Rori Harmon sank a tiebreaking baseline jumper with 0.7 seconds remaining, lifting No. 4 Texas to a 66-64 win over No. 2 South Carolina in the final of the Players Era women’s championship on Thursday in Las Vegas.

The Longhorns (7-0) led 62-56 with 4:24 to play, but Texas didn’t get another basket until Harmon’s game-winner. The Gamecocks (7-1) pulled level when Ta’Niya Latson sank two free throws with 15 seconds left.

Jordan Lee led Texas with 19 points, while Madison Booker compiled 16 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Justice Carlton contributed 13 points, while Harmon had just six on 3-of-8 shooting.

South Carolina got 16 points from both Joyce Edwards and Latson. Tessa Johnson put up 13 points, and Madina Okot amassed 12 points and 11 rebounds.

No. 3 UCLA 89, Duke 59

All five starters scored in double figures as the Bruins downed the Blue Devils in the third-place game of the Players Era women’s event in Las Vegas.

Gabriela Jaquez paced UCLA (7-1) with 23 points, while Charlisse Leger-Walker amassed 20 points and six assists. Kiki Rice chipped in with 17 points, Gianna Kneepkens had 13 points and six assists, and Angela Dugalic finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Duke (3-5) got 18 points from Ashlon Jackson, 17 points and 10 rebounds from Toby Fournier and 10 points from Delaney Thomas, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 30-7 deficit after one quarter.

No. 7 Maryland 95, Hofstra 38

The Terrapins blitzed the Pride at the Puerto Rico Shootout, racing out to a 10-0 lead and never easing off in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Maryland (9-0) got a team-high 13 points from Kaylene Smikle, while Addi Mack, Marya Boiko and Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu each chipped in 10 points. The Terrapins shot 58.1% from the field and 45% from deep while piling up 22 assists compared to just seven for Hofstra.

Hofstra (1-4) never found a rhythm, shooting 32.6% overall and 23.5% from beyond the arc while committing 24 turnovers. Olivia VanPatten led the Pride with eight points.

No. 8 TCU 68, Richmond 52

A 25-8 second-quarter performance powered the Horned Frogs to a victory over the Spiders in the Cancun (Mexico) Challenge’s Yucatan Division.

Marta Suarez hit 9 of 14 shots from the floor while scoring 24 points for TCU (7-0). Olivia Miles produced 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Donovyn Hunter wound up with 12 points.

Maggie Doogan paced Richmond (5-2) with 23 points and seven rebounds. Ally Sweeney scored 11 points.

No. 12 North Carolina 83, South Dakota State 48

Indya Nivar recorded the second triple-double in program history, helping the Tar Heels to a dominant victory over the Jackrabbits at the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico.

With 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals, Nivar joined Alyssa Ustby with the only triple-doubles in Tar Heel women’s basketball history. Nivar’s 10 steals also matched Pam Leake’s single-game school record.

Elina Aarnisalo and Nyla Brooks led North Carolina (6-1) with 14 points apiece. Brooklyn Meyer had a game-high 16 points for South Dakota State (5-1).

No. 17 Vanderbilt 88, Oregon State 66

Mikayla Blakes went off for a season-high 35 points as the Commodores downed the Beavers in the opening round of the Paradise Jam’s Island Division at Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Justine Pissott added 17 points and Aubrey Galvan had 12 for Vanderbilt (7-0), which will oppose BYU in the championship game on Saturday.

Ally Schimel logged 15 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon State (5-2), which will meet Virginia Tech in the third-place game. Jenna Villa also had 15 points, and Lizzy Williamson finished with 14.

No. 25 North Carolina State 79, Green Bay 67

Zoe Brooks led the Wolfpack with 21 points and seven assists, while Zamareya Jones added 17 points as they pulled away late to top the Phoenix at the Cancun Challenge.

Khamil Pierre was a force on the glass for the Wolfpack with a massive 21 rebounds as NC State (4-3) dominated the boards 49-30.

Green Bay (5-2) stayed close behind Gracie Grzesk’s 23 points and Jenna Guyer’s 15 off the bench, but the Phoenix couldn’t overcome NC State’s interior edge, where the Wolfpack had a 40-26 advantage in points in the paint.

–Field Level Media