Kansas women rally to beat North Dakota
Kansas women’s basketball team rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter Sunday and beat North Dakota 76-71 in overtime at Allen Fieldhouse.
KU (3-2) is unbeaten in two overtime games this season.
Junior Jessica Washington led Kansas with 19 points, though she missed 11 of 17 shots. Teammate Caelynn Manning-Allen added 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
North Dakota (1-4) led 60-50 with 6:56 to play. Three-pointers by Washington and Aisia Robertson cut the lead to five with 4:16 to play, but KU still didn’t tie or take the lead until Timeka O’Neal’s three with 30 seconds to go tied the game at 65-all.
North Dakota led by as many as four in overtime, but O’Neal’s three-pointer and two Manning-Allen free throws gave KU the lead for good.
NORTH DAKOTA (1-4): Dyer 5-10 2-4 14, Freije 5-9 0-2 11, Franklin 3-9 4-7 10, Roscoe 3-10 3-4 10, Morton 4-5 0-0 9, Klabo 1-4 3-6 5, Strand 2-5 0-0 5, Szabla 2-9 0-0 4, Sawatzke 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 0-1 1-2 1, Burroughs 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 26-66 13-25 71.
KANSAS (3-2): Washington 6-17 5-6 19, Manning-Allen 5-8 4-4 14, O’Neal 4-7 0-0 12, Cheadle 4-8 1-2 9, Calvert 1-6 3-4 6, Kopatich 1-12 2-2 5, Robertson 2-7 0-0 5, Brown 1-2 2-2 4, Christopher 1-2 0-0 2, Lott 0-0 0-0 0, Umeri 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 25-70 17-20 76.
North Dakota | 15 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 6 | — | 71 |
Kansas | 23 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | — | 76 |
3-Point Goals—North Dakota 6-21 (Dyer 2-6, Freije 1-2, Morton 1-1, Roscoe 1-3, Strand 1-4, Johnson 0-1, Klabo 0-1, Szabla 0-3), Kansas 9-33 (O’Neal 4-7, Washington 2-6, Calvert 1-4, Kopatich 1-11, Robertson 1-4, Christopher 0-1). Assists—North Dakota 15 (Szabla 4), Kansas 17 (Christopher 6). Fouled Out—Calvert. Rebounds—North Dakota 52 (Roscoe 9), Kansas 41 (Cheadle 7). Total Fouls—North Dakota 18, Kansas 20. A—1,992.
This story was originally published November 27, 2016 at 6:07 PM with the headline "Kansas women rally to beat North Dakota."