Senior guard Alyssa Ustby scored 23 points, tying her career high accomplished twice previously, as No. 25 North Carolina sailed to a 96-36 win over Western Carolina on Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Ustby added nine rebounds and a game-high six assists for the Tar Heels (7-4), who bounced back from a Sunday loss to then-No. 17 UConn.

Paulina Paris added 16 points for North Carolina. Reserve Indya Nivar had 15 points, and Maria Gakdeng logged 10 points.

Audrey Meyers finished with 13 points for the Catamounts (2-9), who shot 31.4 percent from the floor and made their lone free throw in the game. The Tar Heels hit 51.9 percent of their field-goal attempts and were 10 of 15 at the foul line.

No. 9 Stanford 81, Portland 51

Cameron Brink registered her sixth double-double of the season as the host Cardinal crushed the Pilots.

Brink finished with 23 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots for Stanford (9-1), which shook off a Sunday loss at Gonzaga. Kiki Iriafen scored 13 points, Nunu Agara and Brooke Demetre each had 10 points and Elena Bosgana amassed eight points and 10 rebounds.

Emme Shearer scored 12 points to pace Portland (6-6). The Cardinal outrebounded the Pilots 50-30 and outshot them 42.4 percent to 35.8 percent from the floor.

No. 12 Ohio State 73, Grand Valley State 49

Jacy Sheldon hit 7 of 8 shots from the floor and scored 15 points to lead the Buckeyes to a blowout of the Lakers in Columbus, Ohio.

Taylor Thierry added 11 points for Ohio State (9-1), which improved to 6-0 at home. The Buckeyes are unbeaten since dropping their opener against then-No. 21 Southern California on Nov. 6 in Las Vegas.

Ten Ohio State players got on the scoresheet, and no Buckeye logged more than 21 minutes.

Ellie Droste posted a game-high 17 points for Grand Valley State (7-1). The Lakers outrebounded the Buckeyes 34-30 but committed 32 turnovers that resulted in 34 points.

–Field Level Media