Kansas Outlasts Missouri in Women’s Basketball Showdown
LAWRENCE, Kan. (Interstat) — The Kansas women’s basketball team remained undefeated Saturday, holding off Missouri 82-77 at T-Mobile Center. Elle Evans and S’Mya Nichols each scored 20 points to lead the Jayhawks, who improved to 4-0.
Kansas built a lead with a strong second quarter and held off a late Missouri rally. Shannon Dowell scored 18 points for the Tigers, who fell to 3-1. The Jayhawks capitalized on Missouri’s 14 turnovers, scoring 21 points off them, while the Tigers managed just two points off Kansas turnovers.