Alabama took time to get cranked up, then tallied 54 points in the middle two quarters in handing No. 15 Michigan State its first loss, 82-67 on Friday in the West Palm Beach Classic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Aaliyah Nye finished with 18 points, Zaay Green had 17 and Essence Cody posted 16 points and eight rebounds for unranked Alabama (11-1), which scored only nine points in the first quarter yet led 9-8.

Julia Ayrault had 18 points for Michigan State (11-1), which trailed by 22 points going to the fourth quarter. Theryn Hallock posted 14 points off the bench and Grace VanSlooten had 10 points, but the Spartans were hurt by 25 turnovers.

No. 1 UCLA 70, Creighton 41

Kiki Rice scored a game-high 20 points and Angela Dugalic posted a 13-point, 14-rebound double-double as the Bruins remained unbeaten with a blowout of the Bluejays in Los Angeles.

Led by Rice’s 10 first-quarter points, UCLA (12-0) jumped out to a 26-4 lead entering the second quarter. The Bruins, who shot 40.9 percent from the floor, never trailed while dominating in rebounds (59-26) and points in the paint (34-14).

The Bluejays, who had an eight-game winning streak snapped, shot just 23.3 percent from the floor (14 for 60). Morgan Maly scored 15 points on 3-of-12 shooting, hitting all eight of her free-throw attempts. Kennedy Townsend added 10 points.

No. 11 Ohio State 84, Stanford 59

Cotie McMahon scored 16 points as six Buckeyes had double-figure totals in the Bay Area Women’s Classic in San Francisco.

Madison Greene’s 15 points along with 14 apiece from Ajae Petty and Chance Gray were also boosts for Ohio State (12-0), which made half of its 70 field-goal attempts. Taylor Thierry had 12 points and reserve Ava Watson added 11.

Nunu Agara scored 17 points for Stanford (8-4), which was hampered by 19 turnovers and 39-percent shooting from the field. The Cardinal made just two of 16 attempts from 3-point range.

No. 16 Kentucky 84, Belmont 78

Georgia Amoore hit seven 3-point shots on the way to scoring 23 points, but the host Wildcats had trouble putting away the Bruins before prevailing in Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky (10-1) trailed 39-33 at halftime before going ahead in the third quarter. Amelia Hassett’s 16 game points, which included four 3-point baskets, and Dazia Lawrence’s 15 points were boosts for the Wildcats, who are 7-1 at home. Teonni Key and Clara Strack added 12 points apiece.

Jailyn Banks scored 23 points for Belmont (5-6), which finished with a 34-32 rebounding advantage but shot only 44.6 percent from the field.

No. 18 Tennessee 92, Richmond 67

Talaysia Cooper racked up 17 of her 24 points in the second half as the Volunteers topped the Spiders in the West Palm Beach Classic contest in Fort Lauderdale.

The Volunteers (10-0) led 47-39 at halftime before pouring it on. They shot 51.4 percent (37 of 72) for the game, with Cooper going 10-for-18. Ruby Whitehorn provided 15 points off the bench on 7-for-11 shooting, and Samara Spencer had 11 points.

Rachel Ullstrom led Richmond (9-3) with 19 points, while Maggie Doogan had 14. The Spiders got only three points from bench players compared to Tennessee’s 35.

No. 20 Michigan 96, Akron 55

Greta Kampschroeder poured in 23 points as the Wolverines won their first true road game of the season in Akron, Ohio.

Kampschroeder accounted for five of Michigan’s 12 baskets from 3-point range. Jordan Hobbs had 13 points, reserve Yulia Grabovskaia notched 12 points and Olivia Olson added 11 for the Wolverines (10-2), who made 20 of 24 free throws. Michigan is 2-2 in neutral-site games.

Akron (5-6), which committed 29 turnovers, was led by Shelbee Brown’s 14 points.

No. 22 Iowa 92, Northern Iowa 86

Lucy Olsen’s 21 points helped the host Hawkeyes in a tight nonconference victory in Iowa City. Northern Iowa (5-6) was within 83-81 with less than three minutes to play but went more than two minutes without scoring.

Addison O’Grady added 18 points as the Hawkeyes (10-2) remained perfect at home through five games. Hannah Stuelke and reserve Taylor McCabe both had 15 points. Iowa shot 50 percent from the field and 20-for-22 on free throws.

Maya McDermott scored 30 points on 12-for-26 shooting for Northern Iowa. Teammate Kayba Laube, who made five 3s, posted 20 points.

–Field Level Media