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🇦🇺 California Golden Bears 95, Pittsburgh Panthers 80 (Final)

California: 15–10 (10th in ACC)

California secured a 15-point road win as it built separation after halftime and maintained control through the closing stretch. Junior guard Lulu Twidale, from the Sunshine Coast, QLD, played 36 minutes and finished with 32 points on 8–of–12 shooting from the field, knocking down seven three-pointers and converting nine free throws while adding two rebounds and seven assists as California leaned on her for sustained perimeter scoring and late-game execution.

Lulu Twidale — Junior, Guard, California Golden Bears
From Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia │ Height: 1.78 m
• Minutes: 36 │ Points: 32 (Season: 14.5) │ Rebounds: 2 (Season: 3.4) │ Assists: 7 (Season: 3.7) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 8–12 │ 3PT: 7–11 │ FT: 9–10

Georgia Tech 74, 🇦🇺 Stanford Cardinal 52 (Final)

Stanford: 16–9 (12th in ACC)

Stanford went down by 22 points on the road as Georgia Tech established control through the middle periods and maintained separation. Freshman forward Lara Somfai, from Adelaide, SA, played 35 minutes and finished with 19 points on 8–of–17 shooting from the field, knocking down three perimeter attempts while adding nine rebounds and six assists as Stanford relied on her for extended frontcourt minutes.

Lara Somfai — Freshman, Forward, Stanford Cardinal
From Adelaide, SA, Australia │ Height: 1.91 m
• Minutes: 35 │ Points: 19 (Season: 10.1) │ Rebounds: 9 (Season: 9.5) │ Assists: 6 (Season: 1.1) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 4 │ FG: 8–17 │ 3PT: 3–7 │ FT: 0–0

Ohio State 80, 🇦🇺 Oregon Ducks 64 (Final)

Oregon: 18–8 (10th in Big Ten)

Oregon went down by 16 points at home as Ohio State established control through the middle periods and maintained separation. Senior forward Mia Jacobs, from Perth, WA, played 29 minutes and finished with 13 points on 5–of–10 shooting from the field, knocking down three perimeter attempts while adding five rebounds and three steals as Oregon leaned on her across extended frontcourt minutes.

Mia Jacobs — Senior, Forward, Oregon Ducks
From Perth, WA, Australia │ Height: 1.88 m
• Minutes: 29 │ Points: 13 (Season: 14.1) │ Rebounds: 5 (Season: 5.6) │ Assists: 0 (Season: 1.8) │ Steals: 3 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 4 │ FG: 5–10 │ 3PT: 3–8 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Florida Gators 75, Arkansas Razorbacks 69 (Final)

Florida: 15–11 (13th in SEC)
Arkansas: 11–14 (16th in SEC)

Florida secured a six-point home win as it held off Arkansas late to close out the contest. For Arkansas, freshman guard Bonnie Deas, from Melbourne, VIC, played 31 minutes and finished with three points on 1–of–9 shooting from the field, pulling down 14 rebounds while adding two assists and a steal as the Razorbacks relied on her on the glass across extended minutes. For Florida, freshman guard Emilija Dakic, from Melbourne, VIC, logged three minutes and did not score, committing one turnover in a brief backcourt stint as the Gators rotated their bench late.

Bonnie Deas — Freshman, Guard, Arkansas Razorbacks
From Melbourne, VIC, Australia │ Height: 1.75 m
• Minutes: 31 │ Points: 3 (Season: 10.5) │ Rebounds: 14 (Season: 9.0) │ Assists: 2 (Season: 2.5) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 4 │ FG: 1–9 │ 3PT: 0–4 │ FT: 1–2

Emilija Dakic — Freshman, Guard, Florida Gators
From Melbourne, VIC, Australia │ Height: 1.78 m
• Minutes: 3 │ Points: 0 (Season: 1.8) │ Rebounds: 0 (Season: 1.3) │ Assists: 0 (Season: 0.7) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0

Clemson 83, 🇦🇺 Boston College Eagles 59 (Final)

Boston College: 4–22 (18th in ACC)

Boston College went down by 24 points on the road as Clemson established control early and maintained separation through the second half. Sophomore guard Lily Carmody, from Melbourne, VIC, played 22 minutes and finished with six points on 2–of–12 shooting from the field, converting both free throws while adding three rebounds, four assists, and a steal as Boston College rotated its backcourt during extended minutes.

