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🇦🇺 Kansas State 93, UCF 67 (Final)

Kansas State: 15–13 (8th in Big 12)

Melbourne senior Tess Heal delivered 19 points in Kansas State’s 26-point road win against UCF on Thursday as the Wildcats built first-half separation and extended the margin through efficient perimeter shooting. Heal played 30 minutes and shot 7–from–11 from the field, including 3–from–4 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added four rebounds and two assists with one turnover in controlled backcourt minutes.

Heal was playing her fifth game back for the Wildcats after being stood down – ironically – by the NCAA after signing to play in the NBL1 2026 season.

Tess Heal — Senior, Guard, Kansas State
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.78 m

• Minutes: 30 │ Points: 19 (10.3) │ Rebounds: 4 (3.7) │ Assists: 2 (1.4) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 7–11 │ 3PT: 3–4 │ FT: 2–2

Iowa State 90, 🇦🇺 Arizona State 64 (Final)

Arizona State: 21–7 (8th in Big 12)

Melbourne senior Last-Tear Poa featured in Arizona State’s 26-point road loss to Iowa State on Thursday as the Sun Devils trailed after halftime and were unable to reduce the margin late. Poa played 16 minutes and recorded six points on 2–from–3 shooting, including 2–from–3 from beyond the arc, while adding four rebounds and two assists with four turnovers.

Last-Tear Poa — Senior, Guard, Arizona State
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.80 m

• Minutes: 16 │ Points: 6 (4.8) │ Rebounds: 4 (2.9) │ Assists: 2 (3.7) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 4 │ FG: 2–3 │ 3PT: 2–3 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Akron 108, Ohio 105 (2OT) (Final)

Akron: 7–19 (9th in MAC)

Yackandandah sophomore Liz Murphy delivered 20 points in Akron’s three-point double-overtime home win against Ohio on Thursday as the Zips converted key perimeter shots in the second extra period. Murphy played 29 minutes and shot 6–from–12 from the field, including 6–from–11 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line and adding three rebounds and two assists with three turnovers.

Liz Murphy — Sophomore, Guard, Akron
From Yackandandah, VIC │ Height: 1.75 m

• Minutes: 29 │ Points: 20 (4.5) │ Rebounds: 3 (0.9) │ Assists: 2 (0.2) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 3 │ FG: 6–12 │ 3PT: 6–11 │ FT: 2–2

#20 Texas Tech 87, 🇦🇺 #15 Baylor 56 (Final)

Baylor: 22–6 (2nd in Big 12)

Palm Beach junior Ella Brow featured in Baylor’s 31-point road loss to No. 20 Texas Tech on Thursday as the Bears trailed throughout the second half. Brow played seven minutes and finished without scoring, shooting 0–from–1 from the field, including 0–from–1 from beyond the arc, with two turnovers.

Ella Brow — Junior, Guard, Baylor
From Palm Beach, NSW │ Height: 1.73 m

• Minutes: 7 │ Points: 0 (0.1) │ Rebounds: 0 (0.4) │ Assists: 0 (0.4) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Central Arkansas 67, Austin Peay 63 (Final)

Central Arkansas: 17–10 (3rd in ASUN)

Townsville senior Bree Stephens and Mackay junior Paris Santacaterina featured in Central Arkansas’ four-point home win against Austin Peay on Thursday as the Sugar Bears held their margin across the final possessions. Stephens played 34 minutes and recorded 11 points on 4–from–8 shooting, including 1–from–2 from three-point range and 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added three rebounds, five assists and three blocks with two turnovers in extended frontcourt minutes. Santacaterina logged 19 minutes and finished with three points on 1–from–4 shooting, converting 1–from–3 from beyond the arc. She added three rebounds and one assist without committing a turnover.

Bree Stephens — Senior, Forward, Central Arkansas
From Townsville, QLD │ Height: 1.83 m

• Minutes: 34 │ Points: 11 (10.6) │ Rebounds: 3 (7.0) │ Assists: 5 (2.8) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 3 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 4–8 │ 3PT: 1–2 │ FT: 2–2

Paris Santacaterina — Junior, Guard, Central Arkansas
From Mackay, QLD │ Height: 1.70 m

• Minutes: 19 │ Points: 3 (6.8) │ Rebounds: 3 (4.2) │ Assists: 1 (1.9) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 1–4 │ 3PT: 1–3 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Davidson 66, VCU 39 (Final)

Davidson: 17–11 (4th in A-10)
VCU: 8–19 (12th in A-10)

Queensland junior Katie Donovan, Victoria Point senior Charlise Dunn and Sydney sophomore Emilie Bessell featured in Davidson’s 27-point road win against VCU on Thursday as the Wildcats controlled both ends and held the hosts to 39 points. Donovan played 28 minutes and recorded 14 points on 4–from–11 shooting, including 2–from–7 from three-point range and 4–of–6 from the free throw line. She added two rebounds and two assists with two turnovers. Dunn logged 20 minutes and finished with nine points on 3–from–8 shooting, converting 1–from–4 from beyond the arc and 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added seven rebounds and one steal with five turnovers. Bessell played 17 minutes and recorded two points, going 0–from–1 from the field and 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added two rebounds, two assists and one steal with two turnovers.

