Korver, UCLA halt A&M’s run

Oregon reaches first Sweet 16; No. 1 UConn wins 109th straight

LOS ANGELES — Kari Korver scored 21 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, and fourth-seed UCLA routed Texas A&M 75-43 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Monday night.

Monique Billings and Jordin Canada each added 12 points for the Bruins, who had the largest margin of victory in school history in a tournament game.

UCLA made its first three 3-pointers to build a 9-2 lead and never looked back in a tuneup for its Sweet 16 matchup against No. 1 overall seed Connecticut.

There would be no Texas A&M comeback bid this time. The Aggies (2212) rallied from a 21-point fourth quarter deficit to get past Penn in the first round.

OREGON 74, DUKE 65

Ruthy Hebard had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the 10th-seeded Ducks earned their first Sweet 16 berth by upsetting the second-seeded Blue Devils in the Bridgeport (Conn.) Regional at Durham, N.C.

Maite Cazorla added 17 points, and Lexi Bando finished with 14 points to help Oregon become the first No. 10 seed in a decade to reach the round of 16.

CONNECTICUT 94 SYRACUSE 64

Kia Nurse scored 29 points and tied an NCAA Tournament record with nine 3-pointers to lead the top-seeded Huskies to a win over the eighthseeded Orange at Storrs, Conn., in a second-round rematch of last year’s national championship game.

Connecticut won its 109th straight game and 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament game. That streak includes last April’s 82-51 win over the Orange that gave the Huskies their fourth straight title.

LOUISVILLE 75 TENNESSEE 64

Asia Durr scored 23 points, Mariya Moore made all five 3-pointers for 19 points, and the fourth-seeded Cardinals beat the fifth-ranked Lady Vols in the Oklahoma City Regional at Louisville, Ky.

STANFORD 69 KANSAS ST. 48

Brittany McPhee had 21 points, and the secondseeded Cardinal routed the No. 7 seed Wildcats in the Lexington (Ky.) Regional at Manhattan, Kan., to advance to the Cardinal’s 10th straight Sweet 16.

QUINNIPIAC 85, MIAMI 78

Morgan Manz scored 22 points, and the 12thseeded Bobcats are headed to the Sweet 16, stunning the fourthseeded Hurricanes in the Stockton (Calif.) Regional at Coral Gables, Fla.

WASHINGTON 108 OKLAHOMA 82

Kelsey Plum scored 38 points, adding another record to her career resume, and the No. 3 seed Huskies raced past the No. 6 seed Sooners in the Oklahoma City Regional at Seattle to earn a berth in the regional semifinals.