That gave Thornton a six-point lead and got the Wildcats’ portion of the sold-out crowd going wild. “I just feel like as soon as I hit those two threes, the gym just uplifted,” Swansey said.

Thornton had a strong showing in the field events, winning all five of them. The Wildcats scored 68 of their 135 points in those events. Thornton's Khadija Abdullah won the shot put (42-9) and the ...