Adriana Smith recorded 23 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as Maine beat Albany 63-46 to win the America East women’s basketball regular season title on Saturday in Orono.
Anne Simon added 25 points for Maine, which earned its third straight win to finish the regular season 21-9 overall and 14-2 in America East play.
Kayla Cooper scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Albany (24-5, 13-3).
BOWDOIN 67, UMASS DARTMOUTH 59: Sydney Jones recorded 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as the Polar Bears (27-2) beat the Corsairs (24-5) in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament in Brunswick.
Bowdoin advances to play Baldwin Wallace on Friday at a site to be determined.
Megan Tan added 14 points for Bowdoin and Callie Godfrey scored 12.
Bates’ Morgan Kennedy and her sister Alyson Kennedy celebrate after the Bobcats beat Widener in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday in Lewiston. Matthew Hamilton photo
BATES 79, WIDENER 66: Morgan Kennedy scored 22 points as the Bobcats (25-5) beat the Pride (24-5) in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament in Lewiston.
The Bobcats advance to the third round Friday against Wartburg, at a site to be determined.
Sarah Hughes added 18 points and Elsa Daulerio had 15 for Bates.
(7) USC 70, ARIZONA STATE 55: JuJu Watkins scored 26 points, Rayah Marshall added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Trojans (23-5, 13-5 Pac-12) ended their regular season with a win over the Sun Devils (11-19, 3-15) in Tempe, Arizona.
WASHINGTON STATE 72, (13) COLORADO 63: Eleonara Villa scored 20 points, Astera Tuhina added 14 points and the Cougars (18-13, 7-11) closed with a 14-0 run to beat the Buffalos (21-8, 11-7) in Boulder, Colorado, in the Pac-12 season finale for both teams.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MAINE 74, ALBANY 71: Jaden Clayton knocked down a pair of free throws with 44 seconds left in overtime to give the Black Bears (14-16, 6-9 America East) the lead in a win over the Great Danes (13-17, 5-1) in Albany, New York.
Peter Filipovitz scored 20 points, 11 in the first half, for Maine, Kellen Tynes added in 14 and Quion Burns tossed in 11.
Sebastian Thomas made three foul shots with 20 seconds left to force overtime for Albany. He finished with 21 points. Aaron Reddish added 20.
Baylor’s RayJ Dennis looks to make a pass while being defended by Kansas’ Dajuan Harrison on Saturday in Waco, Texas. Julio Cortez/Associated Press
(12) CREIGHTON 89, (5) MARQUETTE 75: Baylor Scheierman scored 26 points and made three straight 3-pointers late in the game to lead the Bluejays (22-8, 13-6 Big East) to a victory over the Golden Eagles (22-7, 13-5), who played without star guard Tyler Kolek and big man Oso Ighodaro, in Omaha, Nebraska.
(15) BAYLOR 82, (7) KANSAS 74: RayJ Dennis had 19 points and 10 assists, Jayden Nunn scored 18 points with consecutive fastbreak layups in a key run for No. 15 Baylor (21-8, 10-6 Big 12) and the Bears beat seventh-ranked Kansas (21-8, 9-7) in Waco, Texas, handing the Jayhawks consecutive losses for the first time this season.
(8) IOWA STATE 60, UCF 52: Tre King had 15 points and the Cyclones (23-6, 12-4 Big 12) had a late 11-0 run to beat the Knights (15-13, 6-10) in Orlando, Florida, for their fourth straight victory and seventh in eight games.
(9) NORTH CAROLINA 79, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 70: Harrison Ingram scored a season-high 22 points as the Tar Heels (23-6, 15-3 ACC) rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half and beat the Wolfpack (17-12, 9-9) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
(13) ILLINOIS 91, WISCONSIN 83: Marcus Domask scored 31 points, Terrence Shannon Jr. added 23 and the Illini (22-7, 13-5 Big Ten) continued their recent mastery of Wisconsin (18-11, 10-8) by defeating the slumping Badgers in Madison, Wisconsin.
MEN’S HOCKEY
MAINE 3, VERMONT 2: Ben Poisson scored a power-play goal with 9:20 left in the third period to give the Black Bears (20-10, 12-9 Hockey East) a win over the Catamounts (13-16, 7-12) in Burlington, Vermont.
Lynden Breen and Brandon Chabrier each had an assist on the winner for Maine, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
The Black Bears took a 1-0 lead in the first period when Nicholas Neimo scored at 7:14. Vermont tied it later in the period on a goal by Joel Maatta. Harrison Scott put Maine back in front early in the second, but Timofei Spitserov tied it again.
Albin Boija made 14 saves for the Black Bears, while Vermont’s Gabe Carriere stopped 22 shots.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
ELMIRA 2, SOUTHERN MAINE 0: Holly Riva and Anna Lugge scored as the Eagles (20-4-1) beat the Huskies (15-11-2) in the New England Hockey Conference title game in Elimira, New York.
Haley McKim stopped 45 shots for Southern Maine, while Chloe Beaubien had five saves for Elmira, who earns an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III tournament with the win.
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