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Women’s Top 25 Capsules: No. 21 Michigan downs Purdue 72-62 on Gondrezick’s 25

In this Jan. 19, 2017 file photo, Michigan’s Kysre Gondrezick, left, drives to the basket as Maryland’s Shatori Walker-Kimbrough defends in College Park, Md. Maryland won 83-70. (Gail Burton / Associated Press)
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Kysre Gondrezick hit four 3-pointers and scored 10 of her career-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, Hallie Thome added 15 points with two steals and two blocks, and No. 21 Michigan steadily pulled away from Purdue to win 72-62 on Wednesday for its fifth straight victory.

Katelynn Flaherty scored 13 points and Jillian Dunston tied her career best with 15 rebounds, and the Wolverines (20-5, 9-2 Big Ten) outrebounded the Boilermakers 38-24.

Gondrezick put Michigan up for good 13-12 with a layup, sparking a 9-2 run for a 22-14 first-quarter lead. Purdue closed to 22-18 on Ashley Morrissette’s layup, but the Wolverines pulled away on an 8-2 run in the second quarter and led 38-30 at halftime on Flaherty’s layup.

Purdue closed to 48-47 on Andreona Keys’ layup in the third quarter, but got no closer. Nicole Munger and Gondrezick hit back-to-back 3s and Michigan built its largest lead of 15 points with 1:54 left in the fourth and held on.

Bridget Perry scored 15 and Keys and Dominique Oden added 10 apiece for Purdue, 15-10, 6-5). Keys and Perry had three steals each and the Boilermakers got 13 steals for the third time this season.

No. 22 South Florida 76, East Carolina 66

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Kitija Laksa scored 34 points and Tamara Henshaw had a double-double and South Florida eased away from East Carolina.

Laksa made 14 of 22 shots, including half of her eight 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds, finishing four points shy of her career best. Maria Jespersen added 16 points and Henshaw had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls (19-4, 8-2 American), who bounced back from a loss at Memphis on Sunday.

A 13-2 run carried the Pirates to a 20-14 lead after one quarter and they led 39-37 at the half. South Florida scored the last 10 points of the third quarter, six by Laksa, to pull ahead 56-52. A Laksa 3, followed by a basket by Henshaw and a Jespersen trey pushed the lead to 66-56 with 6:30 left and the Pirates never got closer than nine.

South Florida, beaten inside 36-20 by Memphis, had a 38-26 advantage and shot 52 percent. Kristen Gaffney had 25 points and 12 rebounds for East Carolina (10-14, 1-10), who lost their eighth straight.