Ohio State’s Jaloni Cambridge celebrates after making a 3-pointer against Michigan State during the second quarter at the Breslin Center on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in East Lansing. Elina Arnisalo tied a career high for the second straight game with 22 points, and No. 21 North Carolina ended the regular season with its second loss in three games with a 74-69 win over No. 12 Duke in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday.
The Tar Heels (25-6, 14-4 ACC) trailed by two points at halftime, but Arnisalo went 3-for-3 from the arc in the third quarter to put the hosts in front. Arnisalo also had seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Nyla Harris added 19 points and seven rebounds and went 9-for-10 from the foul line. After North Carolina trailed 60-59 with 4:53 to play, Aarnisalo and Harris powered an 8-1 Tar Heels run that included six foul shots. UNC outscored Duke 20-10 in free throws and outscored the visitors 45-33 to split the season series.
Ashlon Jackson had 17 points with five 3-pointers and Riley Nelson had 13 points for the Blue Devils (21-8, 16-2), who already earned a share of the ACC title. Delaney Thomas and Toby Fournier combined for 12 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
No. 4 Texas 72, No. 24 Alabama 65
Madison Booker had 21 points and nine rebounds as the Longhorns held off the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Jordan Lee and Kyla Oldacre each scored 11 points for Texas (28-3, 13-3 SEC), which led by as many as 17 points before Alabama opened the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run to make it 49-44. The Crimson Tide shot 9-for-12 from both the field and the free throw line in the fourth quarter, but Texas held firm, with Booker scoring nine points in the frame.
Jessica Timmons had 24 points and Essence Cody had 16 for Alabama (21-8, 7-8), which lost 19 turnovers that turned into 21 points for Texas.
13th place Ohio State University 87, 15th place Michigan State University 68
Jaloni Cambridge dropped 33 points, Chance Gray added 21 and the Buckeyes steamrolled the Spartans in East Lansing, Michigan.
Cambridge and Gray each made seven 3-pointers, Cambridge tying a career high and Gray tying a season high, making 14 of 23 from distance. Elsa Lemmilla added 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Kennedy Cambridge had 10 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and five steals. After a one-sided first quarter, Ohio State (24-6, 13-5 Big Ten) went on a 15-0 run in the second quarter to open the game up by as many as 30 points at halftime.
Michigan State (22-7, 11-7) came back into the game and cut the deficit to 62-48 after three quarters, but Gray and Cambridge combined for three 3-pointers in the first 3 minutes and 38 seconds of the final period to destroy the rally. Grace VanSlooten led the Spartans with 17 points, seven boards and five assists, while Rashunda Jones had 16 points.
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