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Davenport leads No. 12 West Virginia women in 57-49 victory (Jan 07, 2018)
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Davenport leads No. 12 West Virginia women in 57-49 victory (Jan 07, 2018)

Published Jan. 7, 2018 5:17 p.m. ET

MORGANTOWN, Va. (AP) Naomi Davenport scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 12 West Virginia beat Iowa State 57-49 on Sunday.

Along with Davenport's fourth double-double this season, Chania Ray added 13 points and eight rebounds and Teana Muldlrow had 14 boards to go with nine points. The Mountaineers (14-2, 2-2 Big-12) snapped a two-game losing streak.

Bridget Carleton scored 14 points for Iowa State (7-8, 1-3), which swept the Mountaineers last season before West Virginia went on to win the Big 12 Tournament.

West Virginia led by 15 with 7:42 left in the third period before the Cyclones got within a point with a 10-1 run early in the fourth quarter. The Mountaineers responded with five straight points and though they didn't have a field goal in the final five minutes, they made 10 of 14 free throws.

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Neither team reached 30 percent shooting. West Virginia made 19 of 29 free throws to 11 of 18 for the Cyclones.

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