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Women’s Top 25 Capsules: Ogunbowale scores 19, top-ranked Notre Dame beats TCU

Notre Dame guard Arike Ogunbowale passes the ball against TCU during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday Nov. 26, 2016, in South Bend, Ind. (Joe Raymond / Associated Press)
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Arike Ogunbowale scored 19 points and No. 1 Notre Dame beat TCU 92-59 on Saturday.

Ogunbowale hit 5 of 6 3-point attempts and had seven rebounds. Brianna Turner added 18 points for Notre Dame (6-0).

The Irish used a decisive third quarter to put away the pesky Horned Frogs. Leading 49-47 midway through the third, Notre Dame finished the quarter on a 17-3 run to take control.

AJ Alix led the Horned Frogs (4-1) with 16 points.

No. 5 Baylor 104, No. 18 Depaul 72

ESTERO, Fla. – Alexis Prince scored 19 points and Baylor used a 39-17 third-quarter run to ease past DePaul in the Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals.

Nina Davis added 16 points, and Kristy Wallace had 15 assists for the Bears (6-1). They will face Ohio State in the title game Sunday.

Alexis Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Beatrice Mompremier added 14 points.

Jacqui Grant scored 18 points for DePaul (4-1).

No. 8 Ohio State 77, No. 11 Syracuse 72

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) – Kelsey Mitchell scored 24 points and Ohio State wasted a 15-point second-half lead before holding off Syracuse in the Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals.

Mitchell made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter to snuff out a Syracuse rally. Sierra Calhoun added 19 points for Ohio State (5-1).

Alexis Peterson had 29 points for Syracuse (4-2).

No. 6 Maryland 79, Washington State 69

LAS VEGAS – Brionna Jones had 20 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Maryland struggled before pulling away late in the fourth quarter to beat Washington State.

Kaila Charles added 19 points for Maryland (6-0) in its final tuneup before its showdown at No. 4 Louisville on Thursday. Borislava Hristova had 25 points for Washington State (4-2).

No. 7 Mississippi State 88, San Jose State 51

HONOLULU – Jacaira Allen scored 14 points, Breanna Richardson had 10 and Mississippi State beat San Jose State in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.

The Bulldogs (6-0) never trailed and led by as many as 39 points. Teaira McCowan, a 6-foot-7 sophomore center, added nine points and 16 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass.

Jasmine Smith had nine points for the Spartans (2-4).

No. 10 Florida State 76, Michigan 62

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Shakayla Thomas had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Florida State beat Michigan on the final day of the Paradise Jam tournament.

Imani Wright added 19 points for the Seminoles (6-1). Katelynn Flaherty scored 18 points, and Kysre Gondrezick added 17 for the Wolverines (6-1).

No. 11 Stanford 78, Purdue 69

RIVERIA MAYA, Mexico – Brittany McPhee scored 22 points, Karlie Samuelson hit six 3-pointers and had 20 points and Stanford beat Purdue to win the Cancun Challenge.

Briana Roberson’s 3 put the Cardinal (6-1) up for good 58-55 with 1:24 to go in the third quarter.

Erica McCall had 16 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for Stanford. Morrissette led Purdue (3-4) with 23 points and eight rebounds.

No. 15 Washington 94, Seattle 64

SEATTLE – Kelsey Plum scored 44 points and had a career-high nine rebounds for Washington.

Plum was 15 of 23 from the field, made four 3-pointers and was 10 of 10 from the line. She’s 16 3-point baskets shy of breaking the program record, and is 137 points away from becoming the Pac-12 career scoring leader. She had a career-best and program-record 45 points against Oklahoma in 2014.

Chantel Osahor added 18 points, 13 rebounds and five assists for Washington (5-1). Kaylee Best led Seattle (1-5) with 21 points.

No. 23 Arizona State 54, St. John’s 41

LAS VEGAS – Senior Sophie Brunner scored 15 points to top 1,000 career points and Arizona State beat St. John’s to conclude the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout.

Brunner became the 22nd Sun Devil to reach the 1,000 mark. Quinn Dornstauder added 12 points for Arizona State (3-2). Aaliyah Lewis has 12 for St. John’s (2-3).

No. 24 Michigan State 63, Cal State Northridge 59

LOS ANGELES – Tori Jankoska scored 22 points, including four free throws in the final 10 seconds, to lift Michigan State past Cal State Northridge.

Taya Reimer added 16 points for Michigan State (6-1). Channon Fluker led Northridge (3-3) with 23 points and 14 rebounds.

No. 25 Gonzaga 71, Winthrop 41

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Jill Barta had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds and Gonzaga routed Winthrop to end a two-game losing streak at the Paradise Jam tournament.

Jessie Loera and Kiara Kudron each had 11 points for the Bulldogs (4-2). Erica Williams had 17 points for the Eagles (1-6).