Ayoka Lee had 17 factors and 10 rebounds in her return to the lineup, and fifth-seeded Kansas State beat Fairfield, 85-41, on Friday within the first spherical of the NCAA ladies’s event.
Lee went 7 for 10 from the sphere in her first sport since she performed simply 4 minutes in a 90-60 victory over Kansas on Feb. 22. The 6-foot-6 middle has been hampered by foot accidents. She performed quarter-hour towards the Stags earlier than departing with 2:15 remaining within the third quarter.
Kansas State made essentially the most of its huge measurement benefit. The Wildcats outrebounded the Stags 44-19 and outscored them within the paint 44-20.
Subsequent up for the Wildcats (27-7) is a second-round sport towards host Kentucky on Sunday.
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Yarden Garzon scored 17 factors and Shay Ciezki added 16 as No. 9 seed Indiana gained its opener for a sixth straight NCAA Event with a 76-68 victory over eighth-seeded Utah on Friday.
The Hoosiers (20-12) reached 20 wins for a sixth consecutive season. Their reward is a possible matchup with the Birmingham 2 Regional’s high seed in South Carolina, who will play later Friday towards No. 16 seed Tennessee Tech.
Ciezki had 11 of her 16 factors within the ultimate two quarters as Indiana used a 15-4 run within the third interval to take management. The Utes (22-9) bought inside 72-68 on Gianna Kneepkens‘ 3-pointer with 1:05 left, however may get no nearer.
Kneepkens led Utah with 24 factors, together with a four-point play within the fourth quarter.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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