-/RV Marquette 61, Tulsa 60
Marquette (6-2) finished the Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic unbeaten after defeating Tulsa 61-60 on Saturday afternoon. Isabelle Spingola hit the game-winning free throws with nine seconds remaining to give MU the one-point victory. Camryn Taylor recorded 15 points and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles, which were both team-highs. Lauren Van Kleunen had 11 points while Selena Lott joined them in double figures with 10. Lott also added a team-high five assists. The Golden Eagles shot 25-57 (43.9 percent) from the field while TU shot 22-54 (40.7 percent).
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Butler 60, Ohio 55
The Bulldogs (5-2) grinded out a 60-55 win on Day 2 of the Daytona Beach Invitational by defeating the Ohio Bobcats. Genesis Parker came off the bench to lead Butler with 17 points. Parker went 9-for-12 from the free throw line and 2-for-3 from distance to net her team-high 17 points. Kristen Spolyar and Oumou Toure would also finish the contest in double figures with 17 and 13 points respectively. Toure started for the first time in her BU career and would end the day with a double-double by adding a team-high 12 rebounds.
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IUPUI 85, St. John's 78
Despite an 18-point performance from Alissa Alston, St. John's fell short to IUPUI, 85-78, on Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
St. John's (4-2) will play UNLV (1-4) in the tournament's consolation game at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. Alston scored 12 of her team-high 18 points in the opening half to lead the Johnnies in double figures. The redshirt senior knocked down seven of her 11 attempts from the field converting all three of her tries from distance.
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Fresno State 82, Georgetown 69
Georgetown fell 82-69 to the Fresno State Bulldogs Saturday afternoon at the LMU Thanksgiving Classic at Gersten Pavilion. A tough second half dropped the Hoyas to 2-5 on the season. The Bulldogs began the third quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers and managed to build the lead to as much as 13. Late in the third, a 6-0 run brought it back to a seven-point deficit 59-52 but the momentum would not swing back to the Blue & Gray. The Hoyas would never be able to recover from the third quarter run and were unable to mount a comeback eventually falling 82-69. Brianna Jones led the Blue & Gray with 19 points as the lone Hoya in double figures.
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Up Next
Head coach Doug Bruno will go for career win No. 700 on Sunday as No. 16/17 DePaul (5-1) visits RV/RV Northwestern at 3 p.m. ET. Xavier (1-4) also returns to the court when it visits Robert Morris at noon, while St. John’s wraps up tourney play at UNLV at 2 p.m.
Upcoming Schedule
Sunday
Xavier at Robert Morris, Noon
St. John’s at UNLV, 2 p.m.
16/17 DePaul at RV/RV Northwestern, 3 p.m.
All times Eastern