Britton Sparks Lions

Bryn Britton led Loyola Marymount with 22 points in a 70-63 victory over No. 21 Arizona State on Wednesday night at Tempe, Ariz.

The Lions (1-1) took a 49-33 lead early in the second half on a three-point play and a layup by Michele Brown.

The Sun Devils (2-1) closed to 56-55 with 5:34 to go after Amanda Levens made four consecutive free throws.

Loyola Marymount pulled away with help from Britton’s two free throws and post basket.

Levens led Arizona State with 20 points and six assists.

IN OTHER GAMES

Chantelle Anderson scored 24 points and Zuzi Klimesova added 20 as No. 4 Vanderbilt beat Western Kentucky (0-3), 102-83, at Bowling Green, Ky. Jillian Danker and Ashley McElhiney each had 15 points and Jenni Benningfield added 11 as the Commodores (4-1), the nation’s top shooting team last season, shot 77 percent in the second half and 71 percent for the game. ... Lindsey Wilson scored 22 points and No. 6 Iowa State survived a 41-point performance by DePaul’s Lenae Williams to beat the Blue Demons (2-1), 79-75, in the Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge at Ames, Iowa. Iowa State (2-0) has not lost a nonconference regular-season game at home since Bill Fennelly became coach in 1995, but that string of success was in jeopardy until the Cyclones went on a 13-5 run to open a 10-point lead with a little more than four minutes left. ... Angie Gorton scored 13 of her 14 points in the second half and Elizabeth English added four three-pointers to lead No. 20 Colorado State (2-0) to a 72-66 victory over No. 15 Notre Dame (1-1) at Fort Collins, Colo. ... LaToya Thomas had 29 points and 15 rebounds, and Mississippi State (3-0) rallied from 11 down in the final six minutes to beat No. 22 Maryland (2-1), 71-61, at Ames, Iowa.