Shepparton sophomore Isabel Whitelaw featured in VCU’s home loss. Whitelaw played three minutes and recorded two points, shooting 0–from–2 from the field, including 0–from–1 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line.

Katie Donovan — Junior, Guard, Davidson
From Queensland, QLD │ Height: 1.80 m

• Minutes: 28 │ Points: 14 (11.7) │ Rebounds: 2 (3.1) │ Assists: 2 (1.4) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 4–11 │ 3PT: 2–7 │ FT: 4–6

Charlise Dunn — Senior, Guard, Davidson
From Victoria Point, QLD │ Height: 1.88 m

• Minutes: 20 │ Points: 9 (15.2) │ Rebounds: 7 (7.8) │ Assists: 0 (1.9) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 5 │ FG: 3–8 │ 3PT: 1–4 │ FT: 2–2

Emilie Bessell — Sophomore, Guard, Davidson
From Sydney, NSW │ Height: 1.75 m

• Minutes: 17 │ Points: 2 (3.8) │ Rebounds: 2 (1.4) │ Assists: 2 (0.7) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 2–2

Isabel Whitelaw — Sophomore, Forward, VCU
From Shepparton, VIC │ Height: 1.91 m

• Minutes: 3 │ Points: 2 (0.9) │ Rebounds: 0 (0.7) │ Assists: 0 (0.1) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–2 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 2–2

🇦🇺 Saint Joseph’s 61, Duquesne 46 (Final)

Duquesne: 9–17 (13th in A-10)

Perth sophomore Harriet Ford featured in Duquesne’s 15-point road loss to Saint Joseph’s on Thursday as the Dukes were held to 46 points and trailed throughout the second half.

Ford played 10 minutes and recorded three points on 1–from–3 shooting, adding six rebounds and one turnover while converting 1–of–2 from the free throw line.

Harriet Ford — Sophomore, Forward, Duquesne
From Perth, WA │ Height: 1.91 m

• Minutes: 10 │ Points: 3 (7.3) │ Rebounds: 6 (7.7) │ Assists: 0 (1.1) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 1–3 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 1–2

🇦🇺 Lehigh 75, Navy 64 (Final)

Lehigh: 14–11 (4th in Patriot League)

Sydney freshman Alana Reddy recorded 11 points in Lehigh’s 11-point home win against Navy on Thursday as the Mountain Hawks built second-half separation and controlled the defensive glass late. Reddy played 36 minutes and shot 4–from–4 from the field, including 1–from–1 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line. She added six rebounds and two assists with one turnover across extended backcourt minutes.

Alana Reddy — Freshman, Guard, Lehigh
From Sydney, NSW │ Height: 1.75 m

• Minutes: 36 │ Points: 11 (4.6) │ Rebounds: 6 (2.6) │ Assists: 2 (2.2) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 4–4 │ 3PT: 1–1 │ FT: 2–2

‍🇦🇺 Colorado State 70, Nevada 59 (Final)

Nevada: 8–18 (10th in Mountain West)

Dubbo junior Amelia Raidaveta featured in Nevada’s 11-point road loss to Colorado State on Thursday as the Wolf Pack trailed after halftime and were unable to reduce the margin late. Raidaveta played nine minutes and finished scoreless, shooting 0–from–2 from the field while adding one rebound and committing one turnover.

Amelia Raidaveta — Junior, Forward, Nevada
From Dubbo, NSW │ Height: 1.88 m

• Minutes: 9 │ Points: 0 (2.3) │ Rebounds: 1 (1.4) │ Assists: 0 (0.8) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 0–2 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Arkansas State 75, Texas State 61 (Final)

Texas State: 11–15 (6th in Sun Belt)

Sunshine Coast sophomore Mia Galbraith featured in Texas State’s 14-point home loss to Arkansas State on Thursday as the Bobcats trailed after halftime and were unable to close the margin late. Galbraith played 22 minutes and recorded five points on 2–from–7 shooting, including 1–from–1 from beyond the arc, while adding two rebounds, one assist and one steal with three turnovers.

Mia Galbraith — Sophomore, Guard, Texas State
From Sunshine Coast, QLD │ Height: 1.75 m

• Minutes: 22 │ Points: 5 (5.9) │ Rebounds: 2 (3.3) │ Assists: 1 (1.4) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 3 │ FG: 2–7 │ 3PT: 1–1 │ FT: 0–0