CHICAGO (AP) - Chante Stonewall scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds and No. 19 DePaul hit 17 3-pointers to defeat No. 16 Miami 89-83 on Saturday to win the Maggie Dixon Classic.
The Blue Demons scored the last eight points of the third quarter to take a 66-60 lead and had the first six of the fourth. Stonewell scored five points to help build a 12-point lead, the largest of the game that saw 21 lead changes and 12 ties.
Lexi Held scored 16 points for DePaul (4-1), which was 17 of 48 behind the arc, led by Stonewall’s five and Held’s four. Kelly Campbell, with six free throws in the last two minutes, and Dee Bekelja added 11 points apiece. DePaul was 16 of 17 from the foul line, 12 of 13 in the fourth quarter.
Beatrice Mompremier led the Hurricanes (4-1) with 29 points, a career high, and 18 rebounds. Kelsey Marshall added a career-high 22 points.
Miami had a 50-32 rebounding advantage, shot 48% with six 3-pointers, and was 23 of 33 from the foul line but had 23 turnovers.
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