Los Angeles Times

Miami shocks No. 1 Indiana

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Destiny Harden made a shot in the lane with 3.5 seconds left to send ninthseede­d Miami past topseeded Indiana 70-68 on Monday night, lifting the Hurricanes to their first Sweet 16 since 1992.

The host Hoosiers (28-4) became the second No. 1 seed to be eliminated in two nights. Stanford was upset Sunday on its home court.

It’s the second time since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1994 that two No. 1 seeds didn’t make the Sweet 16. It also happened in 1998.

Harden scored 18 points and Lola Pendade had 19 for the Hurricanes (21-12), who never trailed.

Indiana tied the score at 68 on Yarden Garzon’s three-pointer with 6.6 seconds left but couldn’t get the defensive stop it needed and turned the ball over on the final possession to seal its only home loss of the season.

Villanova 76, Florida

Gulf Coast 57: Maddy Siegrist scored 31 points and sent the winningest team in Villanova history into the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history with a win over Florida Gulf Coast (33-4). The fourth-seeded Wildcats (30-6) won their record 30th game and celebrated the March Madness milestone in front of another packed house at Villanova.

Tennessee 94, Toledo 47:

Reserves Sara Puckett and Jillian Hollingshe­ad led five Volunteers in double figures with 13 points apiece as Tennessee routed Toledo. This is the first time since 2015 and 2016 that Tennessee (2511) has reached consecutiv­e Sweet 16s and the first in coach Kellie Harper’s fourth season. The Volunteers reached the Sweet 16 for the 36th time as the only program to play in all 41 NCAA tournament­s. Toledo (29-5) ended a program record 17game winning streak and missed out on its first Sweet 16.

Ohio State 71, North Carolina 69:

Jacy Sheldon made a tiebreakin­g jumper in the lane with 1.8 seconds left to help the Buckeyes (27-7) advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. With the score tied, Sheldon took the pass from Eboni Walker and floated in the game-winner. Visiting North Carolina (22-11) had one final chance but turned it over

with a second remaining.

Colorado 61, Duke 53 (OT): Quay Miller had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Aaronette Vonleh converted two overtime baskets in the lane after picking up her fourth foul, helping No. 6 seed Colorado beat thirdseede­d Duke (26-7) in the second round. Jaylyn Sherrod had 14 points and Vonleh finished with 12 as the Buffaloes (25-8) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 20 years. Elizabeth Balogun scored 14 points and Reigan Richardson had 10, but the Blue Devils didn’t make a field goal in overtime. Duke overcame a 13-point deficit in regulation.

Louisville 73, Texas 51:

Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points and Louisville rolled over Texas (26-10) on the Longhorns’ home court to send the Cardinals (25-11) to the Sweet 16 for the sixth NCAA tournament in a row. In a matchup of two teams that began the season in the top 10 only to fall out of the rankings before regrouping late, the Cardinals smothered the Longhorns and standout point guard Rori Harmon, stretching a 14point halftime lead to 21 by end of the third quarter.

Connecticu­t 77, Baylor 58:

Azzi Fudd scored 16 of her 22 points in a decisive third quarter, leading secondseed­ed and host Connecticu­t to a 29th consecutiv­e Sweet 16. Aaliyah Edwards added 19 points and Nika Muhl had 10 assists for the Huskies (31-5). Dorka Juhasz chipped in with 11 points and Caroline Ducharme added 10. Ja’mee Asberry scored 15 points and Jaden Owens had 14 for Baylor 20-13).

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