Lily Carmody — Sophomore, Guard, Boston College Eagles
From Melbourne, VIC, Australia │ Height: 1.80 m
• Minutes: 22 │ Points: 6 (Season: 12.0) │ Rebounds: 3 (Season: 3.4) │ Assists: 4 (Season: 2.0) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 3 │ FG: 2–12 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 2–2

🇦🇺 Colorado Buffaloes 80, TCU 79 (Final)

Colorado: 16–8 (6th in Big 12)

Colorado edged out a one-point home win as it held off TCU in the closing possessions. Freshman centre Jade Crook, from Albury, NSW, played four minutes and finished with two rebounds, recording no scoring attempts while committing no turnovers in a brief frontcourt stint as Colorado managed its rotation late.

Jade Crook — Freshman, Center, Colorado Buffaloes
From Albury, NSW, Australia │ Height: 1.93 m
• Minutes: 4 │ Points: 0 (Season: 3.5) │ Rebounds: 2 (Season: 2.3) │ Assists: 0 (Season: 0.5) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–0 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Florida State Seminoles 87, Miami 70 (Final)

Florida State: 8–16 (14th in ACC)

Florida State pulled away for a 17-point home win as it established control through the middle periods and maintained separation late. Junior centre Pania Davis, from Perth, WA, played 11 minutes and finished with four points on 2–of–4 shooting from the field, adding six rebounds while working limited frontcourt minutes as Florida State rotated its interior.

Pania Davis — Junior, Center, Florida State Seminoles
From Perth, WA, Australia │ Height: 1.98 m
• Minutes: 11 │ Points: 4 (Season: 8.5) │ Rebounds: 6 (Season: 6.5) │ Assists: 0 (Season: 0.7) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 2–4 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0

Louisville 84, 🇦🇺 Syracuse Orange 65 (Final)

Syracuse: 19–5 (5th in ACC)

Syracuse went down by 19 points at home as Louisville established control through the middle periods and maintained separation late. Junior guard Sophie Burrows, from Lower Plenty, VIC, played 38 minutes and finished with 11 points on 4–of–18 shooting from the field, converting both free throws while adding one rebound, one assist, and six steals as Syracuse leaned on her for extended perimeter minutes.

Sophie Burrows — Junior, Guard, Syracuse Orange
From Lower Plenty, VIC, Australia │ Height: 1.88 m
• Minutes: 38 │ Points: 11 (Season: 10.6) │ Rebounds: 1 (Season: 5.4) │ Assists: 1 (Season: 2.3) │ Steals: 6 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 4–18 │ 3PT: 1–8 │ FT: 2–2

North Carolina 84, 🇦🇺 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 56 (Final)

Wake Forest: 13–12 (15th in ACC)

Wake Forest went down by 28 points at home as North Carolina established control early and maintained separation through the second half. Freshman forward Opal Bird, from Sydney, NSW, played 23 minutes and finished with eight points on 2–of–4 shooting from the field, knocking down a three and converting three free throws while adding three rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block as Wake Forest rotated its frontcourt and perimeter options.

Opal Bird — Freshman, Forward, Wake Forest Demon Deacons
From Sydney, NSW, Australia │ Height: 1.91 m
• Minutes: 23 │ Points: 8 (Season: 4.5) │ Rebounds: 3 (Season: 3.2) │ Assists: 4 (Season: 3.0) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 2–4 │ 3PT: 1–1 │ FT: 3–4

Providence 66, 🇦🇺 Xavier Musketeers 50 (Final)

Xavier: 11–13 (9th in Big East)

Xavier went down by 16 points on the road as Providence established control through the middle periods and maintained separation late. Sophomore guard Phoebe Holmes, from Mackay, QLD, played one minute and did not record any counting stats in a brief backcourt appearance as Xavier rotated its bench late.

Phoebe Holmes — Sophomore, Guard, Xavier Musketeers
From Mackay, QLD, Australia │ Height: 1.70 m
• Minutes: 1 │ Points: 0 (Season: 0.3) │ Rebounds: 0 (Season: 0.1) │ Assists: 0 (Season: 0.2) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–0 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0