Charlene Smith’s basket with a second left gave No. 15 DePaul a 61-59 victory over Marquette on Sunday.
Smith finished with a team-high 17 points, and Khara Smith had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Demons (20-2, 8-1 Conference USA). Ashley Luke added 16 points.
Christina Quaye and Carolyn Kieger hit back-to-back layups for Marquette (16-6, 6-3) to tie it at 59 with 13 seconds remaining. Smith then hit a 5-footer off the glass to win it. Quaye led Marquette with 16 points. Kelly Schwerman scored 12, and Danielle Kamm added 10.
The Golden Eagles had an eight-point lead in the second half, but DePaul whittled it down to a single point at 48-47. The Golden Eagles went up by five points with 3:28 left before DePaul tied it at 55 with just more than two minutes remaining.
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Men’s Top 25
– 1. Duke 81, Clemson 55
– 11. Texas 66, 22. Oklahoma 37
Women’s Top 25
– 1. Tennessee 72, South Carolina 58
– 4. Connecticut 83, 22. Miami 65
– 5. Penn State at 13. Minnesota
– 6. Purdue 57, Ohio State 44
– 9. Texas Tech 62, 17. Baylor 59
– 10. Kansas St. 79, 11. Colorado 53
– 19. Auburn 68, 11. LSU 50
– 15. DePaul 61, Marquette 59
– Arkansas 71, 16. Georgia 63
– 18. Texas Christian 76, S. Miss. 45
– 20. Michigan St. 70, NU 46
– Seton Hall 51, 23. Notre Dame 45
– 24. Florida 76, Kentucky 56
