Hebard lifts Oregon, 71-70
Ruthy Hebard made a jump shot with 5.5 seconds remaining to lift No. 10 Oregon past No. 7 Temple, 71-70, on Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Durham, N.C.
Hebard finished with 23 points and Sabrina Ionescu scored 16 to help the Ducks (21-13) win a game that had three lead changes in the final 30 seconds.
Alliya Butts scored 28 points for the Owls (24-8). Duke 94, Hampton 31: Rebecca Greenwell had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the second-seeded Blue Devils (28-5) cruised at Durham, where they held the 15th-seeded Pirates (2013) to 18% shooting. Quinnipiac 68, Marquette 65: Jennifer Fay scored 20 points for the 12thseeded Bobcats (28-6), who survived a final-minute rally by the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles (25-8) at Coral Gables, Fla. Miami 62, Florida Gulf Coast 60: Keyona Hayes scored the go-ahead basket with 1.5 seconds left and the fourth-seeded Hurricanes (24-8) held off the Eagles (26-9) at Coral Gables. Kansas State 67, Drake 54: Breanna Lewis had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the No. 7 Wildcats (23-10), who took an early lead they never relinquished even though the No. 10 Bulldogs
(28-5) did not go quietly at Manhattan.
Stanford 72, New Mexico State 62: Alanna Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the second-seeded Cardinal (29-5) survived an upset bid by the 15th-seeded Aggies (24-7) at Manhattan, Kan.
Connecticut 116, Albany 55: Napheesa Collier had 24 points, Gabby Williams had 20 at Storrs, Conn., and the top-seeded Huskies (33-0) won their 108th consecutive games, and 25th in a row in the NCAA tournament. Imani Tate had 19 points for the Great Danes (21-12). Syracuse 85, Iowa State 65: Brittney Sykes scored 28 points to lead the eighthseeded Orange (22-10) at Storrs. Seanna Johnson finished
with 21 points for the ninth-seeded Cyclones (1813), who shot 38%. Texas A&M 63, Pennsylvania 61: Khaalia Hillsman scored 27 points and the fifth-seeded Aggies (22-11) overcame a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun the 12th-seeded Quakers (22-8) at Pauley Pavilion.
Baylor 119, Texas Southern 30: Kalani Brown scored 21 points for the top-seeded Bears (31-3) at Waco, Texas, in the most lopsided women’s NCAA tournament game ever. Baylor opened with a 22-0 run on the way to routing the Tigers (23-10). California 55, Louisiana State 52: Asha Thomas made a tiebreaking threepointer with 1:19 left and the the ninth-seeded Golden Bears (20-13) held on against the No. 8 Tigers (20-12) at Waco. Louisville 82, Chattanooga 62: Asia Durr had 27 points for the No. 4 Cardinals (28-7), who shot 61% at Louisville, Ky. Lakelyn Bouldin had 16 points for the No. 13 Mocs (21-11). Tennessee 66, Dayton 57: Diamond DeShields had 24 points and the fifth-seeded Volunteers (20-11) shot 52% in the second half to pull away from the 12th-seeded Flyers (22-10) at Louisville. Washington 91, Montana 63: Kelsey Plum had 29 points, and Chantel Osahor had 16 points and 19 rebounds for the third-seeded Huskies (28-5) at Seattle. The Bobcats finished 25-7. Oklahoma 75, Gonzaga 62: Vionise Pierre-Louis had 17 points and nine blocked shots, and the sixth-seeded Sooners (23-9) beat the 11thseeded Bulldogs (26-7) at Seattle.