Dayton upsets Kentucky
Dayton is still dancing. The seventh-seeded Flyers (27-6) advanced to the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in school history with a 99-94 upset of No. 2 seed Kentucky (24-10) on Sunday at Lexington, Ky., in the Albany Regional.
Ally Malott scored 28 points and Amber Deane added 23 for Dayton, which hit 11 three-pointers to help overcome 24 turnovers.
Texas 73, California 70: Imani McGee-Stafford had 20 points and 11 rebounds while creating a daunting mismatch inside, and fifthseeded Texas (24-10) triumphed over No. 4 seed California (24-10) in an Albany Regional game in Berkeley. In the Spokane Regional: Gonzaga 76, Oregon State 64: Emma Wolfram scored a career-high 17 points and 11th-seeded Gonzaga (26-7) held off a furious late rally by Oregon State (27-5) at Corvallis, Ore.
Duke 64, Mississippi State 56: Freshman Azura Stevens had 22 points and 10 rebounds at Durham, N.C., where the fourth-seeded Blue Devils (23-10) built a 15point lead and then held on.
In the Oklahoma City Regional:
Notre Dame 79, DePaul 67: Michaela Mabrey hit five three-pointers en route to 19 points for the top-seeded Irish (33-2) at South Bend, Ind.
Baylor 73, Arkansas 44: Nina Davis scored 21 points, Niya Johnson had 12 assists and the second-seeded Lady Bears (32-3) earned a win at Waco, Texas.
Iowa 88, Miami 70: The third-seeded Hawkeyes (26-7) used a late 15-3 run to seal the victory at Iowa City, Iowa.
In the Greensboro Regional:
South Carolina 97, Syracuse 68: Tiffany Mitchell and Alaina Coates each scored 14 points and No. 1 seed South Carolina (32-2) cruised at Columbia, S.C. In the WNIT: UCLA 63, San Diego 58: Nirra Fields scored 22 points at San Diego to help the Bruins (15-18) advance to the round of 16.