Amarachi Kimpson drained the go-ahead 3-pointer 1:06 into overtime and Miami brushed off a blown double-digit lead to beat Stanford 83-76 in the opening round of the ACC women’s basketball tournament on Wednesday in Duluth, Ga.
Twelfth-seeded Miami (17-13) held a pair of 13-point leads, including 65-52 at the end of the third period. Courtney Ogden led a furious comeback for 13th-seeded Stanford, scoring 11 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter and tying the game at 70 on a driving layup with less than 20 seconds in regulation.
The Hurricanes shot just 2 for 10 (0 for 7 from deep) in the fourth quarter and were outscored 18-5, but Kimpson kicked in seven of her 20 points during OT. Ra Shaya Kyle had game highs of 25 points (10-of-12 shooting) and 11 rebounds and Gal Raviv added 20 points, six boards and six assists.
Hailee Swain scored 17 points, Lara Somfai added 12 and Nunu Agara chipped in 11 to back Ogden, but Stanford (19-13) was outrebounded 46-30 and outscored 40-28 in the paint.
Cal 75, Wake Forest 52
Sakima Walker led all players with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the 10th-seeded Golden Bears advanced past the 15th-seeded Demon Deacons.
Cal (19-13) also received 11 points and seven rebounds from Lulu Twidale and 10 points apiece from Gisella Maul and Aliyahna Morris. Maul added eight boards and four assists as Cal used a 10-0 run in the second quarter and a 9-0 spurt in the third to break the game open.
Mary Carter had 13 points and Grace Oliver scored 10 to pace Wake Forest (14-17).
Georgia Tech 72, Florida State 60
La’Nya Foster scored 18 points and grabbed eight boards as the 11th-seeded Yellow Jackets pulled away late to beat the 14th-seeded Seminoles.
Erica Moon added 17 points, while Talayah Walker finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for Georgia Tech (14-17). Sydney Bowles led Florida State (10-21) with 16 points off the bench, and Pania Davis, Mari Gerton and Sole Williams chipped in eight apiece.
Georgia Tech built a 39-29 halftime cushion and withstood Florida State’s best push in the third quarter, when the Seminoles outscored the Jackets 19-17. The difference came at the free-throw line, where Georgia Tech went 22-for-26, while Florida State attempted only four, going 4-for-4.
–Field Level Media
