Morgan Kennedy led four Bates players in double figures with near-perfect shooting from the field, and the Bobcats opened their New England Small College Athletic Conference with a 73-42 rout of Connecticut College in a women’s basketball game Sunday at New London, Connecticut.

Kennedy made 7 of 9 shots, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and finished with 19 points. Alexandra Long has 14 points and six assists, Elsa Daulerio also scored 14, and Sophie Spolter added 12.

Bates (11-2) shot 53 percent overall and 44 percent on 3-pointers.

COLBY 69, WESLEYAN 53: Kate Olenik scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Mules (9-4, 1-0 NESCAC) defeat the Cardinals (7-4, 0-1) in Waterville.

Adaobi Nebuwa chipped in with 12 points and Lydia Mordarski had 11.

(14) INDIANA 91, NEBRASKA 69: Mackenzie Holmes had 22 points, Sydney Parrish hit six 3-pointers and scored 20, and Sara Scalia sank five 3s and scored 19 as the Hoosiers (13-1, 4-0 Big Ten) cruised past the Cornhuskers (11-4, 3-1) in Lincoln, Nebraska, for their 12th straight victory.

Holmes made 10 of 14 shots and grabbed six rebounds. Parrish sank 6 of 7 shots from beyond the arc. Scalia hit 5 of 10 from distance and added seven assists.

NORTH CAROLINA 61, (16) NOTRE DAME 57: Indya Nivar scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Tar Heels (11-4, 3-0 ACC) won for the first time in six tries at Notre Dame (10-3, 1-2).

Sonia Citron returned from a nine-game absence because of a knee injury and scored 18 points for Notre Dame. Anna DeWolfe of Cumberland was held to seven points.

(1) SOUTH CAROLINA 85, MISSISSIPPI STATE 66: Bree Hall scored 15 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the third quarter to extend an uncomfortably close margin and help the Gamecocks (14-0, 2-0 SEC) beat the Bulldogs (13-4, 0-2) in Columbia, South Carolina.

(2) UCLA 65, OREGON STATE 54: Charisma Osborne had 15 points and eight rebounds, and the Bruins (14-0, 3-0 Pac-12) defeated the Beavers (12-2, 0-2) in Los Angeles.

(13) VIRGINIA TECH 63, (3) NORTH CAROLINA STATE 62: Elizabeth Kitley scored a layup on a cross-court inbound pass with less than a second remaining, and the Hokies (12-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast) rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the Wolfpack (14-1, 2-1) in Blacksburg, Virginia.

(5) COLORADO 81, ARIZONA STATE 68: Aaronette Vonleh scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, and the Buffaloes (13-1, 3-0 Pac-12) used a 26-2 run in the first half to take control against the Sun Devils (8-7, 0-3) in Tempe, Arizona.

(7) LSU 84, MISSISSIPPI 73: Angel Reese scored 21 points and Mikaylah Williams made four 3-pointers in a 20-point effort, leading the Tigers (15-1, 2-0 SEC) past the Rebels (11-4, 1-1) in Oxford, Mississippi.

(8) STANFORD 71, WASHINGTON 59: Cameron Brink had 16 points and 16 rebounds, and the Cardinal (14-1, 3-0 Pac-12) gave Coach Tara VanDerveer her 1,200th victory, beating the Huskies (11-3, 1-2) in Stanford, California.

(9) USC 68, OREGON 54: JuJu Watkins scored 17 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, and the Trojans (12-1, 2-1 Pac-12) beat the Ducks (9-7, 0-3) in Los Angeles.

(12) UCONN 83, CONNECTICUT 55: Aaliyah Edwards scored 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting, and the Huskies (12-3, 4-0 Big East) beat the Hoyas (12-3, 2-2) in Washington.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 73, BATES 49: David Murray dominated inside with 30 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots, leading the Camels (11-3, 2-0 NESCAC) past the Bobcats (2-10, 0-1) in Lewiston.

Bates was held to 27 percent shooting. Marc Begin II led the Bobcats with 14 points. Elliott Cravitz scored 13.

FOOTBALL

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 23, MONTANA 3: Mark Gronowski ran for a touchdown and threw for another after halftime as the Jackrabbits (15-0) won their second straight Football Championship Subdivision title, in Frisco, Texas.

Montana (13-2), a two-time national champion, has now finished as the runner-up six times.