No. 17 Miami women pull away late from IUPUI 74-65
MIAMI -- Endia Banks scored 23 points, Beatrice Mompremier had 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 17 Miami used a late 12-0 run to fend off IUPUI 74-65 on Sunday.
Mykea Gray saved the Hurricanes, scoring all 16 of her points in the fourth quarter.
A disastrous third quarter saw the Hurricanes (3-0) lose a 12-point lead to fall behind 49-46 after being outscored 24-9 by the Jaguars. Gray kept Miami in it with nine straight points, including a four-point play and a three-point play on consecutive possessions. The last jumper put Miami up for good 57-56 and Mompremier followed with two free throws.
Macee Williams' basket at the 5:14 made it a one-point game but the Jags missed their next four shots and had four turnovers, three in the backcourt. Miami turned that into a 12-0 run with Mompremier scoring the first six points and last two and Gray the other four. Williams ended the drought at the 1:07 mark.
Williams led the Jaguars (2-1) with 17 points, Natalie Andersen had 15 and Holly Hoopingamer 14.
IUPUI had seven of its 23 turnovers in the fourth quarter when Miami was 7 of 11 from the field and 13 of 16 from the foul line. The Hurricanes finished 19 of 22 from the line, the Jags 5 of 6.
-----
More AP women's basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kathleen Lynch
- Mark McClenney
- Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
2023-24 Horizon League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Cleveland State | 18-2 | - | 29-6 |
Green Bay | 17-3 | 1 | 27-7 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 13-7 | 5 | 23-13 |
Wright State | 11-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
Milwaukee | 10-10 | 8 | 16-16 |
Detroit Mercy | 9-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
Youngstown State | 9-11 | 9 | 14-18 |
Oakland | 8-12 | 10 | 12-17 |
Northern Kentucky | 8-12 | 10 | 11-20 |
IUPUI | 5-15 | 13 | 7-23 |
Robert Morris | 2-18 | 16 | 6-24 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |