Sabrina Ionescu's strength inspired her Oregon coaches and teammates all day, from the way she courageously spoke at the memorial service for Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles earlier in the day, then flew back to the Bay Area and took the court shortly after vomiting in the locker room, all before leading the Ducks with yet another brilliant performance on both ends.
And she did something never done before in college basketball, by a man or a woman.
Ionescu became the first player in NCAA history to reach 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds and notched her record 26th career triple-double, too, leading No. 3 Oregon past No. 4 Stanford 74-66 on Monday night.
"That one was for him,'' Ionescu said. ''To do it on 2-24-20 was huge. We talked about it in the preseason. I can't put it into words. He's looking down and proud of me and happy for this moment with my team."
Ionescu hit the milestone on a defensive rebound with 1:47 left in the third and finished with 21 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds in her first triple-double against a top-10 opponent and eighth overall this season. Oregon (26-2, 15-1 Pac-12) clinched at least a share of its third consecutive Pac-12 regular-season title, moving two games ahead of the Cardinal (24-4, 13-3).
• Haley Gorecki scored 24 points to help Duke beat No. 8 North Carolina State 70-65. ... North Central edged Minnesota Morris 69-65 in the UMAC quarterfinals.
Illinois beats Nebraska
Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points and Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 10 rebounds as host Illinois handed Nebraska a school-record 12th straight loss 71-55.
