Women's college basketball: Stanford, Cal both lose

Kelsey Mitchell scored six of her game-high 37 points in overtime to lead No. 9 Ohio State to a 94-82 victory against No. 14 Stanford on Saturday night in the Play4Kay Shootout.

Mitchell was named MVP of the event.

Trailing by nine points after three quarters, the Buckeyes (7-1) outscored Stanford 27-18 in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and then went on a 13-0 run in the extra period to seal the win.

Asia Doss gave Ohio State its first lead of the contest when she knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner with 5:09 left in the game, then scored the Buckeyes' first seven points in overtime.

Doss and Sierra Calhoun each finished with 15 points for the Buckeyes, while Linnae Harper added 12.

Alanna Smith led Stanford (4-3) with 33 points and 16 rebounds, while Anna Wilson scored 21.

Smith's presence helped Stanford outrebound the Buckeyes 45-39, while the Cardinal also got significant contributions from its reserves, as its bench outscored Ohio State's 27-5.

The Cardinal held a 33-26 lead at halftime, as it established itself early behind Smith's impressive inside play and the Wilson's long-range game. The duo accounted for 22 of Stanford's 33 points, as Smith had a double-double at the half with 10 points and 10 rebounds and Wilson hit 4 of 5 from beyond the 3-point line.

No. 23 Missouri 55, No. 21 Cal 52

Amber Smith and Sophie Cunningham scored 11 points apiece and Missouri handed Cal a rare loss in the Cal Classic in Berkeley on Saturday.

The Tigers (5-1) won the championship by making 9 of 18 3-pointers, the biggest by Jordan Chavis with 3:16 to play after the Golden Bears (3-2) had erased an eight-point deficit to tie the game.

After a Cal miss, Cunningham had a putback for a five-point lead but Cal got close with a free throw and a layup from Kristine Anigwe with 16 seconds left. Cierra Porter made a free throw with 11 seconds to play but Asha Thomas missed a 3 and the Tigers held on.

It was fitting Thomas, who scored 14 points, had the final shot as she set a school record with nine made 3s in Cal's first-round win and the Golden Bears set a record with 17 long-range buckets. However, Missouri held them to 16 attempts, just six makes.

Cal had won 13 consecutive nonconference home games, five of the last five tournaments and 21 tournament titles since it was switched to the four-team format in 1983.