No. 6 Stanford Rallies Behind Kimyacioglu

Sebnem Kimyacioglu scored a career-high 19 points and blocked a shot in the closing minutes, and No. 6 Stanford rallied at home from a 13-point, second-half deficit to defeat No. 21 Arizona, 82-74, Sunday.

“I was never really open,” Kimyacioglu said. “They were really tight on the guards and a lot of my shots came off screens and the other guards penetrating. We just attacked them from everywhere.”

Susan King scored 17 points and the Cardinal (8-1, 2-0 Pacific 10 Conference) won its 23rd consecutive conference game.

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Alana Beard had 26 points to help No. 1 Duke defeat Iowa State, 88-59, and win the South Padre Island Shootout at Los Fresnos, Texas. The Blue Devils matched the school-record 12-0 start in 1989.... Mary Jo Noon scored 22 points at West Lafaytette, Ind., and No. 7 Purdue (9-1) defeated Western Michigan, 73-65, for its 62nd victory in a row against an unranked nonconference opponent at home during the regular season.... Coretta Brown scored 12 of her 14 points in the first half to lead No. 13 North Carolina (9-1) over Charleston Southern, 84-49, at Chapel Hill, N.C. ... Sophomore guard Tan White scored 15 points to lead No. 14 Mississippi State to a 70-38 victory over Texas Pan American in a consolation game of the Lady Griz Holiday Classic at Missoula, Mont.

Jocelyn Penn had 28 points and eight rebounds, and scored five points in an early 11-0 run that helped No. 18 South Carolina (10-1) defeat Alcorn State, 96-52, at Columbia, S.C. ... Delacey Joseph had 16 points and Tulane (8-2) rallied in the second half to upset No. 20 Boston College, 69-50, at New Orleans. Brianne Stepherson scored 17 points for the Eagles (7-3).... Jasai Ferrucho scored 13 points and Colorado State (7-4) upset No. 22 UC Santa Barbara, 55-44, at Fort Collins, Colo. Lindsay Taylor had 13 points for Santa Barbara (5-2).... Tabitha Pool scored 17 points to lead No. 25 Michigan (9-2) over Massachusetts, 64-61, in a game of the State Farm Classic at Gainesville, Fla. Jennifer Butler scored 18 points for Massachusetts (8-3).