Davenport Gives Buckeyes the Edge

Jessica Davenport made a turnaround jump shot with 3.4 seconds left to lift No. 8-ranked Ohio State to a 75-71 victory over No. 16 Oklahoma on Monday in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge at Columbus, Ohio.

The 6-foot-5 Davenport took a bounce pass, spun and hit a 12-footer over 6-4 Sooner freshman Courtney Paris to give the Buckeyes a 73-71 lead. Paris, the daughter of former NFL offensive lineman Bubba Paris, said she had no answer on the final shot for Davenport, who scored 15 points.

“We went over that in practice -- push her out, don’t let her in the key,” said Paris, who led Oklahoma with 23 points and 14 rebounds. “I was right in her face, but she made a big one.”

Ohio State (11-2) had trailed Oklahoma (12-4) by as many as 10 points in the first half before Brandie Hoskins regained her shooting touch, scoring all 16 of her points in the second half.

No. 4 North Carolina 90, Miami 57 -- Ivory Latta scored 21 points, including four three-pointers in the first seven minutes, as the Tar Heels (15-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) rode an early lead past the Hurricanes (11-3, 1-1) at Coral Gables, Fla.

Iowa 75, No. 9 Michigan State 64 --The Hawkeyes forced 21 turnovers and freshman Megan Skouby’s 27 points shredded the Spartans’ zone defense with turnaround jump shots and hook shots for the victory at Iowa City, Iowa. Michigan State (12-4, 2-1 Big Ten) had a 29-27 halftime lead before Skouby sparked Iowa (10-5, 3-1) with 19 second-half points on six-for-six shooting.

No. 17 Minnesota 69, Indiana 64 -- Jamie Broback’s 26 points helped the Gophers (10-3, 3-0 Big Ten) hold off the Hoosiers (8-7, 2-2) at Bloomington, Ind. Indiana had overcome a 12-point deficit in the first half to take a 41-39 second-half lead before Broback started a 13-3 Gopher run.