Standings
| West Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 9-1 | - | 17-6 |
| Gonzaga | 8-2 | 1 | 16-7 |
| Santa Clara | 8-3 | 1.5 | 18-6 |
| Loyola Marymount | 8-3 | 1.5 | 14-8 |
| Portland | 7-4 | 2.5 | 13-10 |
| San Francisco | 6-5 | 3.5 | 13-9 |
| Pepperdine | 5-6 | 4.5 | 14-9 |
| Saint Mary's | 4-6 | 5 | 13-10 |
| Pacific | 3-7 | 6 | 8-13 |
| Washington State | 3-8 | 6.5 | 4-20 |
| San Diego | 2-9 | 7.5 | 8-16 |
| Seattle U | 1-10 | 8.5 | 5-17 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 11-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Michigan | 10-1 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Ohio State | 9-2 | 2 | 20-3 |
| Iowa | 9-2 | 2 | 18-4 |
| Michigan State | 8-3 | 3 | 19-3 |
| Washington | 7-4 | 4 | 17-5 |
| Minnesota | 7-4 | 4 | 16-6 |
| Illinois | 6-5 | 5 | 16-6 |
| Maryland | 5-6 | 6 | 17-6 |
| Nebraska | 5-6 | 6 | 16-6 |
| Oregon | 5-6 | 6 | 17-7 |
| Wisconsin | 5-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| USC | 5-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| Purdue | 3-8 | 8 | 11-11 |
| Northwestern | 2-9 | 9 | 8-14 |
| Indiana | 1-10 | 10 | 12-11 |
| Rutgers | 1-10 | 10 | 9-13 |
| Penn State | 0-11 | 11 | 7-15 |
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