Baker, No. 13 Wright State stun Arkansas for first tourney upset

AUSTIN, TEXAS » Angel Baker made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 29.1 seconds left, and No. 13 Wright State beat No. 4 Arkansas 66-62 on Monday in the biggest upset so far in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Jada Roberson made two free throws with 8.1 seconds left to seal the victory for the Horizon League Tournament champions.

BELMONT 64, GONZAGA 59» Belmont freshman Destinee Wells had 25 points and seven assists, and the 12thseeded Bruins earned their first victory ever in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

TEXAS A&M 84, TROY 80» Jordan Nixon scored nine points over the final six minutes, and No. 2 seed Texas A&M escaped an upset bid by No. 15 Troy.

BYU 69, RUTGERS 66 » Paisley Johnson Harding scored 28 points, leading 11th-seeded BYU to the win against No. 6 seed Rutgers.

Shaylee Gonzales had 17 points for the Cougars (195) on 3-for-17 shooting. Lauren Gustin finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

IOWA STATE 79, MICHIGAN

STATE 75 » Ashley Joens scored 33 points, powering Iowa State to the win.

Madison Wise had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Cyclones (17-10), and Kristin Scott added 12 points. ALABAMA 80, NORTH CAROLINA 71» Jordan Lewis had 32 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, helping Alabama to the victory.

It was a triumphant return to the NCAAs for the Crimson Tide, who were playing their first game in the tournament since 1999.

Hannah Barber had 14 points for Alabama (17-9), and Jasmine Walker finished with 13.

NORTHWESTERN 62, UCF 51 » Lindsey Pulliam scored 25 points to lead seventhseeded Northwestern to the school’s first women’s NCAA Tournament victory in 28 years.

Northwestern (16-8) is in the tournament for the first time since 2015 and just the third time since 1993, when the Wildcats beat Georgia Tech before falling to Tennessee in the second round. MARYLAND 98, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 45» Ashley Owusu had 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, helping Maryland to the victory.

Diamond Miller added 19 points for second-seeded Maryland (25-2), which will take a 14-game win streak into a second-round game with seventh-seeded Alabama in the Hemesfair Region on Wednesday. Chloe Bibby had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

INDIANA 63, VCU 32» Grace Berger scored 13 of her 20 points in the first half, and No. 4 seed Indiana held 13thseeded VCU to 22.8% shooting.

Ali Patberg had 17 points for Indiana (19-5), and Mackenzie Holmes finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and five blocks.

ARIZONA 79, STONY BROOK 44» Aari McDonald scored 20 points and Trinity Baptiste had 18, sending Arizona to the runaway win.

Cate Reese scored 16 points for the third-seeded Wildcats (17-5), who will take on 11th-seeded BYU Wednesday.

Asiah Dingle scored 14 points for the Seawolves (156), who shot 29 percent from the field and turned it over 25 times.