Ayoka Lee’s 28 points lifts No. 13 Kansas State over Missouri 84-56

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Ayoka Lee scored 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting and No. 13 Kansas State used a big third quarter to roll to an 84-56 win over Missouri in the inaugural Bill Snyder Basketball Classic on Saturday.

Snyder, a former football coach at Kansas State and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, is a St. Joseph, Missouri native.

Brylee Glenn scored 12 points for the Wildcats (9-1), Serena Sundell had 11 points and eight assists, and Gabby Gregory had 10 points.

Abby Feit and Hayley Frank had 13 points apiece for the Tigers (7-4) and Mama Dembele had 11.

NO. 16 INDIANA 66, RUTGERS 56

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 25 points, Sydney Parrish had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Indiana ran its winning streak to seven games with a win over Rutgers in their Big Ten Conference opener.

Yarden Garzon and Chloe Moore-McNeil both had 11 points as the Hoosiers (8-1) gave coach Teri Moren her 100th conference win.

Kaylene Smikle led Rutgers (6-6) with 19 points. Antonia Bates had 11 points and Destiny Adams and Kassondra Brown both had 10 points and eight rebounds.

NO. 23 GONZAGA 80, RICE 72

HOUSTON (AP) — Eliza Hollingsworth scored all 21 of her points in the first half, Yvonne Ejim had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Gonzaga used a hot start to defeat Rice.

Kaylynne Truong added 15 points for the Bulldogs (10-2). Hollingsworth was 7-for-7 shooting with four 3-pointers in the first half and took only three shots in the second half. Ejim and Truong both had 12 points in the second half.

Destiny Jackson led the Owls (5-4) with 16 points, Dominque Ennis had 14, Malia Fisher 13 and Shelby Hayes had 11.

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