LEXINGTON, Ky. — Victoria Dunlap scored 13 points in the second half, including nine during a decisive run, to help No. 11 Kentucky beat Middle Tennessee State 81-72 on Wednesday night.
Keyla Snowden scored 16 points to lead the Wildcats (10-1).
Trailing 64-54 with 7:22 left, Kentucky went on a 19-4 run to take control. The Wildcats forced nine turnovers during the run and got the Blue Raiders to commit 27 in the game.
Freshman Ebony Rowe had 25 points and 11 rebounds — her third straight double-double — to lead the Blue Raiders (9-4).
Dunlap was scoreless in the first half with two fouls, but Kentucky still held a two-point halftime lead. Middle Tennessee State scored the first 11 points of the second half before faltering against Kentucky’s defense.
Men’s basketball
Hampton 78, Dominican 65
SAN FRANCISCO — Darrion Pellum scored a career-high 34 points and Hampton pulled away late for a 78-65 victory over Dominican, Calif., on Wednesday in the Hilltop Challenge.
Pellum knocked down a career-best nine 3-pointers for the Pirates (10-2), who outscored NAIA Division II Dominican 17-6 over the final 4:59. Pellum was one shy of the school record, set by Dexter Williams in 1989.
Charles Funches had 14 points and 16 rebounds for Hampton. Kwame Morgan added 20 points.
Dominican (0-8), which came into the game having lost its first seven by an average margin of 18.9 points, hung around for much of the game behind Leon Hart’s 17 points and Killian Larson’s 16 points and six rebounds.
The game had been postponed by a day because Hampton was unable to leave the Washington, D.C., area due to a major snowstorm.