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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Brooke Hampton made two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining and West Virginia beat No. 2 Notre Dame 65-63 on Sunday in women’s basketball, snapping the Irish’s 21-game winning streak.

Asya Bussie had 22 points, including a turnaround jumper with 39 seconds to go that tied the game at 63 for West Virginia (18-6, 8-3 Big East).

Skyler Diggins had 32 points for Notre Dame (24-2, 11-1), which came into the game leading the nation at 83.2 points per game.

Diggins missed a contested layup that could have tied the score with less than 10 seconds to play. She fouled Hampton at midcourt as she went for a steal with 4.6 seconds to go.

Hampton then made the free throws that gave her four points for the game — all from the line.

Natalie Novosel of Notre Dame missed a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer.

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(4) STANFORD 82, UCLA 59: Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead the Cardinal (22-1, 13-0 Pac-12) over the visiting Bruins (12-12, 7-6).

(5) DUKE 67, FLORIDA ST. 57: Haley Peters scored 18 points to lead a balanced attack as the Blue Devils (21-3, 12-0 ACC) topped the Seminoles (13-13, 5-7) at Tallahassee, Fla.

Elizabeth Williams added 13 points and Shay Selby had 11 for Duke. Selby sparked a 12-2 run late in the first half that wiped out Florida State’s 19-16 lead. 

(6) MIAMI 76, (8) MARYLAND 74: Stefanie Yderstrom scored a career-high 26 points and Shenise Johnson added 20 as the Hurricanes (22-3, 11-1 ACC) beat the Terrapins (21-4, 8-4) at College Park, Md., for their 11th straight win.

Trailing 66-60 with 6 minutes left, Miami rallied behind Johnson. Her jumper from the corner with 2:07 left gave the Hurricanes their first lead since early in the first half.

(10) OHIO ST. 80, (16) PURDUE 71: Samantha Prahalis hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 41 seconds left, giving the Buckeyes (22-3, 9-3) a boost they needed to beat the Boilermakers (19-6, 9-3) at Columbus, Ohio.

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BATES 53, HAMILTON 45: Molly Brown scored 15 points off the bench to help the Bobcats (10-13, 3-7 NESCAC) down the Continentals (8-15, 1-9) at Clinton, N.Y.

Lauren Dobish added nine points and five assists for Bates. She knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to start a 19-2 run that gave the Bobcats a 41-29 lead with 12:22 to play.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

HAMILTON 72, BATES 62: Greg Newton scored 14 points and Pat Sullivan and Eric Benvenuti each had 13 to lead the Continentals (15-9, 4-6 NESCAC) past the Bobcats (11-12, 5-5) at Clinton, N.Y.

Mark Brust scored 22 points and John Squires had 15 points and nine rebounds for Bates.

The Bobcats were already assured the fifth seed in the NESCAC tournament and will play at No. 4 Tufts on Saturday.

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(12) GEORGETOWN 71, ST. JOHN’S 61: Freshman Greg Whittington scored a career-high 12 points, and the Hoyas (19-5, 9-4 Big East) hit clutch 3-pointers down the stretch to beat the Red Storm (10-15, 4-9) at New York.

(22) MICHIGAN 70, ILLINOIS 61: Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13 as the Wolverines (19-7, 9-4 Big Ten) topped the Illini (16-9, 5-7) at Ann Arbor, Mich.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

NORTHEASTERN 3, MAINE 1: The Huskies (21-6-3, 14-3-2 Hockey East) used goals from Colleen Murphy, Maggie DiMasi and Kendall Coyne to beat the Black Bears (21-6-3, 14-3-2) at Boston.

Brittany Dougherty scored for Maine and Brittany Ott made 44 saves.

SOFTBALL

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MAINE 1, LONG ISLAND 0: Beth Spoehr hurled a three-hit shutout to lead the Black Bears (1-4) past the Blackbirds (0-5) at Tampa, Fla.

Lindsey Jenkins scored after walking in the fifth. She advanced to second on a single by Kristen Koslosky and scored on an errant throw on Jessica Burk’s single to left.

 

 

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