Wiggins leads Stanford past Arizona State
Freshman Candice Wiggins overcame a slow start on offense to score 20 points, and No. 4 Stanford won its 12th straight game with a 67-53 victory over Arizona State on Saturday in Stanford, Calif.
Brooke Smith added 15 points and five rebounds and Kelley Suminski 12 points as Stanford (21-2, 12-1 Pac-10) extended its home winning streak to 19 games and won its 35th straight conference game in Maples Pavilion.
Kylan Loney scored 13 points for the Sun Devils. Central Valley High grad Emily Westerberg added 10 points for Arizona State (15-7, 7-5), which had gone 5-2 since losing to Stanford 68-57 on Jan. 7 in Tempe. The Cardinal have won 24 of the last 27 meetings in the series.
Stanford hasn’t lost a Pac-10 home game since a 62-59 defeat against Southern California on March 1, 2001.
Elsewhere
(6) Notre Dame 75, Pittsburgh 47: At Pittsburgh, Courtney LaVere came off the bench to score a couple of quick baskets during Notre Dame’s pivotal 14-0 run late in the first half and the Fighting Irish (20-3, 8-2 Big East) cruised to a victory over the Panthers (11-10, 3-7). … (8) Baylor 52, (12) Texas Tech 49: At Lubbock, Texas, Sophia Young scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Bears (17-3, 7-2 Big 12) past the Red Raiders (16-4, 7-2). … (11) Connecticut 71, Providence 24: At Providence, R.I., Willnett Crockett scored 16 points, Ann Strother added 13 and the Huskies (15-5, 8-1 Big East) limited the Friars (1-19, 0-9) to a Big East record-tying six first-half points. Providence’s total points were also a Big East record, surpassing the previous mark of 27, scored by Villanova in a loss to Connecticut on Dec. 2, 1997. The six first-half points matched the record set by St. John’s against Boston College on Jan. 2, 2001. … (19) Iowa State. 73, (13) Texas 69: At Ames, Iowa, Megan Ronhovde hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 28 seconds left and Anne O’Neil followed with four straight free throws, lifting the Cyclones (18-2, 7-1 Big 12) over the Longhorns (13-7, 6-3). … (15) Kansas State 66, Oklahoma State 55: At Manhattan, Kan., Laurie Koehn scored 13 points to lead the Wildcats (17-4, 8-2 Big 12) to a win over the Cowgirls (6-13, 1-8). … St. John’s 69, (16) Boston College 52: At Boston, Greeba Barlow scored 19 points and the Red Storm (16-5, 5-5 Big East) posted their first win over a ranked team in 12 years, beating the Eagles (15-5, 6-3). … (17) DePaul 70, Louisville 60: At Louisville, Ky., Khara Smith had 18 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Blue Demons (18-3, 7-1 Conference USA) over the Cardinals (15-6, 6-2).