Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Ole Miss edges Memphis in OT

Field Level MediaField Level Media|published: Tue 18th November, 23:32 2025
NCAA Womens Basketball: SEC Conference Tournament Second Round-Mississippi State vs Ole MissMar 6, 2025; Greenville, SC, USA; Ole Miss Rebels guard Sira Thienou (0) celebrates a three during the first half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

Sira Thienou scored six of her 19 points in overtime as No. 13 Ole Miss pulled out a 73-64 road win over Memphis on Tuesday.

The Rebels (4-0) led by one point in OT before back-to-back layups from Thienou opened the gap to 67-62 with 2:03 remaining. Ole Miss' Denim DeShields followed with another basket, and the Tigers (2-3) couldn't catch up.

Cotie McMahon finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for Ole Miss, and Christeen Iwuala added 15 points and 14 rebounds. McMahon tied the game by sinking a layup with 40 seconds left in regulation.

Chae Harris put up 24 points and Daejah Richmond added 22 for Memphis, which led by 13 late in the third quarter.

No. 6 Michigan 120, Binghamton 50

Thirteen Wolverines scored as Michigan posted the second-highest point total in program history while routing the Bearcats in Ann Arbor, Mich.


Syla Swords and Olivia Olson each registered 15 points for Michigan (4-0), which shot 66.2% from the floor and made 11 of 20 3-point attempts (55%). McKenzie Mathurin scored 14 points off the bench for the Wolverines, who produced a team-record 37 first-quarter points.

Bella Pucci logged 19 points as the lone double-figure scorer for Binghamton (2-2). The Bearcats hit 34% from the floor and made only 5 of 19 3-point tries (26.3%).

No. 20 Kentucky 76, Purdue 35

Clara Strack amassed 17 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Wildcats blasted the Boilermakers in Lexington, Ky.

Jordan Obi also scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Kentucky (6-0). Tonie Morgan added 11 points and six assists, and Amelia Hassett recorded 11 points.

Tara Daye scored 10 points for Purdue (2-2), which shot just 20% from the floor and 15.8% (3 of 19) from 3-point range.

--Field Level Media

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